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One of the biggest Polymarkets on the platform just got resolved wrongly by their own team. 4 million dollars are lost. Even worse, it reveals structural issues in the resolution mechanics of Polymarket that should put all traders on high alert. Here's what you need to know: The market in question is the "Russia x Ukraine ceasefire" market. Step by step, here is what happened: On May 8, Trump announced a 3-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, covering May 9-11 around Russia's Victory Day parade. Now look at Zelensky's actual decree (Nº374/2026). It says: for the duration of the parade on May 9, the area of Red Square is excluded from the operational plan for Ukrainian weapons. Now compare that to the market rules. Two clauses matter here: 1. "Humanitarian pauses will not count toward the resolution of this market." 2. "Only ceasefires which constitute a general pause in the conflict will qualify." Zelensky's decree fails both: 1. It applies to one geographic point (Red Square), not the entire front. 2. The decree itself uses the exact disqualifying word, "humanitarian purposes". Instead of letting the external UMA Oracle resolve the case (like usually in disputes), the markets first got REMOVED from the official UI. Later, a clarification from Polymarket's side got issued: The May 9 truce counts as YES. Strange enough, to openly interfere with UMA's mechanics here. What's even worse for Polymarket: With their clarification, they ACTIVELY OVERRIDE a previous clarification that THEIR OWN TEAM MADE one month before. The precedent they are overturning: In April 2025 Putin declared an Easter truce. Same humanitarian framing. Broader scope (whole front, not one square). Back then, Polymarket clarified: It's a humanitarian pause, it doesn't qualify. Here's the issue: - The SAME market - A STRONGER precedent (full front line vs. Red Square) - Resolved in different ways This is a disaster for Polymarket. Traders got screwed. The platform loses trust. Everyone is worse off in the long run. Traders now have to consider RESOLUTION RISK next to EVENT risk more than ever. Polymarket could fix this in 3 steps: 1. Hire lawyers to write bulletproof rules. (At least closer to bulletproof than what we have now.) 2. Draft reusable rule templates. A "ceasefire in Iran" market should have the same wording as a "ceasefire in Ukraine" one. 3. Establish and closely follow PRECEDENTS for each template. No more vibes-based clarifications. Edge cases are clarified once, then added to the template as precedent for future markets. Until then, stay cautious. 🤞

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