House Oversight Committee investigates potential insider trading on Polymarket and Kalshi
The House Oversight Committee is investigating potential insider trading on prediction market platforms Polymarket and Kalshi. Rep. James Comer has requested compliance records from both companies amid concerns that government employees may have exploited classified information for profit. The investigation was prompted by a case involving a US Army soldier who allegedly profited from insider knowledge about the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
- ▪Rep. James Comer sent letters to Polymarket and Kalshi requesting internal compliance records.
- ▪The investigation was triggered by a soldier's alleged use of classified information to profit over $400,000 on Polymarket.
- ▪Congress is examining whether government employees had access to nonpublic information that influenced their trades.
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