**[Polymarket Clarifies No Mandatory KYC Will Be Added to Existing Platform]** Odaily Planet Daily News – Polymarket Vice President of Engineering Josh Stevens clarified in a post on X that the prediction market platform will not introduce mandatory Know Your Customer (KYC) checks to its existing services. Stevens stated that KYC will only apply to early testing of a new Beta product targeted at certain users, and no existing products will require KYC as a result. Furthermore, KYC will not be required after the Beta (testing) phase of the product concludes. Polymarket is currently facing access restrictions in multiple jurisdictions, including bans on placing orders or allowing only position closures. In April, Brazil blocked 27 prediction market platforms, including Polymarket and Kalshi, while Spain's gambling regulator restricted local users' access to Polymarket and Kalshi in May. (Cointelegraph)