Polymarket saw $600 million in election trades after the elections were over

Polymarket recorded $600 million in election trades after the races had effectively ended. Millions of dollars continued to change hands within zombie election markets long after outcomes were settled. Researchers analyzing the activity flagged over 98% of these specific trades as potential wash trading. This significant volume of financial flow occurred despite the settled nature of the elections, highlighting a massive amount of trading activity in markets that were no longer functionally active.