Kalshi strikes deal with S&P Dow Jones Indices to expand financial event contracts — SkimNews
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- S&P Dow Jones Indices partnered with prediction market platform Kalshi to enable event contracts tied to its financial benchmarks, with settlement based on official index values.
- Kalshi became the preferred platform for S&P DJI-linked event contracts, expanding its role in bridging traditional finance and prediction markets.
- S&P Dow Jones Indices will explore creating new gauges that use Kalshi’s prediction market prices to track expectations on economic, political, and sporting outcomes.
- S&P Global completed its acquisition of blockchain security firm OpenZeppelin, enhancing its digital asset risk assessment capabilities in smart contract auditing.
- OpenZeppelin will operate as a standalone unit under founder Demian Brener, reporting to S&P Global Ratings’ president Yann Le Pallec.
Why it matters: The partnership gives Kalshi institutional credibility and access to widely followed financial benchmarks, while S&P DJI gains early-mover positioning in prediction-derived indexes. With OpenZeppelin’s $38 trillion-backed security tools now under its umbrella, S&P Global strengthens its foothold in crypto risk — a growing priority for traditional finance.
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