Polymarket Volume Inflated by 'artificial' Activity, Study Finds
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A study found that Polymarket's volume was inflated by artificial activity, sparking concerns about the legitimacy of unregulated gambling sites and the risks of using them.
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jeffwask
about 2 months ago
Polymarket, Stake... you are crazy to gamble on unregulated gambling sites. Saw a video today of someone hitting $500k on Stake but not getting a payout. Unless their code is entirely open source, how do you know they aren't biasing the odds more than they normally favor the house. These are just mechanisms to separate fools from money.
zerosizedweasle
about 2 months ago
Tech is in it's fraud era.
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