Claude-powered trading bot successfully turned $1 into $3.3 million in cryptocurrency-based prediction markets Polymarket From August 2025 onwards.
used by an account named sovereign 2013the bot relied on a strategy revolving around fast-paced arbitrage sports betting.
The biggest bet by value was on the college basketball game between the Utah State Aggies and the Arizona Wildcats, which resulted in a win of over $1.73 million ($179,100 in pure profit).
In percentage terms, some notable bets include the Florida International vs. Western Kentucky college football bet, which produced a return of almost 400%. Also, NBA Denver Nuggets vs. Portland Trail Blazers bets resulted in returns of over 200%.
Trading bot overview
This profile currently has a position value of approximately $130,400 and continues to place multiple bets every minute, most of which are still on sporting events.
As of this writing, the prediction with the biggest return is ATP’s bet on today’s match between Valentin Royer and Alex Martinez.
He earned $144,237 in the past day, bringing his winnings over the past week to around $416,165. Monthly profits have reached nearly $1.54 million. At this rate, assuming the current monthly pace is maintained, annual profits could be around $18.5 million.
This account has made a total of 37,247 predictions since it was launched in July 2025. While its success is nothing short of astonishing, the bot also highlights the growing role of AI-driven strategies in decentralized prediction markets. Naturally, this figure also raises questions about the legality and fairness of such an approach, since human traders will never be able to match this speed.
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