$5 Billion of Nearly Identical Kalshi Trades Draw CFTC Scrutiny
Almost one million trades of nearly the same size have moved through a single Kalshi market since August, and federal regulators are looking at them, as reported by The Wall Street Journal. Based on the exchange’s public...
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CFTC scrutinizes Kalshi after $5B in near identical ether perp trades: WSJ
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