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Polymarket launches private-company prediction markets with Nasdaq Private Market

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Polymarket has launched prediction markets on private companies in partnership with Nasdaq Private Market, including contracts linked to OpenAI and SpaceX. The event-based wagers cover outcomes such as valuation milestones and IPO timing, and are available only on Polymarket’s international platform, which is blocked for trading in the United States and UK.

The launch adds private-company event contracts to Polymarket’s international offering, with access restricted in the United States and UK.

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Polymarket restores trading after third-party security breach

Polymarket said a third-party provider was compromised in a security incident on 29 October, and that affected users would be reimbursed. The platform briefly suspended event-contract trading while addressing the incident, then resumed it; it did not confirm the total funds taken or number of affected accounts.

Polymarket said it would reimburse users whose funds were taken in a security breach on 29 October, after a third-party provider was compromised. The company confirmed the incident and said it had referred the matter to the police. In a post on X, the company's official profile said: "Qualquer pessoa que tenha sido afetada será totalmente ressarcida".

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