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  "id": 1856561,
  "title": "Kalshi files to launch perpetual futures tied to US stock index, copper",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/kalshi-files-to-launch-perpetual-futures-tied-to-us-stock-index-copper",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-19T03:22:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Block",
    "slug": "the-block",
    "url": "https://www.theblock.co/news/business/2026-08-18-kalshi-files-perps-equity-index-copper-412176"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Kalshi has filed with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to offer perps tied to the MerQube US Large Cap Index and copper.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Kalshi files for stock index perpetuals in challenge to traditional exchanges",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/kalshi-files-for-stock-index-perpetuals-in-challenge-to-traditional",
        "published": "2026-08-18T14:54:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Seeking Alpha News",
        "title": "Kalshi files with CFTC for equity index perpetuals",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/kalshi-files-with-cftc-for-equity-index-perpetuals",
        "published": "2026-08-18T15:17:02.000Z"
      }
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}