Polymarket adds five-minute crypto contracts in US amid CFTC scrutiny
CoinDesk reports Polymarket started offering five-minute up-or-down cryptocurrency contracts on its regulated US platform, operated by QCX LLC under CFTC oversight, paying 1 dollar per share on a correct prediction. The US platform settles using CF Benchmarks real-time dollar indexes averaged over the final 60 seconds, and the launch comes as the CFTC investigates compliance with a 2022 settlement, according to Reuters reporting cited by CoinDesk.
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