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PolymarketDec 31, 2026

Will Trump and Xi handshake last less than 2 seconds during the day of their next meeting in 2026?

This contract is priced at 1¢ on Polymarket. Current book: 1¢ bid, 2¢ ask, 1¢ spread.

Implied probability

1¢
$16K volume
$16K liquidity
21% of event volume

Event outcomes

7

Family volume

$77K

Best sibling

Photographed only 1¢

Ticker

0xaf0968e7…38c9

Price history

1¢ current

1¢
25¢50¢75¢100¢
Apr 8, 2026May 3, 2026

Orderbook snapshot

1 / 2¢

Polymarket
1¢ spread
BidSize
100¢19
100¢763
0¢4.3K
0¢683
0¢379
0¢40
AskSize
2¢10
2¢124
2¢96
3¢500
3¢700
3¢100
3¢9
5¢290

Contract terms

Resolution, venue, and identifiers.

Resolution rules

This market will resolve according to the length of the longest filmed handshake between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping during the day of their next meeting in 2026 (in the local timezone of the location of their next meeting). Any handshake recorded on that date will qualify. If no handshake occurs during the date of their next meeting, or if no meeting takes place by December 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET, this market will resolve to “No Handshake”. If a handshake is photographed but not captured on video, this market will resolve to "Photographed only". Duration will be measured from the exact moment their hands make initial physical contact until the exact moment either breaks contact. If the measured duration falls exactly on the boundary between two duration brackets, this market will resolve to the higher bracket. Qualifying Requirements: The handshake must be voluntary, intentional, and in person. Direct hand-to-hand contact is required (gloves or mittens are permitted). The handshake must be clearly visible on video from start to finish. Non-qualifying examples: Fist bumps, hugs, waves, or other non-handshake greetings. Any handshake that is too unclear to measure. Only photographic evidence exists without a way to measure duration. The resolution source will be video footage.

Venue

Polymarket

Closes

Dec 31, 2026

Identifier

0xaf0968e7…38c9

Indicators

Yield, cliff risk, volatility, and regime.

Regime

neutral

Score

0.409

Observability

medium

Event type

political

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