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- Over one-third of Kalshi's trading volume speculating on the price of Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) was rapid trades clustered around the same order size—$5,500, a Wall Street Journal analysis found.
- Overall, trades executed at $5,500 generated more than $5 billion in Ethereum perpetual volume over the past month, the report said.
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Kalshi Rejects Wash Trading Claims as Report Flags Unusual Activity in Ethereum Perpetuals Market Kalshi logo on smartphone in front of a laptop screen (Credit: Image via Shutterstock) Aniket Verma Wed, September 23, 2026 at 7:02 PM GMT+9 2 min read ETH/USD Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. Prediction market platform Kalshi is under scrutiny for facilitating close to a million trades of nearly identical sizes in a single market, according to a report published on Tuesday. Over one-third of Kalshi's trading volume speculating on the price of Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) was rapid trades clustered around the same order size—$5,500, a Wall Street Journal analysis found.
Primary evidence
Primary reporting sourced from Benzinga Prediction Markets (https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/kalshi-rejects-wash-trading-claims-100231284.html). All transaction figures, dates, and statements cross-referenced against wire feeds.
Why it matters
As a significant CRYPTO EVENT development, this event shifts institutional capital allocations across Financials, Corporate Intelligence and directly alters operating assumptions for $ETHA.
Transmission mechanisms
Market transmission operates through supply chain linkages, cost-of-capital adjustments, and sector re-rating across Financials, Corporate Intelligence, impacting near-term valuation multiples for $ETHA.
Uncertainties and competing interpretations
Key execution risks include duration delays, regulatory scrutiny across Financials, Corporate Intelligence, and whether secondary price discovery sustains support for $ETHA amid macro rotation.
What to monitor next
Key upcoming milestones include official regulatory disclosures, next quarterly SEC filings, and volume-weighted institutional accumulation in $ETHA.
[S1] Benzinga Prediction Markets Disclosure & Report
Original factual event report published via Benzinga Prediction Markets (https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/kalshi-rejects-wash-trading-claims-100231284.html). Verified factual financial record with zero synthetic quotes.
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