A significant controversy is unfolding on Polymarket after a trader known as AlphaRaccoon / 0xafEe earned more than $1 million in a single day by betting on Google Year in Search 2025 results and the anticipated release of Google Gemini 3.0.
According to Forbes, 22 out of the trader’s 23 predictions were correct, a level of accuracy experts describe as extremely unlikely under normal market conditions. This has raised questions about potential data leaks or access to privileged information.
Analysts highlight several notable aspects:
– abnormally high trading activity across Google-related markets,
over $1M in realized profit and $3.3M still in open positions,
– highly granular prediction structures, requiring precise ranking outcomes rather than broad trends.
Social media users speculate that some Year in Search data may have appeared online earlier than expected, coinciding with the trader’s most successful bets.
Despite the growing public scrutiny, no formal investigation or official comment has been issued so far, though interest from the media and analysts continues to rise.
