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Reuters reports the CFTC warned Kalshi about possible charges over event-contract submissions; no public enforcement order was identified, and Kalshi disputes the breadth of the issue.
CFTC returns show $70.5 million of futures and cleared-swaps customer assets under Webull Futures in August 2026, after the corresponding Webull Financial balances went to zero. The interface remains unified, but the clearing chains and legal protections do not.
Kalshi event contracts are live through CQG’s front ends and APIs; an expansion to the NYFIX institutional network is described as a further distribution pathway.
The venue reports a live launch of indefinite-life stock-price derivatives; customers do not acquire shares, and the platform’s activity claims are issuer-reported.
Plus500 says its US futures commission merchant has begun offering Kalshi perpetual contracts through B2B and B2B2C channels, using a direct Kalshi Klear connection.
The 6 November SEC notice would let certain post-IPO stocks meet an accelerated volume test; a separate $100 billion market-capitalisation rule still applies and the change is scheduled for 19 November.
The 3 November order found the challenger likely to succeed on the jurisdiction question, but denied a temporary restraining order because likely irreparable harm had not been demonstrated.
Marex says its clearing unit processed an event-contract transaction for a large financial institution, providing a concrete access milestone but no published volume series.
Arkansas filed a lawsuit against Kalshi over event contracts on 4 November; its allegations and requested remedies are not a judgment on federal pre-emption.
Marex Capital Markets says it has cleared an institutional event-contract transaction for an unnamed financial institution, adding a verified clearing pathway without disclosing trade size.
Eligible US users can access regulated prediction markets inside Phantom, but Kalshi retains the exchange and customer-account responsibilities.
CQG users gain an event-contract trading route through front ends and APIs; the NYFIX extension is still prospective.
The new Series G is a financing event, not trading revenue. The exchange is reporting unusually large annualised activity across several markets, while several future product categories remain plans.
cKLSH costs 28 USDT and locks until six months after an IPO; xKLSH is priced at 39 USDT. LBank’s two announcements disagree on the trading date, and holders receive no direct Kalshi shareholder rights.
Index-settled contracts and indices built from prediction-market data are separate projects. The agreement does not announce tickers, a product launch date or an endorsement of trading.