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type: entity
entity_type: person
name: John Wang
role: Head of Crypto, Kalshi
domain: internet-finance
status: active
supports:
- Kalshi-Hyperliquid co-authorship creates regulatory arbitrage through market design licensing where DCM expertise is applied to offshore platforms that capture non-US markets
reweave_edges:
- Kalshi-Hyperliquid co-authorship creates regulatory arbitrage through market design licensing where DCM expertise is applied to offshore platforms that capture non-US markets|supports|2026-05-02
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# John Wang

**Role:** Head of Crypto at Kalshi

## Overview

John Wang is Kalshi's Head of Crypto and co-author of Hyperliquid's HIP-4 'outcome contracts' specification, creating a regulatory arbitrage partnership where Kalshi's DCM market design expertise is applied to Hyperliquid's offshore platform.

## Timeline

- **2026-04-30** — Co-authored Hyperliquid HIP-4 specification with Hyperliquid team, providing DCM-developed market design expertise for offshore event contract platform