Polymarket just cut the taker delay from 250ms to 50ms Here’s how to build a bot that actually works under the newest rules On August 17, 2026 at 11:00 AM UTC, Polymarket reduced the taker delay on crypto markets from 250ms to 50ms. Official announcement from @PolymarketDevs. This is the latest in a series of changes: February 18, 2026: the original 500ms taker delay was quietly removed. Mid-2026: a 250ms delay was in effect (with order-locking rules added in June to stop canc...