Recently, news that the prediction market platform Polymarket is considering building its own blockchain has shaken the industry. Originally, this platform, which grew rapidly within the Polygon ecosystem, is now attempting to become independent from its parent chain. This could potentially cause more damage to Polygon than initially expected. In fact, the challenges Polymarket faces are primarily due to technical limitations. As demand for high-frequency trading surged, issues such as transaction delays and order cancellations began to occur frequently. Worse still, attackers exploited the time lag between off-chain matching and on-chain settlement to repeatedly attack at extremely low costs. These security vulnerabilities have directly caused losses for market makers and automated trading bots. Simple application-level patches are insufficient for a fundamental fix, and a complete redesign of the architecture has become essential. In late April, Polymarket’s new Vice President of DeFi Engineering revealed that the platform’s growth has far exceeded its infrastructure capacity. The team has begun serious efforts to upgrade the technology, with the most significant change being the consideration of migrating to a new blockchain. Achieving larger block capacity, lower gas fees, and shorter block times is beyond what current Polygon can support. Notably, multiple public blockchains such as Sui, Solana, Sonic, and Algorand have proposed to attract Polymarket in response. For them, acquiring a large application like Polymarket means more than just adding a new project. It directly impacts transaction traffic volume, a vibrant user base, and the overall ecosystem’s credibility. This is a key point. According to data from Dune, Polymarket already accounts for 56.3% of Polygon’s total transaction fees. Annually, it generates approximately $72.9 million in fees, which is 61.3% of Polygon’s total fee revenue of about $119 million. In other words, nearly 60% of Polygon’s revenue depends on this single application. If the migration occurs, Polygon’s ecosystem could suffer a serious blow. Interestingly, industry experts believe that Polymarket is more likely to build its own Layer 2 rather than directly switching to an existing public chain. This would allow full control over block space and gas fees, optimizing for prediction markets and future perpetual products. Additionally, it would provide greater flexibility in regulatory compliance, especially in relation to the CFTC. Polymarket’s planned upgrades go beyond just migration. They include rebuilding the centralized limit order book (CLOB) from scratch, introducing perpetual products, and transitioning to their own stablecoin, “pUSD.” pUSD is an ERC-20 token backed 1:1 with actual USDC, offering lower systemic risk compared to traditional bridge assets. Furthermore, the approximately $1.25 billion in user wallet holdings could generate an additional $54 million annually through interest operations. Looking at these developments, it’s clear that Polymarket aims to evolve from a simple prediction market into a comprehensive on-chain trading platform. The organization is restructuring its entire business foundation, strengthening its security team, and unifying developer SDKs. The team has already committed to weekly technical progress reports, moving toward greater transparency. Polygon has yet to make an official statement, but it’s evident that the infrastructure that once supported Polymarket’s growth is now becoming a limiting factor. As prediction markets move toward mainstream adoption, it’s natural for the platform to seek greater technical freedom.

#ESPORTS Signal: Callback for more buy orders, deep waiting RSI 1H surged to 82.83, sell order depth ratio exceeds 28% of overbought side, bullish momentum is weakening. MACD 1H histogram continues to shrink, the upper band of Bollinger Bands at 0.4584 tested but not stabilized. The 4H trend remains bullish, but short-term correction is clearly needed. 🎯Direction: Long (Place order) ⚡Entry/Order: 0.3884 🛑Stop Loss: 0.3794 🚀Target 1: 0.4457 🚀Target 2: 0.4474 🛡️Trade Management: - Enter order at the limit, reduce 50% at Target 1, move stop loss up to 0.3884 to break even. If price falls below 0.3794, exit unconditionally. Deep corrections are common in highly volatile coins; placing orders at low levels to wait for manageable risk. Currently, buy-side depth is insufficient, chasing high is risky. View real-time market 👇 $ESPORTS --- Follow me: Get more real-time analysis and insights on the crypto market! $BTC $ETH $SOL

This Week's Major Events Summary Tuesday (Key Point) U.S. April CPI Inflation Data, the Super Indicator for the Crypto Market • High inflation → Negative for Bitcoin and Altcoins • Inflation subsiding → Positive for cryptocurrencies Friday Powell's term officially ends, Federal Reserve personnel reshuffle At the early morning point on May 12, 2026, the market is in a high-volatility triangle convergence, choosing a direction. This week has many news factors, and the long-term strategy remains to short. During the day, if prices rise, bet on short positions. Short Bitcoin, stop loss around 81,990 with 500, take profit at 800. Or target 1,000 points or bet on a decline, and when sleeping, set a stop loss at 82,600 with 500, take profit at 1,000. If stopped out while sleeping, go to 83,350 to recover the stop loss and then exit. Long Bitcoin, place an order at 80,800 with a 300 stop loss and 800 take profit. Or open a small position at 80,000 when it dips to 80,800. If hit, go to 79,240 to recover the stop loss. Ethereum swing trading at 2,355. Sleep with an order at 2,365, 10 stop loss, 20 take profit. If hit, go to 2,386 to recover the stop loss and reduce long holdings. Ethereum day trading at 2,320 and 2,310 to catch rebounds. Place an order at 2,382 with a 10 stop loss and 20 take profit. In a volatile market, you can skip take profit, but position size must be small. Solana short at 99, 1 stop loss, 2 take profit. Can bet on a top. Breakout above 100.29, short again at the limit of 102.4. Solana long at 94.3, 0.5 stop loss, 1 take profit. If hit, go to 92 to recover the stop loss.