Overview
- Forbes cited a 22‑of‑23 hit rate on Google’s 2025 Year in Search markets for the wallet long known as AlphaRaccoon.
- Trades included a winning Yes on D4vd as the top‑searched person and profitable Nos on favorites such as Bianca Censori, Pope Leo XIV, and Donald Trump.
- The X account Polymarket Money highlighted a roughly $1.15 million, 24‑hour gain and asked “Who is AlphaRaccoon?”, drawing waves of attention.
- Yahoo Finance reported blockchain data showing about $3 million deposited into Polymarket before the spree and noted past gains of roughly $150,000 tied to the Gemini 3.0 timing market.
- Allegations that the trader used privileged information remain unverified, while the CFTC’s treatment of such platforms as derivatives underscores unsettled oversight as Polymarket rolls out a U.S. app following approval.