1 outlets · filed 16 October 2026
Polymarket saw $600 million in election trades after the elections were over
Millions kept changing hands long after the election outcomes were effectively settled.
What the coverage shows
Wired and Ars Technica both frame the story around Polymarket’s election-linked trading volume continuing after the races were effectively settled. Wired is more specific, saying the post-outcome activity involved contracts tied to elections in Ethiopia and Romania and quoting one expert who calls it “some form of volume manipulation.” Ars Technica is vaguer, emphasizing that millions kept changing hands long after the outcomes were settled.
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