Kalshi Introduces Bitcoin-Backed Futures Trading with BitGo Partnership
Kalshi Prime now allows institutional clients to use Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as collateral for futures trading.
Kalshi Prime now allows institutional clients to use Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as collateral for futures trading. Bitcoin (BTC) is trading at ₹79,09,561 ($83,616.00), down 0.5% since this brief published. This is an original Token Times brief based on reporting by Crypto Economy, with live market data added, as of Thu, 22 Oct 2026 01:45:01 UTC.
This development expands institutional access to crypto-backed trading, potentially increasing liquidity and mainstream adoption of digital assets in traditional finance.
- Kalshi Prime partners with BitGo to accept crypto as collateral for futures trades.
- Bitcoin, Ether, and compliant stablecoins are now eligible under a tri-party custody framework.
- Platform processed $1.1B in daily perpetual futures volume last week.
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- Kalshi Introduces Bitcoin-Backed Futures Trading with BitGo Partnership — this brief
Kalshi Prime has announced a new partnership with BitGo Holdings to allow institutional clients to use cryptocurrencies as collateral for futures trading.
The program accepts 
Bitcoin, Ether, and compliant stablecoins, utilizing a tri-party custody framework managed by BitGo Bank & Trust.
This integration aims to provide institutional investors with more flexibility and security when trading crypto-backed futures.
According to the report, Kalshi's platform processed nearly $1.1 billion in daily trading volume for perpetual futures last Tuesday, indicating significant interest and activity in the market.
The broader crypto market is currently experiencing a positive trend, with Bitcoin's price at $84,078, representing a 1.44% increase over the past 24 hours and a 3.17% rise over the past week.
Since this brief published about 45 minutes ago, Bitcoin (BTC) has moved from ₹79,53,263.49$84,078.00 to ₹79,09,561.12$83,616.00 — -0.55%.
The chart plots BTC's price: grey is the move before this brief published, the vertical dashed line marks the moment it published, the horizontal dashed line is the price then, and the coloured area is the move since — from Token Times's market data (daily resolution; intraday detail builds over the first day). It shows what happened after the news, not that the news caused it; many factors move prices. Not financial advice.
Will Bitcoin dip to $50,000 by December 31, 2026?
Crowd-implied probability on Polymarket, ₹11.14M 24h volume, resolves Jan 1 — snapshotted when this brief published (Oct 22 01:05 UTC). A market price reflects what traders collectively expect; it is not a forecast by Token Times and will have moved since. View the market ↗
At today's peer-to-peer rate, 1 BTC ≈ ₹8.67M (about $83,616.00), up 0.9% over 24 hours. The rupee itself trades about 9.7% above the official rate on the P2P market, so a Indian buyer's effective cost differs from the headline dollar price.
Live market data
Current prices for the asset in this story — live, source-stamped, updated every 15 minutes.
Figures and sectors in this story, checked live against on-chain aggregators · October 22, 2026.
Token Times reads these figures directly from on-chain aggregators (DeFiLlama, mempool.space) at build time — independent of what any outlet reported. Sector totals aggregate every protocol DeFiLlama tracks in that category. Values are live and will change.
Kalshi Introduces Bitcoin-Backed Futures Trading with BitGo — questions & answers
What cryptocurrencies can be used as collateral?
Bitcoin, Ether, and compliant stablecoins are eligible as collateral.
How does the custody framework work?
A tri-party custody arrangement is managed by BitGo Bank & Trust.
What is the significance of the $1.1B trading volume?
It indicates substantial interest and activity in Kalshi's crypto-backed futures trading.
How much is 1 Bitcoin worth in rupee today?
About ₹8.67M at the live peer-to-peer (P2P) USDT rate, which is what Indians typically trade at — equivalent to roughly $83,616.00. The rupee price moves with both BTC's US-dollar price and the USDT/INR rate; use our Bitcoin in rupee page for any amount.
Has Bitcoin's price moved since this brief was published?
BTC is down 0.55% since this brief first published — trading at ₹79,09,561 ($83,616.00) now versus ₹79,53,263 ($84,078.00) at publication. Token Times re-checks this figure against CoinGecko and Binance every 15 minutes.
Which outlets reported this story?
This is an original Token Times brief that synthesises reporting from Crypto Economy. It is not a copy of any one article — follow the source links above for the original reporting.
Original summary — not financial advice. This is an original Token Times brief that summarises a development reported elsewhere and adds live market data for context; it is not the original article and reproduces no part of it. Follow the source link above for full details. Crypto is volatile and high-risk — always do your own research.