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- Kalshi has launched an election hub that gathers campaign polls, fundraising data, campaign news, and its own election-market trading data ahead of the US November midterms.
- The company is aiming the hub at political followers, retail traders, and candidates' campaigns, saying markets show shifts faster than traditional polling.
- The move is part of Kalshi's push to position prediction markets as an alternative to polling and media coverage, though critics warn such markets can be vulnerable to insider trading and manipulation.
- The report also notes prediction-market trading has surged this year, with Kalshi's activity far outpacing growth at traditional sportsbooks and even exceeding DraftKings' and FanDuel's daily app users during the World Cup.
What to watch next
- How much trading volume and user activity Kalshi's election hub draws ahead of the November midterms
- Whether regulators or critics act on concerns about insider trading and manipulation in election markets
- Whether prediction markets continue to take share from traditional sportsbooks like DraftKings and FanDuel
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