Polymarket paid creators to fake trades and wins
Polymarket paid college-age creators to film fake trades and wins on dummy versions of its site.
The campaign was designed to draw in US users, despite Polymarket being banned from offering its primary crypto product to US customers in 2022.
One creator posted videos appearing to show him winning $100,000 on a bet, without disclosing the paid relationship.
The revelations raise questions about the integrity of the prediction market industry and may attract scrutiny from US financial regulators.