Kalshi is trying to lure women with its 'Love Island' ads on TikTok

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The women contestants of "Love Island USA" with host Ariana Madix.

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There's one big reason insider trading is harder to catch in stocks than prediction markets: Kalshi CEO

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Tarek Mansour, co-founder of Kalshi, during a joint SEC-CFTC roundtable at SEC headquarters in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Sept. 29, 2025.
Tarek Mansour, CEO of Kalshi, said insider trading is easier to detect in prediction markets.

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Meta's Zuckerberg enters the prediction market arena — again, a step behind

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Mark Zuckerberg at the UFC Freedom 250 event.
Mark Zuckerberg at the UFC Freedom 250 event.

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A Google engineer made $1.2 million by insider trading on Polymarket under the name 'AlphaRaccoon': DOJ

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A Polymarket advertisement in a subway station in New York, US, on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026.
A Google engineer made $1.2 million from trades based on confidential information, the DOJ said.

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Prediction markets face a ban in one state, but the fight's not over

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A Polymarket advertisement in a subway station in New York, US, on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. Kalshi and Polymarket, which have been assailed by critics for encouraging financial risk taking by making betting more accessible, are now using the promise of free groceries to win over New Yorkers.
Minnesota is trying to ban prediction markets, but the CFTC is putting up a fight.

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Why banning lawmakers from Kalshi is easier than getting them off the stock market

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Sen. Bernie Moreno
A resolution to ban senators from prediction markets, sponsored by Sen. Bernie Moreno of Ohio, easily passed the Senate at the end of April.

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Insider traders are getting caught. It's still not enough for prediction market critics.

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Rep. Greg Casar
"I mean, we just shouldn't have gambling around issues of war and peace," Democratic Rep. Greg Casar of Texas said.

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Senators just banned themselves — and their staff — from trading on prediction markets

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Sens. Katie Britt, Bernie Moreno, and Steve Daines
The resolution, sponsored by Sen. Bernie Moreno (center), passed the Senate via unanimous consent.

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US soldier charged in Polymarket trades was blocked from rival platform Kalshi

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Kalshi says its vetting process blocked Gannon Van Dyke from opening an account.

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Trump on prediction markets: 'The whole world, unfortunately, has become somewhat of a casino'

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Donald Trump
"I don't like it, conceptually, but it is what it is," Trump said.

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