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Polymarket gets CFTC green light to operate in the United States
Sep 3, 2025
Key Points
- Polymarket receives CFTC approval to operate in the United States after a 3.5-year regulatory process that began with an earlier ban.
- Founder Shayne Coplan credits the commission and staff for accomplishing the approval in what he calls record timing for federal regulatory action.
- The clearance enables Polymarket to offer its prediction market services domestically after operating primarily offshore during the regulatory freeze.
Summary
Polymarket, the prediction market platform founded by Shayne Coplan, has received regulatory approval from the CFTC to operate in the United States. The approval caps a roughly 3.5-year process following an earlier ban. Coplan posted on X that the process moved in record timing for federal regulatory action and credited the commission and its staff. Polymarket can now offer its services domestically after operating primarily offshore during the regulatory limbo.
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