Deep Tide TechFlow message: On September 22, according to the FT report, Polymarket is conducting regulatory outreach in the UK and multiple EU member states, seeking to have prediction market contracts classified as financial derivatives and brought under financial regulatory frameworks such as MiFID, rather than gambling regulations. The company has already contacted the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the European Commission, and the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority, and plans to apply for relevant European licenses.