In a brief published at 06:57 China Standard Time on November 11, 2026, Jinse Finance reported that the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) had warned prediction-market platform Kalshi that it could soon face charges. Jinse attributed the account to POLITICO and to people familiar with the matter. The item described a warning and an investigation; it did not say charges had been filed.
What the CFTC was examining
According to that report, the CFTC was investigating whether Kalshi had failed to complete the required notification procedure with the regulator for dozens of proposed new contracts. As of the November 2026 reporting, the inquiry had already been underway for several months.
Kalshi’s response
A Kalshi spokesperson said the CFTC warning concerned “procedural errors in the submission process for a small number of contracts.” The spokesperson said many of those contracts had not yet launched and that the company was addressing the issues.
Polymarket
The same Jinse report said the CFTC was also investigating Polymarket. It gave no further detail on the scope or status of that inquiry.
Original report: Jinse Finance, November 11, 2026, which cited POLITICO (linked item).
