# Kalshi

*Regulated prediction market; Tempo partner.*

Kalshi is a CFTC-regulated Designated Contract Market founded in 2018 and headquartered in New York. Created by Tarek Mansour and Luana Lopes Lara, the exchange offers event contracts and crypto perpetual futures, and is officially designated as a Design Partner for the Tempo network.

## At a glance

- **Type:** company
- **Category:** companies-partners
- **Status:** active
- **Website:** https://kalshi.com

## Key facts

- **Role on Tempo:** Design Partner _(confidence 98%)_
- **Products:** Event Contracts and Crypto/Bitcoin Perpetual Futures _(confidence 96%)_
- **Headquarters:** New York, NY _(confidence 60%)_
- **Founded:** 2018 _(confidence 60%)_
- **Founders:** Tarek Mansour and Luana Lopes Lara _(confidence 60%)_

## Sources

1. [https://tempo.xyz/blog/testnet](https://tempo.xyz/blog/testnet)
2. [https://news.kalshi.com/p/kalshi-launches-perpetual-futures-america](https://news.kalshi.com/p/kalshi-launches-perpetual-futures-america)
3. [https://kalshi.com/about](https://kalshi.com/about)

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Last reviewed: 7 Jun 2025  
Canonical: https://tempo.dataos.so/entity/kalshi  
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