The U.S.-regulated prediction marketplace Kalshi hired John Wang, a 23-year-old crypto entrepreneur turned social media influencer, to spearhead the company's push into digital assets. Wang dropped out of the University of Pennsylvania to start Armor Labs, a crypto company that was later acquired. Before joining Kalshi, he advised crypto startups and built a following on X (formerly Twitter) writing about cryptocurrency and finance topics. Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour said he discovered Wang through his social media commentary. The hire comes as the prediction platform looks to capitalize on the Trump administration's ... (full story)