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France Orders ISPs to Block Polymarket in Escalating Regulatory Push

20 July 2026 · By · Wire by Fusion42

Published

20 July 2026

Topic

regulatory

◆ Sectors

Fintech

◆ Geography

France

◆ Source

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◆ Verified

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.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Fintech, and 2 sources have reported it between 19 Jul 2026 and 20 Jul 2026.

◆ ◆ 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.

◆ Coverage

2 sources · first reported 19 Jul 2026 · latest 20 Jul 2026

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Fintechprediction-marketsisp-blockingcrypto-regulationmarket-accesseu-enforcement