Intelligence Synthesis · April 19, 2026
Research Brief
Entity Handoff: Polycool

External Handoff Ingest

Entity: Polycool Date: 2026-04-19T21:58:52.771Z Source: External LLM (manual handoff)

Overall Assessment

Polycool is an anonymous copy-trading app that openly promotes the use of non-public information on Polymarket, operating within Polymarket's own Builders Program despite the platform's efforts to curb insider trading. The app's existence highlights tensions between decentralized prediction markets and regulatory expectations around fair trading practices.

Stage Notes

facts

  • status: success
  • items: 8
  • summary: Polycool is a copy-trading app that provides a 'guide to Polymarket insider trading' and participated in Polymarket's Builders Program.

sources

  • status: success
  • items: 10
  • summary: Primary sources include news articles covering Polymarket's audit and the Polycool app, as well as a UK Companies House listing for an unrelated dormant company.

connections

  • status: success
  • items: 2
  • summary: Polycool is a participant in Polymarket's Builders Program and operates as a copy-trading app on the Polymarket platform.

public_data_ingest

  • status: success
  • items: 5
  • summary: No SEC filings were found for Polycool. A UK Companies House listing for 'POLYCOOL LIMITED' shows a dormant company unrelated to the crypto app. Other public databases (FEC, LDA, USASpending) returned no results.

contradictions

  • status: success
  • items: 1
  • summary: Polycool promotes 'insider trading' on Polymarket while Polymarket itself updated its rules to prohibit trades based on 'stolen confidential information.'

closed_loops

  • status: success
  • items: 1
  • summary: Polycool drives trading volume to Polymarket while receiving support from Polymarket's Builders Program, creating a self-reinforcing ecosystem.

silences

  • status: success
  • items: 1
  • summary: Polycool does not disclose the identity of its team or corporate structure.

voting_records

  • status: empty_expected
  • items: 0
  • summary: No voting records applicable.

donor_interests

  • status: empty_expected
  • items: 0
  • summary: No donor interests applicable.

eo_metrics

  • status: empty_expected
  • items: 0
  • summary: No executive order or appointment activity applicable.

preparedness_scan

  • status: empty_expected
  • items: 0
  • summary: No personal preparedness signals available.

home_stats_eligibility

  • status: empty_expected
  • items: 0
  • summary: No residency or domicile signals available.

Ingest Summary

  • Facts created: 8
  • Sources created: 10
  • Connections created: 2 (0 skipped)
  • Stages marked: 12
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