Why platform stats matter for research
Wallet PnL and whale prints are easier to misread without a sense of scale. State of Polymarket answers: how large is the venue, how busy were the last thirty days, when in the UTC day does activity peak, and how did volume grow month over month. It is a research backdrop — not a trading desk and not a substitute for market-level odds.
Lifetime KPIs accumulate from Polydata's indexed activity. "Active markets" and "participations" count indexed books and trade participations; definitions can differ from marketing dashboards elsewhere. Partial current months (e.g. early August) will look small until the month completes.
Next steps: PMX Index for a live pulse, whales for large fills, oracle for predictor calibration, and methodology for wallet PnL definitions.