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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
OKX Web3 will open up trading infrastructure and shared liquidity through XIP, and the on-chain market is about to enter public beta.
According to CoinWorld news, OKX Web3 will open up trading infrastructure and shared liquidity through XIP, and its on-chain market is about to enter public beta. At the OKX NOW summit in Singapore, the OKX Web3 team showcased the latest progress of products including OKX Wallet, the DEX trading terminal, and DeFi. The team introduced that, as the underlying network of the OKX Web3 ecosystem, the X Layer ecosystem continues to develop, with DeFi TVL growing about 11 times this year and hitting a record high in September. ExchangeOS has encapsulated capabilities such as matching, risk control, margin, and settlement into modular components. In the future, through XIP-Exchange OS, an X Layer improvement proposal, it will support developers in gradually accessing shared trading infrastructure and liquidity, enabling them to create on-chain markets more quickly. The on-chain spot and perpetual markets based on ExchangeOS are about to enter public beta.
Axel Adler: Bitcoin long-term holders have been reducing their positions for seven consecutive weeks, yet the market is still able to absorb the selling pressure.
Crypto analyst Axel Adler stated that Bitcoin long-term holders have been reducing their holdings for seven consecutive weeks, but the market is still able to absorb their selling pressure. Data shows that long-term holders increased their holdings by about 1.2 million BTC in May, then shifted to reducing holdings starting August 17. As of September 28, their holdings had decreased by 73,400 BTC, an increase from the 1,100 BTC reduction a week earlier. Compared with the reduction of about 1.07 million BTC in November 2025, the current scale of reduction is relatively limited. In addition, the long-term holder SOPR indicator has remained above 1 for two consecutive weeks, reaching 1.18 on September 28, reflecting that long-term holders are realizing profits of about 18%.
Nvidia-backed U.S. artificial intelligence startup Reflection AI released its cutting-edge open-weight model "Beam" on the 5th local time.
CoinWorld news: US artificial intelligence startup Reflection AI, backed by Nvidia, released its cutting-edge open-weight model "Beam" on the 5th local time. The company said the new model's performance is comparable to mainstream open-weight models.
The index options put/call ratio came in at 0.91.
Bitcoin World US stock data: The index options Put/Call ratio is 0.91, with call option trading volume exceeding put option volume for the day.
Rising expectations of a Federal Reserve rate hike keep the dollar strong.
According to BiJie News, supported by rising market expectations for a Federal Reserve rate hike and concerns over French debt, the U.S. dollar maintained its strength, rising against a basket of currencies on Monday to its highest level since April 2025. Although expectations for a Fed rate hike later this month have cooled somewhat in recent trading sessions, BiJie News data show that the market has fully priced in a 25-basis-point rate hike by the Fed in December and expects more than three rate hikes next year. Meanwhile, concerns triggered by France's fiscal situation weighed on the euro and drove the dollar stronger as a safe-haven asset. The U.S. Dollar Index DXY rose 0.14% during the day to 102.259.
ServiceNow launches AI workflow factory
CoinWorld news: ServiceNow launches an AI workflow factory, transforming workflow optimization into a continuous loop driven by agentic AI.
Binance announces the listing of 4 new tokens, including USDEx, VKTX, and MCD.
CoinWorld news: Binance has announced that it will add 4 tokens, including USDEx, VKTX, and MCD, to multiple services, including futures contracts, with an expected official launch on October 6, 2026, at 17:00 (UTC+8). Notes: When the funding rate of the above contracts reaches the upper or lower limit, the settlement interval will not be automatically adjusted to every 1 hour. Due to the influence of the MiCA regulatory framework, users in the European Economic Area (EEA) may not be able to trade these contracts. The maximum leverage for the contracts is 20x, and derivatives trading carries the risk of full margin liquidation.
Binance will list USDex, VKTX, MCD, and AKAM perpetual contracts.
According to CoinWorld news, Binance will list USDT-margined perpetual contracts for USDex, VKTX, MCD, and AKAM on October 6, with up to 20x leverage. The specific listing times are as follows: USDex/USDT goes live at 17:00, VKTX/USDT at 17:05, MCD/USDT at 17:10, and AKAM/USDT at 17:15 (UTC+8).
An investor withdrew 8,088 AAVE from Coinbase and deposited it into FalconX, possibly to sell.
CoinWorld data: According to Onchain Lens monitoring, an investor withdrew 8,088 AAVE, worth about $1.46 million, from Coinbase and deposited them into FalconX, possibly intending to sell.