Gate News bot message: According to Gate's official announcement on March 27, 2026 Gate will delist BDXN, PENGUIN, Snowball, CryingHorse, XION, BLAST, and ES perpetual futures trading markets on March 27, 2026 at 16:00 (UTC+8). According to the announcement, the aforementioned contracts will enter position-closing-only mode at 15:30 (UTC+8) on March 27, followed by trading suspension at 16:00 (UTC+8). The platform stated that upon delisting, open positions will be automatically liquidated and settled at the average index price from the last 30 minutes before contract suspension. Unfilled orders will be automatically canceled. If price fluctuations during the last 30 minutes are too volatile, the platform will select a larger range of average index prices for settlement.

Gate News has reported that on March 24, Tempo engineering lead Georgios Konstantopoulos posted on Twitter stating that Payment Channels will be integrated into the Tempo system as a precompile set. This move will reduce Payment Channels costs, enabling them to enter dedicated payment lanes (payment lane), and bypass

Polymarket prediction events show that a new address purchased approximately $100,000 worth of "No" position at 88.4¢, with current unrealized gains of around $70. This event is affected by the evolution of the US-Iran situation, with Trump delaying military strikes while Iran denies negotiations, leaving regional tensions with continued uncertainty.

As institutional investors and quantitative funds enter prediction markets, the industry structure is undergoing transformation. In 2026, prediction market trading volume will surge past $13.7 billion, with quantitative strategies becoming increasingly mainstream and adopting mature financial models to achieve stable returns. Core methodologies include LMSR, Kelly Criterion, and Bayesian updates, with technical implementation focusing on data quality and execution efficiency. Retail investors struggle to replicate institutional advantages without modeling capabilities.