TL;DR
- ZachXBT said interviews may have caused a possible leak after teasing a Feb. 26 investigation, turning the hint into a prediction-market frenzy.
- Polymarket volume rose from about $5M to over $14M, with Meteora still leading at 47% odds and Axiom drawing repeat “yes” buys.
- MET recovered to $0.17; positioning shows no outsized insiders yet, with top “yes” at 53,015 tokens and top “no” at 84,670 so far.
ZachXBT says he may have unintentionally leaked privileged information after teasing an investigation scheduled for Feb. 26, a hint that quickly spilled into prediction-market trading. A teaser turned into a tradable narrative as users flocked to Polymarket to bet on which crypto platform will be named. ZachXBT said this was the first teaser to go viral, citing 8M views and 27K likes, and noted that interviews with representatives and experts may have contributed to the leak. The frenzy arrives as prediction markets increasingly shape crypto attention. He did not expect the clip to spread widely.
I think a leak is probably inevitable given a few people had to be interviewed for the case.
— ZachXBT (@zachxbt) February 25, 2026
Prediction markets turn hints into high-velocity positioning
Polymarket quickly turned the tease into a concrete scoreboard. Odds became the new rumor engine as Meteora remained the leading candidate at 47%, while alternative picks like Axiom gained attention after one trader repeatedly bought “yes” shares. ZachXBT said prediction markets were less relevant when he teased reports in the past, which helped explain why this announcement traveled differently. In a single day, the market’s social-media mindshare surged and trading volume climbed from about $5M to over $14M, reaching second place on Polymarket’s trending page. ZachXBT has not provided hints and the report drops tomorrow.
Speculation has already bled into related tokens. MET’s price action became a real-time barometer of the rumor trade as it recovered to $0.17 after dipping to recent lows, even though the report says there is little data pointing to lasting headwinds for Meteora. The exchange is described as a relatively liquid Solana DEX for meme tokens, SOL swaps, and USDC trading. On positioning, only one whale is shorting MET via Hyperliquid, using the same address for short-term directional predictions on Polymarket. Another early whale already closed its short. It still holds $6,515.15 in “yes” shares.
So far, the insider-trading angle is more about perception than dominance. The market looks crowded, but not cornered by whales: the top “yes” holder has 53,015 Meteora tokens, while the leading counter-trader holds 84,670 “no” tokens. The report says the pool is mostly smaller traders, though the viral status is boosting volume and reinforcing Meteora’s odds as participants track suspected insiders’ moves. Even without outsized positions, insiders could still sit on meaningful gains if their shares resolve at 100%. With no explicit standard, multiple platforms remain plausible until Feb. 26. That uncertainty keeps speculation moving.
