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Nearly $5,500 Kalshi trades spark scrutiny over prediction market activity

The activity concentrated in one Kalshi market and the prediction market argued the trades were consistent with normal behavior.

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The Wall Street Journal Markets reports that a rapid flurry of trades, totaling about $5 billion, has drawn scrutiny after many transactions were nearly identical and clustered around roughly $5,500.

The trades occurred within a single Kalshi market, according to the report, raising questions about whether the activity reflected unusual behavior or routine trading.

Kalshi’s market framing, as described by the outlet, is that the pattern represents normal activity rather than an outlier event.

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