Polymarket blocks users in France from placing trades, as the country's gaming regulator investigates the platform's compliance with local gambling laws
- Prediction marketplace Polymarket has restricted users in France from accessing its platform, according to a message shown when trying to access the site from the country.
The Block Zack Abrams
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Discussion
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@johnwilson
@johnwilson
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Where are all the folks who were saying the FBI was politicized and corrupt when it came to Polymarket?
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@alex_dreyfus
Alexandre Dreyfus
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Of course. Online Gambling is either illegal or regulated. As it should for money laundering and addiction reasons. Common sense.
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@realdannynelson
Danny Nelson
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To check if Polymarket blocks French users without leaving my bedroom I VPN'd into Paris. The block is real — too bad. Guess I gotta switch to digital Dublin. https://www.coindesk.com/...
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@astekz
@astekz
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How about we just ban France in general from anything
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@autismcapital
@autismcapital
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🚨 The entire Polymarket piece is available for free in the post. Shoutout to Mike Solana and Pirate Wires for feeling this was important enough to publish beyond the paywall and for being transparent about ALL conflicts of interest. Excellent reporting. Disgusting situation.
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@austen
Austen Allred
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this is crazy
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@ntmoney
Nick Tomaino
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Looks like Polymarket competitor Kalshi was paying influencers like Antonio Brown to smear Shayne after the FBI busted down his door LOSER ENERGY if true @AB84 [image]
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@iterintellectus
Vittorio
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kalshi closing before the end of the year is at 63% on kashi
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@tszzl
Roon
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horrible vibes on these kalshi execs. terrible name terrible platform terrible people
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@brandongorrell
@brandongorrell
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after hearing from one source we spoke to for this story, i'm convinced that far more narratives are paid for/ astroturfed and laundered through huge networks of social media influencers than i would have ever imagined. in retrospect, that's obvious, and i was naive.
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@micsolana
Mike Solana
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as I wrote in the editor's note to this piece, we are entering totally uncharted territory. an important story, and I do think the first of its kind. in a fragmented media landscape, this is the future of businesses at war.
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@frans__arthur
Rasmus F.A. Lindman
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Standard competitive tactics. If your enemy is in deep trouble, it's a good idea to help them go deeper