
US Regulators Debate Classification of Crypto Perpetuals: Futures or Swaps?
A significant debate has emerged among US derivatives experts regarding the appropriate classification of crypto perpetual contracts, impacting their regulatory oversight.

A significant debate has emerged among US derivatives experts regarding the appropriate classification of crypto perpetual contracts, impacting their regulatory oversight.

Prediction market platform Kalshi is enhancing its security measures, requiring users to disclose employer information for high-risk markets to prevent insider trading.

Prediction market platform Kalshi introduces new rules, including employer disclosure for high-risk markets, to combat insider trading and manipulation.

The BBB has referred prediction market Kalshi to state regulators for failing to cooperate with an inquiry into its influencer marketing practices.

Sophisticated quantitative trading firms are increasingly targeting prediction platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi, not for simple betting, but to exploit market inefficiencies for profit.

A Republican representative plans to broaden a proposed ban on congressional stock trading to encompass prediction markets, aiming to curb potential conflicts of interest.

Retail trading platform Moomoo has partnered with Kalshi to introduce CFTC-regulated event contracts, allowing users to trade on outcomes of economic, political, and sports events.
Kalshi has officially launched the first regulated Bitcoin perpetual futures for American investors, marking a significant milestone in U.S. crypto markets.

Former Congressman George Santos is reportedly under investigation by the DOJ and CFTC for alleged illicit trading on a prediction market platform, Kalshi.

U.S. exchange Kalshi is moving to certify perpetual futures contracts for leading altcoins like XRP, Solana, and Dogecoin, aiming to expand regulated crypto derivatives.

The CFTC's approval for perpetual futures platforms like Kalshi, alongside Hyperliquid's market surge, signals evolving regulatory and trading landscapes in crypto.

Digital asset market maker Wintermute is now providing liquidity to major prediction platforms Kalshi and Polymarket, linking their operational flows.
The U.S. CFTC has approved the first Bitcoin perpetual futures contract for a U.S. exchange and granted Coinbase relief to connect U.S. clients to global crypto derivatives.

CFTC has authorized prediction market Kalshi to launch Bitcoin perpetual futures, marking a significant development for crypto derivatives in the U.S.