SeungMaeda/polymarket-copy-bot-ts

This tool automatically copies the trades of successful bettors on Polymarket, a platform where people wager real money on the outcomes of real-world events like elections and news stories. It watches what winning traders are doing around the clock and mirrors their bets in your own account, adjusting the bet sizes to match how much money you have.

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§ 1 — what it does

This tool automatically copies the trades of successful bettors on Polymarket, a platform where people wager real money on the outcomes of real-world events like elections and news stories. It watches what winning traders are doing around the clock and mirrors their bets in your own account, adjusting the bet sizes to match how much money you have.

§ 2 — why it matters

With nearly 870 stars and 631 forks, this project signals strong grassroots demand for automated strategies in prediction markets, a space attracting serious investor and regulatory attention after record trading volumes during the 2024 election cycle. For founders and PMs, it highlights an underserved need for consumer-friendly tools that lower the barrier to participating in crypto-based forecasting markets, suggesting a potential product opportunity in automated or social trading experiences.

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