Polymarket Tightens ID Checks Amid Sanctions Pressure Growth

• Polymarket tightens ID checks as regulators target sanctions gaps and offshore trading access risks.
• VPN use and routing tricks keep exposing gaps in Polymarket’s geo-blocking enforcement system.
• Rising prediction market volumes trigger U.S. probes into trading, identity checks, and compliance.

Polymarket is tightening identity checks as regulators step up pressure on prediction markets over sanctions risks and offshore access concerns. The platform has come under closer scrutiny after reports showed users in restricted countries still managed to access markets using VPNs, bots, and other workarounds.

According to The Information report, company documents show that Polymarket blocks users from countries including the United States, Russia, Iran, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands. 

However, enforcement concerns continue growing as some us…

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