Polymarket is blocked in Taiwan! Developer who accidentally touched election betting markets reveals: Woken up by police in the middle of the night for questioning

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Author: Ariel, Crypto City Polymarket blocked by court order, confirmed inaccessible With the 2026 nine-in-one elections approaching, election-related betting markets have appeared on the blockchain prediction platform Polymarket, leading to the arrest and indictment of several Taiwanese citizens who participated in the betting. Since early May this year, netizens have reported that the Polymarket website has been blocked. When users attempt to access the site via mobile data or WiFi in Taiwan, a warning message appears: "This domain is suspected of violating the Public Officials Election and Recall Act and has been ordered to be blocked by the Miaoli District Court under the 115th year criminal ruling No. 4." Access is currently unavailable. An editor from Crypto City tested the site via mobile data today (5/21) and confirmed that the blocking notice appears. This is not the first time Polymarket has been blocked in Taiwan; it was previously unblocked for a period, but Taiwanese users were only able to view win probabilities and trading volumes for various prediction contracts, without the ability to place bets. Developer’s automated trading accidentally triggers election market, leads to police interrogation If you have previously participated in Polymarket trading via bots, you must be careful not to accidentally trigger trades related to Taiwan's elections, even if you have no intention of breaking the law. 0xFunky, a Taiwanese developer and founder of SuiXu Intelligence, shared in a post yesterday that his automated bot inadvertently triggered a trade related to the Taiwan election market. The transaction amount was only 3 $USDT, held for less than 5 hours with zero profit, yet he was woken up by police on the morning of May 19th to provide his first-ever police statement. 0xFunky advises developers and users to set up keyword filters to strictly exclude terms related to KMT, Kuomintang, and DPP. Since market names fetched via API may not explicitly display "Taiwan," extra caution is required. Courts across Taiwan launch investigations; Qiaotou District Prosecutors Office indictment serves as a benchmark case Taiwanese police and prosecutors launched their first wave of investigations into the 2026 nine-in-one elections in April this year, arresting two individuals who placed bets on political party win rates. Subsequently, on May 8th, the Qiaotou District Prosecutors Office concluded its investigation and indicted a man surnamed Lin. This case is part of the crackdown on election betting markets and serves as the first benchmark case to officially enter the judicial indictment process, demonstrating the prosecution's firm stance on enforcing laws against the use of decentralized platforms to interfere in elections. According to data compiled by Chain News from court records, there are relevant case rulings in district courts including Yunlin, Shilin, Hsinchu, Miaoli, Taoyuan, and Taichung. Police possess capability to trace crypto flows; public warned not to test the law Many believe that using a VPN or betting on blockchain platforms provides anonymity, but the police now have the capability to trace real-world identities through cryptocurrency flows. 0xFunky mentioned in his post that regardless of whether a VPN is used, as long as individuals have completed KYC at a cryptocurrency exchange, the police can request data to trace the wallet holder. The Yunlin County Police Bureau previously stated that it will continue to mobilize resources, utilizing technological equipment and smart policing to strictly investigate and crack down on election betting markets. They emphasized that any illegal activity will be thoroughly investigated and prosecuted, and urged the public not to engage in betting to avoid breaking the law. (The above content is excerpted and reprinted with authorization from our partner Crypto City. Original link)

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