Kalshi’s Perpetual Futures Top $5.5 Billion in Two Weeks as It Eyes Markets Beyond Crypto

Kalshi’s recent move into perpetual futures is making waves across the derivatives market. In just two weeks, the prediction market platform’s recently introduced perpetual contracts produced over $5.5 billion in trading volume. It demonstrates the robust demand for regulated derivatives connected to cryptocurrencies in the US. For the business, which

Nevada wants Kalshi held in contempt and fined $120,000 a day, arguing the prediction market’s home-grown geofence still lets residents buy the sports and election contracts a court ordered it to block – live World Cup markets included. A Geofence That Doesn’t Hold On June 12, the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) asked the First […]

Kalshi says perpetual futures volume crossed $5.5B in two weeks as it studies more contracts and plans to expand beyond crypto assets later.

Kraken has launched CFTC-regulated perpetual futures for eligible US professional clients, but the product is not for general retail access.

Kalshi's expansion into regulated perpetual futures could reshape the derivatives market, offering increased security but also heightened risk. The post Kalshi expands perpetual futures business after $6B trading volume appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

A coalition of federally recognized tribes and Indian regulatory bodies filed amicus briefs in two federal cases, arguing CFTC preemption would nullify tribal-state gaming compacts and strip tribes of authority to regulate Kalshi and Polymarket on Native land.

Markets have increasingly priced in a future Federal Reserve rate hike ahead of this week’s FOMC meeting, with prediction markets assigning a 64% chance of tighter policy before July 2027. According to Kalshi prediction market data, traders currently assign a…

US-regulated Bitcoin perpetual futures could give retail and institutional traders new ways to access crypto derivatives.