Kalshi caps monthly deposits at $2,500 for traders under 21

The new account rules cover users aged 18 to 20, adding a deposit cap and a concentrated-trade alert while keeping Kalshi's minimum age at 18.

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Primary source: Bloomberg

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Kalshi is keeping its 18-and-over model while adding specific controls for 18-to-20-year-olds, as scrutiny of prediction markets grows ahead of the midterms.

A person in a dark hoodie holds a phone displaying the Kalshi logo and a $2,500 monthly deposit limit for ages 18–20, beside a skateboard.

Kalshi will cap monthly deposits at $2,500 for users aged 18 to 20 and place them in special accounts with additional trading safeguards. The rules also trigger an alert for customers in that age group with balances above $1,000 who put more than 25% of their funds into a single trade, according to Reuters' report.…

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