Claims extracted
16
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
12%
2 of 16 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
78/100
NBC News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
4
Technology
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Predictions markets platform Polymarket was forced to halt trading on its international platform Thursday for nearly an hour because of what it said was a third-party compromise.
asserted
it → force → hour
There were also unconfirmed reports from users on Polymarket’s Discord channel who said their wallets had been drained.
uncertain
wallets → be → channel
While Polymarket did not confirm that users had lost money, it said “anyone who has been impacted will be made whole.”
asserted
who → confirm → money
“We’ll make this right and are fully reimbursing all affected traders,” the company said in a subsequent post on X.
Crypto news website The Block reported some $2.65 million in cryptocurrencies had been siphoned from the platform, citing data from blockchain analysis group Arkham.
asserted
million → make → Arkham
In a statement posted on its X account, Polymarket said it had identified and fixed an issue affecting its international platform, Polymarket.com.
asserted
it → post → platform
“One of our 3rd party providers was compromised, and we have referred this to relevant law enforcement,” Polymarket said.
“Out of an abundance of caution, we have temporarily halted trading & are working to bring the platform back online,” it added.
asserted
it → compromise → platform
Trading began again at 3 p.m. ET after nearly an hour offline.
asserted
Trading → begin → hour
Polymarket’s U.S.-based platform did not appear to be affected by the breach.
asserted
platform → appear → breach
Compromises of third party vendors are a very common way malicious actors gain access to large platforms and websites.
asserted
actors → gain → platforms
But Polymarket’s acknowledgement that hackers succeeded in stealing money from its users makes this a significant breach.
asserted
this → succeed → users
Polymarket was valued at $21 billion in September after a group of investors led by Donald Trump Jr. invested $1 billion into the platform.
asserted
group → value → platform
The platform, along with rival Kalshi, have become to subject of an intense, multi-million-dollar battle between U.S. states and the Trump administration over who gets to regulate the prediction-market betting that occurs on the sites.
asserted
that → become → sites
The platforms also continue to fight off insider-trading threats.
asserted
platforms → continue → threats
Earlier Thursday, Bloomberg News reported Polymarket was investigating reports of suspicious bets made amid Israel’s closely watched elections.
asserted
Polymarket → report → elections
It is also investigating “dozens” related to the U.S. midterms, according to the company’s head of global intelligence and investigations, Shana Bautista.
uncertain
It → investigate → intelligence
Earlier this month, Kalshi said it was looking into suspicious bets involving Trump’s choice of press secretary.
asserted
it → say → secretary
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