Kalshi said to hold early talks with banks for potential IPO as annualized revenue triples to $2B

The prediction market platform is reportedly exploring a public listing after surpassing $2 billion in annualized revenue as sports contracts face mounting legal scrutiny.

The CFTC and SEC issued a joint request for public comment on swaps. The agencies want to clarify derivatives definitions in the Dodd-Frank Act. Feedback is requested on new products like prediction market event contracts. In a significant regulatory move, federal agencies are opening the floor to market participants to redefine digital asset derivatives rules. […] The post CFTC, SEC Seek Public Input as CME Lawsuit Challenges Swaps Rules appeared first on Live Bitcoin News.

MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, reported that daily trading volume for SPCX futures peaked at over 800 million USDT. Following SpaceX’s IPO, SPCX futures trading has continued to surge, with average daily trading volume in the three days post-IPO growing nearly 7 times compared to pre-IPO levels.

In crypto news today (June 19), Bitcoin has fallen another -2% overnight, dropping below $64,000, with ETF flows bleeding once more, while Michael Saylor’s STRC stock continues to crash, fueling fears that Strategy will be forced to dump Bitcoin to stabilize the STRC price. Liquidations have picked up, with over $452M over the past 24-hours.. The post Crypto News Today (June 19): BTC Crashes Below $64K, Kalshi IPO Rumors Begin and G7 Leaders Target North Korean Crypto Hackers appeared first on 99Bitcoins.

Kalshi has exceeded a $2 billion annualized revenue run rate as the prediction market operator has begun early discussions with investment banks about a potential initial public offering, according to a report from The Information. The Information, citing people familiar…

Pierre Lindh, co-founder of iGaming media group Next.io, says Sportradar’s data deal with Kalshi is another step toward legitimizing prediction markets – but argues the sector’s insider-trading problem may be structurally impossible to fix. Sportradar ‘Takes Sides’ In Industry Standoff When Sportradar agreed to supply official data and integrity tooling to Kalshi this month, the […]

CFTC and SEC seek public input on swaps definitions as CME sues the CFTC over crypto perpetual futures approvals and Kalshi products.

Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman has filed lawsuits against Polymarket, Kalshi, and Coinbase-linked prediction market activity, alleging unlicensed sports betting.