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NPR went looking for Polymarket’s Panama headquarters. It’s elusive

Saturday, May 16, 2026 2:51 PM
Image aggregated from National Public Radio.
  • Bobby Allyn and Eliana Morales Gil, National Public Radio

On the 21st floor of a gleaming skyscraper in the heart of the upscale Punta Pacifica neighborhood here is the official corporate office of Polymarket, the wildly popular prediction market site that has flourished in President Trump’s second term.

Polymarket, which is worth an estimated $15 billion, moved to its Panama base following scrutiny from American regulators. If Polymarket users have a legal dispute, the company’s terms of service states it will be resolved in a closed-door arbitration process in Panama.

But when NPR recently visited the law office listed as its home base in Panamanian government documents, there was no sign of Polymarket, nor the entity it does business as in Panama, Adventure One QSS Inc.