Kalshi Teams Up with Coinbase, Robinhood, and Others to Form Prediction Market Alliance, Aiming to End the 'Casino' Argument
Kalshi, a leading prediction market platform, has formed the Coalition for Prediction Markets (CPM) alongside major platforms including Coinbase, Robinhood, Crypto.com, and Underdog. This move is a strategic response to increasing regulatory pressure and opposition from traditional gambling lobbyists, particularly following legal challenges in states like Connecticut and Nevada.
The coalition aims to advocate for the prediction market industry, counter misinformation, and push for federal-level regulation, arguing that prediction markets are distinct from gambling. They emphasize that prediction markets generate valuable public information, outperform traditional polls by approximately 30%, and are used by nearly half of Americans under 45. With the industry valued at $28 billion as of October and platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket each exceeding $10 billion in valuation, the sector is expanding rapidly.
Kalshi’s CEO, Tarek Mansour, asserts that attacks from gambling interests are motivated by profit protection rather than consumer safety. The CPM will focus on promoting transparency, market integrity, and customer protection while leveraging federal jurisdiction to overcome state-level regulatory obstacles.
This development signals the maturation of prediction markets as a significant new internet-driven sector, potentially surpassing traditional gambling in relevance and utility.
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