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Kalshi’s 15-min gold markets overtake Ether just weeks after launch

Gold recorded 542 million contracts and an estimated $5 million in fees in September, surpassing Ether’s 318 million contracts and $2.6 million, though Bitcoin remained far ahead.

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What happened

Gold recorded 542 million contracts and an estimated $5 million in fees in September, surpassing Ether’s 318 million contracts and $2.6 million, though Bitcoin remained far ahead.

Reported details

  • Kalshi’s 15-minute gold markets logged 542 million September contracts and $5 million in estimated fees, overtaking comparable Ether markets.

Why this matters

Kalshi’s 15-min gold markets is a factual update rather than a structural change to tokenized assets. Its value to a desk is the sourced detail and the timing, so read it next to the linked reporting and treat any figure the sources do not state as unknown.

Evidence boundary

The scope is limited to what the linked reports state, and where two of them diverge both positions are recorded without either being picked in advance.

What to verify

Corroborate Kalshi’s 15-min gold markets with one independent dated source, and treat any figure the linked reports do not state as unknown rather than inferred.

Sources and editorial check time

This information is educational and is not financial, legal, or tax advice.

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