Will the federal government start mining Bitcoin?

Kalshi·Politics

United States

As of 04:05 UTC on 22 Oct 2026, Kalshi prices “Will the federal government start mining Bitcoin?” at 6%. The market has $966 in Kalshi-reported 24-hour volume. pdata.world compares it with 20 related events on Kalshi, Polymarket, Manifold, Gemini and Opinion.

If the federal government (or an entity of it) announces that it will begin to, or has begun, bitcoin mining operations before Jan 1, 2027, then the market resolves to Yes.

“Bitcoin mining” means the process whereby a computer system or specialized hardware (e.g., ASIC miners) is used to validate transactions and add blocks to the Bitcoin blockchain in return for newly issued bitcoins.