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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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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