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Polymarket and Kalshi have been hit with mounting regulatory scrutiny, and Spain is now the latest jurisdiction to step in. After challenges ranging from security concerns to government investigations, Spanish regulators have begun a formal process against both prediction market operators and ordered their sites blocked nationwide. Sanctions Against Polymarket And Kalshi Spain’s Directorate General […]
Read full articlePolymarket is pushing more traders toward identity checks as regulatory pressure grows over sanctions exposure, geoblocking failures and jurisdictional misuse. Polymarket is moving closer to requiring more traders to verify their identities as the prediction market faces mounting pressure over…
Phemex launched a $7 million USDT prize pool World Cup trading and prediction campaign. The campaign runs from June to July 20, 2026, alongside the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Four participation tracks include match predictions, blind box rewards, prediction market sprint, and country-based trading. As the world awaits the biggest football matches in history, the […] The post Crypto Firms Bet Big on 2026 World Cup Sponsorship Deals appeared first on Live Bitcoin News.
UK authorities are ramping up their pressure on Russia with a fresh sanctions package targeting over a dozen individuals, crypto networks, and firms used to bypass the country’s sanctions. Related Reading: Polymarket Faces Ban In Indonesia Amid Growing Global Crackdown Russia-Linked Crypto Firms Hit With New Sanctions On Tuesday, the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development […]
The case highlights regulatory gaps in prediction markets, prompting a broader industry and legislative reevaluation of oversight mechanisms. The post Polymarket faces scrutiny over insider trading amid US Army charges appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Bets on the Texas Republican Senate primary runoff topped $16 million in total volume on prediction platform Kalshi, which gave crypto-backed candidate Ken Paxton a 96% chance of defeating incumbent John Cornyn heading into Tuesday’s vote. Related Reading: Crypto Founder Takes Seat On SpaceX Journey To Mars The Kalshi platform had consistently favored the Democratic […]
U.S. President Donald Trump has backed the CFTC’s exclusive authority over prediction markets as federal and state officials fight over who should regulate the fast-growing sector. According to Trump’s Truth Social post late Tuesday, keeping the Commodity Futures Trading Commission…
Spain has blocked both prediction markets Polymarket and Kalshi for operating without gambling licences. Spain’s gambling regulator, the Directorate General for Gambling Regulation, ordered internet service providers to block access to Polymarket and Kalshi after the Ministry of Consumer Affairs…
Spain blocks Polymarket and Kalshi while probing whether the prediction markets operated without required gambling licenses. The post Spain blocks Polymarket and Kalshi over unlicensed prediction markets appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
