Resolution and voids

A market resolves from the rules published before entry and evidence from the sources named in those rules. The title helps users discover the market; the full rules govern the result.

Resolution sequence

1. Entry closes at the published deadline.
2. The observation condition or window completes.
3. The settlement service gathers evidence from the allowed source.
4. Evidence is checked for freshness, identity and required finality.
5. The published comparison or event rule maps that evidence to an outcome.
6. The required settlement approvals are collected.
7. The result is submitted to the market and becomes final.

Finalized evidence

Depending on the market, finalized evidence can include:

• finalized chain state or logs;
• a launchpad API observation tied to a reproducible source;
• a market-data observation from an approved provider;
• a signed event attestation satisfying the market’s source policy.

A page DOM snapshot or AI statement is not sufficient settlement evidence by itself.

When a market is voided

Void conditions are defined before entry opens. Common categories include:

• the required source is unavailable beyond the allowed recovery window;
• two required sources remain irreconcilably inconsistent;
• chain finality or reorganization invalidates the observation;
• the event or metric cannot be interpreted under the frozen rule;
• a protocol safety condition requires cancellation.

When a market is voided, each position receives its principal back without a market fee.

No silent reinterpretation

An ambiguous market cannot be rescued by changing its meaning after entry. If “before momentum fades” has no defined observation window, it cannot be silently treated as “within one hour.” A market with unresolvable terms must be rejected before publication or voided under its published rules.