ChainThink reports that on March 17, according to CriptoNoticias, the Buenos Aires court in Argentina ordered a complete block of the prediction market platform Polymarket on March 16, 2026, to be enforced by the national communications regulator ENACOM, and required Google and Apple to remove its app from local app stores. The block follows a complaint by the Buenos Aires Lottery Authority (LOTBA), which determined that Polymarket operates an unauthorized online gambling business under the guise of a "prediction market," and that the platform lacks identity and age verification, posing significant user risks. Argentina has thus become the second country in Latin America, after Colombia, to impose a full restriction on the platform.
Argentine court orders full blockade of Polymarket
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Argentina’s CFT authorities reported that a Buenos Aires court ordered a full blockade of Polymarket on March 16, 2026. The national communications regulator ENACOM will enforce the ban, which also includes restrictions on app store availability. LOTBA filed the complaint, citing risks associated with unregulated gambling. The action aligns with MiCA-like regulatory scrutiny in Latin America, where Colombia previously banned the platform.
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