# What is Polypill?

## Introduction: Welcome to Polypill Markets

Polypill is a **decentralized prediction market** built on the SOL chain, designed to let anyone trade on real-world outcomes from crypto prices and sports to world events with full transparency and fairness enforced by smart contracts.

Unlike traditional betting platforms, Polypill operates fully on-chain: all trades, payouts, and market settlements are executed by immutable code rather than intermediaries.

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### Core Mechanics

#### Team-Curated Markets

Only the **Polypill core team** can create new markets. This ensures every event listed is **clear, verifiable, and resolvable** through trusted oracle data. Markets range from crypto price forecasts to global event outcomes.

#### Locked Positions Until Settlement

Once you place a prediction (buy **Yes** or **No** shares), your position is **locked until the market resolves**.\
You cannot withdraw or cancel your bet early this design prevents manipulation and ensures participants commit to their convictions.

#### Transparent Resolution

Each market includes a **defined resolution source** (e.g., Chainlink oracles, official event feeds, or team-verified data). When the event concludes, the oracle triggers settlement, automatically distributing payouts to the correct side.

#### Built on SOL Chain

Polypill leverages SOL Chain high throughput, low fees, and secure execution environment, making decentralized prediction accessible to anyone, anywhere.

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### ⚙️ Example Flow

1. The Polypill team launches a new market:\
   \&#xNAN;*“Will ETH flip BTC by market cap before 2026-01-01?”*
2. Users buy **Yes** or **No** shares using SOL or stablecoins.
3. The market remains open until the cutoff date bets are locked and cannot be withdrawn early.
4. After resolution, the smart contract automatically pays out to the winning side.

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### Why This Model

By restricting market creation to the Polypill team, the platform ensures:

* Clear, unambiguous event definitions
* Verified and tamper-resistant data sources
* Reduced risk of spam or invalid markets

By locking bets until resolution, Polypill rewards **conviction-based forecasting** encouraging users to think critically, not trade emotionally.

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### Vision

Polypill’s mission is to become the most **trusted**, **transparent**, and **community-driven** prediction platform on SOL Chain a place where users can:

* Express beliefs about the future
* Earn rewards for accurate predictions
* Contribute to the collective intelligence of decentralized markets

**Predict. Commit. Earn.**


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