Kalshi Wants 24/7 Perps on Tesla, Apple & Nvidia | CoinDesk Daily
9/11/2026 · 2 min · transcript via mlx
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Key topics
— The Clarity Act has a new draft incorporating over 114 Democratic provisions, with Senator Lummis pushing for passage before regulatory agencies set crypto rules unilaterally.
— Kalshi is seeking approval for roughly 60 perpetual futures contracts on individual stocks and ETFs (Tesla, Apple, Nvidia), which would be the first regulated single-stock perps in the U.S. and enable 24/7 trading.
— Ripple has launched G-Smart AI agent tools within its Treasury product to monitor corporate cash, flag issues, and recommend actions—all requiring human approval before execution.
— The first procedural vote on the Clarity Act is scheduled for Tuesday and requires 60 senators to advance.
— Regulatory jurisdiction conflict exists between the CFTC and SEC over who should oversee the proposed single-stock perpetuals.
Market & price signals
— None discussed.
Actionable insights
— Monitor the Tuesday procedural vote on the Clarity Act; passage could significantly reduce regulatory uncertainty for U.S. crypto and DeFi firms compared to SEC/CFTC enforcement approaches.
— Watch Kalshi's approval process for single-stock perps—if granted, it may create new trading venues for Bitcoin-correlated equities (Tesla, Nvidia) with extended hours availability outside traditional market hours.
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