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<span>Prediction markets have exploded into the mainstream media, with odds now regularly quoted on cable news, in wire copy and in equity research notes.</span> <span>That’s why </span><a href="https://nextpredict.io/summits/the-worlds-prediction-markets-summit/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow external noopener" class="sc-adb616fe-0 dJryYS">><span>NEXTPredict</span></a><span>, which runs on October 22 and 23 at Convene, Hudson Yards in New York, has put working reporters on the program rather than in a press room behind it. </span><i><span>CNBC</span></i><span> correspondent Contessa Brewer and </span><i><span>CNN</span></i><span> senior reporter Marshall Cohen were</span> <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/08/19/3347708/0/en/experts-from-robinhood-microsoft-research-binance-us-cnn-and-cnbc-join-nextpredict-october-summit.html" target="_blank" class="sc-adb616fe-0 dJryYS" rel="nofollow"><span>added</span></a><span> in August, booked around the midterms. Organizers expect more than 50 speakers and 2,500 attendees, “bringing the category to broader audiences,” in the words of </span><a href="http://next.io" target="_blank" rel="nofollow external noopener" class="sc-adb616fe-0 dJryYS">><span>NEXT.io</span></a><span> co-founder and managing director Pierre Lindh.</span> <span>Prediction market stories are serious news that ordinary readers actually want, Lindh</span> <a href="https://www.predictcentr.com/must-read/nextpredict-pierre-lindh-kalshi-hedge/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow external noopener" class="sc-adb616fe-0 dJryYS">><span>told</span></a><span> PredictCentr in August, reaching an audience far larger than the iGaming trade he came from, and "nobody was serving it with real journalistic standards."</span> <span>The summit programme was built the same way. A “healthy part” of the main stage had to carry content national broadcasters would send a crew for, he said, because "B2B panel content does not move a national desk." The media plan has since grown from 50 passes to between 100 and 200. </span> <span>With the midterms dominating the headlines around prediction markets while the agenda’s focus is on market structure, he concedes that there’s a dichotomy at play, noting that, “the story that gets the summit on air is not the story delegates are paying to be in the room for, and both have to be true at the same time.”</span> <span>While the category has mainstream distribution, there’s a gap between media presence and the actual user base of prediction market platforms.</span> <span>Polymarket’s monthly active users sit around 283,300,</span> <a href="https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/polymarket/metrics/user-mau" target="_blank" rel="nofollow external noopener" class="sc-adb616fe-0 dJryYS">><span>measured</span></a><span> by Token Terminal as unique addresses making a revenue-generating transaction, down from a peak above 750,000 in the spring. Acquisition spikes around events—but participation does n
In early U.S. trading, most major sector ETFs rose.
According to Bijie News, at the start of the U.S. stock market, most major sector ETFs rose, with the global airline industry ETF up more than 2%, the utilities ETF up nearly 2%, and the internet stock index ETF up nearly 1%.
"Crypto Godfather" sentenced to 78 months in prison for kidnapping case
According to news from Bijie, Adam Iza, who calls himself the "Crypto Godfather," has been sentenced to 78 months in prison for leading a crypto crime ring. The gang hired retired deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department as bodyguards and was involved in multiple crimes, including stealing more than $37 million from Meta, tax evasion, and violating victims' civil rights. Judge Percy Anderson ruled that Iza's sentence will run concurrently with the 15-year sentence he already served for organizing a Bitcoin robbery in Connecticut. The court also ordered him to pay $23.4 million in restitution.
BTC liquidations over the past 24 hours reached $54.365 million.
Bijie data: BTC's rolling 24-hour liquidation amount is approximately $54.365 million, involving about 3,472 liquidated accounts. Compared with the same-caliber snapshot 24 hours ago, it is down 26.19%.
Raoul Pal: Capital is rotating from AI back into crypto.
According to news from Bijie, Real Vision founder Raoul Pal said capital is rotating from AI back into the crypto market. He believes a weakening dollar is a key condition for crypto to rise, but higher bond yields and a strong dollar are still constraining liquidity. If the dollar fails to weaken, the next-best scenario is AI stocks moving sideways, allowing capital to continue rotating into crypto. Raoul Pal also said AI agents may bring more business to Ethereum and Solana in the future, while Bitcoin may miss most of the crypto economic activity generated by AI agents. He said Solana's core activity is speculation and its scale is relatively small, while Ethereum has a higher concentration of capital.
Coinbase adds PONS and WHUF to its listing roadmap.
Coinbase officially announced that it will add PONS and WHUF to its listing roadmap, according to CoinWorld.
The higher the "wall of worry" facing US stocks, the faster they seem to climb, closing on Monday just a step away from a record high.
According to news from Bijie, the higher the "wall of worry" facing U.S. stocks, the faster they seem to climb, with Monday's close just one step away from a record high. However, in the view of veteran investor Jim Paulsen, who is closely watched, the accumulated pressure from oil prices at $100 per barrel, U.S. Treasury yields reaching 5%, and a stronger dollar has not yet truly delivered a significant shock to the market. Paulsen said that in the past, when these three factors simultaneously pressured the S&P 500, the index fell by as much as 15% over the following three to five months. If this scenario repeats, the S&P 500 will record an annual decline this year for the first time since 2022. Paulsen said: "We are going to have a not-insignificant reality check. Gravity may soon prove once again that it has never failed the economy and the stock market." However, Paulsen said that 7 of the S&P 500's 11 sectors have already been rangebound for a long time, so these sectors may not experience such a sharp decline.
The S&P 500 rose 0.6%, hitting its highest level since August.
CoinWorld news, the S&P 500 rose 0.6%, setting its first record high since August.
The S&P 500 opened 32.01 points higher.
CoinWorld news, the S&P 500 opened 32.01 points higher, up 0.41%, at 7,805.96; the Dow Jones Industrial Average opened 176.20 points higher, up 0.34%, at 51,444.10; the Nasdaq Composite opened 163.86 points higher, up 0.60%, at 27,641.17.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened up 182.59 points on Tuesday, October 6.
CoinWorld news, the Dow Jones Index opened up 182.59 points, or 0.36%, at 51,450.49 on Tuesday, October 6; the Nasdaq Composite Index opened up 196.22 points, or 0.71%, at 27,673.53 on Tuesday, October 6; the S&P 500 Index opened up 42.36 points, or 0.54%, at 7,816.31 on Tuesday, October 6.