Polymarket hit by fresh Europe crackdowns as Hungary, Portugal block access
The moves highlight the growing uncertainty over whether crypto prediction markets are treated as finance or gambling....
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The moves highlight the growing uncertainty over whether crypto prediction markets are treated as finance or gambling....
A record number of 11 candidates are running in Sunday's presidential elections in Portugal, with a populist leader set to bring another political breakthrough to Europe's rising far-right parties....
Portugal started voting Sunday in the first round of a presidential election in which a far-right candidate could for the first time make it to a run-off, but with the final result hard to call. Polls...
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