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World · settles by Dec 31, 2026

Will North and South Korea engage in direct talks by December 31, 2026?

$123K traded on Polymarket, $2K in the past day.

Yes
6.5%
24h ▼12.07d ▼9.0

How it has moved

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About this market

Who prices it. $123K has changed hands on Polymarket since it opened, $2K of it in the past day, with $2K in resting orders. The gap between the best buy and sell price on Yes is 7 points, a wide spread, so the price can jump on small orders.

Other venues. Polymarket is the only venue we track that lists this exact question, so there's no second price to check it against.

What has moved it. No outcome has moved past our alert threshold in the past week.

What would change it. The fixed date is the deadline: it settles by December 31, 2026, 73 days away. Before then the price should mainly move on news that touches the rules below.

How it settles, in short. This market will resolve to "Yes" if, North and South Korea engage in direct talks, defined as an official meeting or communication between government representatives of both sides, conducted without a third-party relaying messages, by June 30, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise this market will resolve to “No”.

In the news

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