Policy Event Β· High impact

Polymarket And Kalshi July Volumes Highlight Prediction Market Regulatory Pressure

Wu Blockchain cited market data showing combined July volume across Polymarket, Polymarket US and Kalshi reached $50.6 billion, with Polymarket US increasing 54%. The scale reinforces prediction markets as exchange-like venues that require review for gambling law, derivatives regulation, market manipulation controls and geographic access limits.

High impactπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States🌐 GlobalRegulationExchangePolymarketPolymarket USKalshiThe Block

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: Polymarket, Polymarket US, Kalshi, The Block. 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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