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Meta considered buying Kalshi before developing its own prediction market app

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By Bobby Allyn Verified
| KSFC-FM (Spokane, WA) Verified
Before Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg directed employees to build a standalone prediction market app, he proposed buying Kalshi, the leading company in the prediction market sector, according to three people with knowledge of the discussions who were not authorized to speak publicly. Zuckerberg met with Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour about a possible takeover last year as Kalshi's popularity surged, but the negotiations never advanced, according to one of the people who had direct knowledge of the meeting.
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Meta considered buying Kalshi before developing its own prediction market app

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By Bobby Allyn Verified
| KWMU-FM (St. Louis, MO) Verified
Before Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg directed employees to build a standalone prediction market app, he proposed buying Kalshi, the leading company in the prediction market sector, according to three people with knowledge of the discussions who were not authorized to speak publicly. Zuckerberg met with Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour about a possible takeover last year as Kalshi's popularity surged, but the negotiations never advanced, according to one of the people who had direct knowledge of the meeting.
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