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Kalshi logs $19 billion in contract volume in a single week

  • —Weekly volume for Oct. 5-11 reached $19.03 billion at payout value
  • —Sports and combo bets dominated, not elections or crypto
  • —Volume is measured by potential payouts, not purchase price
Why it matters: The surge in prediction-market volumes sharpens competition with crypto platforms like Polymarket and draws institutional attention to the sector.
Source: CCN — Crypto News
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