--- title: NPR went looking for Polymarket's Panama headquarters.... description: NPR investigated Polymarket's official Panama headquarters and found no physical presence — just a law office shared with at least 15 other crypto companies,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/npr-went-looking-for-polymarket-s-panama-headquarters-it-s-elusive-edh8jgpqa twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: NPR went looking for Polymarket's Panama headquarters. It's elusive | daily.dev og:description: NPR investigated Polymarket's official Panama headquarters and found no physical presence — just a law office shared with at least 15 other crypto companies,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/npr-went-looking-for-polymarket-s-panama-headquarters-it-s-elusive-edh8jgpqa og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/edH8Jgpqa.png og:image:alt: NPR went looking for Polymarket's Panama headquarters. It's elusive og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # NPR went looking for Polymarket's Panama headquarters. It's elusive **[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 8 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary NPR investigated Polymarket's official Panama headquarters and found no physical presence — just a law office shared with at least 15 other crypto companies, including some linked to FTX. Polymarket relocated to Panama after a 2022 CFTC settlement forced it to shut down U.S. operations and pay a $1.4 million fine. Panama offers zero income tax on foreign-sourced revenue, no capital gains tax, and strong legal shields against foreign court judgements. Despite the site technically remaining banned for U.S. users, the Trump administration has embraced Polymarket: the DOJ dropped its investigation, Donald Trump Jr. joined as an adviser, and the CEO was invited to the White House. The platform now processes over $8 billion in trades monthly, raising questions about geofencing enforcement and whether American users are truly blocked. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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