Polymarket launches official affiliate program powered by Dub.co

Update, October 17, 2026: As of October 2026, the program page also lists 20% of referred users' perpetual-futures trading fees and cash bounties at revenue milestones (Dub). Earlier versions of this story said applicants needed a $20 USDC deposit and made claims about Kalshi's partner programs. We could not confirm either and have removed them, along with an unattributed quote.

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Polymarket has opened a public affiliate program, run on the link-management platform Dub. Publishers who join earn $10 when a user they refer makes a first deposit, and $0.01 per click on their tracked links (Dub).

The program arrived as Polymarket rebuilt its US business. It returned to the US through QCX, a CFTC-designated exchange it bought in July 2025. The CFTC cleared the arrangement with an amended order in November 2025 (Covers).

What the program pays

Most finance and crypto affiliate programs pay either per sign-up or a revenue share. Paying per click as well is unusual. It means a publisher earns something even from traffic that never deposits, which makes it cheaper for a site to try the program.

How it works

Publishers apply through Dub's partner portal. Approved partners get tracked links, a dashboard and conversion reports. Dub handles link tracking, attribution and payouts. Its platform allows a brand to set rewards per click, per lead or per sale, and Polymarket uses more than one.

Using Dub instead of building its own tools gets Polymarket to market faster. The cost is less control over how partners are tracked and paid in edge cases.

What it says about Polymarket's US plans

The program is one of several moves to grow Polymarket's US user base after its return through QCX. Paying for clicks and deposits suggests the company sees paid acquisition as a main channel, not only press coverage and word of mouth.

The harder task is trust. Polymarket was outside the US market after its January 2022 settlement with the CFTC, while Kalshi and other regulated exchanges built their US customer bases. An affiliate program brings traffic. It does not by itself win back users who chose those rivals.

For how Polymarket's US product works today, read our Polymarket review and our Polymarket promo code page.