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Polymarket Pauses Trading as Prediction Market Investigates Security Incident

Decrypt·October 29, 2026·1 min read
Polymarket Pauses Trading as Prediction Market Investigates Security Incident

Polymarket restricted trading and paused relayer actions after users reported funds leaving their accounts. A suspected attacker wallet holds about $2.65 million in POL, according to Arkham data. The platform is under investigation following the security incident, which has raised concerns among users and observers about the safety of funds on the prediction market.

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