Matt and Nic are back with another week of news and deals. In this episode:
- Crypto VC funds have some dry powder
- CFTC chair Mike Selig asserts jurisdiction over prediction markets relative to the States
- Is Kalshi more reliable than interest rate futures?
- The CLARITY Act inches closer to passing
- Shake up at Gemini
- OpenClaw agents are going to start phishing crypto users
- Bitwise aims to launch prediction market ETFs
- Bridge gets their OCC charter
- Hyperliquid launches a lobbying arm
- DAT hangover continues
- Blockfills reveals a $75m hole
- Ethereum is having an identity crisis
- Base is moving away from Optimism
- Neel Kashkari's bad faith stablecoin criticism
