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Welcome to the Polymarket Docs. Here we aim to provide a robust explanation and understanding of how our protocol works.
Polymarket is an information markets platform that lets you trade on the world’s most highly-debated topics (e.g. coronavirus, politics, current events, etc). On Polymarket, you build a portfolio based on your forecasts and earn a return if you are right. When you decide to buy shares in a market, you are weighing in with your own knowledge, research, and view of the future. Market prices reflect what traders think are the odds of future events, turning trading activity into actionable insights that help people make better decisions. As a result, Polymarket is a leading source of unbiased and real-time data about future events.
An information market is where people buy and sell shares on how a future event will resolve. Prices change in response to trading activity. You can buy, trade, or sell shares in future outcomes.
Polymarket is built on the Polygon blockchain, which enables users to purchase and sell tokens without network fees.
https://www.coindesk.com/why-crypto-whales-love-this-prediction-market
https://www.wsj.com/articles/you-can-bet-on-the-vaccine-literally-11616710373
https://www.forbes.com/sites/rorymurray/2020/10/19/polymarket-raises-massive-4-million-round-from-polychain-naval-ravikant-other-notable-investors/
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