
Bitcoin dominance and Polymarket volume: the four-week lead in 2026
BTC.D and Polymarket crypto-market volume run an inverse R² 0.64 relationship with a four-week lag. The 55.8% BTC.D reading implies $135-150M Polymarket volume by June.

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BTC.D and Polymarket crypto-market volume run an inverse R² 0.64 relationship with a four-week lag. The 55.8% BTC.D reading implies $135-150M Polymarket volume by June.

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