Europe’s top regulator questions Polymarket and Kalshi’s EU access, warns of authorization gaps
ESMA said that event contracts may fall under existing EU binary-options bans, crypto-asset frameworks like MiCA or national gambling laws.
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Europe’s top regulator questions Polymarket, Kalshi’s EU access
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