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Europe’s top regulator questions Polymarket and Kalshi’s EU access, warns of authorization gaps

CoinDeskThursday, September 10, 2026 at 5:03 PM

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Europe’s top regulator questions Polymarket and Kalshi’s EU access, warns of authorization gaps
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ESMA said that event contracts may fall under existing EU binary-options bans, crypto-asset frameworks like MiCA or national gambling laws.

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Impact
High
Category
Crypto
Regions
Europe
Market relevance
High
Why it matters
Crypto moves are a live stress test of liquidity, regulation, and narrative risk. ESMA said that event contracts may fall under existing EU binary-options bans, crypto-asset frameworks like MiCA or national gambling laws. Watch liquidity and volatility around Europe and Polymarket — crypto markets reprice narrative risk quickly.
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What happened

ESMA said that event contracts may fall under existing EU binary-options bans, crypto-asset frameworks like MiCA or national gambling laws.

Why it matters

Crypto moves are a live stress test of liquidity, regulation, and narrative risk.

Background

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Timeline

  1. CoinDesk published: Europe’s top regulator questions Polymarket and Kalshi’s EU access, warns of authorization gaps

  2. Story is in today’s RedScroll edition. Follow the original source for updates.

Economic impact

Watch liquidity and volatility around Europe and Polymarket — crypto markets reprice narrative risk quickly.

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