A top federal financial regulator warned Kalshi about potentially imminent charges related to the prediction market giant’s launch of certain bets, a person with direct knowledge of the investigation said.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is investigating whether Kalshi failed to properly inform the agency about dozens of new products that were in the works, said the person, who was granted anonymity to discuss the unannounced enforcement activity. Agency’s private notice to Kalshi suggests charges could drop soon, but they could also lead to a settlement.
Kalshi Spokesperson Elizabeth Diane said in a statement that the CFTC’s warning “relates to a procedural error involving the submission of a handful of contracts, many of which were not effective.” The company does not consider its products as bets but as traditional derivative products.
“We are already addressing the problem,” she added.
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