The US Is Using AI to Hunt Down Insider Trading on Polymarket

The US Is Using AI to Hunt Down Insider Trading on Polymarket

CFTC chairman Michael Selig sat down with WIRED to discuss how the agency scours Polymarket and other prediction markets for illegal activity.

Government AI tracks insider trading as bots take over prediction markets

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 by bots. More than 37% of these automated accounts consistently. Lawmakers target insider trading risks Po…