Polymarket
Named source: binance.com (1m candle)Fine-print risk: Medium (30/100)
Buyers vs sellers: too little tradingRule note: one 1-minute touch counts
The short version:Traders give Yes less than 1% on “Will Bitcoin dip to $76,000 October 19-25”. It dipped 0.8 points today, and there are too few orders waiting near the price to compare buy orders and sell orders. Medium surprise risk: a single 1-minute touch of the price level counts, even if it reverses right away, but a backup rule applies if the event is delayed, canceled or revised.
- 1. Who settles it (official source)Binance BTC/USDT 1-minute candles (binance.com); other exchanges and pairs ignored
- 2. Deadline and time zoneWindow ends Sun, Oct 25, 2026, 11:59 PM ET (date from market title) [America/New_York]
- 3. What counts as Yes1m Candle High/Low Touch
- 4. Backup rules (delays, cancellations, revisions)No fallback or data-provider hierarchy stated in the rules. Trap: settlement depends on a single source (binance.com (1m candle)); if that feed or chart is dow…
- 5. Fine print and other venuesCross-venue & fine-print settlement trap: Polymarket resolves on a single exchange source (binance.com (1m candle)). Most Kalshi crypto price contracts (e.g. K…
