EU Prediction Market Crackdown: Kalshi and Polymarket Face the Retail Access Wall
ESMA ban on retail event-derivative contracts reshapes EU prediction markets as Kalshi and Polymarket weigh geofencing; U.S. rules diverge under CFTC.
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U.S.-linked wallets traded $571M on Polymarket politics despite a ban, with demand leaning toward foreign-conflict markets.
Read full articleESMA ban on retail event-derivative contracts reshapes EU prediction markets as Kalshi and Polymarket weigh geofencing; U.S. rules diverge under CFTC.
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South Korea has delayed any enforcement decision against Polymarket after giving the prediction market platform a chance to respond to concerns that its service may violate the country’s gambling laws. According to the Broadcasting, Media and Communications Review Committee, it…
South Korea’s media and communications review body will hear from Polymarket before deciding whether to issue a corrective request against the prediction market platform.
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