[Kalshi Fines and Bans Three U.S. Congressional Candidates for 5 Years] Odaily Planet Daily News – According to Kalshi, the prediction market platform has fined and banned three congressional candidates from accessing the platform for 5 years due to their betting on their own election outcomes. The candidates involved include Mark Moran, Matt Klein, and Ezekiel Enriquez. Virginia Senate candidate Mark Moran was fined $6,229 and required to return profits from related market trades; Minnesota House candidate Matt Klein was fined $540; and Texas Republican primary candidate Ezekiel Enriquez was fined $784. Mark Moran stated on the X platform that his approximately $100 bet on Kalshi was intended to draw attention to potential manipulation and corruption on the platform. Matt Klein also posted on the X platform, explaining that his bet was made out of curiosity and that he had paid the fine and accepted the ban after learning it violated the rules. Kalshi's legal counsel, Bobby DeNault, stated that the candidates' actions violated internal trading control rules, and penalties would be imposed regardless of the transaction amount.