CFTC reopens Polymarket probe over U.S. access as VPN case advances

The CFTC is reportedly re-examining whether Polymarket violated its 2022 commitment to block U.S. users from its offshore platform, per Reuters. The news follows a judge's refusal to dismiss charges against a soldier accused of using a VPN to bet on the Maduro raid. Renewed regulatory scrutiny of prediction markets raises compliance risk for offshore crypto-adjacent betting venues and could chill U.S. participation.