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Kalshi introduces bitcoin-backed loans, targets U.S. perpetual futures market
U.S. prediction market platform Kalshi is expanding in the regulated U.S. crypto perpetual futures market by introducing crypto-backed loans and using Webull’s distribution network. Kalshi partnered with digital asset custodian BitGo to set up a lending structure, aiming to offer its perpetual futures to more than 6 million Webull customers. Kalshi launched regulated bitcoin perpetual futures earlier this year and later added gold, silver and a US500 stock index contract.
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U.S. CFTC approves bitcoin perpetual futures, raising prospects of derivatives market shifts
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has allowed bitcoin perpetual futures to enter regulated markets, raising expectations of changes in the structure of the U.S. crypto derivatives market. The CFTC approved the listing of KalshiEX’s BTCPERP contract. Perpetual futures are widely used offshore and have been difficult for U.S. investors to access. The approval could reshape product design, open access for institutions and intensify exchange competition, though liquidity may not move to the United States immediately.
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U.S. CFTC regulatory retreat under scrutiny as Warren seeks answers on Gemini, Polymarket
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren pressed the Commodity Futures Trading Commission over what she called a pullback in crypto enforcement and suspected political interference. Warren asked Chairman Michael Selick to explain reduced enforcement, staffing cuts and whether certain firms received favorable treatment. She cited sharp declines in cases and penalties since the Trump administration began, reports of workforce reductions, and approvals involving Polymarket and Gemini. Warren demanded records by June 18.