Polymarket Enjoys Boom in Five-Minute Crypto Bets

Polymarket now offers five- and 15-minute Bitcoin price prediction contracts, with Bloomberg reporting five-minute bets have become a "big business." This product caters to ultra-short-term, speculative crypto traders and may boost short-term volatility and retail turnover, but is unlikely to have significant broader market impact.

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Polymarket now offers five- and 15-minute Bitcoin price prediction contracts, with Bloomberg reporting five-minute bets have become a "big business." This product caters to ultra-short-term, speculative crypto traders and may boost short-term volatility and retail turnover, but is unlikely to have significant broader market impact.