1789 Capital is preparing to invest a further $300m in Polymarket as part of a funding round targeting about $1bn, according to reports. The proposed investment would value the prediction-market platform at about $21bn; 1789 Capital had previously invested about $200m.
The proposed investment and reported valuation matter to investors assessing Polymarket’s funding and value.
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The CFTC said on 5 November that registered designated contract markets must remove domestic geographic restrictions that conflict with its fair-access requirements within 30 days. Exchanges must also ensure partner intermediaries comply, or explain in writing why they cannot; the guidance comes amid state court orders requiring restrictions in several states.
The CFTC said on 5 November that registered prediction market operators must unblock geoblocked states within 30 days. Under its new interpretative guidance, designated contract markets that cannot comply may instead explain in writing why they cannot.
The CFTC issued guidance saying state-based geographic restrictions generally conflict with impartial-access requirements for designated contract markets in the United States. It gave exchanges 30 days to remove conflicting blocks or explain to the Division of Market Oversight, with supporting evidence, why compliance is not feasible. The same framework applies to intermediaries and other entities providing market access.
The CFTC said state-based geographic restrictions on prediction markets are generally inconsistent with its impartial access rules, and gave operators and exchanges 30 days to lift them or explain why they cannot. The agency issued the guidance on Thursday as a formal interpretation of its impartial access requirements for designated contract markets. It said location alone should not be used to deny access to eligible participants within the United States.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission ordered designated contract markets to end US geofencing that conflicts with impartial-access requirements within 30 days, or explain why they cannot comply. The order puts exchanges offering sports-event contracts at odds with court orders restricting Kalshi in several states and on tribal lands. Chairman Michael S. Selig said derivatives markets must operate nationally.
Within 30 days, designated contract markets must end geofencing restrictions in the U.S. that violate “impartial access requirements,” or give reasons they cannot comply, the CFTC has ordered. CFTC Chairman Michael S. Selig said in a statement that derivatives markets "must operate on a uniform basis at a national scale" to serve the purposes of the Commodity Exchange Act.
Genius Sports raised its full-year guidance after reporting a $10.4m operating profit for the three months to 30 September 2026, compared with a $25.6m loss a year earlier. Revenue rose to $269.9m, while net loss narrowed to $15.7m; the company attributed Media growth mainly to its acquisition of Legend.
Genius Sports lifted its full-year guidance for a third straight quarter. The company reported an operating profit of $10.4m, against a loss of $25.6m the year before.
Genius Sports raised its 2026 revenue forecast to $1.015bn-$1.035bn and adjusted EBITDA guidance to $287m-$297m, following Q3 partnerships with Kalshi and Polymarket. The company reported Q3 revenue of $269.9m and adjusted EBITDA of $87.1m, while its year-to-date net loss was $147.9m; CEO Mark Locke said the business was benefiting from its combined scale after acquiring Legend.
Genius Sports has lifted its expectations for revenue and EBITDA in 2026. Leadership expects 2026 revenue between $1.015bn and $1.035bn, with adjusted EBITDA between $287m and $297m.