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Kalshi Launches U.S. Midterms Hub Ahead of November Vote

1 reports · First detected 2026-07-22 · Last active 2026-07-22

Prediction markets translate prices on real-money event contracts into continuously updated probabilities, offering campaigns and voters a market-based complement to conventional polling. The stakes are high in the Nov. 3, 2026, midterm elections: all 435 House seats and about one-third of the Senate will be contested, with control of Congress set to shape President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda. Kalshi raised $1 billion at a $22 billion valuation in May, underscoring the sector’s rapid expansion.

Kalshi launched its Midterms Hub on July 21, combining live markets for House, Senate and gubernatorial races with VoteHub polling averages, Federal Election Commission fundraising data, historical results and campaign news. At launch, its contracts assigned Republicans a 56% chance of retaining the Senate and Democrats an 83% chance of winning the House. Kalshi said about 75% of visitors use the platform to follow forecasts rather than trade, while candidates favored by its markets have won about 90% of U.S. races since 2024.

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COINDESK.COM 2026-07-22
Kalshi rolls out Midterm Hubs ahead of the November elections in the U.S.

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Kalshi is an event-contract exchange regulated by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), with markets covering elections and economic data. Traditional prediction markets require positions to be fully collateralized, limiting capital efficiency. The company raised $1 billion at an $11 billion valuation on December 2, 2025, making expansion into the institutional market a key driver of growth.

A National Futures Association (NFA) filing dated March 24, 2026, shows that Kalshi affiliate Kinetic Markets LLC has been approved to register as a futures commission merchant (FCM). The license will allow the platform to initially offer margin trading to institutional investors, enabling them to establish positions with less upfront capital. Chief Executive Tarek Mansour said the product would launch soon but did not disclose a launch date or leverage ratio.

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