CrowdIntelCategory · Breaking news
Top Breaking news whales on Polymarket
Breaking-news markets are the highest-volatility category on Polymarket. They're created in response to live events — court rulings, natural disasters, political crises, corporate failures — and resolve quickly. Because information asymmetry is largest in the first minutes of a news event, these markets are where insider activity is most valuable and most visible. CrowdIntel monitors them in real time via the Insider Radar.
View the live breaking news leaderboard
The full ranked list updates in real time as trades land on Polygon. Filter by breaking news category to see every wallet with resolved bets in this category, sorted by shrinkage-adjusted win rate.
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Every Polymarket wallet with any resolved bets in the breaking news category gets ranked. For each wallet we show lifetime volume, category-specific win rate (shrinkage-adjusted), realized PnL on breaking news markets, and any active cluster investigations they're part of.
For research workflow, see How to find insiders on Polymarket.
Other categories
- Politics whales
Polymarket political markets — elections, legislation, appointments, and geopolitical events.
- Crypto whales
Polymarket crypto markets — coin price targets, ETF approvals, network milestones, and token listings.
- Sports whales
Polymarket sports markets — game outcomes, championships, futures, and player props.
- Culture whales
Polymarket culture markets — entertainment, awards, internet events, and pop-culture predictions.
- Economics whales
Polymarket economics markets — CPI, Fed rates, employment, GDP, and macro indicators.