Bitcoin reach $100,000 by December 31, 2026 priced at 17.5% on Polymarket, down 1.0 points, on $4.0M traded
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Polymarket’s market on whether Bitcoin will reach $100,000 by December 31, 2026 was priced at 17.5%, down 1.0 percentage points, with $4.0M traded in the supplied update published Oct 26, 2026 at 7:39 PM ET.
The accompanying news summary identified no significant new platform headline in the preceding 30 minutes. It therefore provides no fresh reported catalyst for the decline in the market’s implied probability.
Reading the probability move
According to predictionbubbles.net, its crypto tracker reports probability changes over the last 24 hours and refreshes its data every 15 minutes. Those scheduled updates are distinct from trading on the underlying venues, where prices can change whenever participants trade.
The 17.5% reading represents the market-implied likelihood of the specified Bitcoin outcome—not Bitcoin’s spot price. Likewise, the $4.0M figure is total traded volume, rather than a measure of trading during the latest news window.
Context across crypto markets
According to predictionbubbles.net, the tracker covers 257 open crypto markets: 68 on Kalshi and 189 on Polymarket. Its coverage includes price thresholds, ETF outcomes, regulation and protocol events.
At its last refresh, the tracker’s largest crypto market by traded volume concerned whether Bitcoin would be above $200000 by Jan 1, 2027 at 11:59PM ET, with $13.5M traded on Kalshi. That is a different proposition from the Polymarket $100,000 contract; the site cautions that related questions across venues can have different wording and resolution rules.
What it means for prediction markets
Odds eased: The reported 1.0-percentage-point decline left the Bitcoin $100,000 outcome priced at 17.5%.
No new catalyst was identified: The supplied news check does not establish why the probability moved.
Volume and probability measure different things: The $4.0M total records trading activity, while 17.5% reflects the priced likelihood of the outcome.
Contract details matter: Different thresholds, deadlines and resolution rules limit direct comparisons between Bitcoin markets.