A trader just pulled a $233K profit by exploiting thin weekend liquidity on Polymarket’s $XRP market. Here’s what happened: • Weekend liquidity was low → bots dominated flow • Trader accumulated UP shares while spot $XRP was drifting down • 2 minutes before settlement, they injected $1M into XRP • Price spiked → contract settled • XRP dumped immediately after No hacks. No exploits. Just timing + liquidity control. The real question isn’t “Is this illegal?” It’s “Who controls liquidity when markets are thin?” This is exactly why deep, organic liquidity matters. On $TON, protocols like STONfi are focused on: • Concentrated, on-chain liquidity • Real swap depth, not bot-only volume • Fairer execution even during off-peak hours Markets don’t get manipulated they get exposed. As on-chain prediction markets grow, expect this debate to intensify: 🟢 Smart trading 🔴 Market design flaw Which side are you on? #TON #DeFi
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Market Insight 🧠 | Liquidity Matters
A trader just pulled a $233K profit by exploiting thin weekend liquidity on Polymarket’s $XRP market.
Here’s what happened:
• Weekend liquidity was low → bots dominated flow
• Trader accumulated UP shares while spot $XRP was drifting down
• 2 minutes before settlement, they injected $1M into XRP
• Price spiked → contract settled
• XRP dumped immediately after
No hacks. No exploits. Just timing + liquidity control.
The real question isn’t “Is this illegal?”
It’s “Who controls liquidity when markets are thin?”
This is exactly why deep, organic liquidity matters.
On $TON, protocols like STONfi are focused on:
• Concentrated, on-chain liquidity
• Real swap depth, not bot-only volume
• Fairer execution even during off-peak hours
Markets don’t get manipulated they get exposed.
As on-chain prediction markets grow, expect this debate to intensify: 🟢 Smart trading
🔴 Market design flaw
Which side are you on?
#TON #DeFi