Paribu becomes first centralized exchange to integrate Polymarket and Hyperliquid
Turkish regulated exchange Paribu has integrated Polymarket prediction markets and Hyperliquid perpetual futures into its centralized exchange platform, becoming the first CEX globally to offer both. The integration, announced July 1, 2026, gives users in Türkiye first-time access to prediction markets through Paribu's app. The setup is fully self-custodial, allowing users to retain control of their assets. Paribu described the move as part of a broader expansion into equities and multi-asset trading.
For Polymarket, landing inside a regulated national exchange creates a template for replicating its access layer market by market without building country-specific compliance stacks itself. Paribu's self-custodial architecture sidesteps the custodial licensing burden that would otherwise slow expansion into Turkey's bank-linked retail base. The integration tests whether prediction markets can ride existing exchange regulatory frameworks rather than standalone CFTC registration in every jurisdiction.
If Turkish volume materializes, Polymarket gains leverage to pitch similar white-label deals to exchanges in Brazil, Indonesia, and other markets where local licenses are hard-won but crypto trading is already permitted. Paribu's bet is that prediction markets drive retention among equity and perpetual traders who would otherwise churn; the next quarter's cross-selling metrics will show whether event contracts deepen wallet share or merely sit as an unused tab.
Paribu joins the deepening institutional infrastructure race around Polymarket, joining DRW, Wintermute, and IMC in building out the venue's access layers — first with dedicated market-making desks and now with a national exchange integration that puts event contracts in front of a regulated retail base.