Zack Sparks’ Mysterious XPT Post $2 Million in Bets on Polymarket

A mysterious post from blockchain researcher Zach

Zack XPT wrote about the

In a few hours, traders scrambled to place predictive bets, and Polymarket shows Meteora leading the odds, followed by MEXC, Pump.fun and World Liberty Financial (WLFI).

NEWS: A major investigation dropped on February 26 on one of the most profitable crypto companies where several employees misused internal data for insider trading over a prolonged period of time. pic.twitter.com/Losou2CZ2N

– ZachXBT (@zachxbt) February 23, 2026

Why Polymarket traders bet on Meteora and MEXC

Meteora has attracted significant attention for its role as a Solana-based trading structure linked to the high liquidity of MIM coins.

It has also faced scrutiny in community discussions about politically motivated meme token activity, including Trump tokens.

MEXC appears on the list because it has been repeatedly mentioned in social media discussions about token listing behavior, “whale” activity, and suspected insider trading patterns in meme markets.

That does not prove a mistake, but explains why the bookmakers are quick to classify her as a likely favorite.

Pump.fun and the whale poll keep them in the spotlight

Pump.fun has also attracted bets because it occupies a position in the meme coin launch economy.

The platform has come under intense scrutiny from the community over initial wallet activity, sudden withdrawals, and whether some participants received unfair advantages during launches.

A recent discussion online focused on the allegations that Hayden Davis may have been an early “whale” in the launch of the PUMP token.

Later, Pump.Fun denied the allegations, calling them baseless.

🚨Update: Co-founder of Pumpfun @a1lon9 denies any contact with Hayden Davis, saying the team “didn’t even know he existed” until after the scandal and calling the allegations misinformation and defamation. https://t.co/8oA5oQDRjb

— SolanaFloor (@SolanaFloor) February 19, 2026

These claims remain part of broad market speculation unless they are supported by direct evidence or official findings.

World Liberty Financial was added after the USD1 breakout panic

WLFI likely entered the betting conversation after USD1 briefly lost its correlation on February 23rd before recovering.

WLFI blamed a coordinated attack, claiming that the hackers compromised the accounts of the founding partners, sowed fear, and opened short positions.

A coordinated attack was launched against USD1 this morning. The attackers hacked several accounts of WLFI co-founders, paid influencers to spread FUD, and opened massive. $ WLFI shorts to take advantage of the manufactured chaos.

It didn’t work.

Thanks to the mint-and-redeem mechanism of USD1…

– WLFI (@worldlibertyfi) February 23, 2026

That incident, as well as new rumors about WLFI and politically connected cryptocurrency projects, seem to have catapulted the company onto traders’ radar.

The Polymarket is currently reflecting sentiment and speculation, not confirmation of ZachXBT’s target.