ZCash Up or Down - October 16, 2:25AM-2:30AM ET
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ZCash Up or Down - October 16, 2:25AM-2:30AM ET
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Source snapshot: Oct 15, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC
About This Event
This market will resolve to "Up" if the time-weighted average price (TWAP) of ZCash, generated by Chainlink, of the time range specified in the title is greater than or equal to the price at the beginning of that range. Otherwise, it will resolve to "Down". The resolution source for this market is information from Chainlink, specifically the ZEC/USD TWAP data stream available at https://data.chain.link/streams/zec-usd-twap-60s-streams. Please note that this market is about the price according to the TWAP Chainlink data stream for the asset pair ZEC/USD, not according to any other sources or spot markets.
Snapshot observed 2026-10-15T16:13:13.851Z. This analysis describes that snapshot and is not a live news update.
What the contract measures
This contract covers the ZCash price over a five-minute window, from 2:25 AM to 2:30 AM ET on October 16. According to the rules quoted from Polymarket, it "will resolve to "Up" if the time-weighted average price (TWAP) of ZCash, generated by Chainlink, of the time range specified in the title is greater than or equal to the price at the beginning of that range. Otherwise, it will resolve to "Down"" [1]. The window is therefore compared against the price at the window's start, not against a fixed dollar threshold.
The resolution source is specific. The rules name "the ZEC/USD TWAP data stream" from Chainlink and state that the market "is about the price according to the TWAP Chainlink data stream for the asset pair ZEC/USD, not according to any other sources or spot markets" [1]. A reader should not assume that a ZCash price quoted elsewhere is the figure this contract uses.
The listed end time is 2026-10-16T06:30:00.000Z [1]. That is a closing time in UTC. It is not a record of when the contract resolved, and the supplied evidence does not show a resolution outcome.
Reading the snapshot
The provided snapshot was observed at 2026-10-15T16:13:13Z and retrieved at 2026-10-15T20:44:19Z [1]. The prices below describe the market at the observation time only. They are not live quotes and do not describe conditions at the moment you read this.
The sample contains one market from one provider event. It lists "Up" at 0.5 and "Down" at 0.5 [1]. Read as a snapshot, the two quoted prices are equal, which means the market was priced at an even split at that observation. Prices are not executable quotes, and they are not verified probabilities.
The evidence does not include trading volume, order book depth, or the number of participants, so nothing can be said about how liquid the market was or how many traders held either side.
What remains uncertain
Several points are outside the evidence. The supplied material does not explain why the prices stood where they did, and it does not show any price movement over time. It contains no information about the ZCash price itself during the window, and it cannot tell whether the contract has resolved.
Coverage is also limited. The record reports one saved market, with no partial sample flag, but the source notes that it "does not establish that the providers list every possible real-world outcome" [1]. This is a single binary contract, so no comparison with other platforms or other contracts is supported here, and differing wording or close times on other platforms should be read against their own rules.
References
- Polymarket: ZCash Up or Down - October 16, 2:25AM-2:30AM ET. Provider data observed 2026-10-15T16:13:13.851Z.
AI-generated analysis based on market data. Not financial advice.
Saved Oct 15, 2026 UTCOverview
This PredictPedia entry covers a short-window price contract on Polymarket that asks whether the price of ZCash (ZEC) will rise or fall over a five-minute interval. The market is titled "ZCash Up or Down - October 16, 2:25AM-2:30AM ET" and is categorized as crypto [1]. The contract resolves to Up if the time-weighted average price (TWAP) of ZCash over the time range in the title is greater than or equal to the price at the start of that range. If it is lower, the contract resolves to Down [1]. The comparison therefore depends on an average over the window, not only on the price at the close. The resolution source is Chainlink's ZEC/USD TWAP data stream, with a 60-second TWAP stream identified in the rules [1]. The rules state that only the Chainlink data stream for the ZEC/USD pair counts, not other sources or spot markets [1]. Traders looking at prices on other venues should therefore recognize that those prices are not the reference for this contract. The listed end time is 2026-10-16T06:30:00.000Z, and the provider lists the market as active [1]. This end time is the close of the stated window, and it is not an announcement of any other event. In the saved snapshot, both the Up and Down outcomes were priced at 0.5 [1]. That price is a snapshot from the observation time, not an executable quote or a verified probability of either outcome.
Why It Matters
The contract measures the direction of ZCash's price over a specific five-minute window, as defined by a Chainlink TWAP stream [1]. Because it compares the average price over the window with the price at the start, it captures whether the averaged price finished at or above the opening reference [1]. This makes the contract's rules, rather than general market commentary, the basis for how it resolves [1]. For readers, the key points are the defined window, the TWAP comparison, and the restriction to the Chainlink ZEC/USD stream [1]. Prices on this kind of contract reflect the market's view of that specific rule, and they should not be read as a forecast beyond the contract's window [1].
Snapshot context
The latest published provider snapshot for this topic was observed on 2026-10-15 at 16:13 UTC. It contains listings from Polymarket. Market descriptions and listed closing times define the contracts; they do not establish that the real-world outcome has occurred. This article does not include a separately verified news update. [1]
Frequently Asked Questions
What makes this contract resolve Up?
It resolves Up if the time-weighted average price of ZCash over the stated window is greater than or equal to the price at the beginning of that window [1].
Which price source determines the outcome?
The resolution source is Chainlink's ZEC/USD TWAP data stream, and the rules say other sources or spot markets are not used [1].
Does a 0.5 price mean a 50 percent chance of Up?
The saved snapshot shows Up and Down both at 0.5 at the observation time [1]. The source describes prices as snapshots, so this should not be read as a verified probability or an executable quote.
AI-written background. References identify the evidence used; Wikipedia links under Learn More are additional reading. Prices and provider rules are dated snapshots. This is not financial advice.
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