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# Connecting to Polymarket

### What is a proxy wallet?

**TLDR: Proxy wallets allow you to make transactions without owning $MATIC and approving every market, saving you time and money.**

A typical trade requires gas to approve and then initiate the transaction. If Polymarket did not use proxy wallets, you would need to own $MATIC to approve a market (30-60 seconds) and then initiate the transaction (20-40 seconds). 

Proxywallets enable you to submit transactions through a relayer that will pay the gas, removing the need to approve every single market and pay for gas yourself.