Khamenei's killing spurs outrage among Kalshi and Polymarket users over claims of rigged markets and insider trading

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A missile arcs through a blue sky, with the gray structure of a US Navy ship imposing overhead from the right.
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) fires a Tomahawk land attack missile in support of Operation Epic Fury, Mar. 1, 2026.

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Who is Michael Selig? Meet the Trump administration's prediction market regulator

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CTFC Chairman Michael Selig
Michael Selig, the chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, at a confirmation hearing in November.

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A 37-year-old economist who says he bet more than $300k against DOGE on Kalshi explains himself

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Kalshi logo
Alan Cole, a senior economist at the Tax Foundation, says he bet $342,195.63 on the success of DOGE.

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Kalshi says it's punishing its first insider trader: a MrBeast staffer

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A photo of a person holding a phone with Kalshi's logo on it, with the word

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Kalshi may be more useful than some traditional economic forecasting methods, Fed researchers find

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Kalshi
Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour touted the paper as "incredible."

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The political fight over prediction markets is heating up

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CFTC Chairman Michael Selig
CFTC Chairman Michael Selig is siding with prediction markets in their ongoing legal battles with state regulators.

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Nevada sues Kalshi as federal regulators say back off

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Kalshi's website viewed through a magnifying glass.
Kalshi's website

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I visited Polymarket's free grocery store. It was more impressive than Kalshi's similar stunt.

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Henry Chandonnet is pictured in front of The Polymarket.
The Polymarket is occupying a West Village building for five days.

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Kalshi built a team to crack down on insider trading, while its CEO struggles to define it on live TV

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Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour, in a black hoodie and glasses, gesticulates while speaking in front of a brightly colored stage backdrop
Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour

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An unexpected theme of this year's Super Bowl ads: tech glitches

Tech Insider : Business, Crypto, Style
Salesforce Mr Beast Super Bowl
Marc Benioff called Mr Beast "an absolute genius" for his Salesforce Super Bowl ad.

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