Polymarket Isn't a Prediction Market for the Real World
10 hours ago
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- Polymarket is a prediction market platform where users trade shares on real-world event outcomes.
- The platform uses UMA's optimistic oracle to verify events and resolve markets on the blockchain.
- Polymarket altered rules post-betting in two cases: the Epstein suicide note release and Trump mentioning 'Iran' during a meeting with Xi Jinping.
- Rule changes reversed market outcomes, showing Polymarket may manipulate results to achieve desired outcomes rather than reflecting real events.
- The author argues Polymarket lacks transparency and trustlessness, prioritizing internal preferences over fair prediction markets.
- The author discloses holding positions against Polymarket's desired outcomes in the discussed markets.