⚠️ Bugs & Issues
Latency & API problems are severe and ongoing. Multiple users report POST order latency of 320–13,000ms+ on co-located servers. pepesong noted the issue has persisted for 2–3 weeks, with brief improvements followed by regression. The CLOB, UI, API, and WebSocket are all reported as broken simultaneously. The webpage is also loading 2–3s slower than usual after refresh.
A CLOB error with negRisk contracts (py-sdk issue #305) remains unresolved despite repeated requests for acknowledgement in both #bug-reports and #devs.
A Gamma API bug was reported by im.the.wizard: a valid
after_cursor returns HTTP 403 when end_date_min is present in the query, but 200 without it — reproducible and confirmed with specific URLs.The leaderboard is reporting incorrect data. A workaround using datadash.xyz was suggested.
A display bug was flagged showing -100 instead of +100 in one market.
Limit order panel is also bugged — shares get stuck after placing a limit order, requiring a wait before placing another.
Paris highest temperature market (Sep 25) has no NOAA data since the previous evening (~10:12 PM local time), with louisbodin noting it is not a NOAA issue but likely a station problem at Le Bourget (LFPB), an unstaffed secondary airport.
Rewards stuck at 0 reported by moonshotnft.
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🔥 News & Announcements
Lower temperature markets reduced: ak504111 confirmed that several lowest-temperature markets for equatorial cities are being removed to consolidate liquidity, as those cities had low volume and the lowest-temperature format was less relevant there.
tylermulvi (co-founder of VoxPop, a Polymarket builder) is seeking a contact to fast-track a session-keys + Combos RFQ enablement request submitted to builder@ on Sep 18, with no response so far.
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📋 Clarifications
"Will Netanyahu use a visual aid during his UNGA speech?" has been resolved Yes. Polymarket issued an official clarification: Netanyahu's display of a Starlink communication device during his UN General Assembly address qualifies under the rule requiring him to "raise a physical object bearing an image, map, chart, graphic, or text toward the audience or camera." The order book was cleared at 9:00 PM ET on Sep 24.
Sep 20–21 weather data outage: sanhwy reported that Synoptic has confirmed the missing observations were caused by an attack on their data ingestion, and the data has since been backfilled through their API — but too late for affected Polymarket markets. Under current rules, revisions after the first datapoint of the following date are not considered. sanhwy is asking whether Polymarket will review rules to allow waiting for official backfills or fallback sources in confirmed outage scenarios. No official response yet.
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⚡ Disputes
Secret maker rebate tier ("rebategate" — maker edition): phoenyx69 identified multiple wallet addresses allegedly receiving 35% maker rebates, listing 7 specific profiles. The community reports this undisclosed tier has existed for at least 40 days. floaty_boi and others note that the previous taker rebategate was never publicly addressed, and this new issue compounds frustration. gr33dy.eth asked how to apply for the higher rebate tier. Polymarket staff have not responded publicly. tehnoobkiddo raised broader concerns about private incentives undermining platform fairness.
User losses from outages and exploits remain unresolved: brenmaelen states they are down $6k due to an outage, with DMs to staff ignored for days. aquilifer is seeking acknowledgement of $2k lost due to ghost fill exploits after they were supposedly fixed, stating they have also been ignored.
Alleged market manipulation: showmedamoney__ flagged the account
@smash-to-net as a manipulator and called for a ban. sonderwrld corroborated, claiming the same account took money from them.Bot front-running in climate markets: dryad0987 reports bots immediately placing limit orders 1 cent above any human limit order, discouraging participation. A community proposal to peer-match human traders direc