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Kalshi’s prediction markets are drawing significant capital and high-conviction trades, exemplified by a recent $12 million market on whether the federal government’s new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) would reduce overall U.S. spending within a year. In that market, one participant, an international tax accountant, accumulated roughly 3% of the open interest by betting that overall federal outlays would not quickly fall despite program cuts and layoffs.
When official 2025 year-end spending data showed federal expenditures had risen versus 2024, Kalshi settled the market in favor of the “no reduction” outcome, resulting in a $470,300 payout and about $128,000 in profit for the trader who had staked his life savings of more than $342,000. The episode underscores both the size and intensity of user engagement on Kalshi’s platform, as well as the financial risk appetite emerging around policy-linked markets that hinge on government data releases.