Crypto
OIRA docket shows CFTC move to classify prediction-market event contracts as swaps
The filings include a parallel interim final rule to exclude casino-style gambling products, and both items are under review.
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Start hereWhat is Kalshi and how does it work: Event contracts on a CFTC-regulated exchange
Kalshi is a federally regulated U.S. derivatives exchange where traders buy and sell yes-or-no event contracts that settle at $1 or $0.
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Kalshi fees explained: trading commissions, maker-taker pricing, and funding costs
Kalshi’s core cost is a per-contract fee that peaks at 1.75¢ at 50¢, plus separate deposit and withdrawal charges that depend on payment method.
Kalshi election markets explained: how prices, liquidity, and settlement create “odds”
Kalshi lists CFTC-regulated election event contracts that trade from $0 to $1 and settle at $1 or $0, so the price can be read as a probability only when the market is liquid and the rules are clear.
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Crypto
6Th Circuit lets Ohio and Tennessee police Kalshi sports-event contracts under gambling laws
The unanimous panel said Kalshi failed to show the products are CFTC-jurisdiction “swaps,” sharpening a split with the 3rd Circuit.
Crypto
OG.com files with CFTC to list 24/5 cash-settled single-stock perpetual futures
The Crypto.com spin-out joins a Sept. 18 wave of similar filings from Coinbase, Kalshi, and Payward’s Bitnomial.
Crypto
New York AG sues Polymarket over sports event contracts under state gambling laws
The complaint cites Polymarket’s December 2025 mobile app launch and New York-directed marketing, and contemplates blocking in-state access.
Crypto
Kalshi denies formal CFTC examination as BTC and ETH perp trade patterns draw scrutiny
Identically sized tickets and a $539M-to-$3.1M volume-to-open-interest snapshot are driving market-integrity questions.
Crypto
CFTC warns ‘mention markets’ are easily manipulated, tightening event-contract listings
The agency’s market oversight division told regulated exchanges to apply a four-factor test as Kalshi’s Ether market faces scrutiny over repetitive sizing.
Crypto
World rolls out self-custodial World Money app to 150+ countries
Stripe funding with Apple Pay for stablecoin purchases starts with US users as identity and finance split into separate apps.
AI
Kalshi Traders Price Apple Keynote for Foldables and “Apple Intelligence”
Across 26 keyword contracts, implied odds favor Apple-branded AI over OpenAI or Google name-drops.
Crypto
New Jersey Petitions Supreme Court in Kalshi Fight Over Sports Event Contracts
The state is asking whether Dodd-Frank preempts state gambling rules for contracts listed on CFTC-regulated venues.
Crypto
1789 Capital Reportedly Leads $1B Polymarket Round at $21B Valuation
The Trump Jr.-linked fund’s reported $300M check lands as state actions and banking friction tighten around prediction markets.
Crypto
Former White House teleprompter operator ordered to pay $172,000 over Kalshi trades
The order ties the payment to “mention markets,” a contract type now drawing sharper insider-info scrutiny.
Crypto
Connecticut sues to enforce a Kalshi sports event-contract shutdown
The move escalates a state-by-state legal split as Kalshi calls court outcomes “close to 50-50.”
Crypto
HYPE jumps 11% after Trump says CFTC chair is working on a U.S. path for Hyperliquid
The White House remarks offered no approval, structure, or timeline for an onshore perps product.
Crypto
Galaxy slashes 2026 CLARITY odds to 10% as wallet data leaks widen phishing risk
Trezor and SafePal disclosed breaches affecting 50,000+ customers while the SEC pulled a planned crypto rules meeting.
Crypto
Novig sues Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul over sports prediction contracts
The suit escalates a state-level dispute over sports-linked event contracts, with key filing details still unavailable in the packet.
Crypto
Trump expected at White House meeting with CFTC Innovation Advisory CEOs
The sit-down is planned ahead of the CFTC committee’s inaugural Thursday session on crypto market structure and clarity.
Crypto
JPMorgan reportedly told Polymarket to find a new bank in Oct. 2025
The bank was still said to be open to IPO underwriting even after exiting day-to-day banking exposure.
Crypto
Baltimore sues Kalshi and Polymarket over sports event contracts
The city also names Robinhood, Webull, and Coinbase as Kalshi partners in deceptive-marketing claims in Maryland.
Crypto
Judge Rakoff denies CFTC emergency bid to block New York’s Kalshi enforcement case
The order leaves the state lawsuit in place and lets the CFTC renew its request before Judge Marrero on Aug. 7.
Crypto
CFTC bars George Santos from prediction markets after Kalshi SOTU trading order
A separate SDNY Polymarket defendant is asking to dismiss CEA counts by arguing event contracts are not clearly “swaps.”
