The New York Stock Exchange’s parent just completed a $2 billion bet on Polymarket. Kalshi raised a billion at $22 billion while generating fee revenue most exchanges would envy. Seven bills in Congress want the whole category banned. Wall Street…
Kalshi prediction market traders price a 57% chance Bitcoin falls below $55K in 2026, with related contracts showing 43% odds of a dip under
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team25 Jul
The Crypto.com-affiliated exchange behind OG has sued Washington officials before the state takes enforcement action against its prediction markets. The complaint argues that federal commodities law protects OG from state gambling rules and cites Washington’s successful injunction against Kalshi as an imminent threat. OG invokes CFTC’s Michigan intervention North American Derivatives Exchange Inc., which does […]
Bitcoin.com News•Luci Kelemen25 Jul
The Kalshi vs Michigan jurisdictional battle over prediction markets could reach the Supreme Court as federal and state regulators issue
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team24 Jul
Wisconsin election officials say residents who trade contracts tied to an election may become ineligible to vote in that same contest. Kalshi accused the commission of voter suppression and warned courts could force a retraction of any such move. Kalshi calls warning ‘voter suppression’ The Wisconsin Elections Commission warned residents that buying election-related contracts on […]
Bitcoin.com News•Luci Kelemen24 Jul
Offering players worldwide the opportunity to bet on any world event: this is the promise of prediction markets platforms. With the massive success and traction of names such as Polymarket and Kalshi, one may wonder: how do these companies operate, behind the curtain? LegalBison is a global boutique legal and business services firm and licensed […]
Bitcoin.com News•Guest Author23 Jul
Prediction market traders on Polymarket and Kalshi are pricing in a Democratic takeover of the U.S. House in the 2026 midterms while giving Republicans the edge to hold the Senate, with tens of millions of dollars wagered across hundreds of individual races and primary markets. On Polymarket, bettors give Democrats an 86% probability of winning […]
Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman22 Jul
CoinDesk•Olivier Acuna22 Jul
Talos integrates with Kalshi to offer institutional clients access to event contracts and crypto perpetual futures, which hit $1B in volume
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team22 Jul
On July 28 and 29, the Federal Reserve meets to set its next rate decision, and traders will try to price the outcome through bonds, currencies, crypto and contracts that settle directly on what the central bank announces. Reuters polled 104 economists on July 21 and found every one of them expected the Fed to […]
CryptoSlate•Gino Matos22 Jul
The integration provides institutional clients with access to Kalshi’s event contracts and crypto perpetuals via Talos’ existing trading infrastructure.
Cointelegraph•Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar22 Jul
Twelve states, criminal charges, tribes at the Ninth Circuit, and the CFTC suing states. Inside the federalism war over prediction markets.
Bitcoin forecasted to reach $69,000 this month. Bitcoin above $69K by July at 92.5% YES.
CryptoBriefing•Estefano Gomez22 Jul
Kalshi spent $990,000 on federal lobbying in the first half of 2026, nearly matching its total for all of last year, as it races to counter the casino industry on Capitol Hill. The prediction market operator and its gambling-sector rivals are both sharply raising spending. Kalshi’s direct lobbying alone nearly matches the American Gaming Association’s,
BeInCrypto•Kamina Bashir22 JulA Washington judge has ruled that Kalshi likely violated state gambling laws, as the dispute over federal versus state oversight intensifies.
AMBCrypto•Adewale Olarinde21 Jul
Kalshi seeks CFTC approval for perpetual futures on gold, silver, and platinum after its Bitcoin perpetual contract generated $16.1B in trading
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team21 Jul
Spain’s second World Cup title settled the largest sports-related winner markets yet on Polymarket and Kalshi, closing a tournament that brought prediction trading closer to the center of the global sports-betting business. Available data from the two leading platforms show that they recorded about $5.57 billion in cumulative volume on contracts tied to the tournament […]
CryptoSlate•Oluwapelumi Adejumo21 Jul
Kalshi is in advanced CFTC talks to launch gold perpetual futures after hitting $16.1 billion in crypto perpetuals volume since its May 2026
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team21 Jul
A Washington state judge has granted a preliminary injunction against Kalshi after rejecting its argument that federal commodities law overrides state gambling rules. The court found Washington is likely to prove its claims, but will not finalize the restrictions imposed on the prediction market until August. Court Says Federal Registration Does Not Displace State […]
Bitcoin.com News•Luci Kelemen21 Jul
Washington judge blocks Kalshi sports event contracts, ruling state gambling laws apply despite the platform’s federal CFTC registration.