Polymarket pledges to give $3.9 million back to victims after site compromise
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Summary
- Prediction market Polymarket has pledged to give $3.9 million back to victims following a site compromise, compensating them for losses and downtime.
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- Story2 Nov 2026, 18:07 UK time · 6d ago
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Polymarket pledges to give $3.9 million back to victims after site compromise
How we know
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- ClaimedHeadline60% confidence
Polymarket pledges to give $3.9 million back to victims after site compromise
- ProbableSummary fact75% confidence
In a post-mortem on an 29 October incident, prediction market Polymarket said it will pay people back what they lost, as well as compensate them for the site's downtime.

