Polymarket pauses trading after $2.65 million exploit, says third-party provider was compromised
After over $2.5 million was lost within minutes on Polymarket, the platform said it has since placed its exchange in cancel-only mode.
Sarah Wynn
Publisher The Block
Oct 29, 2026 at 7:00 PM UTC · 1 min read

After over $2.5 million was lost within minutes on Polymarket, the platform said it has since placed its exchange in cancel-only mode.
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