Policy · 6h ago
France orders ISPs to block Polymarket prediction platform
France's gambling authority has ordered internet service providers to block access to Polymarket, a crypto-based prediction market. The regulator cites gambling laws in its crackdown on the platform, which allows users to bet on event outcomes. Polymarket has faced similar restrictions in other jurisdictions over regulatory concerns.
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The move highlights growing friction between decentralized prediction markets and national gambling regulations, testing the limits of blockchain-based platforms.
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