Kalshi Launches 24/7 Trading, Citing Demand from ‘Night Owls’
Prediction market Kalshi has moved to a 24/7 trading model, a major operational shift that brings the platform in line with the non-stop nature of the crypto and derivatives markets.
A New “Always-On” Schedule
The company announced the change on its official Discord channel, telling users, “The night owls have been asking… when can we trade overnight? We are super excited to announce our brand new trading hours!”
Previously, Kalshi’s market was closed for five hours each morning. The new schedule eliminates this daily closure, replacing it with a short, two-hour maintenance window from 3 a.m. to 5 a.m. ET every Thursday.
Kalshi self-certified the new trading hours with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in late July. The change aligns with a broader industry trend toward 24/7 operations, a topic the CFTC itself is actively exploring.
In April, CFTC Acting Chair Caroline D. Pham requested public comment on the shift, stating, “the CFTC must take a forward-looking approach to shifts in market structure.”
Kalshi’s move also shows it is keeping pace with major players in the digital asset space. Crypto exchange Coinbase, a future competitor, launched its own 24/7 trading for Bitcoin and Ethereum futures in May.
A Period of Rapid Innovation
This operational upgrade is the latest in a series of major moves for the federally regulated platform. In late July, Kalshi announced a high-profile partnership with Elon Musk’s xAI.
The deal will integrate the Grok chatbot into the prediction market to provide users with AI-powered “market summaries” and real-time context for their trades.
In a statement about the partnership, xAI said, “Effective immediately, Kalshi and xAI are partnering to bring Grok to prediction markets. Two of the fastest growing companies in America are now on the same team.”
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