Polymarket to Limit the Circle of Forecast Authors in the New MOOV2 System
Date: 2025-08-14 Author: Henry Casey Categories: BUSINESS
Polymarket is switching to the Managed Optimistic Oracle V2 (MOOV2) contract developed by UMA. The new system assumes that only addresses from a specially approved whitelist will be able to submit proposals on the final outcome of events. The decision was made on August 6, 2025, during the UMA governance vote (UMIP-189).
The main goal of the transition is to reduce the number of unfounded and premature applications, which in the previous version of OOV2 often caused disputes and delays of up to four days. Now, sending proposals will be available only to verified participants, but the right to challenge decisions will remain for all users.
According to PolymarketGuide, before submitting a proposal, the author will have to undergo a preliminary discussion of his idea. The initial whitelist includes 37 addresses — these are Risk Labs and Polymarket employees, as well as traders who have more than 20 confirmed offers with an accuracy of over 95%.
According to UMA and Polymarket, this approach will reduce the risk of errors in markets with a low probability of conflict, such as forecasts for sports events, weather conditions, or cryptocurrency prices. At the same time, critics believe that the innovation will lead to excessive centralization, and propose to solve the problem with stricter rules without limiting the circle of participants.
Another task of the update is to protect against manipulation and attacks on the management system. MOOV2 is currently in test mode: Polymarket has already started using it on the Polygon mainnet, offering real rewards for correct forecasts.
In the future, the platform intends to work with UMA and EigenLayer to develop a new generation of oracles that can increase the reliability and functionality of the forecast market. This project should improve the system's resilience to technical failures and unfair actions of participants.
It was previously reported that Polymarket plans to profit from USDC reserves in connection with the launch of its own stablecoin, which is also part of a strategy to diversify income sources and strengthen its position in the forecasting platform market.
