Overview
- Ukraine’s National Commission for the Regulation of Electronic Communications added polymarket.com to the public registry of blocked resources under a December 10, 2025 resolution.
- ISPs were instructed to restrict access, with authorities warning of inspections and consequences for noncompliance, though users report uneven enforcement across providers.
- Officials and local media cited concerns over markets that priced outcomes linked to the Russia–Ukraine war, framing such trading as monetized speculation on military events.
- Romania has issued a comparable ISP-level block, and regulators in multiple jurisdictions are scrutinizing licensing, AML controls, and event-based derivatives.
- While facing restrictions in parts of Europe, Polymarket has relaunched a U.S. app under CFTC-linked oversight, and reporting shows hundreds of Ukraine-related markets with completed volumes exceeding $270 million.