Kalshi now requires users to reveal employers as it fights insider trading and market manipulation

Share Share this article Copy link X icon X (Twitter) LinkedIn Facebook Email Kalshi now requires users to reveal employers as it fights insider trading and market manipulation The prediction markets platform introduced new measures on Tuesday that it said will apply to markets it considers are likely to face higher risks of insider trading and abuse. By Olivier Acuna | Edited by Nikhilesh De Jun 10, 2026, 2:49 p.m. 2 min read Make preferred on Kalshi introduces new measures in an attempt to reduce insider trading and market manipulation. (Adam Smigielski/Unsplash) What to know : Kalshi will begin requiring some users to disclose their employers for higher-risk markets as part of an effort to curb insider trading and market manipulation on its prediction platform. The new measures, which take effect immediately, follow recommendations from an independent Surveillance Audit Committee and include pre-trade screening, a risk-scoring system for markets, and enhanced whistleblower tools. Kalshi says it has already blocked more than 100 potential insider trades, opened over 150 investigations, and referred more than 20 cases to law enforcement as prediction markets face growing scrutiny over insider abuse. Kalshi said it will start requiring some users to disclose their employers as part of a broader push to crack down on insider trading and market manipulation on its prediction-market platform.