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Czech Finance Ministry orders Polymarket blocked, citing unlicensed online gambling

AI Market Summary
Czech authorities moved to block Polymarket as an unlicensed gambling platform, extending a broader European enforcement trend (Italy action, Netherlands appeal rejection) and aligning with ESMA warnings on retail sale of event contracts treated as financial instruments. The development raises compliance and access risk for prediction-market activity that settles in USDC, potentially dampening European retail participation and increasing regulatory scrutiny of similar onchain venues.
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The Czech Ministry of Finance has placed Polymarket on its register of unauthorized online gambling operators, directing internet service providers to block access to the site within 15 days, according to Bitcoin.com News. The Czech Gambling Regulatory Institute said Polymarket settles transactions in USDC and functions as a decentralized exchange without obtaining local authorization. Regulatory pressure is also building elsewhere in Europe. Italy has recently added Polymarket to its own blocking list, and Dutch authorities have rejected an appeal filed by the platform. At the EU level, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) warned this month that event contracts that qualify as financial instruments must not be marketed to retail investors. Separately, Gibraltar introduced a regulatory framework for prediction markets this week, and Malta is evaluating a similar approach.
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