This event group tracks whether XRP/USD will close higher than or equal to its opening price during a specific 1-hour candle on March 1, 2026 at 5 PM ET. Polymarket uses Binance XRP/USDT spot price data, while Kalshi uses CF Benchmarks' Ripple-Dollar Real Time Index (XRPUSD_RTI) with 39 discrete price band outcomes.
Polymarket and Kalshi measure fundamentally different settlement values: Polymarket uses binary directional logic (close >= open) on Binance XRP/USDT spot data, while Kalshi uses 39 discrete price bands from CF Benchmarks XRPUSD_RTI. The data sources, granularity, and outcome structures are incompatible.
Hero Tip:
Do not treat these markets as correlated or hedgeable. Polymarket resolves Up if price closes higher or flat; Kalshi resolves Yes only if the 60-second average lands in one of 39 specific 0.02-width bands. Basis risk exists between Binance spot and CF Benchmarks RTI. Trade each market independently based on your view of the respective data source.
Critical Divergence Points:
Polymarket:
Binary Up/Down market. Resolves Up if XRP/USDT close >= open for the 1H candle starting at 5 PM ET on March 1, 2026. Data source: Binance XRP/USDT spot pair. Key Quote: 'The close and open displayed at the top of the graph for the relevant 1H candle will be used once the data for that candle is finalized.'
Kalshi:
39-outcome Yes/No market. Resolves Yes if the 60-second simple average of CF Benchmarks XRPUSD_RTI before 5 PM EST falls within any of 39 specified price bands (0.02 width, ranging 0.82-1.5799+). Key Quote: 'If the simple average of the sixty seconds of CF Benchmarks Ripple-Dollar Real Time Index before 5 PM EST is between [X-Y]..., then the market resolves to Yes.'
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