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Bitcoin, ether perpetual volumes on Kalshi are dominated by an unusual, repetitive trade, data shows

CoinDesk·September 22, 2026·1 min read
Bitcoin, ether perpetual volumes on Kalshi are dominated by an unusual, repetitive trade, data shows

CoinDesk found that one $5,499 trade size accounted for 57% of sampled ether-perpetual volume on Kalshi, while recurring $2,500 and $5,000 trades made up 54% of sampled bitcoin-perpetual volume. The repetitive trade sizes suggest algorithmic or coordinated activity dominating the prediction market's crypto derivatives.

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