Polymarket vs Limitless
Polymarket and Limitless belong to the same family: market depth and resolution reliability decide it. Outcomes resolve differently: Polymarket via optimistic oracle, Limitless via decentralised oracle — the heart of trust in a prediction market. Remember that prediction-market liquidity concentrates on few events: before choosing, check the spread on the markets you actually care about.
| Polymarket | Limitless | |
|---|---|---|
| Tier | A | B |
| Rating | ★ 4.2 | ★ 3.9 |
| Trading fee | 1% | 0.4% |
| Maker fee | Free | Free |
| Fund custody | Self-custody (funds in your control) | Self-custody (funds in your control) |
| Market resolution | Optimistic oracle | Decentralized oracle |
| Oracle | UMA Optimistic Oracle | Pyth Network (+ Chainlink Data Streams); team per eventi custom |
| Liquidity model | CLOB | Hybrid |
| Market categories | Politics, Sports, Crypto, Economy, Culture/Entertainment, Science/Tech, Weather | Crypto, Economy, Sports, Politics |
| Leverage available | No | No |
| Settlement token | Polymarket USD (1:1 USDC) | USDC |
| Chains | Polygon | Base |
| Native token | POLY (annunciato) | LMTS |
| Fiat on-ramp | Yes | No |
| KYC | No KYC | No KYC |
| Supported countries | US, EEA, UK, APAC, LATAM, MENA, AFRICA · 150+ countries | US, EEA, UK, APAC, LATAM, MENA, AFRICA |
| Segment | B2C | B2C |
| Audits | — | Trail of Bits (riportato, report non pubblico), Quantstamp (riportato, report non pubblico) |
| Regulator | — | None |
| Regions | US, EU/EEA, UK, APAC, LATAM, MENA, Africa | US, EU/EEA, UK, APAC, LATAM, MENA, Africa |
| Licences & safety | Protocollo decentralizzato (nessuna licenza diretta), US: entità regolamentata CFTC (exchange upgrade 2026) | Protocollo on-chain (nessuna licenza diretta) |
Frequently asked questions
Polymarket vs Limitless: which is better?
Polymarket and Limitless belong to the same family: market depth and resolution reliability decide it. Outcomes resolve differently: Polymarket via optimistic oracle, Limitless via decentralised oracle — the heart of trust in a prediction market. Remember that prediction-market liquidity concentrates on few events: before choosing, check the spread on the markets you actually care about.
Is Polymarket custodial or self-custody?
Polymarket is self-custody: you keep the keys, while Limitless is self-custody.