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The leading prediction market is leaning into rumors of a future $POLY token airdrop.<\/p>\n
Decentralized prediction market Polymarket is catering to its high-risk audience by introducing 5-minute crypto markets<\/a> and teasing an airdrop for power users.<\/p>\n The new 5-minute markets allow users to bet on whether or not BTC\u2019s 5-minute candles will close up or down, while providing market maker rebates to liquidity providers.<\/p>\n Following the launch, Polymarket\u2019s \u201csenior intern\u201d and developer, Mustafa Aljatery, responded to one of the platform\u2019s power users in a post saying \u201c1m markets and $POLY next.\u201d <\/p>\n This is not Aljatery\u2019s first time leaning into token and Layer 2 speculation<\/a>; however, the prediction market began the month by filing a trademark for the $POLY ticker, and Polymarket\u2019s growth lead, William Legate, seemingly confirmed the airdrop after responding \u201cno\u201d to a user who wondered if the platform\u2019s snapshot was already taken.<\/p>\n The speculation comes as Polymarket\u2019s volumes continue to surge to new all-time highs, with almost $3.4 billion traded in January alone. <\/p>\n It took more than three years for Polymarket to reach $3.4 billion in volume; now it is clearing that in a single month. So far, $4.9 billion<\/a> of volume has been traded on Polymarket in 2026.<\/p>\n Despite all the rumors surrounding a potential token and Layer 2 launch, Polymarket has yet to publicly disclose any information about its future structure and whether investors will receive tokens or equity.<\/p>\n