Kalshi
Coinbase, Kalshi and Kraken Race to Bring Stock Perpetuals to US Traders
- Coinbase proposed more than 50 stock and ETF perpetuals, Kalshi filed for 58 equity-linked contracts, and Payward plans to start with ten US stocks.
- The products would trade without scheduled expiry, but all remain subject to regulatory review and none has a confirmed launch date.
Friday, 18/09/2026 | 20:45 GMT by
Tanya Chepkova
Hedge Funds Can Now Backtest Kalshi Prediction Market Prices Through BMLL
- The London data vendor maps the exchange's past order books onto its format for CME Group event contracts.
- Earlier tie-ups with Tradeweb and Talos covered live trading, while this one supplies the archive quants use to test models.
Thursday, 17/09/2026 | 07:00 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
The CFTC Says 'Gaming' Is Undefined: What Actually Separates a Prediction Market from a Sportsbook
- A bookmaker prices the bet and takes the other side of it; an event-contract exchange matches buyers against sellers and settles every contract at one dollar or zero.
- For firms weighing event contracts, mechanics drive the regulatory fight: CFTC rules are pending while states test federal designation under gambling law.
Thursday, 10/09/2026 | 17:00 GMT by
Tanya Chepkova
Federal Courts Now Disagree on Kalshi’s Sports Contracts. New Jersey Wants the Supreme Court to Settle the Fight
- Two federal appeals courts have reached opposite conclusions on whether states can regulate Kalshi's sports-related event contracts, and three more have yet to rule.
- New Jersey has asked the Supreme Court to resolve the disagreement, arguing the conflict it warned would come has now arrived.
Friday, 04/09/2026 | 19:15 GMT by
Tanya Chepkova
Kalshi's Youngest Traders Moved $5.4 Billion. Some Rivals Won't Take Their Money
- Prediction markets are federally regulated as financial products under the CFTC, which sets no minimum above 18.
- Such platforms as Novig and Fanatics have voluntarily set their own minimum at 21, even though they aren't required to.
Friday, 28/08/2026 | 14:12 GMT by
Tanya Chepkova
Dodgers Add Kalshi as Sponsor, Putting Casino Partner in an Awkward Spot
- Kalshi branding is already displayed on digital outfield boards at Dodger Stadium.
- The move creates a direct conflict, as San Manuel is actively campaigning against prediction markets in California.
Monday, 24/08/2026 | 20:35 GMT by
Tanya Chepkova
Cantor Fitzgerald Opens Kalshi's Event Contracts to Roughly 3,000 Institutional Clients
- The investment bank is among the first to give institutional clients access to event contracts on a CFTC-regulated exchange.
- The business belongs to Cantor's Global Markets division, and the firm said it expects to add trading venues beyond Kalshi over time.
Wednesday, 19/08/2026 | 14:16 GMT by
Tanya Chepkova
Kalshi Wants a Never-Expiring S&P 500-Style Contract. CME Says It Has No Future
- Kalshi submitted an application to the CFTC for the US500, a perpetual futures contract tracking the MerQube US Large Cap Index.
- The submission comes as CME challenges the CFTC's approval of Kalshi's bitcoin perpetual in federal court.
Tuesday, 18/08/2026 | 19:02 GMT by
Tanya Chepkova
Nevada Wants $120K a Day from Kalshi Over Geofence Failures. Kalshi Says the Testers Cheated
- Nevada regulators say Kalshi continued to offer prohibited event contracts after an Aug. 12 deadline.
- At the requested rate, five days of alleged non-compliance would equal about $600,000, but no court has imposed that amount yet.
Monday, 17/08/2026 | 17:30 GMT by
Tanya Chepkova
Apex Turns Kalshi Into an Add-On for Broker Platforms
- Apex Fintech Solutions has launched an API-based service that lets brokers and fintechs offer Kalshi event contracts inside their own platforms.
- The solution allows brokers to add CFTC-regulated event contracts without building their own FCM technology or direct exchange connectivity.
Thursday, 13/08/2026 | 17:00 GMT by
Tanya Chepkova
Kalshi Launches Real-Time Level 2 Data Feed for Institutional Traders
- Kalshi is waiving its share of institutional data revenue for a year to win over systematic trading firms.
- The new feed replaces a REST API workaround that added latency for market makers reconstructing order book depth.
Wednesday, 12/08/2026 | 19:21 GMT by
Tanya Chepkova
CFTC Orders Kalshi to Stay Open as New York Seeks $36 Billion
- The regulator declared New York's lawsuit a market emergency, warning that a shutdown could force liquidations and distort event-contract prices.
- The order is the CFTC's second use of emergency powers involving Kalshi and a state court dispute in less than a month.
Wednesday, 12/08/2026 | 06:58 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
Kalshi Adopts Nasdaq Surveillance Platform Already Used by the CFTC
- The multi-year deal also formats Kalshi's trade data for the CFTC, which deployed the same platform in 2025.
