Kalshi’s Perps Pivot: Why Prediction Markets Are Becoming Derivatives Exchanges

The exclusive deal puts prediction markets in front of OneFootball's 200 million monthly active users — and a wider 645-million-fan ecosystem — as Polymarket's 2026 soccer-distribution stack reaches saturation ahead of the June kickoff.

The $3.5 trillion-a-year crypto market maker said it is streaming two-sided quotes across event contracts on leading venues, including Polymarket and Kalshi, as monthly turnover passes $20 billion.

CFTC approval of Kalshi’s BTCPERP and ICE–OKX oil perps sharpen demand for reliable oracles. We unpack Chainlink’s regulated angle, key risks, and checks.

The post OG Prediction Markets Takes Center Stage in Elite Sailing appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Crypto.com and the U.S. SailGP Team signed a multi-year deal naming OG as Official Prediction Market Partner. OG Prediction Markets runs on a CFTC-regulated platform, giving it a compliance edge over unregulated competitors globally. The partnership launches as several jurisdictions tighten rules around prediction markets, testing regulated crypto products in sports. Crypto.com and the United States SailGP Team have launched a new crypto prediction markets partnership ahead of the New York Sail Grand Prix.  The multi-year global deal names Crypto.com as Official Crypto Exchange and OG Prediction Markets as Official Prediction Market Partner.  It marks a significant step in bringing regulated prediction trading directly into elite international sail racing. Partnership Brings Prediction Markets to Elite Sailing Fans  The Crypto.com and SailGP partnership places OG Prediction Markets a

The post Why Hedge Funds Are Eyeing Kalshi and Polymarket appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Prediction markets are no longer a sideshow. With institutional-grade venues emerging alongside crypto-native platforms, traders now have new ways to price political control, macro prints, tech launches, and more. This piece shows where the serious money is looking—and why. We compare Kalshi, a CFTC-regulated marketplace for event contracts, with Polymarket, a leading on-chain venue, and map the practical steps funds are taking to extract signal, hedge event risk, and manage compliance. By the end, you’ll know how the two platforms differ, what strategies institutions are testing, and the pitfalls to avoid when probability meets market microstructure. Quick Answer Hedge funds are watching prediction markets because they convert uncertain events into tradable probabilities that can hedge risk or generate alpha. Kalshi offers a regulated route for U.S. institutions to trade certain event contra

HYPE climbed to a fresh all-time high near $67 on May 29, capping a week in which U.S. regulators cleared the first domestic perpetual futures contract and Grayscale branded Hyperliquid a breakout success. A Record Built on Regulatory Relief HYPE, the native token of the decentralized exchange Hyperliquid, touched roughly $67.24 during Friday trading, extending […]

Wintermute joins prediction markets as a liquidity provider, boosting trading depth in a $60 billion sector driven by real-world event contracts. Wintermute has entered the fast-growing prediction market industry as a liquidity provider. The company has now extended its two-sided quoting services to the top prediction market sites. Furthermore, the shift reflects the increasing popularity […] The post Wintermute Jumps into Booming $60 Billion Prediction Market Industry appeared first on Live Bitcoin News.

The CFTC approved Kalshi’s BTCPERP contract, marking the first regulated Bitcoin perpetual futures on a U.S. exchange. Here’s what it means. The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has approved the BTCPERP contract submitted by KalshiEX, LLC. This marks the first regulated Bitcoin perpetual futures contract on a U.S. exchange.  Kalshi submitted the contract on May […] The post CFTC Approves First Regulated Bitcoin Perpetuals on Kalshi appeared first on Live Bitcoin News.