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Polymarket Exec Says KYC Limited To Beta Product

Polymarket’s vice president of engineering, Josh Stevens, clarified that the prediction market platform is not adding mandatory Know Your Customer (KYC) checks to its...

Google engineer insider-traded search results on Polymarket, Feds allege

A Google security engineer, Michele Spagnuolo, was arrested and charged over alleged insider trading by placing bets on Polymarket about what Google users were...

Spain joins growing list of countries shutting out Polymarket and Kalshi

Spain’s Ministry of Consumer Affairs opened disciplinary proceedings against prediction market platforms Polymarket and Kalshi and ordered internet service providers to block access to...

Spanish Authorities Order Polymarket and Kalshi Blocked over Gambling Laws

Spain’s gambling regulator blocked local users from Polymarket and Kalshi “as a precautionary measure” as authorities there address allegations the prediction markets platforms were...

Hyperliquid takes a swing at Polymarket with macro outcome bets

Decentralized platform Hyperliquid is now competing with established betting platforms such as Polymarket, but with a differentiated mechanism for resolving bets. The leading decentralized...

Indonesia Blocks Polymarket After Bets on President’s Exit

Indonesia blocked access to Polymarket after the prediction market platform hosted wagers on whether President Prabowo Subianto would leave office before the end of...

Indonesia blocks Polymarket, calling prediction market online gambling in disguise

Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs has blocked access to Polymarket, saying the crypto-based prediction market amounts to online gambling under local law.The...

US House Lawmakers Launch Probe into Kalshi, Polymarket Insider Trading

Update (May 22 at 7:40 pm UTC): This article has been updated to include statements from Polymarket and Kalshi.The chair of the US House...

Congress hits Polymarket and Kalshi with a massive insider trading probe

The U.S. House Oversight Committee plans a probe into the largest prediction market platforms over suspicions that government employees could be exploiting classified information...

Polymarket Seeks Japan Entry Amid Global Scrutiny: Report

Polymarket, a global prediction market platform, is reportedly seeking entry into Japan amid growing regulatory scrutiny of the sector worldwide.The company has appointed Mike...

Polymarket aims for prediction market approval in Japan by 2030

Polymarket is set to lobby for authorization of prediction markets in Japan, according to a Bloomberg report on Friday.The decentralized prediction market platform has...

ZachXBT flags $520K Polymarket exploit on Polygon, team says funds are safe

Blockchain investigator ZachXBT has highlighted a suspected security breach involving Polymarket, the world’s largest decentralized prediction market platform.Over $520,000 was reportedly drained from two...