Kalshi takes on Coinbase, Robinhood with new plan to offer crypto perpetual futures: The Information

Prediction market platform Kalshi is moving onto Coinbase’s turf by launching crypto perpetual futures, aiming to capture the massive demand for digital asset derivatives within a regulated U.S. framework. What to know : Kalshi plans to launch crypto perpetual futures trading in the United States, expanding beyond its core prediction markets business as competition intensifies. The company will start with perpetual futures tied to tokens such as bitcoin, leveraging its CFTC licenses and recent approval to offer margin trading. The move highlights growing convergence between prediction markets and crypto exchanges, as platforms like Coinbase, Crypto.com and Gemini vie for the same traders amid softer crypto volumes and rising prediction market activity.