Polymarket VP says KYC only applies to early beta product, not main platform

Polymarket VP of engineering Josh Stevens pushed back on a May 27 report that the prediction market is considering mandatory user verification, saying KYC is only for a select early-access beta product and is not being added to polymarket.com. He added that once the product exits beta, it will not require KYC, narrowing the issue from platform-wide identity checks to a controlled test. The clarification lands as Polymarket faces heavier regulatory pressure, with access restrictions across dozens of jurisdictions and recent blocks in Brazil and Spain.

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