Former White House teleprompter operator fined $172,000 for insider trading on Kalshi

A former White House teleprompter operator has been ordered to pay $172,000 for using insider information to trade event contracts on Kalshi, a prediction market platform. The case is the CFTC's second insider trading action against a federal employee trading on event contracts and the second related settlement in four weeks. The fine highlights growing regulatory scrutiny of prediction markets.