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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
Raoul Pal: A weakening dollar and slowing AI stock rally are bullish for cryptocurrencies.
Raoul Pal, founder of Real Vision, said that a weakening dollar and slowing gains in AI stocks will drive capital back into cryptocurrencies, and he expects AI agents to boost on-chain adoption of Ethereum and Solana, according to Bijiie.
The 2-year U.S. Treasury yield is at 4.83%.
US stock market data from Bijie: The latest daily reading of the US 2-year Treasury yield is 4.83%.
The U.S. CFTC releases proposed rules for a crypto spot market framework.
CoinWorld news: The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking, seeking to use its existing authority to establish a crypto market structure framework for spot trading. The framework is based on existing registrations for designated contract markets (DCMs), derivatives clearing organizations (DCOs), and futures commission merchants (FCMs), and creates a new category for crypto asset markets. Spot exchanges that do not offer leverage may choose not to join the framework and retain their state money transmission licenses.
The 4-hour trading volume ratio of BTC contracts to spot is 8.99.
Bijie data: Over the most recent 4 full hours, BTCUSDT perpetual contract trading volume was 8.99 times the spot trading volume. Compared with the same-caliber snapshot 24 hours ago, it rose by 0.8204.
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.