Kalshi's Lawyers Met Prosecutors On Polymarket Before The FBI Raid
Kalshi staffers then paid influencers, including 2.2 million-follower Antonio Brown, to suggest Coplan was guilty of a crime.
- The FBI raided Coplan's home in November 2024, seizing devices, probing Polymarket's exchange license.
- A Kalshi-linked operative offered a journalist $3,500 to write a hit piece; he declined.
- Mansour said Kalshi would 'bang our head against the wall' seeking regulation, unlike offshore Polymarket.
Why it matters: Whoever reaches the prosecutor's desk first writes the rule, and both companies understood that.
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