Kalshi Prime supports using BTC、ETH and other assets as collateral to borrow funds for futures margin trading
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PANews, citing Bloomberg, reported that Kalshi will partner with BitGo to allow certain clients to borrow against crypto assets for futures margin trading.
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Kalshi will allow users to use BTC、ETH and other crypto assets as collateral to borrow funds for trading perpetual contracts
PANews October 21 reported, citing Bloomberg, that the prediction market platform Kalshi will partner with digital asset custodian BitGo, allowing certain clients to use crypto assets as collateral to borrow funds and use the proceeds for Kalshi exchange futures margin trading. Specifically,Kalshi Prime clients can obtain loans through its affiliated lending institution Kalshi Katalyst, using digital assets held at BitGo Bank & Trust as collateral. Eligible collateral includes Bitcoin, Ethereum, and stablecoins that meet the relevant requirements of the U.S. “GENIUS Act.”Kalshi Prime CEO Jeff Bandman said that more custodians are also planned to be introduced in the future.
PANews said the information came from a Bloomberg report.
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Kalshi will partner with digital asset custodian BitGo.
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Certain clients can use crypto assets as collateral to borrow funds and use the proceeds for Kalshi exchange futures margin trading.
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Kalshi Prime clients can obtain loans through its affiliated lending institution Kalshi Katalyst, using digital assets held at BitGo Bank & Trust as collateral.
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Eligible collateral includes Bitcoin, Ethereum, and stablecoins that meet the relevant requirements of the U.S. “GENIUS Act.”
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Kalshi Prime CEO Jeff Bandman said that more custodians are also planned to be introduced in the future.
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Eligible Kalshi Prime clients can use certain crypto assets custodied by BitGo Bank & Trust as collateral for borrowing, then use the borrowed funds for Kalshi exchange futures margin trading. The collateral assets listed in the original text include Bitcoin, Ethereum, and stablecoins meeting the relevant requirements.
Why it matters to readers
This arrangement adds a use case for certain crypto assets as collateral for borrowing and trading margin, while connecting custody, lending, and futures margin trading.
Beginners should understand that borrowing against collateralized assets is not the same as directly selling assets; when borrowed funds are used for margin trading, the risks of both the loan and the trading itself must be considered. The original text does not provide specific collateral ratios or liquidation rules.
Risks and unknowns
The headline says the funds are used to trade perpetual contracts, but the body only explicitly states that they are used for futures margin trading; whether the two fully correspond cannot be confirmed.
The original text does not specify the launch date, eligible client scope, loan interest rate, collateral ratio, or liquidation rules.
The material is a PANews report citing Bloomberg and does not provide original announcements from Kalshi, BitGo, or Kalshi Katalyst.
The future introduction of more custodians remains a plan; whether and when it will be implemented is unknown.
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Collateral
An asset provided by a counterparty to guard against potential losses, which may be liquidated in the event of default to compensate the lender for its loss.
