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Odaily Seer Channel monitoring shows that in Polymarket's prediction event "Will the US confirm the existence of aliens before 2027?", a new account purchased $61,000 on the outcome that the US will not confirm the existence of aliens before 2027, with an opening price of 83¢.Public documents primarily involve records of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) sightings and investigations, but have not officially confirmed the existence of extraterrestrial life or alien technology. The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) has previously denied claims by some whistleblowers regarding the government's secret possession of alien technology, including related testimony from David Grusch in 2023.Odaily Seer Channel continues to monitor the prediction market, seeing changes before pricing.
The Fuzhou Gulou District People's Court recently concluded a dispute arising from investment in virtual currency. Chen transferred 480,000 yuan to Liu for foreign exchange financial management. Liu converted the funds into USDT and invested them on an overseas platform. After the platform was shut down, Chen sued the court demanding a refund. The court reviewed the case and found that this transaction model formed a closed loop of receiving RMB, converting to USDT, cross-border transfer, and foreign exchange trading, constituting a disguised form of foreign exchange trading and suspected of economic crimes.The court ruled to dismiss Chen's lawsuit and transferred relevant materials to the public security authorities for handling. The Fuzhou Intermediate People's Court upheld the original ruling. The court reminded that civil legal acts related to investing in virtual currency that violate public order and good customs are invalid, and any losses incurred therefrom shall be borne by the investor themselves.
According to Bloomberg, Zondacrypto, Poland’s largest digital asset trading platform, stated that it is on the verge of collapse after attracting approximately $100 million in deposits from Polish users and has suspended services for customer accounts. Poland’s National Public Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation into alleged fraud. The report notes that Zondacrypto is registered in Estonia, and its collapse is exerting political pressure on allies of Donald Trump at the Polish Presidential Palace.
Odaily News: New York State Governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order on Wednesday prohibiting state government employees from using non-public information to trade in prediction markets or assisting others in profiting from it. This move aims to address growing concerns over "insider betting" in prediction markets.According to the executive order, all government officials appointed by the governor or under her jurisdiction, as well as members of public agencies, are prohibited from using any non-public information obtained in the course of their duties to seek profits or avoid losses in prediction markets or similar services. They are also barred from assisting others in such activities. The governor mentioned in the document that the current "rapid expansion of prediction markets" has drawn regulatory attention.The day before, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker also issued a similar executive order, banning state government personnel from using non-public information to participate in prediction market betting.Meanwhile, prediction market platform Kalshi disclosed that it has launched investigations into three insider trading cases involving candidates and has imposed fines and trading suspensions on the relevant individuals. One of those penalized is Mark Moran, a candidate in the Virginia State Senate Democratic primary, who was penalized for betting on his own campaign and stated he "hoped to be caught."
According to Caixin, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) released a consultation paper on April 17, 2026, proposing more accommodating regulatory capital guidelines for crypto assets on permissionless blockchains (i.e., public blockchains) ahead of implementing the Basel Committee’s new capital requirements for crypto assets. The current Basel framework is viewed as overly stringent in its classification of public blockchain-based assets, potentially stifling banking-sector innovation. MAS plans to abandon a “one-size-fits-all” classification approach and instead allow public blockchain-based crypto assets that meet a set of principle-based criteria to be classified as Group 1 crypto assets—carrying lower risk weights and less stringent prudential requirements—to achieve regulatory technology neutrality.
Odaily News U.S. entrepreneur Elon Musk did not attend a hearing on the 20th where he was summoned to testify by the Paris Public Prosecutor's Office in France. As the owner of the social media platform X, Musk is under investigation for issues on the platform, including the dissemination of child pornography and deepfake content. The Paris Public Prosecutor's Office confirmed to French business news channel BFM TV that Musk and former X CEO Linda Yaccarino were absent from the hearing, stating that "their presence or absence will not hinder the continuation of the investigation work." (Xinhua News Agency)
According to Bloomberg, just days after the Pentagon designated Anthropic as a supply-chain risk, Anthropic PBC has hired Ballard Partners—a lobbying firm linked to U.S. President Trump. This collaboration comes amid an ongoing dispute between Anthropic and the U.S. Department of Defense (i.e., the Pentagon). Public filings indicate that Ballard Partners will represent Anthropic in policy communications and lobbying activities.