Polymarket halts trading for an hour after vendor compromise; affected users will be 'made whole'
Summary
Polymarket halted trading for about an hour after a vendor compromise, with the company promising to reimburse all affected traders. The breach involved third-party software, with unconfirmed reports of wallet drains; Polymarket said the US platform was not affected and that trading would resume soon. Law enforcement involvement and ongoing investigations were noted, highlighting third-party risk and incident response considerations for crypto-trading platforms.