Kalshi Markets: DC Weather, Coinbase, Maine Senate

📖 New here? How to read this post

Every day, new prediction markets launch on Kalshi, a CFTC-regulated exchange where you can trade on real-world outcomes. Think of this post as a quick vibe check on what’s new in culture, politics, and the world — when you see markets pop up for the Oscars, a surprise album drop, Saturday Night Live hosts, or the next Fed decision, it tells you something about what people are paying attention to right now.

How to read this: On Kalshi, an event is the big question being asked — for example, “Who will win Best Picture at the 2026 Oscars?” Each event contains one or more markets, which are the specific yes-or-no outcomes you can actually trade — like “Will 1949 / Fatherland win Best Picture?” at a given price. When an event has numeric thresholds (“Will the S&P 500 close above 5,500?”), those individual levels are called brackets.

For each new event below, we include a link to find it on Kalshi so you can see live pricing. The first thing to do with any new market is understand the rules — then decide if you have an edge.

Here's every new market that launched on Kalshi in the past 24 hours (Jul 11 at 8:30 AM ET through Jul 12 at 8:30 AM ET). Our scan picked up 105 unique markets across 13 new events, plus 274 recurring bracket markets.

🗳️ Elections

1 event

1 market

💹 Financials

2 events

4 markets

🌤️ Climate and Weather

10 events

100 markets

⚡ What's Actionable Right Now

The launches from the past 24h with the tightest spreads and live two-sided quotes — i.e. the ones you can actually trade right now.

Washington DC temperature on Jul 12, 2026 at 9am EDT?: 79° or above bid 1¢ / ask 2¢, 78° or above bid 22¢ / ask 23¢, 77° or above bid 75¢ / ask 76¢

Los Angeles temperature on Jul 12, 2026 at 9am EDT?: 68° or above bid 14¢ / ask 15¢, 66° or above bid 96¢ / ask 97¢, 65° or above bid 96¢ / ask 97¢

Austin temperature on Jul 12, 2026 at 9am EDT?: 82° or above bid 1¢ / ask 2¢, 80° or above bid 6¢ / ask 7¢, 79° or above bid 8¢ / ask 9¢

Chicago temperature on Jul 12, 2026 at 9am EDT?: 78° or above bid 1¢ / ask 2¢, 76° or above bid 1¢ / ask 2¢, 74° or above bid 96¢ / ask 97¢

New York City temperature on Jul 12, 2026 at 9am EDT?: 76° or above bid 1¢ / ask 2¢, 75° or above bid 13¢ / ask 14¢, 73° or above bid 85¢ / ask 86¢

Coinbase total trading volume in Q2: Above $160 billion bid 66¢ / ask 89¢, Above $170 billion bid 53¢ / ask 83¢, Above $150 billion bid 64¢ / ask 98¢

Maine Democratic Senate nominee on Jul 31, 2026?: Aaron Frey — last 1¢ (book empty)

All Events — every new event from the past 24h, at a glance

🗳️ Elections

Maine Democratic Senate nominee on Jul 31, 2026?

💹 Financials

🌤️ Climate and Weather

All New Events

🗳️ Elections — 1 event, 1 market

Maine Democratic Senate nominee on Jul 31, 2026?: Aaron Frey (last 1¢ (book empty)) — listed Jul 11, 2026 at 9:58 AM ET

💹 Financials — 2 events, 4 markets

Coinbase total trading volume in Q2 — 3 brackets — listed Jul 11, 2026 at 12:56 PM ET

View market strikes (3 brackets)

Bracket	Price
Above $170 billion	bid 53¢ / ask 83¢
Above $160 billion	bid 66¢ / ask 89¢
Above $150 billion	bid 64¢ / ask 98¢

U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) Daily Up/Down: Above 100.9650 — listed Jul 12, 2026 at 8:00 AM ET

🌤️ Climate and Weather — 10 events, 100 markets

Washington DC temperature on Jul 12, 2026 at 10am EDT? — 10 brackets listed, no live quotes yet · Jul 12, 2026 at 8:00 AM ET

🔗 See bracket structure on Kalshi →

Los Angeles temperature on Jul 12, 2026 at 10am EDT? — 10 brackets listed, no live quotes yet · Jul 12, 2026 at 8:00 AM ET

🔗 See bracket structure on Kalshi →

Austin temperature on Jul 12, 2026 at 10am EDT? — 10 brackets listed, no live quotes yet · Jul 12, 2026 at 8:00 AM ET

🔗 See bracket structure on Kalshi →

Chicago temperature on Jul 12, 2026 at 10am EDT? — 10 brackets listed, no live quotes yet · Jul 12, 2026 at 8:00 AM ET

🔗 See bracket structure on Kalshi →

New York City temperature on Jul 12, 2026 at 10am EDT? — 10 brackets listed, no live quotes yet · Jul 12, 2026 at 8:00 AM ET

🔗 See bracket structure on Kalshi →

Washington DC temperature on Jul 12, 2026 at 9am EDT? — 10 brackets — listed Jul 12, 2026 at 7:00 AM ET