Isn't the whole point of the state to prevent people from killing each other? I get why going stateless would look scary today, but boy do such acts of #authoritarianism as this one make #anarchy look enticing. Here, a #Minnesota lawmaker gets fined for insider trading (against Kalshi's rules), then decides that participants in prediction markets ought to be treated like petty thieves, in essence. https://reason.com/2026/05/21/minnesota-law-banning-prediction-markets-creates-victimless-crime/
#insiderTraining #overcriminalization #predictionMarkets #victimlessCrime
Minnesota law banning prediction markets creates victimless crime

A Minnesota senator got fined for insider trading on a prediction market. His response was to ban the platforms for everyone in the state.

Reason.com