Updated
Updated · CNBC · Jun 24
Polysights Raises $1.5 Million to Detect Insider Trading as Prediction Markets Eye $1 Trillion
Updated
Updated · CNBC · Jun 24

Polysights Raises $1.5 Million to Detect Insider Trading as Prediction Markets Eye $1 Trillion

2 articles · Updated · CNBC · Jun 24

Summary

  • $1.5 million in pre-seed SAFE funding will help Polysights expand AI tools that flag insider trading, wallet clustering and other suspicious activity across prediction markets.
  • Polymarket-backed Polysights is still in beta and says traders, researchers and institutions need a dedicated intelligence layer as prediction markets become a bigger source of real-time signals.
  • YZi Labs, Maven11, Varys Capital, Contribution Capital and Edge Ventures backed the round; Polymarket, Predict.fun and Underdog Fantasy support the platform, while Kalshi did not participate.
  • Bernstein expects prediction-market trading volume to reach $1 trillion by 2030, putting more focus on market surveillance as Polymarket faces scrutiny over a Wall Street Journal report on misleading promotional videos.

Insights

Can prediction markets ensure fairness with AI surveillance without sacrificing the user anonymity that fueled their growth?
As AI hunts for insider trading, how will market manipulators evolve their strategies to stay one step ahead of the algorithm?
Why is market leader Kalshi avoiding the AI tool designed to solve the industry's biggest problem: insider trading?