Prediction markets prepare to invade one of crypto’s biggest and riskiest trades

• Last week, Kalshi and Polymarket were reported to be planning perpetual futures, one of the biggest and riskiest areas in crypto trading, largely restricted in the U.S. until now.
• The Commodity Futures Trading Commission said early this year that it’s working to bring to the U.S. “true perpetual derivatives.”
• Analysts downplay the potential threat to existing crypto exchanges like Robinhood and Coinbase.

Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/27/prediction-markets-prepare-to-invade-one-of-cryptos-biggest-and-riskiest-trades.html