Polymarket Set To Go Live In The US Following CFTC Approval, Says CEO
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 […]
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“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....
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.....
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:....
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 […]
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