[As Calls for Prediction Market Regulation Intensify, Polymarket Introduces a Series of User Protection and Anti-Addiction Measures] BlockBeats News, September 30 — Amid growing calls for regulation of prediction markets, Polymarket has launched a series of user protection and anti-addiction measures. Users can now set non-reversible deposit limits to control spending and potential losses, and can also add themselves to temporary or permanent 'self-exclusion lists' to suspend platform usage. Polymarket has partnered with online gambling addiction treatment organization Birches Health to provide mental health resources for users exhibiting 'compulsive financial transaction behaviors.' Polymarket's Global Head of Security, Malea Otranto, stated that the company will monitor the usage of these tools and may make adjustments based on their effectiveness. Prediction markets in the United States are classified as financial markets regulated by the CFTC and are not required to follow state-level consumer protection rules designed for sports betting platforms. According to TickerTracker data, sports markets and parlay trading accounted for over 98% of Polymarket's U.S. platform trading volume this month. The State of New York has filed a lawsuit against Polymarket seeking to shut down its operations; Polymarket denies any wrongdoing and has filed a countersuit in federal court. [Original Link]