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Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 16Kalshi Eyes Perpetual Futures Beyond Crypto After $5.5 Billion Debut
3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 16Summary
- $5.5 billion in trading volume over two weeks has pushed Kalshi to expand its new perpetual futures business beyond digital assets.
- Kalshi now lists 11 perpetual contracts, all tied to crypto tokens, and says the early demand supports a broader product rollout.
- Tarek Mansour said the company is already in talks with regulators about adding more contracts, with other asset classes the longer-term target.
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As Kalshi expands globally, can it prevent its markets from becoming tools for insider trading and national security threats? Amid lawsuits and federal probes, can Kalshi's billion-dollar market prove it's more than a high-tech casino? Will AI be the key to Kalshi's regulatory compliance, or will it amplify the very risks regulators fear most?