TOTAL VOLUME:
$134.2b
24H VOL:
$126,590,312
24H TRANSACTIONS:
2,388,728,490
OPEN INTEREST:
$1,439,516,703
404,175
Markets across
30,277
events
MATCHED EVENTS:
2,685
PLATFORM COVERAGE:
5
Polymarket:
39%
VS.
Kalshi:
61%
Closed: Jun 16, 5:00 PM EST
Kalshi
This event group tracks whether Solana's price moves up or down during a specific 4-hour window on June 16, 2026 (4:00 PM–8:00 PM ET). Kalshi offers 75 granular price-level markets, while Polymarket offers a single binary up/down comparison. The core question is identical across platforms, but the resolution methodologies and data sources differ significantly.
This market will resolve to "Up" if the Solana price at the end of the time range specified in the title is greater than or equal to the price at the beginning of that range. Otherwise, it will resolve to "Down". The resolution source for this market is information from Chainlink, specifically the SOL/USD data stream available at https://data.chain.link/streams/sol-usd. Please note that this market is about the price according to Chainlink data stream SOL/USD, not according to other sources or spot markets.
The market resolves based on the simple average of 60 seconds of CF Benchmarks' Solana-Dollar Real Time Index (SOLUSD_RTI) prices collected immediately before 5 PM EDT on June 16, 2026. Each outcome specifies a price threshold; if the average price exceeds that threshold, the market resolves to Yes. At the last minute before expiration, 60 RTI prices are collected and averaged to determine the official final value. If data is unavailable or incomplete, affected strikes resolve to No.
Polymarket and Kalshi serve different trader bases with distinct liquidity pools, regulatory frameworks, and market-making incentives. Polymarket and Kalshi can show different implied probabilities for the same outcome because of liquidity, fee structure, participant mix, and how each venue defines the contract. Kalshi operates under CFTC oversight with tighter position limits, while Polymarket draws global retail and professional traders with higher leverage tolerance. Differences in order-book depth, fee structures, and settlement mechanics mean that the same directional outcome can trade at materially different odds. Arbitrage between the two platforms is limited by withdrawal friction and platform-specific rules, so price gaps can persist even when the underlying event is identical.
Major catalysts include Solana ecosystem announcements, changes in network activity or validator performance, shifts in broader crypto sentiment, and Bitcoin or Ethereum price moves that correlate with SOL. Regulatory news, exchange listings, or large token unlocks can trigger sharp directional conviction. Funding-rate spikes on derivatives exchanges often precede this market repricing, as leveraged traders front-run spot moves. Monitoring on-chain volume, social sentiment, and macro risk-off events in the hours before the 4:00 PM ET window opens will help you anticipate which way traders are positioning.