[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"news-aggregator-polymarket-is-back-crypto-pred208019ae689-c90c-725e-a506-e535365d169f":3},{"id":4,"timestamp":5,"title":6,"content":7,"link":8,"preview":9,"tags":10,"predictedTags":11,"showTags":12,"source":13,"reactions":14,"selfReactions":15,"logo":16,"sourceId":17,"sourceUserId":9,"asset":18,"tagsCategories":19,"totalComments":20,"lang":21,"unique_views_count":20,"enrichStatus":18,"triageKind":9,"triageImportance":9,"expandEligible":9,"summarizeEligible":9,"eventEligible":9,"eventType":9,"eventAction":9},"polymarket-is-back-crypto-pred208019ae689-c90c-725e-a506-e535365d169f","1764802665000","Polymarket Is Back: Crypto Prediction Giant Relaunches in U.S. With CFTC Green Light","\u003Cp>Polymarket is preparing to relaunch in the United States after receiving regulatory clearance from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. \u003C/p>\u003Cp>This marks the platform’s official return to the American market after nearly three years of regulatory exclusion.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>On Wednesday, the CFTC \u003Ca href=\"https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/9113-25\">confirmed\u003C/a> it had issued a no-action letter covering QCX LLC, a designated contract market, and QC Clearing LLC, a derivatives clearing organization. \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Both entities were acquired by Polymarket earlier this year as part of its plan to re-enter the U.S. legally. \u003C/p>\u003Cdiv>\u003Cp>.\u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/CFTC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CFTC\u003C/a> Staff Issues No-Action Letter Regarding Event Contracts: \u003Ca href=\"https://t.co/uglKQN5EX4\">https://t.co/uglKQN5EX4\u003C/a>\u003C/p>— CFTC (@CFTC) \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/CFTC/status/1963272516400566283?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 3, 2025\u003C/a>\u003C/div>\u003Cp>The agency’s Division of Market Oversight and Division of Clearing and Risk issued a no-action letter granting temporary relief from certain swap data reporting and recordkeeping requirements tied to event contracts, including binary options and variable payout transactions.\u003C/p>\u003Cspan>With CFTC Nod and QCX Deal, Polymarket Prepares U.S. Relaunch\u003C/span>\u003Cspan>\u003C/span>\u003Cp>Under the terms of the letter, the CFTC said it would not recommend enforcement action against the two entities or their participants for failing to comply with specific swap-related reporting obligations, so long as the activity falls within narrow conditions outlined in the approval. \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Additionally, the relief does not exempt the companies from broader regulatory compliance but removes a key barrier to launching compliant prediction markets in the U.S.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Polymarket founder and CEO Shayne Coplan \u003Ca href=\"https://x.com/shayne_coplan/status/1963280673709625346\">confirmed\u003C/a> the development in a post on X, stating that the platform had received “the green light to go live in the USA.” \u003C/p>\u003Cdiv>\u003Cp>Polymarket has been given the green light to go live in the USA by the \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/CFTC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CFTC\u003C/a>.Credit to the Commission and Staff for their impressive work. This process has been accomplished in record timing.Stay tuned \u003Ca href=\"https://t.co/NVziTixpqO\">https://t.co/NVziTixpqO\u003C/a>\u003C/p>— Shayne Coplan \u003Cimg src=\"https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/16.0.1/72x72/1f985.png\" alt=\"🦅\" /> (@shayne_coplan) \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/shayne_coplan/status/1963280673709625346?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 3, 2025\u003C/a>\u003C/div>\u003Cp>He credited the CFTC and its staff for completing the process in what he described as record time, adding that the company would share further updates soon.