Overview
- Waitlisted U.S. users can now access Polymarket’s iOS app with real‑money sports markets as the company begins a staged relaunch.
- The comeback follows a 2024 CFTC no‑action letter and an amended order enabling intermediated trading after a 2022 case that led to a $1.4 million settlement and a U.S. ban.
- To satisfy regulatory requirements, Polymarket acquired CFTC‑regulated QCEX and QC Clearing in July 2025 in a deal reported at $112 million.
- Android support is planned next, with expansion into proposition and election markets on a longer‑term roadmap described as offering “markets on everything.”
- The reentry raises the stakes in regulated prediction markets as rival Kalshi reports a $1 billion fundraise at an $11 billion valuation and observers flag viral high‑stakes trades such as an account estimated to have earned over $1 million on Google Search markets.