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UK regulator weighing easing of prediction market restrictions
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) reportedly held talks with trading platforms about easing a ban on prediction market products for retail investors that has been in place since 2019, as traders increasingly access offshore platforms.
Why it matters for the crypto market
Potential softening of a blanket retail prediction market ban reflects regulatory recalibration to the reality of offshore crypto derivatives adoption and markets infrastructure competition.
Source: coindesk.com
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