Tagged: kalshi

February 17, 2026 @ 2:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

A battle line has been drawn between states that want to maintain control over wagering and betting and prediction markets that offer event-driven markets for a wide range of binary outcomes. Earlier today, CFTC Chairman Mike Selig threw down the gauntlet, declaring that the Commission is ready… Read More

February 17, 2026 @ 10:06 am By JD Alois  |  

The Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is supporting the fast emerging prediction markets. Following an onslaught of state-based lawsuits, CFTC Chairman Mike Selig has issued a statement defending these marketplaces and filed a friend-of-the-court brief advocating federal oversight rather than piecemeal state regulation. Chairman Selig… Read More

February 11, 2026 @ 3:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Kalshi has emerged as key player focused on prediction markets, a platform where users bet on real-world outcomes to generate collective insights. Established seven years ago, the company was built on the conviction that crowd-sourced wisdom can cut through misinformation, prioritizing data-driven markets over subjective… Read More

February 5, 2026 @ 3:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

Prediction markets have proven to be pretty effective in anticipating the outcome of various types of events. A huge event, at least in the US, is taking place this Sunday as the Super Bowl will kick off at 630PM ET in Santa Clara, California. This… Read More

February 5, 2026 @ 3:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Prediction markets, where participants wager on the outcomes of real-world events ranging from elections to sports, have surged in popularity as a innovative segment of the web3 ecosystem. Platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket allow users to buy and sell contracts tied to these events, effectively… Read More

February 5, 2026 @ 3:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

A class action lawsuit has been filed against prediction marketplace Polymarket, claiming illegal gambling. The suit was filed in the Southern District of New York, claiming that Polymarket is an unlicensed sports betting firm. The case has been filed with Lorenzo Miro of San Diego… Read More

January 19, 2026 @ 9:56 am By JD Alois  |  

President Donald Trump is rattling world markets once again as his quest to acquire Greenland, one way or another ratchets ups with declarations of added tariffs on various European countries. On Saturday, Trump stated that until a deal regarding Greenland was not reached, the following… Read More

January 12, 2026 @ 7:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tennessee has emerged as a key player in enforcing state-level regulations against platforms blending prediction markets with sports outcomes. On January 9, 2026, the Tennessee Sports Wagering Council (SWC) issued cease-and-desist orders to three major operators—Kalshi, Polymarket, as well as Crypto.com—accusing them of violating the… Read More

January 5, 2026 @ 10:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a move spurred by recent geopolitical events, Democratic Representative Ritchie Torres from New York is set to unveil the Public Integrity in Financial Prediction Markets Act of 2026. This proposed law aims to address concerns over potential misuse of confidential information in decentralized wagering… Read More

January 4, 2026 @ 5:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In the evolving ecosystem of prediction markets, Kalshi Inc. has quickly emerged as a significant force, recently highlighting research that positions its platform as a potentially superior tool for anticipating inflation trends. This development comes at a time when economic uncertainty continues to grip global… Read More

December 16, 2025 @ 8:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Phantom, a crypto wallet trusted by more than 20 million users, and Kalshi, the world’s prediction market, introduced a new way to trade what’s trending. With Phantom Prediction Markets, users can tap into the moments shaping politics, crypto, sports, and culture, discovering markets and watching… Read More

December 12, 2025 @ 11:15 am By JD Alois  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) is expected to enter the hot prediction markets. Currently exemplified by Kalshi and Polymarket, just this past week,  Gemini Space Station (NASDAQ:GEMI) just received approval for a DCM license from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to operate its own prediction marketplace. While Coinbase has… Read More

December 4, 2025 @ 9:46 am By JD Alois  |  

Prediction market Kalshi has announced a partnership with the news broadcaster CNN, which is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery (Nasdaq:WBD). Kalshi announced: “CNN partners with Kalshi to integrate prediction markets into its global newsroom. The first major news network to embrace Kalshi prediction markets. A… Read More

December 2, 2025 @ 2:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

Sei has integrated with the prediction market Kalshi. Sei is a blockchain that claims to be the highest Level 1 blockchain that claims to transact at 400ms – faster than any other Layer 1 EVM blockchain. The Sei Giga network upgrade is expected to improve… Read More

November 21, 2025 @ 8:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Kalshi, one of the fast-growing prediction market platforms that allows users to wager on the outcomes of real-world events, has reportedly acquired $1 billion in new funding at a valuation of $11 billion. This, according to recent media reports that referenced a source claiming to… Read More

November 10, 2025 @ 9:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Are prediction markets gambling or investing/trading? Well, some believe stock markets are more akin to gambling than to investing, yet public markets are subject to federal oversight – not state control like gambling. Kalshi, a top prediction marketplace, has issued a statement today pushing back… Read More

November 4, 2025 @ 1:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

Will prediction markets once again prove to be prescient for political predictions? Let’s hope not. Today, with polls open, the New York City Mayoral election is in full swing with upstart Marxist Zohran Mamdani, battling traditional Democrat Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Silwa to become… Read More

October 23, 2025 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Popular prediction marketplace Kalshi has partnered with RedStone to bring Kalshi’s platform on-chain for over 110 networks, according to a company release. RedStone is a blockchain oracle delivering price feeds for DeFi assets, including tokenized assets. The company reports securing over $8.5 billion in claiming… Read More

October 22, 2025 @ 5:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The National Hockey League (NHL) has forged multi-year US focused partnerships with prediction platforms Kalshi and Polymarket, designating both as official prediction market partners. Announced recently, this marks the first such collaboration between a major American professional sports league and these innovative firms, signaling a… Read More

October 14, 2025 @ 10:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pyth Network, a provider of institutional market data, announced its partnership with Kalshi, the U.S. federally regulated event-exchange platform, to deliver its prediction market information across 100+ blockchains. This reportedly marks the first time regulated event data will be streamed onchain at scale, allowing web3… Read More