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Polymarket
Business · Cryptocurrency · Financial Services
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Polymarket is an American cryptocurrency-based prediction market platform where users can place bets on future outcomes across categories including sports, economics, weather, politics, and military conflicts. Participants trade shares representing the likelihood of specific outcomes using USDC cryptocurrency through the Polygon blockchain network. The company was launched in 2020 and is headquartered in Manhattan, New York City.
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Includes actions Polymarket appears on directly, plus actions flagged against the sectors it belongs to.
Trump's commodities regulator scraps its proposed ban on betting contracts
Prediction Markets sector — Withdrawing the proposed event-contract ban and signaling favorable new rules legitimizes prediction markets as a product category, benefiting every venue offering political and sports event contracts.
Trump's two top market regulators launch joint 'Project Crypto'
Cryptocurrency sector — A coordinated CFTC/SEC framework for digital assets gives the crypto industry the regulatory clarity it has lobbied for, lowering legal risk for exchanges, custodians, and token issuers across the board.
1789 Capital invests in Polymarket, places partner Trump Jr. on board
Received an undisclosed strategic investment from 1789 Capital and added Donald Trump Jr. to its advisory board, as the company works to expand its U.S. footprint.
Trump orders Labor Department to allow alternative assets in 401(k)s
Cryptocurrency sector — The same order also expands the addressable market for crypto-asset products inside retirement plans, a tailwind for digital-asset issuers and exchanges seeking distribution into mainstream retirement savings.
DOJ drops Polymarket probe, clearing path for US reentry
Had its DOJ probe dropped without charges, enabling it to pursue reentry into the US prediction market after years of exclusion under a CFTC settlement.
Trump's commodities regulator closes Polymarket betting probe
Received a declination notice from the CFTC closing the civil probe, years after a $1.4 million fine from the same agency.
Trump's SEC crypto enforcement falls 60% in first year
Cryptocurrency sector — A 60% drop in SEC crypto enforcement actions and a ~97% drop in monetary penalties lowers the cost of doing business for digital-asset firms industry-wide, beyond the handful of cases that were individually dismissed.