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This move is part of a wider regulatory trend where agencies are weaponizing machine learning to monitor on-chain activity, shifting from reactive to proactive enforcement. It also highlights the growing tension between decentralized, borderless protocols and territorial regulations, potentially accelerating the push for compliant, KYC-enabled DeFi alternatives.

CFTC announces use of AI to detect insider trading by US traders using VPNs to access offshore prediction markets like Polymarket.