Kalshi dey block athletes and politicians from trading as US prediction-market rules dey tighten

Kalshi don announce say dem go block professional and collegiate athletes, coaches, and officials from trading for markets wey dey tied to their own sports. Dem go also stop political candidates from trading for markets wey connect to their campaigns. Axios talk say Kalshi don already get this kind rules; the new change na to add technical barrier so these users no fit place trades at all. Kalshi enforcement chief, Robert DeNault, talk say the preemptive screening approach na to catch potential bad actors earlier. The platform go use external partner, IC360, to screen athletes when dem first sign up. This policy shift come as regulators and rivals dey tighten market integrity. Polymarket don also announce “enhanced market integrity” rules, including ban on trading based on stolen information and restrictions on anybody wey fit directly influence outcomes. For same time, U.S. senators Adam Schiff and John Curtis introduce bipartisan “Prediction Markets Are Gambling Act,” wey go bar CFTC-regulated exchanges from allowing trading on sports or casino games. For this background, accusations of insider-style fixing dey involve MLB, NBA and NCAA players. Separately, Arizona file criminal charges against Kalshi for allegedly running unlicensed sports gambling operation. For crypto traders, the tighter Kalshi prediction-market integrity rules fit reduce the perceived risk premium around those venues. But if federal and state legal battles escalate, traders still fit see headline-driven volatility for the broader prediction-market narrative.