Dune: since January 2021, wallets funded via US-regulated exchanges accounted for ~50% of all traceable trading volume on Polymarket's US-banned global platform
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If half of traceable Polymarket volume is ultimately funded from US-regulated exchanges, the wall between ‘banned in the US’ and US capital is thinner than it looks. Compliance, banking, and ad partners should assume that geo-fenced prediction markets still create US regulatory exposure and reputational risk.
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