- What is the “Will Jiankui He launch a memecoin before May?” market asking?
- It asks whether the following will happen: Will Jiankui He launch a memecoin before May? 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 0.0¢ and No at 100.0¢. A Yes share pays $1 if the market resolves Yes, so its price is the market's implied probability: 0.0% for Yes and 100.0% for No. The two prices add up to about one dollar.
- How did this market resolve?
- It resolved No on 2 May 2025. Trading has stopped; the record of prices, holders and trades stays on this page.
- How does this market resolve?
- On March 21, controversial gene editing researcher Jiankui He ran a poll on whether he should create a memecoin to fund his research. It ended with a "Yes" answer. You can see that poll here: https://x.com/Jiankui_He/status/1903267906298982608 This market will resolve to "Yes" if Jiankui He officially launches a token by April, 30 2025, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No". Only tokens which are confirmed to have been launched by Jiankui He, either through posts from official social media channels, or otherwise confirmed by public statements will qualify. The resolution…
- 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.
