Polymarket’s Hidden Winners: Coders and AI Dominate Prediction Markets
Polymarket has become a battleground where speed and technology TRUMP luck. While retail traders chase viral wins, the real profits flow to developers running high-frequency bots and AI models. One user, GreekGamblerPM, reveals how "vibe coders" leverage Claude AI and custom scripts to exploit market inefficiencies—some clearing $100,000 monthly.
The platform’s API allows algorithmic traders to identify mispriced contracts faster than human competitors. Yet cracks emerge: security flaws and reporting errors underscore the risks even for sophisticated players. As one trader notes, "It’s not gambling if you’re arbitraging the lag in Oracle updates."
Meanwhile, casual participants face steep odds. Without infrastructure edges—like low-latency execution or machine learning—their profits often vanish in slippage and fees. The lesson? In decentralized prediction markets, the house doesn’t always win… but the coders usually do.
