Policy Event Β· Medium impact

North Carolina Adds Six Percent Prediction Market Tax

North Carolina's governor signed a fiscal 2026 budget that imposes a 6% levy on prediction-market operators' net trading fee revenue. The tax adds state-level compliance and audit exposure for event-contract platforms even where federal market access is available.

Medium impactπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United StatesTaxationRegulationNorth Carolina GovernorNorth Carolina Department of Revenue

APAC FINSTAB analysis

Although this is outside core APAC, it is relevant because global market-structure, enforcement, and stablecoin precedents often shape licensing expectations for APAC exchanges, issuers, custodians, and DeFi teams. Named institutions or platforms: North Carolina Governor, North Carolina Department of Revenue. Teams should monitor the original source, map the change to licensing, custody, disclosure, and market-access obligations, and update their jurisdiction playbooks before the next compliance review.

Compliance read-through: map this event to entity licensing, market-access, custody, disclosure, token listing, and operational-risk obligations before expanding or marketing in the affected jurisdiction.

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