EU Regulator Says Prediction Markets Are 'Rife With Inside Trading'

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What happened

ESMA also asks why Kalshi and Polymarket block some EU countries but not others, and notes VPNs get around the blocks.

Key facts

  • Reported by Decrypt and published Fri, 11 Sep 2026 12:06:24 UTC.

Why it matters

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  1. Ripple puts AI agents inside its $1 billion corporate treasury bet

  2. ESMA says major prediction platforms lack EU authorization, questions Polymarket and Kalshi’s partial geo-blocks

  3. UniCredit seeks infrastructure partner for crypto trading, custody: Report

  4. EU Regulator Says Prediction Markets Are 'Rife With Inside Trading'

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