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France Orders ISPs to Block Polymarket in Escalating Regulatory Push

Published

20 July 2026

Topic

regulatory

Sectors

Fintech

Geography

France

Source

Read at blockhead.co

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Fusion42 · 20 July 2026 · Fusion42 review

France has ordered internet service providers to block access to Polymarket, a crypto-native prediction market platform, as part of an escalating regulatory crackdown on unregulated betting and financial services.

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The Wire takeaway

If you're building prediction markets or decentralised finance platforms targeting European users, France just proved the enforcement playbook: block at the ISP level, not the asset level. You need geographic fencing and jurisdictional legal cover now, not after you hit scale.

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Topics

Fintech · prediction-markets · isp-blocking · crypto-regulation · market-access · eu-enforcement