EU’s Leading Financial Regulator Scrutinizes Polymarket and Kalshi’s Access to the European Market, Highlights Potential Authorization Shortfalls
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the bloc’s principal supervisory body for securities markets, has recently turned its attention to two prominent US‑based prediction‑market platforms, Polymarket and Kalshi, as they seek to expand their services into the European Union. This heightened scrutiny stems from concerns that the novel financial products offered by these firms—specif…
Sept. 10, 2026, 5:03 p.m.