Kalshi News and Prediction Markets Updates
Prediction market trading raises manipulation concerns in Los Angeles election betting
Growing use of election betting platforms is sharpening scrutiny of how contract prices shape perceptions of candidate strength beyond traditional polling. In the Los Angeles mayoral primary, ...
Utah criminally charges Kalshi in prediction market dispute
Utah is escalating its challenge to prediction market operator Kalshi with criminal charges tied to the company's activities in the state. The case broadens the legal fight beyond civil and ...
Washington prediction markets expand as political betting raises integrity risks
Political betting is gaining momentum in Washington ahead of the midterm elections, as platforms such as Polymarket and Kalshi turn insider-heavy policy circles into a fast-growing wagering ...
Kalshi expands trading safeguards for young adults ahead of U.S. midterm elections
Prediction market operator Kalshi is tightening protections for younger users as scrutiny of event-based trading platforms grows. The changes target traders aged 18 to 20 and come as the company ...
Pentagon bars personnel from using nonpublic military information in prediction market bets
The Pentagon is tightening rules on financial conduct tied to military operations as prediction markets draw greater scrutiny from regulators and law enforcement. A new directive bans Defense ...
Kalshi and Polymarket increase political donations amid U.S. regulatory scrutiny
Political spending by prediction market operators is rising as the sector faces mounting pressure over how its wagers should be regulated in the U.S. Kalshi, Polymarket and their founders have ...
Kalshi odds for Marine Le Pen rise in France's 2027 presidential race
Mounting social unrest in France is driving a shift in prediction market trading around the country’s 2027 presidential election. Kalshi traders now assign Marine Le Pen a 53% chance of winning, ...
U.S. election betting markets draw rising midterm trading volume
Prediction markets tied to the 2026 U.S. midterm elections are expanding rapidly as traders place more money on congressional races and increasingly detailed political outcomes. The growth is ...
Kalshi and Polymarket comparison highlights divergent private-market pricing
Prediction market platforms Kalshi and Polymarket are showing sharply different private-market momentum as trading activity and investor pricing diverge in 2026. The contrast comes as both ...
Kalshi traders see U.S. inflation staying elevated through 2026
Market pricing on Kalshi suggests U.S. inflation is near its high for the year, but traders do not expect a meaningful decline in underlying price pressures anytime soon. Ahead of September ...
Kalshi market signals continued U.S. AI data center expansion
Investor expectations for U.S. artificial intelligence data center growth are strengthening even as local opposition to new projects intensifies. Kalshi traders now price a 75% probability that ...
Kalshi pushes perpetual futures into U.S. oil market
Kalshi has asked U.S. regulators to approve a futures contract tied to West Texas Intermediate crude that would have no expiration date. The proposal would bring a structure common in ...
Kalshi adds transparency tools to U.S. election contracts before midterms
With less than a month until the midterm elections, Kalshi is introducing new disclosure tools for its election contracts as trading interest shifts toward more local contests. The changes include ...
House Democrat proposes ban on candidate trades in own election contracts
With midterm election prediction markets drawing closer scrutiny, a House Democrat is pushing to stop federal candidates from trading contracts tied to their own races. The proposal follows a ...
Philippine ube exporters push traceability to protect premium market growth
As overseas demand for Philippine ube expands, producers are facing rising pressure from imitation products and mislabeled supply that threaten pricing power and brand value. Philippine Ube Co. ...
Russia threatens nuclear strikes over Kaliningrad access dispute with Nato
Tensions around Russia's Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad are escalating as Moscow warns Nato against any move that could isolate the territory from the rest of the country. The threat adds to ...
Kalshi advances funding talks at $40 billion valuation
After doubling its valuation earlier this year, prediction market platform Kalshi is now in advanced talks to raise about $1 billion at a $40 billion valuation. The discussions point to continued ...
U.S. prediction markets price September payrolls above economist forecasts
Ahead of Friday's U.S. labor market release, prediction market traders are signaling expectations for another month of solid hiring. The pricing on Kalshi and Polymarket points to payroll growth ...
U.S. appeals court backs state oversight of sports prediction contracts
Pressure is building on prediction market platforms as federal appeals courts continue to split over who controls sports-related event contracts. A new ruling from the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of ...
Kalshi disputes scrutiny over Ether futures trading activity
Rapid growth in Kalshi's perpetual futures business is drawing attention to trading patterns in its Ether-linked market. The company says it has not been contacted by the Commodity Futures Trading ...
Kalshi tests leveraged prediction market model for event contracts
Prediction markets are drawing closer scrutiny as platforms look for ways to expand beyond simple binary wagers and deepen trading activity. Kalshi is part of that discussion because leveraged ...
