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Government AI tracks insider trading as bots take over prediction markets
May 15, 2026
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by Hania Humayun
for CryptoPolitan
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Prediction markets processed more than $44 billion in wagers last year, but regulators warn top-performing participants are increasingly automated trading bots rather than humans. On Polymarket bots now run over 30% of active accounts and control 14 of the platform's top 20 earners, raising crypto and DeFi security, market integrity, and adoption risks that could prompt regulatory scrutiny or platform changes.
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Prediction markets processed more than $44 billion in wagers last year, but regulators say many of the top-performing participants are now automated trading bots rather than humans. On Polymarket, automated bots now run more than 30% of active accounts. Data from the platform’s top earners shows that 14 of the top 20 accounts are controlled...
