#polymarket

#polymarket

Polymarket held discussions with CFTC officials in recent weeks about lifting the prohibition tied to a 2022 enforcement action. The company, which operates its main exchange offshore, wants to bring that platform back to U.S. users directly rather than routing them through its regulated domestic vehicle.

Meteo France confirmed it filed a complaint with the Roissy air transport gendarmerie brigade for alteration of the operation of an automated data processing system after reviewing physical observations and sensor data from its automated station at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport.

Polymarket is reportedly in advanced talks to raise approximately $400 million in new funding at a post-money valuation of roughly $15 billion, according to a report published by The Information. The round has not been finalized, meaning terms could still change.

Iran reportedly fired on at least one tanker and turned back more than 20 vessels attempting transit on April 18, pushing Polymarket's April 30 normalization odds down 41% to 28%.

A staggering 84.1% of all Polymarket traders are currently in the red, revealing a significant gap between market hype and actual earnings. High-profile wins are extreme outliers, with only 2% of users accumulating more than $1,000 in total profit.

Seth Moulton described Polymarket's acceptance of bets on the downed pilots' fate as DISGUSTING, emphasizing that their safety was unknown while people were betting on their rescue.

Polymarket's new collateral token, Polymarket USD, is designed specifically for the platform, functioning like a wrapped stablecoin and backed 1:1 by USDC. This change eliminates reliance on Polygon's bridged USDC.e, allowing Polymarket to have direct control over its prediction market outcome tokens.

The market on the platform, which has since been deleted, allowed users to wager on what day the pilots would be rescued. President Donald Trump confirmed on social media on Sunday that the service member who went missing had been saved.

Intercontinental Exchange has completed a $600 million direct cash investment in prediction market platform Polymarket as part of a broader equity fundraising round. This investment follows ICE's previously disclosed $1 billion commitment made in October 2025, fulfilling its obligations under the investment agreement.

"Strong evidence this is a takeover of Proper 21 on K Street," wrote Jessica Sidman, food editor of Washingtonian, on X. "The rendering looks like the interior of the Barcode without the booths," another person suggested.

"This is a state enforcement action," the filing states, describing how regulators sued Polymarket for offering sports and event-based betting in Nevada without complying with licensing rules.

One trader has made close to $1 million through Polymarket since 2024 after making dozens of accurate five-figure bets on actions that the U.S. and Israel militaries had taken against Iran.