What is the “Steak 'n Shake accepts Bitcoin before July?” market asking?

It asks whether the following will happen: Steak 'n Shake accepts Bitcoin before July? Traders buy Yes shares if they think it will and No shares if they think it will not.

What do the Yes and No prices mean?

At the last observation Yes traded at 100.0¢ and No at 0.0¢. A Yes share pays $1 if the market resolves Yes, so its price is the market's implied probability: 100.0% for Yes and 0.0% for No. The two prices add up to about one dollar.

How did this market resolve?

It resolved Yes on 16 May 2025. Trading has stopped; the record of prices, holders and trades stays on this page.

How does this market resolve?

This market will resolve to "Yes" if Steak 'n Shake begins to accept Bitcoin as payment for any product or service between March 6 and June 30, 2025, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No". For this market to resolve to "Yes" it is necessary for a product or service to be made available for purchase within this market's timeframe. An announcement that it will happen in the future will not be sufficient to resolve this market to "Yes". The primary resolution source for this market will be information from Steak 'n Shake, however a consensus of credible reporting will also be…

What is the difference between volume, liquidity and open interest?

Volume is the dollar value of shares traded in a period, liquidity is the dollar value resting in the order book ready to be traded against, and open interest is the value of all shares currently held. Volume measures activity, liquidity measures how easily you can trade, and open interest measures how much is at stake.

Who still holds shares in this market?

6 public wallets still held shares when Vultax last looked. Winners usually redeem their shares after settlement, so the remaining holders are mostly on the losing side.

Where does this data come from and how fresh is it?

Prices, the order book, holders and the trade tape come from Polymarket's public order book and data API. Vultax records each observation with its own timestamp (market facts last updated May 17, 4:20 PM UTC) and shows a value as unavailable rather than as zero when a source has not answered.

Can I trade this market on Vultax?

No. Vultax is a research and paper-trading terminal; it does not execute orders. The trade controls open the official market on Polymarket (https://polymarket.com/event/steak-n-shake-accepts-bitcoin-before-july) or the Vultax predictions monitor, where you can track the market and paper trade it.

Resolved Yes: Steak 'n Shake accepts Bitcoin before July?

Market referencesteak-n-shake-accepts-bitcoin-before-julyUpdated May 17, 2025 UTC

cryptoResolved

Yes · settled May 16, 2025 UTCcryptopop-culture

Yes

100.0%

0.0%

Final Yes 100¢Final No 0¢

Lifetime volume

$24.6K

Resolved

Yes

Settled

May 16, 2025 UTC

Source Evidence

Evidence coverage

Items

Fetched

Latest

May 17, 2025 UTC

Public Polymarket market/event context is available; Vultax source-pack coverage is tracked separately.

Depth

Observed

May 17, 2025 UTC

This closed market has no live orderbook depth; the public close quote is shown for context.

Trading stateMarket usability at the displayed observation.

Market state

Resolved

Order book

Captured book available

Final outcome

Yes

The resolved venue state is treated as proof of resolution; holder and trade rows are settlement context.

Holder depthCapped public top-holder sample.

Rows loaded

Wallets

Top 10 share

100%

Yes / No shares

13.85 / 298.71

Rows reflect the positive holders returned for this market, not venue-wide open interest.

Recent tapeLatest public market trades.

Trades loaded

163

Wallets

Loaded notional

$21.83K

Yes sell at 99.9%

History rangePolymarket CLOB price history · daily closes · latest observation May 16, 12:00 AM UTC

Points

Move

+76 pts

Range

2.0% - 97.8%

Mar 8, 12:00 AM UTC to May 16, 12:00 AM UTC

PricesPolymarket CLOB price history · daily closes · latest observation May 16, 12:00 AM UTC

Depth historyCheckSubscriber depth access is checked only when requested, keeping the public page fast.

Bucket	Close	Mid
May 16, 12:00 AM UTC	97.8%	97.8%
May 15, 12:00 AM UTC	85.3%	85.3%
May 14, 12:00 AM UTC	96.1%	96.1%

Questions

Questions about this market

What is the “Steak 'n Shake accepts Bitcoin before July?” market asking?: It asks whether the following will happen: Steak 'n Shake accepts Bitcoin before July? Traders buy Yes shares if they think it will and No shares if they think it will not.
What do the Yes and No prices mean?: At the last observation Yes traded at 100.0¢ and No at 0.0¢. A Yes share pays $1 if the market resolves Yes, so its price is the market's implied probability: 100.0% for Yes and 0.0% for No. The two prices add up to about one dollar.
How did this market resolve?: It resolved Yes on 16 May 2025. Trading has stopped; the record of prices, holders and trades stays on this page.
How does this market resolve?: This market will resolve to "Yes" if Steak 'n Shake begins to accept Bitcoin as payment for any product or service between March 6 and June 30, 2025, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No". For this market to resolve to "Yes" it is necessary for a product or service to be made available for purchase within this market's timeframe. An announcement that it will happen in the future will not be sufficient to resolve this market to "Yes". The primary resolution source for this market will be information from Steak 'n Shake, however a consensus of credible reporting will also be…
What is the difference between volume, liquidity and open interest?: Volume is the dollar value of shares traded in a period, liquidity is the dollar value resting in the order book ready to be traded against, and open interest is the value of all shares currently held. Volume measures activity, liquidity measures how easily you can trade, and open interest measures how much is at stake.

Analytics

Bucket

Mid

Spread

Volume

Trades

May 16, 12:00 AM UTC

97.8%

May 15, 12:00 AM UTC

85.3%

May 14, 12:00 AM UTC

96.1%