Back to all news
Policy

Former White House Teleprompter Operator Fined $172,000 for Kalshi Insider Trading

CoinCentral·August 31, 2026·1 min read
Former White House Teleprompter Operator Fined $172,000 for Kalshi Insider Trading

Former White House teleprompter operator Gabriel Perez was fined $172,000 by the CFTC for insider trading on prediction platform Kalshi. Perez read Trump's speeches an hour before delivery and bet on presidential mention markets, profiting over $107,500 between December 2025 and February 2026.

Read at CoinCentral
Daily crypto arcade

Read the news, then play it.

Chainshorts turns crypto headlines into a daily game. Catch up in 60 words, then jump into daily lucky draws for a shot at the pot.

Open ChainshortsGet it on the Solana dApp Store