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Prediction markets are moving closer to institutional finance as large investors seek direct ways to trade event risk, according to a May 4 Bernstein report. The firm said these markets can help investors track outcomes tied to tariffs, elections, policy decisions and geopolitics through clear yes-or-no contracts. Bernstein pointed to Kalshi’s first bespoke institutional block trade as a key step. A block trade is a large private deal arranged between market players. In this case, the contract was built around the clearing price of California’s May carbon allowance auction. Kalshi trade draws institutional attention The Kalshi deal was brokered by…

Key takeaways Executives face significant time constraints, impacting their ability to focus on new initiatives. Influence is a critical skill for product leaders, essential for building momentum behind ideas. Misunderstandings often arise due to executives’ decision-making based on personal incentives. Product leaders should adapt communication styles to align with executive preferences. Meetings with executives should be viewed as learning opportunities, not just approval sessions. Empathy and curiosity are vital for product managers when interacting with executives. Influence should be seen as a tool for idea recognition, not manipulative politics. Stakeholder conversations can be leveraged as discovery interviews to refine ideas.…

Upbit, one of South Korea’s leading cryptocurrency exchanges, has announced a new listing, adding one of the popular memecoin projects to its platform. According to the official announcement by the exchange, dogwifhat ($WIF) will begin trading today. The announcement stated that the $WIF token will be listed on Korean won (KRW), Bitcoin (BTC), and Tether (USDT) trading pairs. Trading commenced at 10:00 AM Turkish time. This development is seen as a reflection of the recent increase in investor interest, particularly in the memecoin category. Dogwifhat, particularly through its social media influence, has quickly gained a large user base and stands…

Kazakhstan just signed an agreement to build out a $1.9B data center complex, betting that its geographic position and energy resources can turn it into a serious player in the global compute race. There’s one problem: the country doesn’t currently have enough electricity to power what it already has. The deal, signed between Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development and an international consortium, is the centerpiece of the government’s plan to transform the Central Asian nation into a data center hub. The project’s timeline, however, is explicitly tied to Kazakhstan’s ability to close an existing power deficit. The…

Cottonia, a popular decentralized AI platform, has partnered with XDGAI, a renowned decentralized entity for Web4 infrastructure. The partnership attempts to utilize federated learning and preserve data privacy while also enabling a joint model training project across distributed ecosystems. 💥New Partnership💥@CottoniaAI 🤝 @xdgainet🤖#XDGAI is a next-gen decentralized AI platform combining blockchain, federated learning & cross-modal AI for Web4. ✨Together, we’re accelerating decentralized intelligence—empowering open, privacy-first AI for all. #Web4 #AI pic.twitter.com/0wd8xhaoZq — Cottonia (@CottoniaAI) May 5, 2026 As per Cottonia’s official social media announcement, its engagement offers an exclusive layer of openness and accessibility, guaranteeing the availability of decentralized AI…

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the speaker of Iran’s parliament, posted a striking piece of market commentary on X before the latest futures swing. Adding fuel to the online propaganda proxy war being fought on social media, the comments lean into accusations of insider trading on Polymarket war bets. “Pre-market so-called ‘news’ or ‘Truth’ is often just a setup for profit-taking,” he wrote. “If they pump it, short it. If they dump it, go long.” The market then traded almost exactly as described. The Kobeissi Letter tracked the move in time order, with S&P 500 futures opening sharply lower on Sunday evening,…

Sharplink, the second-largest Ethereum [$ETH] Digital Asset Treasury (DAT), has now earned 18,800 $ETH in total rewards to date. This, after the company’s most recent addition of 491 $ETH to its staking rewards this week. This reinforces Sharplink’s “100% $ETH and 100% staked” model, which was launched back in June 2025, emphasizing yield-based compounding of value for shareholders over active trading. Source: Sharplink Sharplink vs. BitMine Instead of merely holding Ethereum, Sharplink is transforming its holdings into a yield-generating engine, gradually adding more Ethereum to its balance over time. Additionally, Sharplink has also gained a total of 868,699 $ETH –…

OKX is preparing to offer perpetual futures tied to private companies, including OpenAI, SpaceX, and Anthropic, intensifying a growing race among crypto firms to bring pre-IPO speculation markets on-chain, the company said Wednesday in a blog post. The contracts will provide synthetic price exposure to private companies ahead of their anticipated public listings, without granting actual equity ownership or shareholder rights. Bitget entered the sector in April with “IPO Prime,” listing a Solana-based SpaceX-linked token issued through investment platform Republic. Last year, Injective rolled out pre-IPO perpetual futures tied to firms including OpenAI, Anthropic, SpaceX, and Perplexity, describing the products…

Sumsub, a verification provider for the crypto industry, and Chainlink, a decentralized oracle network, announced a new partnership focused on on-chain compliance. The companies are working together to bring identity verification across multiple blockchains without exposing personal data. The integration uses Chainlink’s Automated Compliance Engine. The Cross-Chain Identity system allows users to verify themselves once and reuse that status across different networks. This approach is designed to solve a common issue in crypto, where users often repeat KYC checks on every platform. A user completes verification through Sumsub and confirms wallet ownership. After that, Chainlink issues a credential with basic…

Ethereum price has pared off some gains after facing resistance at $2,400 this week. A confirmed bullish pattern on the chart, however, positions it for strong upside in the coming sessions. According to data from crypto.news, Ethereum (ETH) price rose nearly 7% to a weekly high of $2,411 on Wednesday before stabilizing over $2,300 at press time. Ether, along with the broader crypto market, has entered a period of cautious calm as Iran is reportedly pondering a U.S. proposal to end the war and open up the Strait of Hormuz, bringing balance once again to global energy supply chains and…