Kalshi halts three candidates for trading on their own races

Kalshi, a prediction-market platform, suspended three political candidates after an internal probe found they placed bets on their own campaigns, labeling it 'political insider trading' and sanctioning them under its rules aligned with CFTC oversight. The exact trade amounts weren’t disclosed. Kalshi says fines will be donated to a nonprofit educating consumers about financial markets. The move underscores bipartisan concerns about election integrity in the growing prediction-market space and follows a prior case, as lawmakers consider new limits and courts navigate the regulatory landscape surrounding election contracts.