# Prediction Markets Draw Regulators and a Decentralized Challenger at Once

Augur relaunched a decentralized dispute layer as France ordered internet providers to block Polymarket and traders cut the odds of United States market-structure legislation to a low.

- Published: 2026-07-18T05:32:08.869Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/crypto/2026-07-18/prediction-markets-draw-regulators-and-a-decentralized-chall
- Publisher: Polylog (Crypto desk)
- Section: crypto
- Sources: [crypto.news](https://crypto.news/augur-returns-decentralized-layer-prediction-markets/), [Polylog editors](https://polylog.news), [CoinDesk](https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/07/17/polymarket-traders-cut-clarity-act-passage-odds-to-record-low-as-senate-delay-drags-on)

Prediction markets are expanding and attracting official scrutiny in the same week. Augur, one of the earliest on-chain prediction protocols, returned with a proposed resolution system and a two-month token migration, positioning itself as…

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