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Outpoll Expands Beyond Prediction Markets With Crypto Futures Trading

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Mahe, Seychelles, October 20th, 2026, Chainwire Forecast an event, trade the asset it moves, and manage both from one app. Today, Outpoll unveiled Trading, an integrated perpetual futures venue embedded directly into its prediction market ecosystem. Prediction markets, futures, and the Outpoll app now function seamlessly as a single service backed by a unified account balance. Traders can seamlessly analyze impending events, execute trades based on expected market movements, and consolidate all their positions under one dashboard. Consider the conventional approach: anticipating an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve may involve taking a position on one platform, switching tabs to open a separate exchange, transferring capital, and then entering a long or short position on the index. Outpoll streamlines this into a single continuous process. A unified account balance supports both a position on the Federal Reserve decision and a position on the SPX500, or a forecast on oil supply...

ALPS appoints Brian Turnbow to lead the development of next-generation AI data centers

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The Italian scale-up has appointed Turnbow to lead its technical expansion into artificial intelligence and high-performance computing, with an energy-to-compute approach that aims to harness renewable energy sources and reuse existing assets to develop more sustainable compute infrastructure. TRENTO, Italy, Oct. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- ALPS announces the appointment of Brian Turnbow as Technical Director for AI. Founded in Trentino in 2018 and operating across four continents, the company is applying its expertise in designing, building, and operating data centers integrated with energy systems to AI and HPC. Access to power is one of the main constraints on AI infrastructure development. According to Terna data as of 31 August 2026, data center grid connection requests in Italy totalled more than 100 GW, up from around 30 GW at the end of 2024 — a rise that makes site selection and grid connection lead times critical. ALPS's energy-to-compute approach is based on a deliberate c...

Travala Launches Native AI Travel Agent with BNB Chain & Binance Pay

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Singapore, Singapore, October 6th, 2026, Chainwire Travala has teamed up with BNB Chain and Binance Pay to launch a native AI travel booking agent directly on Travala that lets travellers search and book hotels using only a BNB Smart Chain (BSC) wallet with no setup required. To use the agent, travellers simply open the AI travel agent widget on Travala , fund any BSC wallet address with USDT (turning the wallet into a universal API key), and book the desired hotel from the options presented by the agent. In this three-way partnership, Travala supplies the hotel inventory, Binance Pay provides the settlement infrastructure, and BNB Chain brings the Machine Payments Protocol (MPP) Software Development Kit (SDK) standard, the agentic framework, and the distribution. Travellers can receive 10% back on their first booking over US$400 made via the agent. The 10% incentive is split into two components: 7% in BNB is paid directly to the payment wallet after the stay is completed, and an addi...

Lowest Fee Bitcoin ATMs Announces Launch of More Than 400 ATMs Nationwide

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Las Vegas, NV, October 1st, 2026, Chainwire Lowest Fee Bitcoin ATMs announced the launch of more than 400 cryptocurrency ATMs across the United States. The machines allow customers to purchase Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDT and USDC with cash at a stated flat 5% fee. Customers can also pre-register online before visiting an ATM. Lowest Fee Bitcoin ATMs , a new nationwide low-fee Bitcoin ATM operator, launched today with an initial rollout of more than 400 Bitcoin ATMs across the United States, a footprint that places it amongst the largest Bitcoin ATM operators in the country on its first day. It also launched with a name that does most of the marketing department's job for it. The brand charges a flat 5% Bitcoin ATM fee to buy Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDT or USDC with cash, displays the fee and exchange rate on screen before the customer confirms, and, as of today, lets first-time customers register online in about two minutes so they can skip onboarding at the machine entirely. 400+ Bitcoin ...