Polymarket Adds Withdrawal Address Locking Feature
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On November 10, 2026, Cryptopolitan reported that Polymarket added a withdrawal address locking feature after a script attack in which approximately $2.7 million was stolen. Once enabled, users can withdraw only to pre-approved wallets; to add a new withdrawal address, they must first confirm via email and then wait 48 hours before it can be used. Users can cancel address addition requests they did not initiate. The report also noted that this measure restricts changes to withdrawal addresses but does not address the root cause of the script attack. As of the report’s publication, the feature had been added; the report provided no other follow-up actions or developments regarding the incident.
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- CryptopolitanPolymarket adds a 48-hour withdrawal lock after a $2.7 million script attack
Polymarket has added a withdrawal lock, allowing users to withdraw only to pre-approved wallets; adding a new address requires email confirmation and a 48-hour wait, and users can cancel requests they did not initiate. The move comes after a third-party script attack led to about $2.7 million being stolen, but does not address the root cause of the attack.
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