A performance-monitoring script that Polymarket loaded from DebugBear was replaced with a drainer built for Polymarket. It sold email users' positions without a single wallet prompt, moved self-custody users' outcome...
The CFTC has proposed expressly classifying event contracts as swaps under federal commodities law.
Hyperliquid's HIP-4 outcome markets put prediction trading inside an exchange. The contest with Polymarket is less about fees than about who gets to call the truth.
An attacker drained ~$600K from a dormant Polymarket ops wallet on Polygon. It got labeled a contract exploit. It wasn't, and the difference matters.
A DeFi analyst's field report on sports prediction markets, the $1.1T BofA estimate, the CFTC vs states jurisdictional war, and where these venues actually sit on the productive-to-predatory gradient.
Futard.io locks launch funds in escrow and uses prediction markets to govern spending. The treasury model is a clear upgrade. The futarchy governance is an open experiment with real limitations.
