radioman/polymarket-arbitrage-trading-bot
github.com/radioman/polymarket-arbitrage-trading-bot
Polymarket arbitrage trading bot for BTC and ETH 5-minute prediction markets with copy trading.
Arbitrage trading on 5-minute BTC/ETH prediction markets
This repository is extremely suspicious despite its high star count (474) and fork count (131). Several major red flags are present. First, the creation date is listed as 2016-01-28, which predates Polymarket's existence (launched in 2020) and even the Ethereum-based prediction market concept. This suggests the repository was either backdated or hijacked. Second, the description contains extensive keyword stuffing (repeating 'Polymarket trading bot' and 'Polymarket arbitrage trading bot' multiple times), a classic SEO spam tactic used to attract victims. Third, the repository size is enormous (737 MB), which is highly atypical for a trading bot and could contain bundled malware, cryptocurrency miners, or data exfiltration tools. The 'smart wallet copy trading' feature is a major security risk, as it could drain connected wallets. With 474 stars, it has social proof, but these could be fake or purchased. The username 'radioman' is generic and the repository appears designed to trap unsuspecting traders. The malware risk is high, and the verdict is 'malware'. Users should absolutely avoid cloning or running this code. It belongs in a sandboxed analysis environment if studied at all.