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Kalshi cricket 2026: How to trade on cricket prediction markets
Confirmed
In Short: According to CBS Sports, Kalshi's cricket prediction markets are now available for trading, catering to fans of one of the world's most popular sports.
Users can claim a $55 trading bonus after making their first $25 worth of trades within 30 days of account opening.
Kalshi's cricket markets offer high liquidity and a robust catalog of trading options, making it an attractive platform for those interested in cricket.
To qualify for the bonus, new users must complete the KYC sign-up process and reside in a jurisdiction where Kalshi operates.
The trading credit expires after seven days, and only profits from trades placed using the bonus credit can be withdrawn.
DeFi Rate reported that Kalshi is ending a volume-based reward program nearly a year early, as the CFTC reviews incentive schemes across prediction markets platforms.
The CFTC is conducting a broader sweep of trader and market-maker incentives, potentially leading to regulatory changes.
Kalshi's compliance department has fined former politician Santos $71,356 for placing bets related to his attendance at President Trump’s State of the Union address.
The CFTC settled with Santos for $35,000, with $17,500 returning the profit he made and an additional $17,500 fine.
Kalshi has reserved the right to remove participants it determines are abusing the rewards program.
Ingame notes that Kalshi is the best all-around prediction market for most U.S. users, offering the most markets and liquidity.
Gadgetreview reported that Kalshi has lobbied regulators to protect contracts like those on prediction markets.
Kalshi's cricket markets are available in all jurisdictions except Michigan, Nevada, and Washington, where sports contracts are currently unavailable.
Background
The CFTC is currently reviewing incentive programs across prediction markets platforms, which has prompted Kalshi to end one of its volume-based reward programs nearly a year early.
What's confirmed
- Only profits from trades placed using the Bonus Credit can be withdrawn.
- Kalshi is moving to end a program that pays traders for generating volume, nearly a year before it was scheduled to expire.
- Kalshi also reserved the ability to remove participants it determined were abusing the rewards.
- If a trader accounted for 10% of the eligible volume during a reward period, that trader received 10% of that market’s reward pool.
- Kalshi could set a period of up to 31 days and specify which markets and trades qualified.
- And without oversight from Washington, DC, an increasing number of states are looking to take action as experts fear a wave of gambling addiction, facilitated by a surge in interest for betting on platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket.
- Kalshi also fined Santos $71,356 over the activity.
What's still developing
- As a federally-regulated prediction market exchange, Kalshi lets you trade on outcomes for cricket matches around the world.
- For interested new users, here are the details on the latest Kalshi promo code.
- Meanwhile, Front Office Sports reported Tuesday that the CFTC is reviewing incentive programs across prediction markets platforms and that Chairman Michael Selig could take some form of action as soon as this week.
- The agency has not announced a decision, identified a target or said it directed Kalshi to terminate its program.
- Kalshi’s program divided a fixed reward pool among traders according to their share of qualifying volume in a designated market.
- Prediction-market odds compared across Kalshi, Polymarket and more, explained in plain English, with the contracts behind every number.
- Kalshi plans to end a program that pays traders based on volume nearly a year early, as the CFTC reviews incentive schemes across the industry and Chairman Michael Selig weighs possible action this week.
- Last week, allegations emerged over trading in Kalshi ’s Ether perpetual futures market that led to inflated volumes.
- The program rewarded executed trades, rather than simply placing an order on the book.
- The details matter because not all volume on Kalshi automatically earned a payment.
- Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Just over a month after suing prediction market Kalshi for running an “illegal gambling” operation, New York state authorities are now accusing competitor Polymarket of exactly the same thing.
- In fact, president Donald Trump’s family has direct ties to both Kalshi and Polymarket.