$1,000 turns into $2,000,000: The smart money's arbitrage secret in prediction markets

DAOplomacy · 2025-12-27T05:04:21+00:00

An address named "RN1" started with $1,000 on Polymarket and has accumulated over $2 million through high-frequency trading arbitrage. RN1's success comes from exploiting platform time differences for arbitrage rather than relying on predictive ability, revealing that the profit opportunity in decentralized prediction markets lies in a deep understanding of market mechanisms.

DAOplomacy

2025-12-27 05:04:21

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【Blockchain Rhythm】 Recently, a fascinating case has gone viral—a smart money address engaging in market prediction operations that are practically textbook-level arbitrage.

This address, known as “RN1,” started trading on Polymarket at the beginning of the year with an initial capital of only $1,000. The result? It has now accumulated over $2 million in profits, more than a 2,000-fold increase.

Even more astonishing, this individual isn’t relying on some mysterious predictive ability but is engaging in high-frequency trading arbitrage. Data shows that he participated in over 13,000 prediction trades this year, mainly focusing on sports prediction markets. The most impressive single trade? A profit of $129,000 in one shot.

Where’s the real trick? According to seasoned trading analysts, RN1’s profit method is to exploit the time difference of the platform’s automated market makers—arbitraging at the moment when prices haven’t fully synchronized. In other words, he’s not betting on the outcome of events but leveraging the market’s microstructure to “cut leeks.” This is why he can consistently profit without relying on exceptional prediction skills.

This also gives us an insight: in decentralized prediction markets, the true profit opportunities often lie not in predicting the event itself but in a deep understanding of market mechanisms and rapid capture of price asymmetries.

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LiquidationHunter

· 2025-12-27 20:12

Can 1000 bucks turn into 2 million? This guy is just profiting from the time difference in AMM, pure arbitrage freak. RN1, this move is really brilliant. 13,000 transactions must have worn out your hands, haha. Is the price difference in the sports market really that big? It seems like only robots can catch it. This is the difference between smart money and us. We're still guessing ups and downs, while they are already profiting from the spread. A single profit of 129,000 yuan, how much does an average trade earn? These numbers are a bit explosive. Is Polymarket's liquidity really that poor? It’s astonishing that it can be exploited for 2,000x returns. Honestly, this is scientific arbitrage. There’s nothing mysterious about it; it’s all about execution and capital. Time difference arbitrage sounds simple but is hard to do. How fast do you need to react? Why does it feel like prediction markets are just ATM machines for big players? Small traders, better not join the fun. If this trick gets shut down by the platform, what then? Slippage will have to be increased sooner or later.

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OnChainDetective

· 2025-12-27 11:58

Wait, hold up... In 13,000 transactions, was there really not a single mistake? Statistical anomaly or what

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RebaseVictim

· 2025-12-27 05:34

Damn, 1,000 yuan turns into 2 million. How many times would it take to produce something like this? But it seems like a market maker's vulnerability was exploited, and it's hard to say how long such opportunities will last.

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MEVictim

· 2025-12-27 05:27

Wow, $1,000 turns into $2,000,000. I need to figure out this operation... But honestly, it's all about machine reaction speed. Ordinary people simply can't keep up with that time difference.

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MonkeySeeMonkeyDo

· 2025-12-27 05:17

Damn, this arbitrage opportunity is too crazy. Turning $1,000 into $2 million—how well do you have to know the market? I just don’t understand why no one is fixing the time difference arbitrage loophole. 13,000 trades... Are these bots running? Haha. Is it really that easy to have a time difference in sports prediction markets? Can someone teach me how to catch that moment, please? This is what true quantitative trading is about; predictive ability is all just fake. A single trade of 129,000—I'm stunned. What kind of odds is this? Can we still play on the Polymarket platform, friends? It seems like making money is not that hard for individuals, just lacking execution. Arbitrage, honestly, is just about information gaps. The faster you react, the more you win. Something feels off. Why is this yield so outrageous? Is it real or fake?

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FUD_Vaccinated

· 2025-12-27 05:16

$1,000 profit turns into $2 million. This guy is just making a living off the time difference, so satisfying. Damn, 13,000 trades? That must be exhausting. Is this a bot doing the trading? Is this all the Polymarket AMM vulnerability is? Feels like arbitrage opportunities will be filled sooner or later. Is sports event prediction the best for arbitrage? Next time, give it a try. Wow, high-frequency arbitrage is more profitable because it's more accurate than predictions, right? RN1's move this time is indeed brilliant, but how difficult is it to replicate? Time difference arbitrage, in simple terms, is still about information gaps. Whoever reacts faster wins. How did someone make a single transaction of 129,000? Has anyone reproduced this? This is why DeFi is still in its infancy, with many vulnerabilities. $2 million, if a black swan event occurs, it’s game over directly.

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SchrodingerWallet

· 2025-12-27 05:06

Starting from $1,000 and going straight to $2 million, this move is truly brilliant. This guy is just bottoming out during the arbitrage of the automated market maker's time difference, it's not about prediction at all. High-frequency arbitrage on sports markets 13,000 times, earning over a thousand each time on average, truly steady and reliable. Is the arbitrage space on Polymarket this big? Why didn't I catch it? For time difference arbitrage, the key is having algorithms and speed; retail investors can't compete. A single transaction of 129,000, how fast would your hands need to be to catch that? It feels like the arbitrage space is getting smaller and smaller, big players are all watching. RN1 is really ruthless; the liquidity on the sports market is so good, yet he still manages to make such profits. But the vulnerabilities of automated market makers, I always feel they'll be patched someday. This is what smart money looks like; what we do is just gambling.

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