Analysis showed a repeating $5,500 order size accounted for up to 58% of volume on some days this month, with 24 hour volume reaching $539 million against $3.1 million in open interest. Kalshi maintains that these prints resulted from market makers posting fixed quotes that were hit by hundreds of distinct traders and noted that its system mechanically blocks self-trading.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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Kalshi Denies CFTC Investigation Over Wash Trading Allegations
Crypto27 days ago
Nearly 1 million trades of identical size in the ether perpetuals market prompted Kalshi to clarify that no regulatory enforcement action is currently underway. The company stated on Wednesday that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission is not investigating its trading activity, contradicting previous reports that the agency was examining the platform for artificial volume inflation.
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