{"id":96393,"date":"2026-04-22T11:16:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T08:16:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/?p=96393"},"modified":"2026-04-22T11:20:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T08:20:11","slug":"kalshi-and-polymarket-to-launch-perpetual-futures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/kalshi-and-polymarket-to-launch-perpetual-futures\/","title":{"rendered":"Kalshi and Polymarket to Launch Perpetual Futures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Prediction platforms Kalshi and Polymarket have announced the launch of perpetual futures on cryptocurrencies. These new instruments will allow users to trade with leverage.<\/p>\n<p>According to The Information, Kalshi <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theinformation.com\/briefings\/exclusive-kalshi-launch-crypto-trading-perpetual-futures\">will introduce<\/a> the product in the coming weeks. Initially, users will be offered contracts on Bitcoin and other digital assets, with plans to later expand the range to include commodities.<\/p>\n<p>The platform will accept US dollars as collateral and plans to implement <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/what-are-stablecoins\">stablecoins<\/a> in the second quarter. Last month, Kalshi obtained a license for margin trading in the US, reports The Information.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/what-is-polymarket\">Polymarket<\/a> confirmed the launch of a similar service on its social media. The company released a video showcasing the interface for futures on crypto assets, stocks, and commodities.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We price the future.<\/p>\n<p>Now you can lever it.<\/p>\n<p>Perps are coming to Polymarket.<\/p>\n<p>Sign up for early access \ud83d\udc47 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j3PRHhxv8N\">pic.twitter.com\/j3PRHhxv8N<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Polymarket (@Polymarket) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Polymarket\/status\/2046653304810156283?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 21, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The platform has opened a waiting list\u2014the tool will be available on the international version of the exchange, which operates outside US jurisdiction.<\/p>\n<p>Perpetual futures do not have an expiration date and are popular in the crypto industry. CFTC Chairman Michael Selig previously <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/jpmorgan-ceo-considers-entering-prediction-market\">urged<\/a> officials to quickly establish clear rules for prediction markets.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In April, Bernstein analysts <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/bernstein-analysts-predict-prediction-platforms-to-reach-1-trillion\">suggested<\/a> that by 2030, the total turnover of prediction markets could reach $1 trillion.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kalshi and Polymarket have announced the launch of perpetual futures on cryptocurrencies. These new instruments will allow users to trade with leverage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":96394,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"Kalshi and Polymarket to launch perpetual futures on cryptocurrencies.","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1269,609,2364,1148,1595],"class_list":["post-96393","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-cryptocurrencies","tag-futures","tag-kalshi","tag-polymarket","tag-prediction-markets"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"15","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"Kalshi and Polymarket to launch perpetual futures on cryptocurrencies.","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96393","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=96393"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96393\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":96395,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96393\/revisions\/96395"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/96394"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96393"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=96393"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=96393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}