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

Millions kept changing hands long after the election outcomes were effectively settled.

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

Owned by Advance Publications. Added October 16, 2026 at 12:01 PM EDT.

Millions kept changing hands long after the election outcomes were effectively settled.

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October 16, 2026 at 12:02 PM EDT to October 17, 2026 at 4:01 PM EDT	Link resolves	Passed	200	2 checks over about 28 hours, the same result every time. 200, text/html, 152579 characters, landed on https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/10/polymarket-saw-600-million-in-election-trades-after-the-elections-were-over/ The wording varied; every check is below. Every one of the 2 October 16, 2026 at 12:02 PM EDT: 200, text/html, 152579 characters, landed on https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/10/polymarket-saw-600-million-in-election-trades-after-the-elections-were-over/ October 17, 2026 at 4:01 PM EDT: 200, text/html, 157616 characters, landed on https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/10/polymarket-saw-600-million-in-election-trades-after-the-elections-were-over/
October 16, 2026 at 12:02 PM EDT to October 17, 2026 at 4:01 PM EDT	Page contains the quotation	Passed	200	2 checks over about 28 hours, the same result every time. the page contains the quotation, exactly Every one of the 2 October 16, 2026 at 12:02 PM EDT: the page contains the quotation, exactly October 17, 2026 at 4:01 PM EDT: the page contains the quotation, exactly

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