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 30, 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 multiple price thresholds.
Polymarket and Kalshi use fundamentally incompatible resolution sources and methodologies. Polymarket resolves based on Binance XRP/USDT 1-hour candle open/close comparison, while Kalshi resolves based on 60-second average of CF Benchmarks' XRPUSD_RTI index at multiple distinct price thresholds. These sources can produce different price readings and outcomes for the same event.
Hero Tip:
Do not assume the same XRP price movement will resolve identically across both platforms. Polymarket's binary Up/Down outcome depends on Binance candle data, while Kalshi's 40 separate Yes/No markets each trigger at different CF Benchmarks thresholds. Arbitrage risk is high if you trade the same directional bet across platforms—verify the exact price source and threshold before entering positions.
Critical Divergence Points:
Polymarket: Outlier: Resolves based on Binance XRP/USDT pair 1-hour candle open versus close price. Binary outcome: Up if close >= open, Down otherwise. Single resolution source: 'The close C and open O displayed at the top of the graph for the relevant 1H candle will be used once the data for that candle is finalized.'
Kalshi: Outlier: Resolves based on CF Benchmarks' Ripple-Dollar Real Time Index (XRPUSD_RTI) 60-second simple average before 5 PM EDT. Contains 40 separate Yes/No markets, each with a distinct price threshold ranging from 0.8999 to 1.6799. Each market resolves Yes if the index average exceeds its specific threshold: 'If the simple average of the sixty seconds of CF Benchmarks' Ripple-Dollar Real Time Index (XRPUSD_RTI) before 5 PM EDT is above [threshold] at 5 PM EDT on Mar 30, 2026, then the market resolves to Yes.'
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