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Midterm payouts run on different clocks at Kalshi and Polymarket, with media-consensus settlement at one venue and a two-hour challenge window at the other, Covers reports

  • Midterm payouts run on different clocks at Kalshi and Polymarket, with media-consensus settlement at one venue and a two-hour challenge window at the other, Covers reports — Covers reports midterm contract payouts follow each market's own rules: Kalshi can settle on an accelerated basis when at least four of its eight designated media sources declare the same winner with none contradicting, while Polymarket's standard UMA resolution includes a two-hour challenge period that disputes can extend. Recounts, close races and legal challenges can delay payouts at either venue for days or weeks, Covers added. (Covers)

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