Venice Token (VVV) surged 38.03% to trade near $25.36 on $213 million in 24-hour trading volume, leading market gainers after prediction and derivatives exchange Kalshi listed US-regulated VVV perpetual futures. Kalshi set the contract’s maximum leverage at 1.9x to 2.2x, about one-third of the limit permitted for Bitcoin. The listing arrives ahead of a scheduled emissions reduction planned for 1 October.
Venice Token Tops the Gainers Board
VVV advanced 38.03% over 24 hours to $25.36 on $213 million in trading activity, outperforming the broader crypto market during a period of consolidation. Before this breakout, the asset traded near $18.67 on 7 September, up roughly 90% from its July low.
Venice.ai, the decentralized project behind Venice coin, provides privacy-focused generative artificial intelligence services powered by distributed compute networks. The platform has seen rising activity alongside broader interest in AI crypto tokens.
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What Kalshi Listed on 4 September
Kalshi introduced US dollar-margined VVV perpetual futures contracts on 4 September alongside new perpetual listings for BNB and Cardano. These contracts settle in US dollars, operate without fixed expiry dates, and allow eligible US market participants to establish long or short positions.
The addition expands Kalshi’s offerings to Bitcoin and 17 altcoin perpetual contracts, including Ethereum, XRP, Solana, Hyperliquid, and Zcash. In the US regulatory framework, listing a certified contract with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) constitutes a self-certification process rather than a formal Commission approval vote for each asset.
Why Kalshi Capped VVV Leverage at 1.9x
VVV perpetuals allow maximum leverage of 1.9x to 2.2x. Bitcoin perpetuals on the same platform allow roughly 5.9x to 6.1x, and BNB sits at 4.5x, so a Venice trader gets about a third of the leverage available on Bitcoin.
CFTC chairman Mike Selig said the agency’s approach to perpetuals would limit excessive leverage, volatility and systemic risk, so the caps are deliberate. That is a different posture from offshore venues offering triple-digit multiples, where perpetual volume grew from $28 trillion of annual notional in 2023 to more than $90 trillion in 2025.
Ongoing Regulatory Context
Kalshi’s expansion began when the CFTC approved its Bitcoin perpetual contract on 29 May, one day after submission. Bitcoin perpetuals went live on 3 June and drew more than $100 million of notional volume in the first 24 hours, passing $1 billion within a week.
On 18 June, CME Group initiated legal action challenging the classification of perpetual contracts as futures rather than swaps. The CFTC requested the court dismiss the lawsuit, asserting that CME has not demonstrated direct financial injury. Kalshi continues to expand its altcoin listings while the legal proceedings continue.
Sector Drivers and Market Sentiment
CoinMarketCap attributes the 7 September move across AI tokens largely to anticipation of an initial public offering by AI firm Anthropic, which it says has appointed underwriters and could file its prospectus shortly. It adds its own caution that the rally is sentiment-driven and could reverse if the offering underwhelms.
No filing or announcement from Anthropic has confirmed a date, so the link is aggregated commentary and not an established cause. VVV formed a possible double top near $18.48 on 6 September, with its 14-day RSI cooling from 80 to 60 and a year-to-date high of $21.41 above.
Venice Reduces Emissions on 1 October
Venice reduced annual VVV issuance from 3 million to 2.5 million tokens on 1 September and will cut it again to 2 million on 1 October. Annual emissions stood at 6 million before this sequence, so the two steps take issuance down by two-thirds. A separate burn program doubled in April, destroying $2 of VVV per Pro subscription and up to $10 at the Max tier.
One widely followed critic argues Venice buys back and burns roughly $7 million of tokens a year against about $40 million of annual emissions on a market capitalization near $700 million, and points to concentrated ownership as a further risk.
What VVV Traders Should Watch
- The upcoming 1 October emissions reduction to 2.0 million tokens per year and the scheduled compute-credit cap updates directly impact circulating token dynamics.
- Traders should monitor whether VVV can sustain support above the $18.50 breakout level.
- Track open interest and volume expansion on Kalshi’s regulated platform following the initial listing week.
FAQs
1. Why is the Venice Token price up?
Venice Token rose 38.03% to $25.36 after Kalshi listed US-regulated VVV perpetual futures on 4 September, giving American traders a compliant way to take long or short positions. CoinMarketCap separately attributes a 7 September rally across AI tokens to anticipation of an Anthropic public offering.
2. What are the Kalshi VVV perpetual futures?
The Kalshi VVV perpetuals are dollar-margined contracts with no fixed expiration, listed on 4 September alongside BNB and Cardano. They allow maximum leverage of 1.9x to 2.2x, compared with roughly 5.9x to 6.1x for Bitcoin perpetuals on the same platform.
3. What is Venice.ai and the VVV token?
Venice.ai is a generative AI platform built on privacy-preserving infrastructure and decentralized computing. VVV is its native token, and holders can stake it to mint DIEM, a compute credit that entitles the holder to a dollar of daily API access.
4. Is the VVV token supply decreasing?
VVV issuance is falling on a published schedule, from 6 million tokens a year to 2.5 million on 1 September and 2 million on 1 October, alongside a subscription burn. Critics note that buybacks of roughly $7 million a year still trail about $40 million of annual emissions.
