ZCash Up or Down - October 16, 5:25AM-5:30AM ET
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ZCash Up or Down - October 16, 5:25AM-5:30AM ET
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Source snapshot: Oct 15, 2026, 4:13 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 market covers one short window, titled "ZCash Up or Down - October 16, 5:25AM-5:30AM ET" [1]. It resolves 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 resolves to "Down" [1]. The rules name the ZEC/USD TWAP data stream and state that the market concerns "the price according to the TWAP Chainlink data stream," not "any other sources or spot markets" [1]. The listed end time is 2026-10-16T09:30:00.000Z [1].
Reading the snapshot
The provider observation was recorded at 2026-10-15T16:13:13.851Z, and the source was retrieved at 2026-10-15T18:51:41.583Z [1]. At the observation time, the saved prices were 0.5 for "Up" and 0.5 for "Down" [1]. These are snapshot values, not executable quotes or verified probabilities, and they describe that observation time rather than current conditions. The record does not include volume, so it says nothing about liquidity or how many people traded.
The sample is one market from one platform, and the coverage record shows 1 included market out of 1 total, with no partial sample [1]. Because there is no other contract in this record, no comparison across contracts or platforms is possible.
What remains uncertain
The record does not show any price movement after the observation time, and it does not explain why the two outcomes are priced equally. The provider status was recorded as active at retrieval [1].
The sample includes all saved markets for this event, but that does not establish that the provider lists every possible outcome. The listed end time marks when the contract closes, not the result. Because the resolution depends on TWAP data over the stated window, the outcome is not known from this snapshot, and the record contains no resolution.
References
- Polymarket: ZCash Up or Down - October 16, 5:25AM-5:30AM 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-term binary contract titled "ZCash Up or Down - October 16, 5:25AM-5:30AM ET", listed in the crypto category on Polymarket [1]. The contract asks whether the price of ZCash, measured over a five-minute window, will finish at or above where it started. The title sets the window at 5:25 AM to 5:30 AM ET on October 16. The rules say the market resolves to "Up" if the time-weighted average price (TWAP) of ZCash, generated by Chainlink, over the time range in the title is greater than or equal to the price at the beginning of that range. Otherwise it resolves to "Down" [1]. The contract therefore compares an average over the window with a starting reference price, rather than a single price at the end of the window. The resolution source is named as information from Chainlink, specifically the ZEC/USD TWAP data stream [1]. The rules state that the market concerns the price in that Chainlink data stream for the ZEC/USD pair, and not any other source or spot market [1]. A trader reading this contract should therefore focus on that specific feed, since prices on other venues are not the basis for resolution. The listed end time in the contract rules is 2026-10-16T09:30:00.000Z [1]. This is the scheduled close recorded in the contract rules and should not be read as a report that the window has already been measured or resolved. The source also describes the provider status as active [1].
Why It Matters
The contract measures the direction of ZEC/USD over a very short interval, as defined by the Chainlink TWAP data stream [1]. Because the outcome depends on an average over the window compared with the starting price, the result can differ from a comparison of the opening and closing prices alone. Its narrow five-minute window and reliance on one named data feed mean that the rules themselves determine what counts as an "Up" or "Down" result [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 counts as an Up result?
The market resolves to "Up" if the TWAP of ZCash, generated by Chainlink, over the time range in the title is greater than or equal to the price at the beginning of that range [1].
What counts as a Down result?
If the TWAP over the specified range is not greater than or equal to the starting price, the market resolves to "Down" [1].
Which price source is used for resolution?
The rules name the ZEC/USD TWAP data stream from Chainlink as the resolution source and state that other sources or spot markets are not used [1].
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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