CNBC · 2026-10-27 21:01 UTC

Polymarket faces renewed CFTC probe over U.S. access to offshore platform

The CFTC is investigating whether Polymarket violated a 2022 settlement that banned U.S. users from accessing its offshore platform. The probe examines Polymarket's geolocation controls, U.S. advertising, and customer onboarding processes for its U.S. platform launched in December. This is part of a broader investigation that began earlier in 2024 following reports that Polymarket paid content creators to post simulated trades and fabricated wins.

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