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They Bet Khamenei Would Be 'Out' but Saw Payout Evaporate
They Bet Khamenei Would Be
'Out' but Saw Payout Evaporate
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Mar 8, 2026 7:30 AM CDT

They Bet Khamenei Would Be 'Out' but Saw Payout Evaporate

Kalshi refunds all fees, bets tied to Khamenei market

(Newser) - Prediction market Kalshi dangled what looked like a big win, then yanked it back, some bettors complain. After news broke of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's killing, users who had wagered he'd be "out as Supreme Leader" by April saw green check marks on their screens—until Kalshi froze...

He Bet the Government Couldn't Spend Less, and Won

Alan Cole figured Social Security, Medicare spending would squash any DOGE gains

(Newser) - Plenty of Americans doubted whether Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency could truly cut federal spending. One skeptical DC tax economist bet his life savings on it. In the Wall Street Journal , Richard Rubin profiles 37-year-old Alan Cole, who moved all $342,195.63 he had excluding retirement...

Unusual Bets on Alien Life Raise Suspicions

Expert believes they were placed either by an amateur trader or somebody with insider info

(Newser) - A nearly six-figure wager on aliens has turned one corner of Wall Street-style betting into a conspiracy theorist's dream. The Atlantic 's Ross Andersen reports that on Monday night, a trader on prediction platform Kalshi suddenly dropped close to $100,000 on a contract that pays out only...

Kalshi: MrBeast Editor Flagged After 'Near-Perfect' Bets

Editor allegedly used insider info to bet on MrBeast markets

(Newser) - A prediction market is accusing someone in MrBeast's inner circle of trying to cash in on insider information. Kalshi said Wednesday it has suspended Artem Kaptur, an editor on the YouTube star's videos, after finding what it called "near-perfect" success on roughly $4,000 worth of bets...

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