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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
VIX volatility index daily change reported at 1.37%
CoinWorld US stock data: The VIX volatility index rose 1.37% compared with the previous trading day.
Ethereum's Glamsterdam test gets final fixes ahead of major capacity jump
CoinWorld data: Ethereum developers rolled out a last-minute software update ahead of Tuesday's Glamsterdam test, fixing a configuration issue that could otherwise have caused some validators to produce smaller-than-expected blocks. Glamsterdam is Ethereum's next major upgrade, first activated on the Sepolia test network. This test will raise Sepolia's gas limit from about 60 million to 200 million. The higher limit will give the network more room to process transactions and complex activity. The Prysm software released version 7.2.1 on Monday, with the 200 million setting built in. This test will show whether validators can consistently handle blocks more than three times Sepolia's previous default.
The total market capitalization of the crypto market stands at 2.93 trillion US dollars.
According to Bijie data, the total market capitalization of the crypto market is $2.93 trillion, with a 24-hour trading volume of $83.482 billion.
Analyst: Bitcoin faces pressure from rising US Treasury yields after being blocked three times in its attempts to break through $87,000.
Bitcoin was rejected three times in the $87,000 range, and the total crypto market cap fell back to about $2.93 trillion. The Nasdaq 100 closed at a record high, the S&P 500 was less than 0.5% away from its all-time high, and the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose to 5.32%. Analyst Alex Kuptsikevich said BTC has formed a pattern of gradually rising local lows, and the price is now near the apex of a triangle; a breakout from this formation will bring greater volatility.
Sources say SoftBank-backed DayOne Data Centers is planning an IPO in the United States.
Cointime news, according to sources, SoftBank-backed DayOne Data Centers plans an initial public offering in the United States, aiming to raise up to $5 billion.
BTC falls back to $85,600, Nasdaq hits record high
CoinWorld data: BTC fell back to around $85,600 after being blocked at $87,000, while the Nasdaq index hit a record high and U.S. Treasury yields continued to climb.
Over the past 4 hours, active buy trades accounted for 47.1% of SOL futures contract volume.
Bjie.com data: For the SOLUSDT perpetual contract, the share of active buy trades over the most recent 4 complete hours was 47.1%, while the share of active sell trades was 52.9%, with active selling dominating. Compared with the same-caliber snapshot 24 hours earlier, this was down 1.7918 percentage points.
Over the past 4 hours, the share of active buy trades in ETH contracts was 45.86%.
Bijie data: The taker buy volume ratio of the ETHUSDT perpetual contract over the most recent 4 complete hours was 45.86%, while the taker sell ratio was 54.14%, with taker selling dominating. This is down 6.7936 percentage points compared with the same-methodology snapshot 24 hours earlier.
BTC has seen a net capital outflow of 1,601.3126 BTC over the past 24 hours.
CoinWorld data: BTC saw a net capital outflow of 1,601.3126 BTC over the past 24 hours. This figure is aggregated from continuous 1-hour resolution data and represents the rolling 24-hour net capital flow denominated in BTC assets. It does not represent exchange net inflows, on-chain exchange flows, or institutional capital flows, and should not be conflated with deposit/withdrawal data from any single exchange. Compared with the same-caliber snapshot 24 hours ago, it is down 214.3%.