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Kalshi requires traders to disclose employers to curb insider trading in sensitive markets
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Kalshi has rolled out mandatory employment verification for traders in sensitive markets, among other measures to combat insider trading and market manipulation on the platform.
Key facts
- Kalshi recorded $16.81 billion in monthly volume in May, up from $14.81 billion in April, 's data dashboard
- Kalshi also noted that it made over 20 referrals to law enforcement, conducted more than 150 investigations, and blocked over 100 potential insider trades through its screening tools during the first
- In May, a Google engineer was accused of misappropriating confidential company information to place Google-related trades on Polymarket, allegedly profiting about $1.2 million
- Last week, NPR reported that the Department of Justice and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission were investigating former U.S. Rep
Summary
In a Tuesday blog post, the company said it has introduced a risk-scoring system for markets, expanded screening requirements, and launched new whistleblower tools that allow users to report abusive trading activity directly. The new measures are "effective immediately" in response to a report from its independent Surveillance Audit Committee, which was established in February to oversee the platform's market integrity and enforcement program, according to the post. Under the new framework, proposed markets will receive a risk score based on factors including market importance, regulatory compliance, insider trading risk, and national security concerns.