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>The clearance caps a long regulatory journey for Polymarket. In 2022, the \u003Ca href=\"https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8478-22#:~:text=The%20order%20requires%20that%20Polymarket,the%20CEA%20and%20CFTC%20regulations,\">CFTC fined the platform $1.4 million\u003C/a> for operating an unregistered derivatives exchange and ordered it to block U.S. users. \u003C/p>\u003Cp>While Polymarket officially exited the U.S. market, regulators later investigated whether Americans continued accessing the site through VPNs. \u003C/p>\u003Cp>That probe escalated in November 2024, \u003Ca href=\"https://cryptonews.com/news/fbi-agents-raid-manhattan-house-of-polymarket-ceo/\">when the FBI raided Coplan’s Manhattan residence\u003C/a> and seized electronic devices.\u003C/p>\u003Cdiv>\u003Cp>\u003Cimg src=\"https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/16.0.1/72x72/1f46e-200d-2640-fe0f.png\" alt=\"👮‍♀️\" /> FBI agents have reportedly seized Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan’s phone and electronics, following a raid at his Manhattan residence.\u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/FBIraid?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FBIraid\u003C/a> \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/Polymarket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Polymarket\u003C/a> \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/ShayneCoplan?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ShayneCoplan\u003C/a>\u003Ca href=\"https://t.co/FoAECymNsu\">https://t.co/FoAECymNsu\u003C/a>\u003C/p>— Cryptonews.com (@cryptonews) \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/cryptonews/status/1856938217775493390?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 14, 2024\u003C/a>\u003C/div>\u003Cp>In July, \u003Ca href=\"https://cryptonews.com/news/us-doj-closes-polymarket-case-2-6b-site-eyes-us-return/\">both the Department of Justice and the CFTC closed their investigations\u003C/a> into Polymarket without pursuing further enforcement action. \u003C/p>\u003Cp>The conclusion of those probes removed the final legal overhang blocking Polymarket’s U.S. return.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Days after the investigations ended, \u003Ca href=\"https://cryptonews.com/news/polymarket-acquires-derivatives-exchange-qcex-for-112m-to-expand-us-footprint/\">Polymarket acquired Florida-based derivatives exchange QCX\u003C/a> and its clearing arm QC Clearing for $112 million.\u003C/p>\u003Cdiv>\u003Cp>\u003Cimg src=\"https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/16.0.1/72x72/1f91d.png\" alt=\"🤝\" /> \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/Polymarket?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Polymarket\u003C/a> has acquired Florida-based derivatives exchange QCX and its affiliated clearinghouse QC Clearing, together known as QCEX.\u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/Polymarket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Polymarket\u003C/a> \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/QCEX?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#QCEX\u003C/a>\u003Ca href=\"https://t.co/HjbqfUxhSD\">https://t.co/HjbqfUxhSD\u003C/a>\u003C/p>— Cryptonews.com (@cryptonews) \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/cryptonews/status/1947630138176508338?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 22, 2025\u003C/a>\u003C/div>\u003Cp>The acquisition gave Polymarket a licensed designated contract market and a regulated clearinghouse, allowing it to operate within the same framework as federally supervised U.S. trading venues.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Despite the U.S. ban, Polymarket expanded rapidly overseas. In the first half of 2025 alone, users placed roughly $6 billion in wagers on outcomes. \u003C/p>\u003Cspan>Polymarket Quietly Begins U.S. Trading After Receiving CFTC Designation\u003C/span>\u003Cspan>\u003C/span>\u003Cp>The platform gained global attention during the 2024 U.S. election cycle after its markets closely tracked Donald Trump’s winning odds.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>In November, \u003Ca href=\"https://cryptonews.com/news/polymarket-secures-amended-cftc-order-clearing-way-for-trading-in-the-us/\">Polymarket disclosed that it had received an amended designation order\u003C/a> from the CFTC, formally allowing it to operate as a regulated U.S. exchange.\u003C/p>\u003Cdiv>\u003Cp>\u003Cimg src=\"https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/16.0.1/72x72/1f1fa-1f1f8.png\" alt=\"🇺🇸\" /> Prediction market platform Polymarket says it has received an Amended Order of Designation from the CFTC.\u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/Crypto?