
Polymarket withdraws NFL contracts adds crypto
- Polymarket US withdrew two NFL player contracts on August 26.
- The same day, it certified price contracts for Bitcoin, Ether and Solana.
- The exchange gave no reason for withdrawing the NFL contracts.
Polymarket US withdrew two NFL player contracts on August 26, one day after certifying them with the CFTC.
The contracts were due to list no earlier than August 27 and covered player participation in NFL games.
The exchange gave no reason for the withdrawal, while its compliance analysis remains sealed under a confidentiality request.
On the same day, Polymarket certified price contracts for Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC), Ethereum (CRYPTO:ETH) and Solana (CRYPTO:SOL).
The three crypto contracts were filed as swaps in the binary options subcategory, like the withdrawn NFL contracts.
Polymarket has previously withdrawn other certified event contracts, including tennis and NCAA player contracts, without giving reasons.
Another NFL product covering starter designations remained certified, alongside contracts on cabinet and world leader departures.
At the time of reporting, Bitcoin price was $80,790.83.
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