George Santos Must Pay $35,000 Over ‘Manipulative’ Kalshi Trade
THE SO WHAT
A $35,000 penalty for manipulating a Kalshi prediction market is a reminder that ‘playful’ bets can be treated as regulated financial activity. If your product blurs lines between markets, games, and politics, assume enforcement risk and design controls like you’re running a brokerage, not a toy app.
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