Polymarket
Named source: Chainlink data streamFine-print risk: Medium (30/100)
Buyers vs sellers: too little tradingRule note: stated condition, time zone not stated
The short version:Traders give Up about 2% and Down about 98% in “Bitcoin Up or Down - October 26, 10:15PM-10:30PM ET”. It fell 44 points today, and there are too few orders waiting near the price to compare buy orders and sell orders. Medium surprise risk: the condition as written settles it, but the rules do not say which time zone the deadline uses.
- 1. Who settles it (official source)Chainlink price data stream (data.chain.link)
- 2. Deadline and time zoneMon, Oct 26, 2026, 10:15 PM (date from market title) [unspecified]
- 3. What counts as YesStated Condition
- 4. Backup rules (delays, cancellations, revisions)No fallback or data-provider hierarchy stated in the rules. Trap: settlement depends on a single source (Chainlink data stream); if that feed or chart is down,…
- 5. Fine print and other venuesCross-venue & fine-print settlement trap: Polymarket resolves on a single exchange source (Chainlink data stream). Most Kalshi crypto price contracts (e.g. KXB…
