What we do
We open the product, inspect live market screens, follow workflows, query public APIs, compare documentation with the interface and build small tools when a calculation is more useful than another paragraph. Then we explain the result in plain English and give a view when one is warranted.
We like prediction markets because they turn a disputed event into a visible price. That does not make every contract well designed or every price worth taking. A bad spread, thin book or vague resolution rule can ruin an otherwise interesting market.
What we care about
The first things we look for are executable liquidity, the actual bid and ask, market wording, the named resolution source and the route into and out of the product. The headline matters less than the contract. A 62¢ “probability” is not much use if there is no real size at a price you would accept.
We are comfortable saying Polymarket gets something right, and equally comfortable saying a flow is badly designed. The product can be better than its documentation in one place and much worse in another.
Independence
Polymarket Explained is not Polymarket and does not speak for it. Affiliate relationships, where they exist, do not decide a verdict. Facts are sourced and dated; opinions are labeled as opinions. We also distinguish our editorial view from legal classification. A regulator may call a product gambling even when we think the market mechanics are closer to an event-driven exchange.