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Polymarket Exploit: $520K Gone, But Team Claims Funds Are Safe. P2P Merchants Watch Closely.
P2P MarketsNeutral1 min readMay 22, 2026CoinDesk

Polymarket Exploit: $520K Gone, But Team Claims Funds Are Safe. P2P Merchants Watch Closely.

Polymarket, the big dog of prediction markets, just got hit for half a mil. ZachXBT is on the case, but the team's crying foul, saying your funds are still locked down. This is the kind of noise that shakes up P2P liquidity.

ZachXBT, the blockchain bloodhound, just sniffed out a $520,000 hole in Polymarket's Polygon setup. That's a fat chunk of change, and any exploit like this sends ripples through the entire ecosystem. Merchants, you know what this means – potential volatility, and maybe a chance to widen those spreads if panic sets in.

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