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Mansour said he welcomed the change in administration after his company spent several years fighting with the Biden CFTC over its ability to offer election betting contracts.

Kalshi CEO on securing its regulatory foothold

The CEO of U.S.-based prediction market Kalshi says it's a new day for his company with the Trump administration in control of Washington. Now, the trick is cementing the company’s place in the legal financial system.

We spoke with Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour ahead of a prediction markets roundtable set to be convened by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in late April. Mansour said he welcomed the change in administration after his company spent several years fighting with the Biden CFTC over its ability to offer election betting contracts.

“The last four years have been difficult for Kalshi,” Mansour said.

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