# Will the price of Bitcoin be above $76,000 on May 17?

> Polymarket binary prediction market. 99% implied probability of YES as of Sun, 17 May 2026 05:39:54 GMT. 24h change +1.4pp, 24h volume $151.4K.

**Canonical URL:** https://orrery.me/markets/bitcoin-above-76k-on-may-17
**Polymarket source:** https://polymarket.com/event/bitcoin-above-76k-on-may-17
**Category:** Crypto
**Resolves by:** May 17, 2026
**Last fetched:** 2026-05-17T05:39:54.088Z

## Live snapshot

| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| YES probability | **99¢** (99%) |
| Δ 1h | +0.6pp |
| Δ 24h | +1.4pp |
| Δ 1w | +0.0pp |
| 24h volume | $151.4K |
| Lifetime volume | $225.3K |
| Liquidity (orderbook depth) | $47.4K |
| Spread | 0.10pp |

## Resolution

**Resolves by:** May 17, 2026

**Source:** the market description on Polymarket; final settlement via UMA optimistic oracle.

### Market description (verbatim from Polymarket)

> This market will resolve to "Yes" if the Binance 1 minute candle for BTC/USDT 12:00 in the ET timezone (noon) on the date specified in the title has a final "Close" price higher than the price specified in the title. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No".
> 
> The resolution source for this market is Binance, specifically the BTC/USDT "Close" prices currently available at https://www.binance.com/en/trade/BTC_USDT with "1m" and "Candles" selected on the top bar.
> 
> Please note that this market is about the price according to Binance BTC/USDT, not according to other exchanges or trading pairs.
> 
> Price precision is determined by the number of decimal places in the source.

## Active signals

Signals are deterministic rules with explicit confidence (0..1). They describe *why a price moved* — they are not trade recommendations and do not predict the outcome.

- **resolution_risk** (confidence 40%): Expires in 10h.

## Top holders

**Top YES holders**

- `0x6e1d…d0fa` — 21,151.676 shares
- `0xe744…f96e` — 11,725.98 shares
- `0x4699…e03c` — 10,981.02 shares
- `0x66ad…cc4e` — 9,999.987 shares
- `0x3b34…cca8` — 9,390.966 shares

**Top NO holders**

- `0xe157…51eb` — 28,832.978 shares
- `0x71a7…6fcf` — 15,453.382 shares
- `0x2cce…6e85` — 10,027.66 shares
- `0xd519…932c` — 9,999.993 shares
- `0x6dec…cf0c` — 6,704.921 shares

## 7-day price-history summary

| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Sample count | 157 |
| Window start | 2026-05-10T17:00:25.000Z |
| Window end | 2026-05-17T05:39:04.000Z |
| Range | 86¢ → 99¢ |
| Net change | +7.0pp |

Full series available as JSON via `GET https://orrery.me/api/markets?slugs=bitcoin-above-76k-on-may-17` — the chart on the human page is rendered from this same data.

## Cite this

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