Polymarket · AI Agent · Agentic AI · The Block
SKALE ships Agent Pit to let builders teach AI agents before taking them live on Polymarket
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SKALE Labs has launched Agent Pit, a paper-trading prediction market built specifically for training and testing autonomous AI trading agents, effectively a no-stakes prediction market sandbox for humans and bots to test strategies.
Key facts
- Founded in 2018, SKALE is a modular, multichain blockchain network of high-performance, EVM-compatible Layer 1 chains designed for scalability
- SKALE Labs has launched Agent Pit, a paper-trading prediction market built specifically for training and testing autonomous AI trading agents, effectively a no-stakes prediction market sandbox
- SKALE says Agent Pit maintains full parity with Polymarket’s market structure while offering paper-trading iteration and backtesting, competitive leaderboards that track simulated ROI
- The platform, the first product from the company’s Agentic Venture Studio, runs on SKALE’s high-throughput, zero-gas blockchain and mirrors the mechanics of Polymarket, including its order books
Summary
The platform, the first product from the company’s Agentic Venture Studio, runs on SKALE’s high-throughput, zero-gas blockchain and mirrors the mechanics of Polymarket, including its order books, resolution frameworks, and live event data feeds. “We saw a strong need in the market from both experts and novices for a training ground for agent-first prediction market strategies,” Jack O’Holleran told The Block. Developers and quant builders can fine-tune agents in the simulated environment with no real capital at risk before competing on public leaderboards or deploying to live markets. SKALE says Agent Pit maintains full parity with Polymarket’s market structure while offering paper-trading iteration and backtesting, competitive leaderboards that track simulated ROI, and the ability to execute high-frequency strategies without transaction costs.