Resolution criteria

• This market resolves to YES if, within exactly 168 hours (7 days) of the market's creation, 9 or more unique bot accounts have made at least one transaction (buying or selling shares) on this market.

• This market resolves to NO if 8 or fewer unique bot accounts trade on this market within the 168-hour timeframe.

• A "bot account" is defined as any account on Manifold Markets that carries the official "Bot" badge or is flagged as a bot by the platform's API.

• Trades made by the market creator's own bots (if applicable) will count toward the total, provided they are officially flagged bot accounts.

• Resolution will be determined by inspecting the market's trading history or querying the Manifold API for unique trader IDs flagged as bots.

Background

• Manifold Markets provides an open API that allows users to deploy algorithmic trading bots. These bots perform various functions, such as market-making, arbitrage, and sentiment-based trading.

• Bot accounts are distinguished from standard user accounts on the platform by a "Bot" label next to their username. This market test how much automated trading activity a self-referential market prompt can attract.