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Crypto\u003C/a> \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/CFTC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CFTC\u003C/a>\u003Ca href=\"https://t.co/H44tIIxPaz\">https://t.co/H44tIIxPaz\u003C/a>\u003C/p>— Cryptonews.com (@cryptonews) \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/cryptonews/status/1993364186467074238?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 25, 2025\u003C/a>\u003C/div>\u003Cp>The approval allows intermediated trading through futures commission merchants and allows brokerages to onboard customers directly, placing \u003Ca href=\"https://cryptonews.com/news/galaxy-digital-mike-novogratz-holds-talks-polymarket-kalshi-market-making/\">Polymarket\u003C/a> within the same regulatory framework as other federally supervised trading venues.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>The company also said it has implemented upgraded market surveillance, clearing procedures, and regulatory reporting systems ahead of a full public relaunch.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>The platform has also continued to attract institutional and political attention. In August, \u003Ca href=\"https://cryptonews.com/news/trump-jr-joins-polymarket-board-as-1789-capital-pours-millions/\">Donald Trump Jr. joined Polymarket’s advisory board\u003C/a> after his venture firm, 1789 Capital, invested tens of millions of dollars into the company.\u003C/p>\u003Cdiv>\u003Cp>\u003Cimg src=\"https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/16.0.1/72x72/1f4ca.png\" alt=\"📊\" /> Polymarket has received investment from \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/1789Capital?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@1789Capital\u003C/a>, with \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DonaldJTrumpJr\u003C/a> joining its advisory board. \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/Trup?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Trup\u003C/a> \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/polymarket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#polymarket\u003C/a>\u003Ca href=\"https://t.co/71jO0emJHh\">https://t.co/71jO0emJHh\u003C/a>\u003C/p>— Cryptonews.com (@cryptonews) \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/cryptonews/status/1960505727392346258?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 27, 2025\u003C/a>\u003C/div>\u003Cp>Polymarket has also entered a partnership with Elon Musk’s X platform to integrate prediction markets with xAI’s Grok chatbot.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>By November, \u003Ca href=\"https://cryptonews.com/news/polymarket-enters-us-limited-beta-rollout/\">Coplan confirmed that Polymarket had begun live testing\u003C/a> of its U.S. exchange in a limited beta, quietly onboarding selected users and matching real trades as it completed final regulatory steps.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>More recently, \u003Ca href=\"https://cryptonews.com/news/polymarket-lures-bettors-with-highest-4-yield-amid-kalshis-weekly-volume-surge/\">the platform introduced a 4% annualized yield\u003C/a> on certain long-term political and geopolitical contracts, including markets tied to the 2028 U.S. presidential election.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>The post \u003Ca href=\"https://cryptonews.com/news/polymarket-us-relaunch-cftc-green-light/\">Polymarket Is Back: Crypto Prediction Giant Relaunches in U.S. With CFTC Green Light\u003C/a> appeared first on \u003Ca href=\"https://cryptonews.com\">Cryptonews\u003C/a>.\u003C/p>","https://cryptonews.com/news/polymarket-us-relaunch-cftc-green-light/",null,"[\"Crypto Regulation News\",\"News\",\"CFTC\",\"Polymarket\",\"Prediction markets\"]","[\"Polymarket\",\"X\",\"Market\",\"Manhattan\"]","[{\"name\":\"Polymarket\",\"logo\":\"https://toscalepublic.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images/protocols/polymarket.png\"},{\"name\":\"X\",\"logo\":\"https://toscalepublic.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images/protocols/x.png\"},{\"name\":\"Market\",\"logo\":\"https://toscalepublic.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images/protocols/market.png\"},{\"name\":\"Manhattan\",\"logo\":\"https://toscalepublic.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images/protocols/manhattan.png\"}]","208",[],[],"https://toscalepublic.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images/news-feeds/sources/crypto-news.png","Crypto News","","[\"Crypto\"]","0","EN"]