Polymarket Taps Chainlink for Faster, Tamper-Proof Market Resolutions

- Polymarket integrates Chainlink on Polygon mainnet to address payout delays and manipulation risks. - Collaboration uses Chainlink Data Streams and Automation for precise, automated market resolutions. Polymarket, a leading on-chain prediction market platform, announced on September 12, 2025, its partnership with Chainlink to enhance the accuracy and speed of its market resolutions. Now live on the Polygon mainnet, this integration aims to tackle critical industry challenges, including disputed payouts and manipulation vulnerabilities. To achieve this, Polymarket now uses Chainlink Data Streams to receive low-latency, timestamped price feeds for its price-based markets, such as cryptocurrency pairs. In addition, Chainlink Automation enables automated, on-chain settlements at set intervals to further strengthen reliability. Together, these tools promise faster resolutions while reducing the risks of tampering or misuse. This collaboration also addresses long-standing controversies in prediction markets, such as disputes and flawed oracle governance, by using deterministic data from Chainlink’s oracle network to eliminate ambiguity in how markets resolve. Sergey Nazarov, co-founder of Chainlink, stated that the integration represents a significant advancement for prediction markets by providing real-time, tamper-proof insights backed by robust data and computation. Looking ahead, Polymarket and Chainlink are exploring how Chainlink’s data streams could resolve subjective queries, thereby reducing reliance on social voting mechanisms. This approach would bolster trust in market outcomes and expand the use cases for decentralized prediction platforms. According to CoinMarketCap, as of 15:15 UTC on September 12, Chainlink (LINK) was trading at $24.47, marking a 3.73% increase in 24-hour trading volume.