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FAQ
- // Does PolyCup place bets for me?
- No. PolyCup is an interface and an analytics layer over Polymarket's public World Cup markets. The Bot Signal panel explains how an automated system would read each match and surfaces real on-chain data; it does not execute trades or hold funds.
- // Why only the World Cup?
- Focus is the edge. A World Cup specialist understands lineup-release timing, dead-rubber group dynamics, the mispriced draw, and the logical links between group and tournament markets — angles a multi-sport bot glosses over.
- // How do fees work on Polymarket?
- Polymarket charges roughly 2% per trade, plus small Polygon gas costs. That fee is why a structural-arbitrage gap has to clear about 2% before it's worth taking — anything thinner is real but eaten by costs.
- // Where does the smart-money data come from?
- Public Polymarket data on the Polygon chain. PolyCup reads the largest holders of each match's markets and cross-references the World Cup leaderboard, which is itself computed from public positions and realised P&L. No private or account data is involved.
- // Why is there no sharp fair-value number?
- PolyCup has no live sharp-odds feed yet, and we don't invent numbers. The Sharp Gap engine is explained but not quantified until a real benchmark is connected.