Key Highlights
- Polymarket received U.S. regulatory approval to return to the market after a 2022 ban, which is increasing its valuation to $10 billion
- The platform gained investment from Donald Trump Jr.’s firm and major venture capitalists
- Its new partnership with Chainlink enables 15-minute crypto price markets with instant settlement
Polymarket, the world’s largest decentralized prediction platform, is now pursuing a funding round that could value the company at up to $10 billion.
JUST IN: Crypto prediction platform Polymarket valued at up to $10 billion in VC investment offers.
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Polymarket Gets Regulatory Nod to Re-Enter in U.S.
This sharp rise comes after the platform received crucial regulatory approval to return to the U.S. market, marking a major victory for the crypto industry and signaling growing acceptance of prediction markets.
The news, reported on September 12, 2025, represents an extraordinary turnaround for a company that was effectively banned from the United States just three years ago. In 2022, Polymarket settled with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for $1.4 million and blocked American users after regulators determined it was operating an unregistered derivatives platform.
The breakthrough came earlier this month when the CFTC issued a “no-action letter” to QCX LLC, a derivatives exchange that Polymarket acquired for $112 million in July.
This letter exempts the platform from certain reporting requirements for event contracts, effectively giving it permission to operate legally in the United States. The Department of Justice and CFTC also formally closed their investigations into Polymarket without bringing new charges, completing a remarkable regulatory transformation.
Polymarket Attracts Big Investments and Partnerships
This regulatory green light has triggered massive investor interest. Polymarket’s valuation could reach as high as $10 billion in its latest funding round, which is a tenfold increase from its $1 billion valuation in June 2025.
The platform has already raised $255 million from prominent backers, including Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund, General Catalyst, and Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin.
The company has also gained significant political support. Donald Trump Jr., through his firm 1789 Capital, made a strategic investment in Polymarket and joined its advisory board in August. He praised the platform as an essential tool for cutting through “media spin” and providing uncensored information about real-world events.
Polymarket allows users worldwide to make predictions on everything from election outcomes to cryptocurrency prices using blockchain technology. All trades are settled in USDC stablecoin on the Polygon network, providing transparency and efficiency. The platform has seen explosive growth, with $7.5 billion in trading volume so far in 2025, including $1 billion in August alone.
In a major technical development, Polymarket announced a partnership with Chainlink to launch 15-minute crypto price markets with near-instant settlement. This integration addresses previous concerns about market manipulation by providing more accurate price data through Chainlink’s oracle network.
The platform’s accuracy in predicting real-world events has earned it endorsements from prominent figures like Elon Musk and statistician Nate Silver, who recently joined as an advisor. During the 2024 U.S. elections, Polymarket processed $3.3 billion in bets and correctly predicted the outcome, demonstrating the power of collective intelligence.
For non-English speakers and users around the world, Polymarket represents a new type of financial platform that transcends borders and traditional banking systems. It allows people everywhere to share their insights about future events and be rewarded for accurate predictions, all without needing access to conventional financial services.
As Polymarket prepares for its U.S. relaunch, it stands at the forefront of a growing trend that blends cryptocurrency with real-world event forecasting. Its success could pave the way for broader acceptance of prediction markets and demonstrate how blockchain technology can create new forms of financial participation accessible to people worldwide.
