Polymarket Faces New Roadblock As Dutch Regulator Bans Prediction Activity — ...
According to recent reports, the Dutch arm of the prediction markets platform Polymarket has been asked to cease its activities in the Netherlands. This order comes as the latest regulatory blow dealt to the prediction market platform in recent weeks. Dutch Regulator Threatens Polymarket With $840,000 Fine In a notice dated Tuesday, February 17, the […]
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Following legal setbacks that limited access for American investors back in 2022, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) officially approved Polymarket’s launch as a crypto-based prediction market in the United States. Polymarket To Enter US Market Shayne Coplan, Polymarket’s CEO, shared the news on X (formerly Twitter), stating that the prediction platform has been given […]
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has ordered a “decentralized” prediction market platform to shut down non-compliant markets and pay a fine of $1.4 million. “Polymarket had been operating an illegal unregistered or non-designated facility for event-based binary options online trading contracts, known as ‘event markets,'” said the derivatives regulator.
CFTC Takes First Crypto Enforcement Action of the Year
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has taken the first crypto enforcement action of the year in the U.S.....
The online prediction marketplace, Polymarket, where users can bet with crypto, saw $1.1B in Superbowl bets yesterday. One person took home a tidy profit of $550K while another lost $718K. Polymarket demonstrates that crypto is trickling down to the masses who can use it for anything, including betting on their favorite football team. That’s why […]
Polymarket is believed to have hired CTFC enforcement head James McDonald to handle the probe. New York-based decentralized prediction market Polymarket has come under investigations from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).According to an Oct. 23 report from Bloomberg citing anonymous sources, the CFTC is investigating whether Polymarket is allowing its customers to trade binary options and swaps that should be registered with the financial regulator. The CFTC is yet to confirm whether it is investigating Polymarket.A spokesperson for the platform stated:....
According to the latest reports, crypto-based prediction platform Polymarket is preparing for a new funding round that could see its valuation rise to $10 billion. This move to raise additional capital comes as the company prepares to relaunch in the United States. On September 3, Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan revealed on the social media platform […]