Hello and welcome everyone to what happened yesterday in crypto. Two things, regulatory shifts wins and system shifts. Let’s explore.
Polymarket secures full CFTC approval -na landmark moment yesterday in crypto
Prediction market giant Polymarket received formal approval yesterday from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to operate a fully regulated intermediated trading platform in the United States.
The CFTC issued an Amended Order of Designation, allowing Polymarket to function under the same strict rules as traditional federally regulated U.S. exchanges.
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This approval lets the platform onboard U.S. brokerages and customers directly for the first time.
CEO Shayne Coplan celebrated the milestone achieved yesterday in crypto and said it reflects the maturity and transparency demanded by U.S. regulators.
The approval closes a turbulent chapter that saw a CFTC/DOJ investigation and an FBI raid on Coplan’s home just five months ago.
UAE drops sweeping new law as well
The United Arab Emirates made headlines yesterday in crypto with the full enforcement of Federal Decree Law No. 6 of 2025.
This central bank overhaul that explicitly brings DeFi, Web3 protocols, middleware, and infrastructure providers under licensing requirements.
Legal expert Irina Heaver called it “one of the most consequential regulatory shifts” in the region, stressing that projects can no longer hide behind the “just code” or decentralization argument.
Any entity facilitating payments, exchange, lending, custody, or investment services via any technology now falls under Central Bank of UAE oversight, with a hard compliance deadline of September 2026.
And that’s a wrap!
Yesterday in crypto delivered two defining moments: the U.S. opening a regulated door for prediction markets and the UAE slamming the door on unregulated DeFi experimentation. Clear rules are finally here; love them or hate them, they’re reshaping the entire industry.
Stay tuned to Coin Medium for all the updates.
