France’s gambling regulator has moved from limiting transactions to blocking access to Polymarket’s website, arguing that a trading-only geo-restriction did not stop the platform from reaching a large French audience. On July 17, the Autorité Nationale des Jeux, or ANJ, said internet service providers should block the site after Similarweb data showed 578,751 visits and 205,057 unique visitors from France in June 2026. The regulator said the homepage continued to display live odds and promote what it views as unauthorized gambling services, even after earlier controls were put in place to prevent financial transactions from France. The case highlights a core distinction in crypto prediction markets: settlement may happen onchain, but most retail users still rely on websites, APIs, order-routing systems and operator-controlled access points to discover markets and place trades. ANJ’s action targets that service and distribution layer rather than Polymarket’s Polygon-based settlement contracts. The move also fits a broader European pattern in which national regulators, rather than an EU-wide ban, are taking separate actions against prediction market platforms on gambling-law grounds.

France’s national gambling regulator, Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ), ordered internet service providers on July 16 to block prediction market platform Polymarket across the country. According to CoinDesk, the move escalates earlier French action taken in November 2024, when authorities had already imposed a financial transaction ban on the platform. The latest order pushes enforcement to the network level, with violations carrying fines of up to €100,000, or about $114,000. ANJ argued that the live odds displayed on Polymarket’s homepage amount to the distribution and promotion of gambling services, which conflicts with France’s classification of prediction markets as illegal gambling. That classification formally took effect in February 2026. The regulator also cited product design concerns, saying the platform lacks betting limits, does not offer self-exclusion tools, and includes addictive features. The tougher approach follows limited results from the earlier ban. In June 2026, Polymarket still recorded 578,751 visits from France, coming from 205,057 unique users. The report also said other European countries, including Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany, Romania, Hungary, Switzerland, Belgium, and Poland, have already moved to restrict or block the platform.

68 lawmakers from Brazil's Workers' Party have introduced a bill to completely outlaw online gambling, repealing the existing regulatory framework. If passed, licensed platforms would be shut down, driving crypto-based payments to offshore grey markets and jeopardizing billions in tax revenue. President Lula has voiced support for a ban but has not directly endorsed the bill.

Brazil's Workers' Party has submitted PL-1808/2026 to completely repeal the online gambling regulatory framework, with fines up to 2 billion reais and prison sentences of 2-8 years. President Lula has not endorsed the bill despite calling for a ban, creating fiscal and political tensions ahead of October 2026 elections.

68 lawmakers from Brazil's Workers' Party filed a bill to completely ban online gambling, repealing the regulatory framework. This could cost billions in tax revenue and push activity to unregulated offshore operators using crypto payments. President Lula has not endorsed the bill.

68 PT lawmakers filed PL-1808/2026 to repeal Brazil's Bets Law framework, imposing fines up to $385M and prison sentences. President Lula hasn't endorsed the bill despite criticizing online betting. The ban could jeopardize 2.5 billion reais in tax revenue and push gambling to unregulated crypto-based offshore platforms.

An AI trading bot named terminal_of_fun traded 10 meme coins in 24 hours with a 100% win rate, netting 780.8 SOL ($129,500). Earlier, another bot Truth Terminal became a non-human crypto millionaire through the GOAT meme coin.

An AI-powered trading bot named Terminal_of_fun achieved a 100% win rate on 10 meme coins within 24 hours, netting 780.8 SOL ($129,500). The bot's best trade was $FUN with a 426x return. Another AI bot, Truth Terminal, has also become a crypto millionaire. This highlights both opportunities and risks in meme coin speculation.