Will Bitcoin hit 250k in 2026? ·closes in 3mo

Will Bitcoin be above $250000 by Jan 1, 2027 at 12:00AM ET?

YES means Above $250000

24h volume
3,415
1.16M lifetime
Open interest
406.7k
+12.2k over 7d
Spread
2,702 × 48.0k at the touch
24h range
1¢ – 3¢
50 recent trades
Chance of YES
3%+1

A YES contract costs and pays $1 if it happens.

NO
97%

costs 99¢

YES bid / ask
/
NO bid / ask
97¢ / 99¢
24h low 24h high
Recent buying59% YES · 41% NO
What Galdor thinks

An independent read of this market

1Reads the rules literallySettlement source, close time, and the edge cases that flip an outcome.
2Checks the tape and the webOrder book, flow, price history, then targeted searches with sources.
3Gives a straight answerA probability with a band, and one of four calls: YES, NO, wait, or stay out.

Generated by an AI analyst from live exchange data and public web sources. Research and analytics, not investment advice. Markets can move after this was written.

Price history

YES price per candle with the bid/ask band, volume underneath. Times in UTC.

0¢5¢10¢volSep 14Sep 20

Order book

Resting orders, both sides shown as YES prices. Bars are size.

Yes ask (no bid)SizeYes
  • ask24710¢
  • ask1,782
  • ask459
  • ask1,089
  • ask861
  • ask58
  • ask129
  • ask48.0k
spreadmid
  • bid2,702
Yes bid (no ask)SizeYes

How this market resolves

Verbatim from Kalshi. Read this before the price.

If the Bitcoin spot price according to the CF Bitcoin Real-Time Index is above $250000 starting 2025-10-18T14:00:00.000Z and before Jan 1, 2027 at 12:00AM ET, then the market resolves to Yes.

The market resolves based on the CF Bitcoin Real-Time Index (BRTI) using a trimmed mean calculation. The resolution value is calculated by taking all BRTI values for each minute from market issuance until the specified time on the target date, removing the top 20% and bottom 20% of values, then averaging the remaining 60% of values. If the BRTI crosses the threshold at any point during the measurement period (triggering early expiration), the market immediately resolves. If no data is available at the expiration time, the market resolves to No. The market can resolve early if Bitcoin definitively crosses the threshold before the target date and time.

Settlement sources
opened
Oct 18, 2025 · 2:00 PM UTC
closes
Jan 1, 2027 · 5:00 AM UTC · may close early
settles by
Jan 1, 2027 · 5:00 AM UTC
floor
250000
ticker
KXBTC2026250-27JAN01-250000
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This event

Outcomes in this event settle independently.

This is the only market in Will Bitcoin be above $250k by 2027?.

Recent trades

Over the last 50 trades, 59% of contracts were bought on the YES side.

WhenYESContractsSide
3m ago1bought yes
4m ago35bought yes
4m ago35bought no
5m ago3.56bought yes
5m ago3.56bought no
26m ago1bought no
40m ago3.57bought yes
40m ago3.57bought no
48m ago35bought yes
48m ago35bought no
52m ago39bought yes
52m ago35bought no
52m ago3.68bought no
1h ago39bought yes
1h ago35bought no

Prices are YES cost in cents and approximate the market’s implied probability. Data is read live from the Kalshi Trade API on every page load. galdor.xyz places no orders and holds no positions. Research and analytics, not investment advice.