# Will the price of Bitcoin be above $78,000 on May 23?

> Polymarket binary prediction market. 0% implied probability of YES as of Sat, 23 May 2026 09:40:45 GMT. 24h change -24.3pp, 24h volume $289.2K.

**Canonical URL:** https://orrery.me/markets/bitcoin-above-78k-on-may-23-2026
**Polymarket source:** https://polymarket.com/event/bitcoin-above-78k-on-may-23-2026
**Category:** Crypto
**Resolves by:** May 23, 2026
**Last fetched:** 2026-05-23T09:40:45.606Z

## Live snapshot

| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| YES probability | **0¢** (0%) |
| Δ 1h | +0.1pp |
| Δ 24h | -24.3pp |
| Δ 1w | +0.0pp |
| 24h volume | $289.2K |
| Lifetime volume | $316.0K |
| Liquidity (orderbook depth) | $41.3K |
| Spread | 0.10pp |

## Resolution

**Resolves by:** May 23, 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 6h.

## Top holders

**Top YES holders**

- `0xd519…932c` — 53,333.035 shares
- `0xaa4c…7bfd` — 17,745.432 shares
- `0x29ea…701e` — 16,584.23 shares
- `0xda6b…a403` — 11,051.08 shares
- `0xc52c…6732` — 6,249.995 shares

**Top NO holders**

- `0x4f4d…ebde` — 44,500 shares
- `0x5aa2…d7d0` — 7,527.24 shares
- `0x4d8a…2953` — 7,041.43 shares
- `0x6e1d…d0fa` — 6,629.252 shares
- `0xbe8a…97c0` — 6,255.92 shares

## 7-day price-history summary

| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Sample count | 161 |
| Window start | 2026-05-16T18:00:09.000Z |
| Window end | 2026-05-23T09:40:04.000Z |
| Range | 0¢ → 57¢ |
| Net change | -49.8pp |

Full series available as JSON via `GET https://orrery.me/api/markets?slugs=bitcoin-above-78k-on-may-23-2026` — the chart on the human page is rendered from this same data.

## Cite this

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