A US soldier who participated in the capture of ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and is accused of betting on his removal using the Polimarket platform has been banned from opening an account on the Kalshi market prediction platform, according to a person familiar with the matter, Reuters reported today.
Private Gannon Ken Van Dyke, a master sergeant in the US Army Special Forces, made a profit of about $400.000 from a series of bets he placed at Polimarket in December and early January.
According to a complaint filed with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the soldier attempted to open an account on another, unnamed event contract platform but was prevented from doing so, despite contacting the platform's customer service on or around December 26, 27, and 28.
That platform was Kalshi, the source said, requesting anonymity because the case is confidential.
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