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Europe’s top regulator questions Polymarket, Kalshi’s EU access
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ESMA classifies many prediction market contracts as derivatives, triggering the EU's retail binary options ban and leaving platforms without a clear path to compliance. Thu 10 Sep 2026 · 13:09 EDT · 3 min read The European Securities and Markets Authority just drew a line in.
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