Breaking: Polymarket just rolled out a new taker-only fee structure for its 15-minute crypto prediction markets. Here's the interesting part—these fees get distributed daily in USDC straight to market makers as liquidity rebates. It's a clever way to incentivize deeper liquidity pools and keep the spreads tight. The model essentially shifts the fee burden toward takers while rewarding those providing liquidity, creating a more balanced ecosystem for short-term traders.
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TommyTeacher1
· 14h ago
maker eats meat, taker drinks soup—this time taker really got fleeced lol
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Holy crap, isn't this just indirectly encouraging retail traders to lose money
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Liquidity rebate settled daily, maker guys must be laughing their asses off
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Wait, wouldn't the spread actually stay just as wide then
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Day traders are about to get harvested again, same old tricks
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Interesting move, but can maker actually pocket that rebate
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One-click USDC transfer to maker, Polymarket pulling off quite the operation
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This structure basically boils down to a hidden tax hike, right
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NFT_Therapy
· 01-09 03:21
Maker takes the money, taker gets cut, I see through this trick.
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GasFeeCrier
· 01-07 09:56
This move is a bit ruthless. It has nurtured market makers, and retail investors are getting hurt even more.
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StakeHouseDirector
· 01-07 09:54
Market makers directly receive USDC rebates, while takers suffer heavy losses... Being smart is one thing, but if this continues, how will retail investors survive?
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TokenCreatorOP
· 01-07 09:53
Oh no, now makers are going to make a fortune
makers eat the meat, takers drink the soup, classic example
It should have been done this way long ago, can the spread really tighten?
This is essentially acting as a market maker subsidy, clever
I just want to know if anyone will arbitrage for profit
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TradFiRefugee
· 01-07 09:33
This mechanism is actually using takers to support makers; it should have been like this a long time ago.
Breaking: Polymarket just rolled out a new taker-only fee structure for its 15-minute crypto prediction markets. Here's the interesting part—these fees get distributed daily in USDC straight to market makers as liquidity rebates. It's a clever way to incentivize deeper liquidity pools and keep the spreads tight. The model essentially shifts the fee burden toward takers while rewarding those providing liquidity, creating a more balanced ecosystem for short-term traders.