100,000 Polymarket Accounts Lose Over $1000 Since 2025
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Apr 29, 2026 Bloomberg: more than 100,000 Polymarket accounts booked losses of ≥$1,000 each since Jan 2025, nearly double the number of wallets with comparable gains. - Roughly 5% of bot and elite trader wallets captured ~75% of trading volume, causing most retail traders to enter late at worse prices and incur four-figure losses. - Signals concentration risk in crypto prediction markets, raising adoption and retail security concerns and prompting questions about market design, fairness, and potential regulatory scrutiny.
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- Over 100,000 Polymarket accounts have lost over $1,000 since January 2025, twice as much as the wallets’ gains.
- Retail traders lost over $1K because 5% of bot wallets took 75% volume while most entered late at worse prices.
- These losses could raise questions about the sustainability of prediction markets for casual users.
On April 29, 2026, Bloomberg reported that more than 100,000 Polymarket accounts had booked four-figure losses since January 2025, nearly double the number of wallets that recorded similar gains. A small group of automated bots and elite traders captured most of the profits, while the majority of users, including casual bettors, ended up underwater.
100,000+ Polymarket Accounts Lose Over $1000
According to sources, since January 2025, more than 100,000 Polymarket accounts have recorded losses of at least $1,000 each, nearly double the numbe…
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