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Kalshi CEO Puts IPO on the Table — Just Not This Year

6/24/2026

Kalshi chief executive Tarek Mansour said the prediction market platform is actively weighing a public-market debut, telling CNBC's "Squawk Box" the move makes sense at the company's current stage — while making clear no listing is coming this year.

What Mansour Said Speaking on "Squawk Box," Mansour characterized IPO consideration as a natural function of where Kalshi sits as a business.

His framing was deliberate: not a firm commitment, not a denial, but an acknowledgment that the question belongs on the table.

For a company operating in a category that has spent years pushing through regulatory friction to reach mainstream legitimacy, placing the IPO conversation on record carries its own signal.

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