'Informed' traders on Polymarket netted $143 million in 'anomalous' profit since 2024, researchers find

Bloomberg/Getty Images "Informed" Polymarket users made $143 million since 2024, according to a new study. Researchers analyzed most of Polymarket's trades between 2024 and 2026. One co-author told BI he hoped the analysis would inform prediction-market regulation. Last June, a new Polymarket account with the name "ricosuave666" began betting thousands of dollars on specific questions regarding Israeli military strikes on Iran. The gamble paid off. When Israel struck Iran in the early hours...