Polymarket ecosystem Bot project Polycule suspected of running away, users' $230,000 funds may be difficult to recover

YieldWhisperer · 2026-01-12T07:50:11+00:00

Polycule is a trading bot project based on Polymarket, which has recently attracted attention due to suspected rug pull. The team claimed to have been hacked and promised to fix the issue, but there has been no progress so far, funds are frozen, and no one is responding, leading the community to suspect an organized exit scam. Traders are advised to exercise caution and manage risks carefully.

YieldWhisperer

2026-01-12 07:50:11

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【Blockchain Rhythm】Polycule is a trading bot project developed based on Polymarket, which recently attracted attention due to a sudden security incident.

The timeline of the event is quite clear—on January 12th, the community revealed that the project was suspected of a rug pull. A few days earlier, the Polycule team disclosed that they had been hacked, claiming that $230,000 of user funds had been lost, and promised that the bot would be patched and undergo security review before the weekend.

It sounds like a sincere response, but this is where the problem lies—the promised deadline has long passed, and to this day, affected users still cannot withdraw their funds. Even more heartbreaking, the Polycule team has not issued any official statements or updates since then. Funds frozen, no responses, broken promises—these signs have led the community to suspect that this might not be a “hacker attack” at all, but an organized fund run.

For traders active in the Polymarket ecosystem, this case serves as a warning—no matter how small the project, risk management should never be taken lightly.

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LuckyBearDrawer

· 01-12 08:16

$230,000 just gone like that? I've seen this script too many times before: promise → silence → disappearance, a classic trilogy.

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ProbablyNothing

· 01-12 08:16

Another "hacker intrusion" story, fixed before the weekend? I don't buy it. --- $230,000 just gone, this is Web3 for you. --- Broken promises + silent disappearance, classic combo. --- Hacker intrusion? Uh... I think it looks more like organized disappearance. --- Funds frozen for so long, and people still believe them? Wake up. --- Polycule's move was truly brilliant; the hacker's cover-up was spot on. --- Another bot project, another bottomless pit. When will they learn? --- Fixed before the weekend? Haha, I bet five bucks they’re just planning to run away. --- The team collectively went silent, and that's why I dislike this scene. --- Users' hard-earned money just evaporated, it's outrageous.

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NftRegretMachine

· 01-12 08:14

It's the same old trick, first claiming to be hacked, then a "weekend fix," and then disappearing into thin air. 230,000 dollars just gone like that. --- Projects in the Polymarket ecosystem really dare to play, promises are as reliable as farting. --- Not speaking out is the best response, understand everyone? --- Hacker: I'm here. Polycule: I'm gone. User: I cried. --- Seen this kind of thing too many times. Next time, remember not to touch unaudited bots. --- Team disappears, funds frozen. What is this, a hacking attack? It's outright theft. --- Another story of "we will fix it" and then disappearing, a common Web3 move.

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ZKProofster

· 01-12 08:09

nah the "we got hacked" narrative followed by radio silence is classic playbook... technically speaking, if the exploit was real they'd at least publish post-mortem analysis showing the actual attack vector. instead? nothing. zero proof of incident, zero remediation details. that's not incompetence, that's intent.

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P2ENotWorking

· 01-12 08:01

Another "hacker intrusion" story, fixed before the weekend, and what happened? Now everyone is gone. --- $230,000 just evaporated like that, truly incredible. This explanation has been overused. --- I just want to know why every time it's "promised to fix" and then nothing happens. --- Funds frozen and still silent for so long? Reasonable suspicion is that they just ran off. --- Is the Polycule team meditating now? No sign of any activity at all. --- $230,000, gone just like that. This is the daily life of Web3. --- Hacker? I think it's an inside job, too fake to be real. --- Another script of "we're fixing it" and then disappearing. --- A week ago, they were so confident, and now the accounts are gone. It's hard not to laugh. --- Why do people always believe this kind of "fixed before the weekend" nonsense?

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FlyingLeek

· 01-12 07:56

It's the same old trick again—first claiming a hacker attack, then promising a fix, and finally, the person disappears, and $230,000 just vanishes into thin air.

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BanklessAtHeart

· 01-12 07:55

It's the same old trick again—hackers invade, promise to fix, then disappear into thin air. Classic rug pull script. $230,000 just gone like that. This batch of users really needs to learn a lesson. Silence itself is the best answer. When the team doesn't speak up, it means the situation is really serious.

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