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# Half of Polymarket's Volume Comes From US Exchange-Funded Wallets
- URL: https://adjacent.media/signals/half-of-polymarkets-volume-comes-from-us-exchange-funded-wallets/
- Published: 2026-07-22T16:09:47.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-22T16:09:47.000Z
- Description: Despite the platform’s ban on US users, roughly half of all traceable trading activity originates from wallets funded through regulated American exchanges.
- Author: Jonathan Greene
- Tags: #signal, theme-commerce, Fintech, payments, marketplace

Source: [Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-polymarket-traders-who-knew-the-future/?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc4NDU4MzI3OCwiZXhwIjoxNzg1MTg4MDc4LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUSUhST0tSS1YyVFQwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCRjA3ODVFOEJDOEU0NTE4OTczRkU0NDQ1NjExOERFRSJ9.meMK1cf%5FEmMoZ7zxbHpwFcHlBTnNsrVzj9qphDNwkD4&ref=adjacent.media) (paywall)

Despite the platform's ban on US users, roughly half of all traceable trading activity originates from wallets funded through regulated American exchanges. This reveals a structural gap in the regulatory playbook: US regulators can block domestic platforms from offering prediction markets, but cannot prevent citizens from funding offshore alternatives through legal channels. The prohibition is functionally porous for traders with sufficient capital.