Eight months after an FBI raid, Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan has been cleared as the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) officially closed their investigations into the crypto-based prediction market without filing charges.
The probes, initiated after a surprise FBI raid following Polymarket‘s correct prediction of Donald Trump’s 2024 election win, focused on whether the platform illegally operated an unregistered prediction market serving U.S. users.
Coplan expressed vindication on social media, declaring, “Justice prevailed.” This outcome follows Polymarket’s earlier 2022 settlement with the CFTC for operating an unregistered swaps platform.
The dropped cases signify a potential shift in Washington’s regulatory approach to digital assets, particularly as Congress advances a sweeping crypto regulation bill and President Donald Trump openly supports the sector.
Reports suggest a crypto-friendly former CFTC commissioner, Brian Quintenz, could soon lead the agency. For prediction markets, this resolution signals a potential path to legitimacy in the U.S., marking a turning point for the broader crypto industry’s fight for acceptance.
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