https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/ex-congressman-george-santos-receives-kalshi-s-first-ever-lifetime-banContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/ex-congressman-george-santos-receives-kalshi-s-first-ever-lifetime-banhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/ex-congressman-george-santos-receives-kalshi-s-first-ever-lifetime-ban#u54937Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:31:24 +0000Prediction market Kalshi has permanently banned former GOP Representative George Santos for illegal trading. The exchange issued the lifetime ban after concluding there was reasonable cause to believe Santos engaged in insider trading. Santos allegedly manipulated markets by secretly betting on his own attendance at President Donald Trump's State of the Union address earlier this year for profit. This action marks the first time Kalshi has imposed a lifetime ban on a user.Why it mattersKalshi operates as a regulated prediction market where users bet on the outcome of real-world events. In