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Kalshi Launches Regulated Perpetual Futures Trading for Copper, Expanding into Commodity Markets
The prediction market platform Kalshi is set to significantly broaden its financial product offerings by venturing into regulated perpetual futures trading for copper, a critical industrial metal. This strategic move, detailed in a filing with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), signals Kalshi’s ambition to become a more comprehensive regulated derivatives exchange, moving beyond its…
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Kalshi Faces Connecticut Crackdown as Legal Battle Deepens
Connecticut has officially intensified its legal offensive against Kalshi, a prominent prediction market platform, filing a new lawsuit aimed at preventing the company from offering sports-related event contracts within state lines. Attorney General William Tong unequivocally stated that these contracts, in the state’s view, operate as a form of sports betting and are therefore subject…
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Washington State Court Imposes Sweeping Restrictions on Kalshi Prediction Market Operations Following Gambling Lawsuit
A Washington state court has issued a preliminary injunction against the prediction market platform Kalshi, ordering the company to immediately cease offering a wide array of event contracts to residents of the state. The ruling, delivered by King County Superior Court Judge John McHale, finds that Kalshi likely violated Washington’s stringent gambling and consumer protection…
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Kalshi Unveils Plans for Regulated Copper Perpetual Futures Trading, Bringing New Derivatives to CFTC Oversight
The prediction market platform Kalshi is poised to significantly expand its offerings by venturing into the realm of regulated perpetual futures trading, with an initial focus on copper, a critically important industrial metal. This strategic move, detailed in a recent filing with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), signifies a notable development in the evolving…
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CME Group and Kalshi Executives Clash Over Prediction Market Regulation at Contentious CFTC Roundtable.
A recent Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) roundtable on the burgeoning prediction markets sector erupted into a heated exchange Thursday, as Terry Duffy, Chairman and CEO of CME Group, and Luana Lopes Lara, co-founder of Kalshi, publicly traded barbs over critical issues of market manipulation and regulatory oversight. The confrontation, which quickly became the focal…
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Washington State Court Restricts Kalshi Event Contracts Following Findings of Potential Gambling Law Violations
The King County Superior Court has issued a significant legal blow to Kalshi, a leading prediction market platform, by ordering the company to immediately suspend a vast majority of its event contracts within Washington state. This ruling comes after Judge John McHale determined that the platform likely violated state gambling statutes and consumer protection laws.…
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Kalshi’s Phenomenal 2026 Growth Sees Trading Volume Skyrocket to $148 Billion, Sparking Regulatory Scrutiny
Kalshi, the pioneering prediction market platform, has reported an extraordinary surge in trading activity, generating over $148 billion in notional trading volume during 2026 alone, as of August 8. This unprecedented expansion marks the strongest growth period in the company’s history, accounting for approximately 85.5% of its cumulative event-contract trading volume, which now stands at…
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Prediction Market Open Interest Declines Post-World Cup, Reshaping Competitive Landscape Between Kalshi and Polymarket
The global prediction market sector experienced a notable decline in open interest during July, a direct consequence of the conclusion of the FIFA World Cup and the subsequent release of event-driven capital. This contraction, while impacting all platforms, led to a significant shift in market share dynamics, with Kalshi maintaining its lead but seeing its…
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Kalshi Moves to Expand Perpetual Futures Offerings into Traditional Asset Classes, Intensifying Derivatives Market Competition
Kalshi, an event-based trading platform, has formally submitted applications to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to significantly broaden its perpetual futures offerings beyond the nascent cryptocurrency markets. This strategic initiative targets established financial sectors, seeking to introduce perpetual contracts for precious metals, key currency pairs, and energy commodities. The move positions Kalshi as a…
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Kalshi Launches Federal Lawsuit Against Illinois Over State’s New Prediction Market Tax, Igniting Major Jurisdictional Battle
Kalshi, a leading federally regulated prediction market platform, filed a federal lawsuit against the State of Illinois on Wednesday, asserting that the state lacks the constitutional authority to impose taxes on prediction markets, which Kalshi contends are financial instruments regulated exclusively at the federal level. This legal challenge marks a significant escalation in a nationwide…
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