Will a new country buy Bitcoin by June 30, 2026?

This market shows extreme illiquidity with zero 24-hour volume despite $347k open interest, creating a dangerous 70¢ bid-ask spread that inflates the No yield to 673% while the Yes side offers 383%—a classic sign of trapped capital and potential mispricing. The 1941% realized volatility and 7.19 vol ratio indicate violent historical price swings, yet the current 49¢ price has only moved 8¢ over seven days, suggesting the market may be consolidating before a catalyst-driven move. With 72 days to expiry and an information arrival rate of 6.6 signals per hour, this appears to be a low-conviction market where the extreme yield asymmetry reflects illiquidity risk rather than genuine probability divergence.

Resolution rules

This market will resolve to "Yes" if the government of any sovereign UN member state announces between November 13, 3:00 PM ET and June 30, 2026, 11:59 PM ET that they bought Bitcoin for the first time. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No". This announcement can pertain to a first purchase of Bitcoin outside of the timeframe of this market (e.g. if a country announces it made its first purchase of Bitcoin prior to this market's timeframe, but the announcement is made within the timeframe, this market will resolve to "Yes"). A qualifying purchase requires a relevant country take direct custody over the Bitcoin they purchase. Buying into investment vehicles, ETFs, etc., which do not constitute a direct purchase of Bitcoin, will not qualify. The primary resolution source will be official announcements from the governments of any purchasing UN member state, however a consensus of credible reporting will also be used.

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