Polymarket shifts V2 rollout beyond midterm week to November 9
Polymarket developers have rescheduled the Protocol V2 release from November 2 to November 9 to avoid the week of the U.S. midterm elections. The final schedule and deployment plan, including timing and the order of market migrations, will be announced in the coming days, and users need take no action during the period.
Polymarket developers have moved the Protocol V2 launch from November 2 to November 9 to avoid the week of the U.S. midterm elections, according to KuCoin.
The report, published on Nov 1, 2026 at 1:15 PM ET, identifies the election calendar as the reason for the postponement.
Deployment details still to come
Although November 9 is the revised release date, the final schedule and deployment plan will be announced in the coming days, according to KuCoin. That announcement will specify timing and the sequence in which markets will migrate.
Users do not need to take any action during this period. The available summary provides no further details about the migration process.
What it means for prediction markets
- The rollout calendar has changed: November 9 replaces November 2 as the planned Protocol V2 release date, moving the launch out of U.S. midterm election week.
- Market-level timing remains pending: The forthcoming deployment plan will establish the migration order and timing.
- No immediate user steps are required: According to KuCoin, users need take no action during the period.
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