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Polymarket halts trading after breach at a third-party provider hits user accounts

TradingGain Newsroom·1h ago·29 Oct 2026, 18:55 UTC

Polymarket has suspended trading after one of its third-party providers was breached. Users reported that their accounts had been drained. For traders, the episode shows that outside vendors can expose a platform's users to losses.

Why it matters

A third-party provider used by Polymarket was breached, according to the company.
Users said their accounts were drained, so funds on the platform may be at risk.
Trading is suspended, which can leave traders unable to exit positions for now.

What to watch next

Watch whether Polymarket announces when trading will resume and what it will do for users who reported losses.

This brief is written by TradingGain from public reporting by CoinDesk.Read original ↗

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