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Kalshi cricket 2026: How to trade on cricket prediction markets
Confirmed
In Short: Kalshi, a federally-regulated prediction market exchange, has launched cricket prediction markets for users in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and U.S. territories, according to CBS Sports.
The exchange allows users to trade on outcomes for cricket matches around the world, offering a robust catalog of markets with high liquidity.
To qualify for a $55 trading bonus, new users must make their first $25 worth of trades within 30 days of account opening.
Kalshi’s compliance department recently fined former politician Santos $71,356 for placing bets connected to his own attendance at President Trump’s State of the Union address in February 2026.
This summer, Santos settled with the CFTC for $35,000 over these suspicious trades; a little more than $17,500 was returning the profit he made, with an additional $17,500 fine.
Meanwhile, the CFTC is reviewing incentive programs across prediction markets platforms, and Kalshi is moving to end a program that pays traders for generating volume nearly a year before it was scheduled to expire.
According to CNBC, traders on Kalshi and Polymarket put the odds above 90% that Elon Musk will cross $1 trillion in net worth before 2027.
On Kalshi, the odds that Musk reaches trillionaire status before 2027 stand above 90%, with traders placing roughly 93% odds on him reaching the benchmark before 2028.
The NBA has partnered with prediction market platforms Kalshi and Polymarket to create a comprehensive framework for NBA-related prediction markets, enhancing fan engagement and setting new standards for integrity and transparency.
By 2024, lobbying disclosures showed Kalshi had received $480,000 from a firm to advocate before regulators that contracts like those deserve federal protection.
Kalshi is ending one rewards structure, not abandoning incentives altogether, and the program rewarded executed trades rather than simply placing an order on the book.
The prediction market landscape has changed drastically since 2024, with Kalshi being the best all-around prediction market for most U.S. users right now.
The NBA said the memorandum of understanding with the CFTC focuses on cooperation and information sharing related to NBA prediction markets.
Background
The Argentina Football Association (AFA) has announced a new partnership with prediction market platform Kalshi for the FIFA World Cup 2026.
The NBA has partnered with prediction market platforms Kalshi and Polymarket to create a comprehensive framework for NBA-related prediction markets, enhancing fan engagement and setting new standards for integrity and transparency.
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.
- Scott Kaufman-Ross, who leads the NBA's media distribution and partnerships, said, "Protecting the integrity of the game is our top priority."
What's still developing
- For interested new users, here are the details on the latest Kalshi promo code.
- Must reside in a US jurisdiction in which Kalshi Prediction Markets operate, be a first-time user and complete the KYC sign-up process.
- 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.
- Front Office Sports has since reported that the agency is conducting a broader sweep of trader and market-maker incentives.
- 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 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.
- For football specifically, Kalshi is my favorite place to start for 'futures' markets like Super Bowl winner, playoff qualifiers, conference champions, division races, and season-long team outcomes.
- Before I confirmed the trade, Kalshi showed me the contract price, quantity, estimated cost, fee, and potential settlement value on the same ticket.