đš JUST IN: Ukraine Blocks Polymarket & Similar Platforms đșđŠđ°
Ukraine has officially blocked Polymarket and other prediction markets, classifying them as unlicensed gambling operators.
Translation in crypto terms đ
đ§ âPrediction marketâ
đïž Regulators hear: âOnline betting without a licenseâ
â Result: Blocked.
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đ Market reaction in one frame:
âą Degens: âItâs information markets!â
âą Regulators: âSir, this is gambling.â
âą Polymarket: VPN noises intensify đ«
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đ Why this matters:
âą Governments are drawing a hard line on prediction markets
âą Regulation â innovation (yet)
âą Whatâs legal in one country = blocked in another
âą Big warning shot for decentralized betting + forecasting platforms
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đ Big takeaway:
Prediction markets are becoming too influential to ignore â
and too gray-area to stay unregulated.
First block wonât be the last. đ
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đ„ $BTC
âą Are prediction markets gambling or financial instruments? đ
