Suspected Insider Bets on Polymarket Net Over $1.2M Ahead of ZachXBT’s Axiom Exposé

Multiple crypto outlets report that a small number of wallets on Polymarket profited after placing bets tied to ZachXBT’s investigation into Axiom, with the top addresses netting roughly $1.2 million prior to the exposé becoming public ^[3][4].

Reporting characterizes the activity as suspicious and potentially indicative of asymmetric access to non‑public information; one outlet notes that eight of the highest‑earning addresses on Polymarket are reportedly linked to insiders who collectively gained over $1.2 million from those markets ^[4], and blockchain researchers highlighted the concentration among the top eight wallets ^[3].

Coverage and community discussion point to the timing of the trades—occurring before ZachXBT’s findings were published—as the main concern, with observers arguing that early access to investigative results can create unfair advantages on open prediction markets ^[1][2].

News outlets and community researchers have raised insider‑trading concerns based on the trading patterns and timing, while reporting remains focused on on‑chain analysis and the sequence of events rather than confirmed prosecutions or admissions ^[1][3][4].