Kalshi now provides loans secured by Bitcoin, Ether, or stablecoins held at BitGo for eligible Kalshi Prime clients. This allows clients to meet margin requirements for U.S. perpetual futures trading on Kalshi without selling their digital assets. The loans are provided by Kalshi Katalyst, with BitGo Bank & Trust holding the collateral, creating a three-party structure that keeps assets in custody while enabling leveraged trading. This service supports Kalshi's expanding futures offerings, which include Bitcoin, gold, and silver markets.
Kalshi's new loan service backed by Bitcoin and Ether offers an innovative approach to futures margin requirements. For readers following cryptocurrency markets, here is Pluang's market snapshot as of Oct 22, 2026 11:51 WIB: out of 50 major cryptocurrencies, 14 rose and 35 fell today. Notable movers include BAL (Balancer) at Rp16.297 with an 11.14% gain and a typical hold time of 85 days, EOS (EOS.IO) at Rp12.649 up 8.13% with 87 days hold time, and KSM (Kusama) at Rp72.980 down 5.85%, where buy orders dominate at 68%.
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