Spotify Removes Fraudulent Streams Amid Suspicious Kalshi Bets
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Once music streams become inputs to financial markets, fraud moves from “annoying” to “regulated and litigated.” Any platform metric that can be bet on—views, listens, DAUs—needs market-grade fraud detection and audit trails, or you’re inviting both manipulators and regulators in the door.
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