About Polymarket UK
We believe the world makes better decisions when people can put money on what they believe — and be held accountable for it.
Our Mission
Polymarket UK is the UK's home of decentralised prediction markets — an open, transparent platform where anyone can trade on real-world outcomes.
We harness the wisdom of crowds: when millions of informed individuals stake real money on their beliefs, the resulting prices become the most accurate real-time probability forecasts available anywhere.
Our markets have consistently outperformed traditional polling, expert forecasts, and media consensus across elections, economic indicators, and major world events.
What We Stand For
Four principles guide everything we build at Polymarket UK.
Every trade, every position, every resolution is recorded on-chain and publicly verifiable. No black boxes, no hidden fees, no manipulation.
Markets are resolved by our decentralised oracle network UMA. Disputes are adjudicated transparently — not by Polymarket alone.
Prediction markets have historically been available only to institutions. We're changing that — anyone with £10 can trade alongside hedge funds.
We never hold your funds. Smart contracts settle automatically. We partner with licensed custodians for fiat onboarding in the UK.
Leadership Team
A team of traders, engineers, and policy experts united by a belief in market-based truth-seeking.
Our Journey
Launched with a small team in New York, Polymarket processed its first trades on the Ethereum mainnet using UMA's Optimistic Oracle.
Raised seed funding from leading crypto investors and migrated to Polygon for lower fees and faster settlements.
Processed over $1 billion in volume during the 2022 US midterms and 2023 debt ceiling crisis. User base grew 10× in 18 months.
Launched Polymarket UK with dedicated GBP markets, CLOB trading engine, and partnerships with UK regulated custodians.
Polymarket UK is now the most-cited prediction market source in UK financial media and policy research.