Polymarket begins live canary testing for Protocol V2 smart contract rebuild

Testing launched October 7 2026, as Bitcoin price prediction markets saw large shifts on the platform.

Priya Anand

Markets Analyst

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As of 2026-10-09 03:11 UTC. Market figures are as the cited sources reported them at that time and may have moved since. This is news, not investment advice.

Polymarket has entered live canary testing for Protocol V2, a full rebuild of the platform's prediction market smart contract infrastructure. Testing commenced on 2026-10-07 ^[1].