Over $600 Million in Polymarket Election Trades Took Place After Races Ended

By Kate Knibbs · Wired · Thursday, 15 October 2026 at 09:00 (1h ago) · Original article ↗

Contracts tied to elections in Ethiopia and Romania saw massive trading volumes after the outcomes were decided. “It’s obviously some form of volume manipulation,” one expert says.

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