Polymarket has quickly become the go-to platform for trading on real-world events. This guide breaks down how it works, how to trade your first market, and how Zerion helps you track every position effortlessly.
What is Polymarket?
Polymarket is a leading prediction market platform where you can trade on real-world events.
Instead of guessing outcomes or arguing online, Polymarket gives you a way to put money behind your beliefs. Polymarket covers everything from politics and sports to crypto, global events, and pop culture. Each market is structured around a simple yes-or-no question, and the prices represent the probability the crowd assigns to that outcome.
How Polymarket works
Polymarket operates using "shares" that represent either side of a prediction.
If a market asks, “Will BTC hit $150k in 2025?” you can buy YES or NO shares. Prices move based on demand, and your profit comes from buying low and selling high — or holding until the market resolves. When the outcome is known, winning shares settle at $1 while losing shares resolve to $0. This way, the prices are probabilities: if a YES costs $0.50 it’s effectively a 50% chance of something happening.
Behind the scenes, Polymarket runs onchain infrastructure on Polygon, ensuring transparency, verifiability, and trustless settlement. Traders trade with each other using a limit order book and each market lives onchain. All prices are settled in USDC on Polygon.
The best part is that Polymarket doesn’t currently charge any fee. They even cover gas fees on Polygon.
Will there be a Polymarket airdrop?
There is frequent speculation about whether Polymarket will launch a token or hold an airdrop.
As of now, the team has not officially confirmed plans. However, speaking on a podcast, Polymarket CMO said, “There will be a token, there will be an airdrop”. But the plans are not imminent.
If a token ever launches, early and active users could benefit. But nothing is guaranteed.
Still, even without a Polymarket airdrop, you can already make money by trading events.
How to get started on Polymarket
To begin trading on Polymarket, you need a Polygon wallet and USDC on Polygon.
Zerion Wallet simplifies onboarding by helping you bridge funds, connect instantly, and track all your predictions and manage them in a single mobile app.
If you don’t have any USDC on Polygon, bridge it with Zerion:
- Open the bridge tab in Zerion
- Select the network and chain from which to send assets
- Select Polygon as the chain and USDC as the token to receive
- Sign the transaction
That’s it. Your USDC will soon show up on Polygon in the same Zerion address.
How to make a prediction on Polymarket with Zerion
Making your first prediction through Zerion is straightforward.
After opening Zerion Wallet:
- Open the Explore tab and tap on the Polymarket logo
- Connect your Zerion Wallet
- Follow the steps to create a Polymarket address, which will be used exclusively for Polymarket
- Deposit into your Polymarket address - just follow the instructions
Once you have USDC in your Polymarket address, you can trade:
- Open Polymarket homepage
- Select any market
- Select how much of YES or NO to buy
- Sign the transaction with your Zerion wallet
How to track your Polymarket positions
After you buy a YES or NO, the position will show up in your Zerion Wallet. You don’t need to manually add your Polymarket address — the position will show directly in your main wallet that you use to sign Polymarket transactions.
Zerion pulls live market values, so you can see whether your prediction is gaining or losing value.
If you decide to exit early, simply head back to the same market through Zerion’s in-app browser. Tracking positions becomes especially useful when managing multiple predictions across different Polymarket events.
Make predictions with Zerion
Prediction markets are one of the most exciting ways to engage with real-world events using crypto. And with Zerion Wallet, you get a simple, secure, and seamless way to trade on Polymarket from any device.
Make your first prediction with Zerion and see where your insights can take you.