What Launched
Polymarket has launched 5-minute (5M) crypto prediction markets. When they released 5M, they did so for Bitcoin only: you can now trade on whether BTC will be up or down over a 5-minute window, with markets resolving every 5 minutes. That means more trading opportunities per day than 15-minute or 1-hour markets — and Polyblock supports 5M in the terminal and in Playground so you can trade or automate 5m Polymarkets with a pro interface and bots.
What Are 5M Markets?
5M markets are binary prediction markets: you buy YES if you think Bitcoin will be up over the next 5 minutes, NO if you think it will be down. At the end of the 5-minute window, the market resolves and winning shares pay $1.00. They work like Polymarket’s existing 15-minute and 1-hour crypto markets, just with a shorter window. For a full explanation of how they work and how to trade 5m Polymarkets, see our Polymarket 5-minute (5M) markets guide.
How to Trade 5M on Polyblock
Polyblock gives you a professional trading terminal and automation that Polymarket’s site doesn’t offer. To trade or automate 5M:
- 1Terminal
Open the <InfoInternalLink href="/terminal">Terminal</InfoInternalLink>, select Bitcoin and the 5M timeframe. Trade the live 5M market with real-time orderbook and execution.
- 2Playground
Use <InfoInternalLink href="/playground">Playground</InfoInternalLink> to describe your 5M strategy in plain English. The AI builds and deploys a bot so you can automate 5M trading 24/7.