Polymarket Secures CFTC Approval for Regulated U.S. Return

Polymarket has achieved a significant regulatory milestone with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) granting an Amended Order of Designation. This approval allows the prediction market platform to operate as a fully regulated exchange in the United States, enabling American users to trade event-based contracts through traditional brokerages and futures commission merchants (FCMs).

The platform's return to compliance follows a 2022 ban and a $1.4 million CFTC penalty for operating an unregistered derivatives exchange. Polymarket's acquisition of QCX in July 2025—a firm holding critical CFTC licenses—provided the necessary regulatory foundation. By September 2025, a CFTC no-action letter and closed federal investigations cleared the path for its relaunch.

This development reshapes access to prediction markets in the U.S., aligning Polymarket with the oversight framework governing federal exchanges. The MOVE signals growing institutional acceptance of innovative crypto-adjacent financial products.