I just came across this: yesterday, the U.S. House Oversight Committee released a staff memo specifically addressing the risk of insider trading by public officials on prediction markets. The committee said it had obtained nearly 1,700 pages of material during its investigation and held five bipartisan staff briefings. Chairman Comer’s message was straightforward: Congress needs to consider adding another layer of restrictions so public officials can’t use nonpublic information they have access to to make money in these markets.
The memo also laid out possible approaches: either ban federal public officials from participating in prediction markets outright, or at least restrict them from buying contracts related to government actions or political outcomes. It also mentioned Polymarket and Kalshi, saying both have recently been stepping up internal monitoring. Many suspicious trades are actually first spotted by the platforms themselves and then reported to regulators.
#预测市场 #Regulation
The memo also laid out possible approaches: either ban federal public officials from participating in prediction markets outright, or at least restrict them from buying contracts related to government actions or political outcomes. It also mentioned Polymarket and Kalshi, saying both have recently been stepping up internal monitoring. Many suspicious trades are actually first spotted by the platforms themselves and then reported to regulators.
#预测市场 #Regulation
