Are Polymarket bots real?
Yes, Polymarket bots are real and there is evidence of automated trading on the platform. Research shows that approximately 3% of traders drive most price discovery on Polymarket, and fewer than 1% of wallets capture about half of all profits, suggesting sophisticated trading strategies possibly involving bots or algorithmic trading.
The platform's API allows programmatic access, making bot trading feasible. There have been documented cases of suspiciously timed trades that suggest insiders may have used automated systems to trade on non-public information, particularly in military and geopolitical markets.