Valory co-founder David Minarsch says autonomous AI agents operating on the OLAS protocol deliver a 24/7, strategy-driven edge to retail investors on platforms such as Polymarket. OLAS and its Polystrat agents have completed more than 4,200 Polymarket trades within a month, demonstrating early performance with individual trades returning as much as 376%. OLAS aims to build an agent economy where user-owned AI agents create value. Valory is developing products at the intersection of blockchain and multi-agent systems, with current focus on OLAS, formerly known as Autonolas.
The protocol is designed as infrastructure for autonomous software agents to run services on the blockchain, interact with smart contracts, and earn cryptocurrency rewards. One of the most notable experiments in this vision is Polystrat, an AI agent released to Polymarket in February 2026. Polystrat trades on behalf of self-custody users, executing strategies around the clock. In Minarsch’s words, Polystrat is an autonomous AI agent that trades on Polymarket 24/7, on behalf of human users.
The idea is simple: when humans sleep, work, or lose focus, the agent continues trading. Predictive markets have grown from niche tools to a rapidly expanding area within fintech, with markets trading contracts tied to real-world outcomes. The breakthrough of this industry occurred during the 2024 US presidential election, with trading activity surging and markets drawing mainstream attention, expanding into sports, economics, and crypto betting. By 2025, nominal trading volumes across major platforms surpassed $44 billion, with peak monthly trading activity reaching up to $13 billion.
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