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POLYMARKET DIGEST — 18 APRIL 2026 ⚠️ Bugs & Issues Critical Trading Issues: • Withdrawal failures across all blockchains • "Merge shares failed" errors preventing users from redeeming positions • Double betting bug despite single confirmations • PnL charts showing inflated profits due to fee calculation errors • Balance locking changed - buy orders now lock 1:1 instead of shared collateral • Rust SDK re-authenticating on every order, causing latency spikes Platform Performance: • Xtracker completely down for multiple users • Rewards distribution broken ~48 hours - users getting 20-30% instead of 50% of daily farming pool • Activity lists capped at 30 items on mobile, won't load more • Wallet connection delays extended to 3+ minutes • 3-second artificial delay on all weather market taker orders Weather Markets Data Issues: • Paris temperature markets switched from problematic airport to LFPB station • Karachi resolution source needs airport mapping fix (OPKC vs OPMR) • Weather Underground showing inconsistent temperatures across pages • Personal weather stations being manipulated to confuse official data 📋 Clarifications Venezuela Leadership Markets: Major rules update across 40+ Venezuela leader prediction markets clarifying "officially holds" requires formal appointment, confirmation, and swearing-in as head of state. UN hasn't formally removed Maduro as President. Market Rules: • Claude Opus 4.7 markets: Highest scoring variant used for resolution • Multiple Japanese soccer and golf markets resolving to draws with losing share refunds • WTI Crude Oil switching from WTIK6 to WTIM6 contracts April 16 at 6PM ET 🔥 News & Announcements V2 Platform Launch: Exchange upgrade goes live April 22nd at 11am UTC with ~1 hour downtime. All limit orders will be cancelled, orderbook cleared. Requires SDK/API migration and new contract addresses. ⚡ Disputes BTC 15-minute Up/Down market showing conflicting data - chart indicates "up" but outcome marked "down" with suspicious end-of-period price manipulation reported. With so many critical bugs hitting withdrawals, rewards, and basic market functions simultaneously, do you think this is just growing pains before V2 launch or a sign of deeper infrastructure problems?