coindesk 5 days ago

Utah charges predictions platform Kalshi with illegal gambling

Utah has filed criminal charges against betting platform Kalshi and its co-founders.

coindesk 6 days ago

U.S. agency hits Utah with lawsuit to shield Kalshi's ability to offer betting t...

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has pursued more than a dozen legal actions to protect what its chief sees as its so...

coindesk 1 week ago

NBA joins pro sports leagues on CFTC prediction markets bandwagon while NFL balk...

The U.S. derivatives regulator, which has championed the arrival of prediction market firms such as Kalshi, has been gathering all...

blockonomi 1 week ago

Crypto Prediction Markets Set New $2.7B Weekly Volume Record

TLDR: Crypto prediction markets on Kalshi and Polymarket reached a record $2.7 billion in weekly notional volume, largely from sho...

blockonomi 1 week ago

Pentagon Bans Military Personnel From Insider Trading on Polymarket and Kalshi

TLDR: Pentagon bans military and civilian personnel from using nonpublic information to trade on Polymarket and Kalshi. The direct...

coindesk Oct 14, 2026

Kalshi CEO says state-led oversight of U.S. prediction markets would push them o...

CEO Tarek Mansour said he feels "pretty good" about the pending outcome of the current legal fight over who has the right to regul...

blockonomi Oct 11, 2026

Kalshi Investigation Examines Bets on Katie Zacharia Selection

TLDR: The Kalshi investigation examines three bets placed before Katie Zacharia was publicly identified as the next White House pr...

coindesk Oct 08, 2026

NFL joins pushback against prediction markets as U.S. Supreme Court asked to act

In opposition to federal oversight of the prediction markets, the National Football League has sided with states, Gary Gensler and...

blockonomi Oct 07, 2026

Kalshi Wants Non-Expiring WTI Futures Approval

TLDR Kalshi filed for CFTC approval to offer a WTI crude oil perpetual futures contract. The proposed contract would trade 24 hour...

blockonomi Oct 06, 2026

$9.4B Weekend Reshapes Prediction Markets—Who Is Gaining Ground?

TLDR Prediction markets recorded more than $9.4 billion in weekend notional trading volume. Kalshi led with $7.13 billion, with fo...