- New York's attorney general sued Kalshi on July 31, seeking at least $36 billion in damages and penalties.
Monday, 10/08/2026 | 09:30 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
CFTC Tells Prediction Markets: If It's a Derivative, Don't Make It Look Like a Bet
- The CFTC told regulated event-contract firms not to use American-style bookmaker odds when listing, soliciting or advertising derivatives.
- The warning shows that the legal fight over prediction markets is now shaping how firms display prices and market contracts to customers.
Friday, 07/08/2026 | 20:01 GMT by
Tanya Chepkova
75% of Kalshi Users Never Trade, but Platform Still Intends to Capitalise on That
- Kalshi launched a Public Companies Hub this week, bundling earnings-related prediction markets with company data across its web, mobile and API products.
- Intercontinental Exchange and Tradeweb have separately started distributing Polymarket and Kalshi data to institutional clients.
Wednesday, 05/08/2026 | 18:58 GMT by
Tanya Chepkova
Kalshi Adds Second Compliance Platform for Employee Trade Monitoring
- Kalshi has added Comply as its second major enterprise compliance integration, bringing prediction-market trade data into employee monitoring workflows.
- Comply’s platform will cover Kalshi contracts alongside securities and digital assets, the integration also extends to perpetual futures.
Tuesday, 04/08/2026 | 18:51 GMT by
Tanya Chepkova
Kalshi Extends Trade Surveillance to Brokerage Arm Kinetic Markets
- Kalshi has extended Solidus Labs’ trade surveillance from KalshiEx to Kinetic Markets, moving external monitoring into its affiliated FCM layer.
- The expansion comes as Kalshi cites higher institutional interest and more than $31 billion in monthly trading volume.
Monday, 03/08/2026 | 20:04 GMT by
Tanya Chepkova
Inside the Prediction Markets: Brokers Double Down as States Challenge the CFTC
- Novig became the first prediction market platform to sponsor an individual MLB franchise this week, extending team-level deals beyond the hockey and combat-sports partnerships.
- The announcement landed alongside IG Group's $1.3 billion acquisition of Underdog and a letter from 44 state attorneys general asking the CFTC to withdraw its sports-contract rule.
Friday, 31/07/2026 | 19:29 GMT by
Tanya Chepkova
Market Makers Can Access Kalshi Through Existing Talos Trading Workflows
- Market makers and hedge funds using Talos can now trade Kalshi's prediction markets and US-regulated crypto perpetuals without building a separate connection.
- The rollout also gives firms access to algorithmic execution, RFQ block trading and multi-leg strategies, with broker distribution planned for later this year.
Wednesday, 22/07/2026 | 14:05 GMT by
Tanya Chepkova
Kalshi Moves Ahead with First Expansion Beyond Crypto Perpetual Futures
- Kalshi has filed its first CFTC application to launch perpetual futures tied to gold, silver and platinum, extending its US-regulated perpetuals strategy beyond cryptocurrencies.
- The filing follows Reuters’ earlier report of broader expansion plans and comes as CME continues challenging crypto perpetuals while extending trading hours for traditional futures.
Tuesday, 21/07/2026 | 20:46 GMT by
Tanya Chepkova
Inside the prediction markets: Malta Drafts Rules as Blockchain.com and Jump Trading Expand Their Reach
- Malta is developing the EU’s first dedicated regulatory framework for prediction markets, proposing a licensing regime outside both financial services and gambling law.
- Blockchain.com and Jump Trading expanded their commitment to prediction markets this week through distribution and trading infrastructure.
Friday, 17/07/2026 | 19:45 GMT by
Tanya Chepkova
Kalshi Extends Its Exchange Model to GPU Pricing
- Kalshi has introduced GPU forward curves for Nvidia B200, H200 and A100 chips, expanding its exchange infrastructure into AI compute.
- The benchmarks are intended to support OTC pricing and risk management, showing how exchange infrastructure can be applied beyond traditional prediction markets.
Tuesday, 14/07/2026 | 18:38 GMT by
Tanya Chepkova
Kalshi Launches Pro Terminal as It Moves Deeper Into Professional Derivatives Trading
- Kalshi Pro adds advanced charting, deeper order-book data and multi-leg order management for active and institutional traders.
- The terminal expands Kalshi’s professional offering alongside regulated crypto perpetuals and Clear Street’s clearing access for hedge funds.
Monday, 13/07/2026 | 13:17 GMT by
Tanya Chepkova
Inside the Prediction Markets: Kalshi Expands Perpetuals as World Cup Trading Hits New Highs
- Kalshi is exploring perpetual futures on metals, foreign exchange, and energy after processing $16.1 billion in volume since May.
- A single World Cup match generated about $460 million in prediction market trading, highlighting the growing role of live sports in platform activity.
Friday, 10/07/2026 | 19:05 GMT by
Tanya Chepkova
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