Kalshi faces backlash over handling of $54M market on Khamenei’s ouster

The Hill
by Julia Shapero
March 5, 2026
Kalshi faces backlash over handling of $54M market on Khamenei’s ouster
The prediction market Kalshi is facing pushback over its handling of more than $54 million in trades on the ouster of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after he was killed in U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on the country last weekend. The platform, which has underscored that it “does not offer markets that settle on…
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Originally published on The Hill on 3/5/2026
Kalshi faces backlash over handling of $54M market on Khamenei’s ouster