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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
Wall Street expects record bonuses, with profits set to reach $90 billion.
According to CoinWorld news, Bloomberg reports that trading and investment banking firms in New York are expected to bring record-breaking profits to the industry, with profits potentially exceeding $90 billion and bonuses expected to reach historic highs. Herman Chen of Bloomberg Intelligence analyzed this.
Andre Cronje：Flying Tulip put NFT交易量超500万美元
According to news from Bijie, Andre Cronje reported that Flying Tulip's options NFT market has exceeded $5 million in trading volume following Ansem's NFT call. In a quote on Monday, he mentioned that Flying Tulip's market has provided over $5 million in trading volume for options NFTs. Ansem said NFTs may see another wave of enthusiasm, but he is more focused on "experiments around the format itself." Cronje emphasized that NFTs should be more than just JPEG wrappers, and pointed out that in Flying Tulip's main sale, participants received perpetual options issued as ERC-721 tokens. Each NFT has the option of FT and recovering the invested capital, and if investors are dissatisfied with the project's direction, they can choose to recover.
The protocol reported revenue of $40.3582 million over the past 24 hours.
According to data from Bijie.com: within the scope, the protocol's revenue over the past 24 hours was 40.3582 million USD, an increase of 3.82% compared with the previous statistical period under the same methodology.
Nvidia shares rose 1.3%, hitting a record high.
CoinWorld news: Nvidia shares rose 1.3%, hitting a record high.
Super Micro Computer shares rose 2.5%.
CoinWorld news: AMD shares rose 2.5% after the company's CEO said the company plans to significantly increase chip supply in 2027.
Paramount completed its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery on Tuesday local time.
Coin World News reports that Paramount completed its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery on Tuesday local time, putting tech tycoon David Ellison at the helm of a vast media empire and giving him control of many of Hollywood's top-tier premium IPs. The deal immediately propels the newly merged company, named Skydance, into the industry's top tier, competing on the same stage as streaming giants such as Netflix and YouTube, and ranking just behind industry titans like Disney and Amazon. In a statement on Tuesday, Ellison said: "Today is a historic day, not only for Skydance, but for our entire industry." He added: "We are already eager to get to work." This new company is the result of a fierce contest. After months of a tug-of-war, Ellison defeated rival Netflix to secure Warner Bros. Discovery, during which he submitted acquisition bids nine times.
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%.