[Polymarket Expands Legal Team and Seeks to Hire Chief Risk Officer] According to Bloomberg, prediction market platform Polymarket is seeking to appoint a Chief Risk Officer to expand its regulated operations in the United States. This move comes in response to a requirement from the CFTC, which mandates that Polymarket's U.S. operations establish a Chief Risk Officer for oversight. However, CFTC regulations prohibit the listing of certain controversial contracts in the U.S., such as those related to international wars, though these contracts remain available through Polymarket's international operations. Prior to the search for a Chief Risk Officer, Polymarket has already expanded its legal team in recent months, hiring multiple attorneys from institutions such as Sullivan & Cromwell, RBC Capital, and Proskauer Rose.