Polymarket Trading Volume Analysis Reveals Nearly Half May Be Inauthentic Activity

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Gate News bot message, new analysis reveals that nearly 50% of Polymarket’s trading volume may be inauthentic. Out of $337 million in daily volume, 28% ($94.7 million) comes from airdrop farmers trading in stagnant markets that remain below 2% or above 98% for over 36 hours to inflate wallet statistics. Additionally, 23% ($76.1 million) consists of bot activity flipping BTC up/down bets every 15 minutes with no actual prediction purpose.

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