Polymarket vs Polymarket US

Polymarket4.0/5

VS

Polymarket US4.1/5

Feature	PolymarketVisit	Polymarket USVisit
Ratings
Our score	4.0/5	4.1/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Market selection	4.5	4.5
Liquidity	4.5	4.5
Fees	3.0	4.0
Resolution quality	4.0	3.5
Ease of use	4.0	4.0
Specs
Market types	Politics, Sports, Crypto, Economics, Culture	Politics, Sports, Crypto, Weather
Settles in	pUSD, a crypto collateral token backed by USDC	USD
Chains	Polygon	Other
Trading fees	Not disclosed	0% maker fee; taker fees vary by contract type
Resolution source	UMA Optimistic Oracle	Settlement Committee and centralized exchange reports
Available in the US	No	Yes
KYC required	Not disclosed	Yes
Regulated venue	No	Yes
Market topics	Politics, Elections, Sports, Crypto, Finance, Geopolitics, Technology, Culture, Weather, Economics	NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, Tennis, Soccer, US Midterms, Elections, Cryptocurrency, Weather
Mobile app	Not disclosed	Yes
Liquidity rewards	Yes	Yes
Company
Founded	2020	2020
Headquarters	United States	United States
Investors	1789 Capital, Intercontinental Exchange, Founders Fund, General Catalyst +26	Founders Fund, Intercontinental Exchange, 1789 Capital
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros	Broad markets across politics, sports, crypto and current events Non-custodial trading with onchain positions Polygon supports pUSD collateral and ERC-1155 outcome tokens UMA provides a defined challenge process for supported markets	CFTC Designated Contract Market status Zero maker trading fees with maker rebates supported by taker fees Combo functionality enables grouping 2 to 10 markets into one trade The broader Polymarket entity has disclosed $2.764B in funding, including a $1B investment from Intercontinental Exchange
Cons	International trading is blocked for US residents Country restrictions include the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Japan Thin liquidity can increase entry and exit costs Resolution disputes can delay or change settlement outcomes	Strict identity verification required, excluding anonymous trading Restricted exclusively to United States residents Centralized clearing model exposes users to clearinghouse counterparty risk Disputed or unresolvable legs rely on discretionary pricing from an internal Settlement Committee
Best for	Event probability traders, Onchain prediction market users, Politics and sports markets	US residents trading regulated event contracts, Sports bettors building multi-leg combo positions, Political forecasters following US midterm elections

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