US Users Dominate Polymarket Political Bets Despite Geoblocking, Allium Research Finds
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Blockchain research firm Allium reports that US-based users are the largest political bettors on Polymarket, the crypto-based prediction market, despite the platform's efforts to block US citizens. The research shows US users lead in contracts traded and wallet count for political markets, highlighting the ineffectiveness of geoblocking measures on decentralized platforms.
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Blocking access did not end US participation; it made the U
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