While the industry spent the summer
arguing about stablecoin reserves and DeFi certification schemes, the most
consequential question in European crypto policy slipped in almost unnoticed.
On May 20, 2026, the
European Commission opened a targeted consultation on the review of the Markets
in Crypto-Assets Regulation, and for the first time, Brussels is formally
asking whether DLT-based prediction markets belong inside the EU rulebook, and
if so, which one.

The deadline was originally August 31.
It has since been quietly pushed to September 30, 2026,
according to the Commission’s consultation page.

That extension is more than an
administrative footnote. It is the last window the prediction market industry
will get to shape the rules…