CFTC Fines Crypto Betting Service Polymarket $1.4M for Unregistered Swaps
The CFTC announced the penalties Monday, ordering Polymarket (the operating name for Blockratize Inc.) to wind down all of its markets because it didn’t seek a Designated Contract Market (DCM) or Swap Execution Facility (SEF) registration, two requirements under the Commodity Exchange Act for companies offering binary options in the U.S.
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