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AI-generatedCrypto prediction markets show prices systematically compress toward 50% at long horizons — meaning a longshot like this is probably even less likely than the market price suggests, not more. The kalshi_longshot_taker_risk flag compounds this: Burgi et al. found contracts priced below 10 cents lose over 60% of capital on Kalshi, and casual market-order takers pay roughly 2.5 cents more per contract than automated traders — a gap that alone can flip your expected return negative.
ResolutionThe early-expiration clause is the sharpest resolution edge here: the market resolves immediately if Bitcoin crosses $200k at any single minute during the measurement window, which means the YES side benefits from volatility even if the price doesn't sustain the level. However, the trimmed-mean calculation for the final expiration date cuts out extreme spikes — so a brief wick above threshold might trigger early resolution, but a noisy price environment near expiry could suppress the final calculated value below the true spot peak.