By Hassan Shittu Key highlights: ESMA warned Polymarket and Kalshi may need EU authorization, flagging inconsistent access restrictions and VPN bypass risks Europe is already fragmented: France blocked Polymarket, Spain acted against both, and regulators in Netherlands, Portugal, Belgium, and Poland have pursued restrictions Michigan won a geofencing injunction against Kalshi, a Third/Ninth Circuit split […]
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Key highlights: The Czech Republic has moved to ban Polymarket, designating it as an unauthorized internet game ISPs have 15 days to geo-restrict the platform for residents in the country The FIFA World Cup has sent trading on prediction marketplaces to sky-high volumes The Czech Ministry of Finance has added Polymarket to a list of […]
By Peter Wind NFTs have turned from a niche product for hardcore cryptocurrency enthusiasts to a lucrative market with hundreds of millions of dollars changing hands on a daily basis. But where there’s profits to be made, there’s usually also taxes to be paid, and this also holds true for NFTs in most jurisdictions around […]