CEO Kalshi, Tarek Mansour, announced on X that the company does not list direct payout betting markets based on death and has designed rules to prevent users from profiting from events related to mortality.
Regarding the “Supreme Leader Khamenei’s death” market, Kalshi stated it will refund all trading fees and close open positions at the last trading price before 1:14 a.m. EST — the time of the first attack.
For positions opened after his death, the platform will refund 100%. Mansour emphasized that no users incur losses in this market to ensure fairness and compliance with the platform’s operational principles.
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