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Tuesday Nov 25 2025 19:00
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Prediction platform Polymarket has received regulatory approval from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to operate an intermediated trading platform. This marks a significant milestone for the company and the prediction market industry as a whole.
The regulatory approval came about five months after the CFTC and the U.S. Department of Justice closed an investigation into Polymarket regarding whether the platform accepted trades from U.S.-based users. The FBI reportedly raided Coplan’s home as part of the probe into the prediction platform, seizing his electronic devices.
The predictions platform is subject to oversight and regulation from the CFTC while operating in the United States. A market structure bill moving its way through Congress could also expand the CFTC’s authority over digital assets.
The CFTC notice under acting chair Caroline Pham came as the U.S. Senate is expected to soon vote on the nomination of SEC official Michael Selig as the next chair of the commodities regulator. Lawmakers in the Senate Agriculture Committee voted along party lines to advance Selig’s nomination.
Even if Selig were to be confirmed, the CFTC would continue to have four empty commissioner seats. As of Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump had not announced any potential replacements for the regulator’s leadership.
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