{"id":10621,"date":"2025-09-12T19:05:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T19:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/polymarket-prepares-for-u-s-debut-with-10b-funding-round\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T19:05:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T19:05:16","slug":"polymarket-prepares-for-u-s-debut-with-10b-funding-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/polymarket-prepares-for-u-s-debut-with-10b-funding-round\/","title":{"rendered":"Polymarket prepares for U.S. debut with $10B funding round"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">Prediction platform Polymarket is preparing for its latest funding round, with the potential to reach a valuation of $10 billion. <\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_5eec4ca44df819004aa67d2beaea7d52\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__nav tabs\">\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Polymarket is preparing for a U.S. debut with the latest funding round<\/li>\n<li>The company\u2019s valuation could range from $3 billion to $10 billion <\/li>\n<li>Polymarket secured a green light to restart its U.S. operations after Donald Trump Jr. joined its board<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>Investor interest in blockchain platforms is rising, and crypto firms are seeking to capitalize on it. Global prediction platform Polymarket is preparing for another funding round that could send its valuation to $10 billion. According to a Business Insider report on Friday, Sept. 12, investor interest in the platform is high.<\/p>\n<p>Insiders believe that the company could achieve a valuation of at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/polymarket-sees-valuation-skyrocket-in-new-funding-round-2025-9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">least $3 billion<\/a> and as much as $10 billion. In its last funding round, closed in the summer of 2025, the company was valued at $1 billion. <\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Polymarket prepares for U.S. debut<\/h2>\n<p>The news comes as Polymarket prepares for the relaunch of its U.S. operations for the first time since January 2022. At the time, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission charged the firm with offering off-exchange \u201cevent-based binary options\u201d without registering.<\/p>\n<p>However, under new management, the CFTC has rescinded its earlier decision. On Sept. 3, Polymarket\u2019s founder, Shayne Coplan, revealed that they had received a green light to once again enable U.S. investors to trade.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Polymarket has been given the green light to go live in the USA by the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CFTC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">@CFTC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Credit to the Commission and Staff for their impressive work. This process has been accomplished in record timing.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NVziTixpqO\">https:\/\/t.co\/NVziTixpqO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shayne Coplan \ud83e\udd85 (@shayne_coplan) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shayne_coplan\/status\/1963280673709625346?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">September 3, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The news came after Donald Trump Jr <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/polymarket-receives-strategic-investment-from-1789-capital-and-welcomes-donald-trump-jr-to-advisory-board-302538997.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">joined<\/a> the company\u2019s advisory board following an investment from 1789 Capital on Aug. 26. The connection to the U.S. president\u2019s son could have given Polymarket the regulatory weight it needed in Washington.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cPolymarket is the largest prediction market in the world, and the U.S. needs access to this important platform,\u201d said Donald Trump Jr. \u201cPolymarket cuts through media spin and so-called \u2018expert\u2019 opinion by letting people bet on what they actually believe will happen in the world.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prediction platform Polymarket is preparing for its latest funding round, with the potential to reach a valuation of $10 billion. 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