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Critics challenge Kalshi rebuttal over retail trading loss classifications and transparency

Critics challenge Kalshi rebuttal over retail trading loss classifications and transparency Suswati Basu     Kalshi’s attempt to counter a Roosevelt Institute analysis of retail trading losses has triggered a wider public dispute, drawing criticism from gambling industry figures and prediction market observers. What began as a disagreement over research methods has changed into questions … Continue reading Critics challenge Kalshi rebuttal over retail trading loss classifications and transparency →

More lawsuits, more insider trading claims, today in prediction market news LIVE

More lawsuits, more insider trading claims, today in prediction market news LIVE Suswati Basu     Today in prediction market news, we’re tracking the biggest developments across the industry in real time, from fresh lawsuits and insider trading allegations to regulatory battles, market-moving legislation, and other major stories shaping prediction markets, sports event trading, and … Continue reading More lawsuits, more insider trading claims, today in prediction market news LIVE →

Buzzy tech IPOs are overwhelming retail trading platforms

June 15, 2026 Buzzy tech IPOs are overwhelming retail trading platforms BY Chris Stokel-Walker SpaceX’s initial public offering lived up to expectations, making Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire and minting more than 4,000 millionaires in an instant as the stock price blew past its asking price and kept rising—up 27% in the first few hours … Continue reading Buzzy tech IPOs are overwhelming retail trading platforms →

SpaceX IPO update: Latest SPCX stock price, trading start time for closely watched Nasdaq debut

June 11, 2026 SpaceX IPO update: Latest SPCX stock price, trading start time for closely watched Nasdaq debut BY Jennifer Mattson   From Wall Street to Main Street, Elon Musk’s hotly anticipated initial public offering (IPO) for SpaceX tomorrow has hit a fever pitch with anyone and everyone, with headlines buzzing about it in superlatives: Blockbuster. … Continue reading SpaceX IPO update: Latest SPCX stock price, trading start time for closely watched Nasdaq debut →

Kalshi adds compliance safeguards amid ongoing insider trading concerns

Kalshi adds compliance safeguards amid ongoing insider trading concerns Suswati Basu     Kalshi is rolling out a new set of compliance measures designed to curb insider trading and market manipulation across its prediction markets. The company said the changes take effect immediately and come from recommendations made by its independent Surveillance Audit Committee. This … Continue reading Kalshi adds compliance safeguards amid ongoing insider trading concerns →

Read the fine print before you let an AI agent do your stock trading for you on Robinhood

May 27, 2026 Read the fine print before you let an AI agent do your stock trading for you on Robinhood BY Sam Becker Would you let AI take the reins of your stock trading account? Robinhood is giving users the option. On Wednesday, the trading platform announced that it is launching “Agentic Trading” and the … Continue reading Read the fine print before you let an AI agent do your stock trading for you on Robinhood →

Kalshi suspended three political candidates from its platform for insider trading

Kalshi suspended three political candidates from its platform for insider trading Even a broken clock is right twice a day. By Anna Washenko April 22, 2026   Reuters / REUTERS Prediction market Kalshi has taken action against three political candidates, alleging that each was engaged with insider trading of information about their campaigns. The company implemented … Continue reading Kalshi suspended three political candidates from its platform for insider trading →

Why match fixing is criminal — but trading on geopolitics isn’t

Why match fixing is criminal — but trading on geopolitics isn’t Suswati Basu     Minutes before Donald Trump posted a market-moving message on Iran, trading volumes in S&P 500 futures and oil markets suddenly surged. The spike was sharp, concentrated, and unusually well-timed. To outside observers, it raised an obvious question. Was this some … Continue reading Why match fixing is criminal — but trading on geopolitics isn’t →

Bipartisan House bill seeks to curb officials’ prediction market trading

Bipartisan House bill seeks to curb officials’ prediction market trading Jacob Woodward     Two House lawmakers from opposite parties are pushing new legislation they say would stop federal officials from cashing in on inside knowledge through prediction markets. Rep. Adrian Smith, a Republican from Nebraska, and Rep. Nikki Budzinski, a Democrat from Illinois, introduced … Continue reading Bipartisan House bill seeks to curb officials’ prediction market trading →

Kalshi pushes appeals court to halt Ohio crackdown on trading markets

Kalshi pushes appeals court to halt Ohio crackdown on trading markets Suswati Basu     Kalshi is moving quickly to stop Ohio regulators from cracking down on its platform, asking a federal appeals court to step in before the situation escalates further. In a March 24 emergency filing seen by ReadWrite, the company told the … Continue reading Kalshi pushes appeals court to halt Ohio crackdown on trading markets →