Europe’s top regulator questions Polymarket, Kalshi’s EU access
ESMA classifies prediction market contracts as derivatives, triggering the EU's binary options ban and threatening Polymarket and Kalshi's The post Europe’s top regulator questions Polymarket, Kalshi’s EU access appeared...
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ESMA classifies prediction market contracts as derivatives, triggering the EU's binary options ban and threatening Polymarket and Kalshi's
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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 fra...
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