Kalshi raises $1B Series G at $40B valuation, co-led by Sequoia and Wellington
The round roughly doubles Kalshi's valuation from its May price tag and funds expansion into crypto and single-stock perpetual futures, extending the prediction
RG.org · +15 outlets
Utah files felony criminal charges against Kalshi and its co-founders over gambling laws
The charges escalate the jurisdictional conflict between state regulators and the federally regulated event-contract exchange, with Polymarket US also reported
Deadspin · +14 outlets
Senators Warren and Curtis press Kalshi and Polymarket on election insider trading
Lawmakers are asking the two prediction markets to disclose safeguards against trading on nonpublic election information as midterm wagering volume grows.
Bitcoin News · +12 outlets
Philadelphia 76ers become first NBA team to sign partnership with Kalshi
The deal marks the first NBA team tie-up for a prediction market as sports event contracts draw growing scrutiny from gambling regulators.
Sports Business Journal · +14 outlets
Kalshi sues Missouri over state cease-and-desist and regulatory attempts
The suit adds Missouri to the list of states where Kalshi is litigating whether federal commodities law preempts local gambling oversight.
Gambling News · +13 outlets
Kalshi taps Paul Clement for Supreme Court fight over sports contracts
Hiring the former U.S. solicitor general signals Kalshi is preparing to take the sports event-contract dispute to the high court.
Law360 · +1 outlets
Second Circuit to hear CFTC arguments in Kalshi, Connecticut case
The appellate argument is a key test of whether the CFTC's exclusive jurisdiction over event contracts survives state challenges.
Law360 · +10 outlets
S&P Dow Jones deal brings index-based event contracts to Kalshi
Licensing major stock indexes expands Kalshi's product line beyond politics and sports toward financial market outcomes.
sigma.world · +14 outlets
LBank launches pre-IPO market with tokenized Kalshi-linked assets
The offering lets crypto traders gain exposure to Kalshi ahead of a possible listing, a structure that raises questions about how private-company economics are
FF News · +7 outlets
Kalshi pushes to repeal 1958 onion futures ban
The New York Times reports Kalshi is challenging a decades-old commodities law as part of its bid to widen allowable event-contract categories.
The New York Times · +3 outlets
NCAA joins Kalshi and sportsbooks in IC360's bad actor program
The collegiate sports body is sharing integrity data with a prediction market, extending monitoring cooperation beyond traditional bookmakers.
SBC Americas · +8 outlets
Report finds election betting odds grew less accurate as primaries neared
The finding challenges the claim that prediction market prices consistently outperform polls and models in forecasting elections.
NBC News
Broadridge extends CQG multi-asset offering with Kalshi
The integration adds prediction market data and access to Broadridge's trading infrastructure, a step toward mainstream brokerage distribution.
Yahoo Finance · +8 outlets
Small businesses turn to Kalshi to hedge commercial risks
The usage illustrates how event contracts are being pitched as risk-management tools rather than purely speculative wagers.
KMOV · +14 outlets
Tribal leadership disputes put Kalshi deals in Oklahoma and Alabama at risk
Internal tribal governance fights are threatening the partnerships Kalshi relies on to operate in those markets.
The Journal Record · +10 outlets
Kalshi adds new Democratic lobbyists alongside BRT
The hires signal a widening Washington influence campaign as prediction markets face state and federal scrutiny.
Punchbowl News
Bettors favor Republicans' House odds ahead of Election Day, per prediction markets
Market pricing on the midterms is drawing wide attention as a real-time gauge of congressional control.
The Daily Beast
Midterm battleground Senate odds tracked across prediction markets
Senate control pricing in key states is becoming a closely watched indicator ahead of the November election.
NewsNation