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CFTC charges second individual in a month with insider trading of event contracts
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has charged an individual with insider trading of event contracts based on non-public information, in its second such enforcement action in just over a month. The charge targets trading in event contract markets, continuing a stepped-up focus on market integrity in the prediction markets space.
Why this matters?
This second charge in just over a month signals the CFTC is building a repeat-player insider-trading docket against event contract markets, not pursuing one-off cases. Any third charge would likely force Polymarket and Kalshi to pre-emptively deploy surveillance upgrades or face co-defendant exposure.
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