Polymarket Users Cry Foul After $85 Million Bet On MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin Sa...
A dispute with more than $85 million in total trading volume at stake has erupted on Polymarket after Strategy Inc. — formerly MicroStrategy — confirmed it sold 32 Bitcoin between May 26 and May 31, 2026, only for the prediction market to propose a “No” resolution on the grounds that public confirmation arrived one day […]
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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 back in the headlines after founder Shayne Coplan posted a cryptic ticker string, $BTC, $ETH, $BNB, $SOL, $POLY, on X, stoking talk of a native Polymarket token and a potential airdrop for users. Related Reading: BNB’s Price Still Breaking Boundaries – Here’s Why It Surged Above The $1,300 Mark Community chatter is loud […]
Quick Facts: ➡️ Google plans to integrate Polymarket data into its finance platform, exposing more people to market prediction services. ➡️ The move pushes Polymarket into the mainstream and adds more legitimacy to the crypto market. ➡️ Best Wallet Token ($BEST) has raised over $16.8 million in its presale, showing strong demand for its integrated […]
“All derivatives markets must operate within the bounds of the law regardless of the technology used,” said Acting Director of Enforcement Vincent McGonagle. New York-based crypto predictions platform Polymarket has reached a settlement with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to pay a fine of $1.4 million. Polymarket is a decentralized platform that enables users to bet on the outcomes of event markets such as pro-sports games and political elections via binary options contracts. On Jan. 3, the CFTC announced that it had entered an order filing and simultaneously settling....
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:....