Kalshi expanded into equity perpetual futures after previously launching bitcoin perps in May 2026 and gold and silver perps in September 2026

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Kalshi launched single-stock perpetual futures on over 50 NYSE and Nasdaq-listed equities and ETFs, becoming the first company to offer them

CFTC Chairman Michael Selig issued a statement on November 3, 2026, clearing perpetual futures on single equities to trade on CFTC-registered exchanges as joint CFTC-SEC security futures

Kalshi's single-stock perpetual contracts allow traders to go long or short on stocks like Palantir, Meta, and McDonald's without expiry dates or rollover fees

Kalshi charges direct trading fees and avoids payment for order flow, operating its own clearing entity named Kalshi Klear LLC for all single-stock perps contracts

CFTC Chairman Michael Selig stated that clearing single-stock perps gives U.S. traders an onshore option rather than forcing them onto unregulated offshore venues

Prior to Kalshi's launch, single-stock perpetual futures traded exclusively on offshore venues, generating more than $4.5 trillion in annual transaction volume outside U.S. regulatory oversight

Kalshi filed its single-stock perps application on September 18, 2026, gaining automatic approval when the CFTC's 45-day review window closed on November 2, 2026

Kalshi co-founder Luana Lopes Lara announced on November 5, 2026, that early trading volume for single-stock perps exceeded $300 million following a quiet stealth rollout

Each Kalshi single-stock perpetual contract represents 0.02 shares, with positions using daily funding payments settled at 4:00 PM ET and leverage starting around 4.9x

Kalshi co-founder Luana Lopes Lara disclosed that the company's single-stock perpetual contracts were more than a year in the making prior to launch

Prediction market pricing following the regulatory withdrawal of the $250 crypto travel rule proposal reflected increased confidence in Bitcoin reaching higher price thresholds by the end of 2026

Thailand has expanded its regulated digital asset offerings into derivatives and capital markets

New Market Trading CEO Frank Hepworth stated that bitcoin lending yields of 1% to 4% fail to justify derivative, counterparty, and smart contract risks.

Between November 1 and early November 2, 2026, hackers passed roughly 28 Bitcoin worth $2.2 million through 18 CoinJoin privacy transactions using the WabiSabi protocol.

The Bank of Korea survey includes a scenario asking financial institutions to assess operational risks stemming from a steep decline in Bitcoin prices accompanied by a prolonged slump in trading volume.

The 18,270 Bitcoin stolen directly from Binance remained unmoved in 19 addresses, while the Bitcoin mixed through CoinJoin came from assets converted after the October 29, 2026 theft.

Frank Hepworth warned that covered-call strategies on bitcoin during bull markets risk having assets sold at option strike prices, forfeiting upside potential.

The conversion of stolen Solana tokens into Bitcoin marked an expansion of laundering routes after temporary holding wallets on the Tron network were largely emptied.

Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic identified early signs of bitcoin mixing by the Binance attackers, with approximately 28 bitcoin worth $2.2 million passing through 18 mixing transactions by November 2, 2026.

The Binance attackers moved 486,970 Solana tokens worth roughly $46.4 million within one hour using Relay Protocol to execute cross-chain swaps into Bitcoin.