OpenChainBench
Full benchmark: Resolution delay, Polymarket vs Kalshi
TradingPolymarket — Crypto

Polymarket crypto resolution

As of August 16, 2026, Polymarket — Crypto resolution delay is 10.5 min at the median (p50, 24h window), with 14.8 min at p90 and 161.8 min at p99. Polymarket — Crypto ranks #3 of 7 chains measured on this benchmark.

Crypto price markets resolve at 10.5 min median, the fastest Polymarket category. The outcome is machine checkable against price feeds the moment the window closes, so proposals arrive promptly and short verification windows suffice.

How Polymarket — Crypto compares

Live p50 over the last 24 hours across every chain on this benchmark, ranked lowest first.

  1. #1Kalshi — All9.0 min
  2. #2Kalshi — Sports9.0 min
  3. #3Polymarket — Crypto10.5 min
  4. #4Polymarket — Sports136.1 min
  5. #5Polymarket — All140.6 min
  6. #6Polymarket — Other164.7 min
  7. #7Polymarket — Politics189.8 min

Methodology, charts and the full ledger live on the Resolution delay, Polymarket vs Kalshi page. Raw data: JSON endpoint.