About this episode
A legal war over prediction markets just went public. Ryan and David break down the CFTC’s claim of exclusive authority, the backlash from state officials and lawmakers, and why this fight is really about whether markets or politics get to define truth. They explore why AI-powered prediction markets may be crypto’s strongest product-market fit yet, and why that scares regulators. Plus: Harvard rotates from Bitcoin into Ethereum, Base breaks from Optimism, Zora expands to Solana, the Ethereum Foundation leadership reshuffles, signs of life for the Clarity Act, institutions buying DeFi tokens, Europe’s unrealized-gains wealth tax, autonomous “life” on Ethereum, OpenAI’s EVMbench, and what ETHDenver says about where crypto goes next.---?ROCKET POOL | PERMISSIONLESS STAKINGhttps://bankless.cc/Rocketpool---BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:?POLYMARKET | #1 PREDICTION MARKEThttps://bankless.cc/polymarket-podcast ?GALAXY | INSTITUTIONAL DIGITAL FINANCEhttps://bankless.cc/galaxy-podcast ?EUPHORIA | REAL-TIME ONE-TAP TRADINGhttps://bankless.cc/euphoria ?BITGET TRADFI | TRADE GOLD WITH USDThttps://bankless.cc/bitget?BRIX | EMERGING MARKET YIELDhttps://bankless.cc/brix ?THE DEFI REPORT | ONCHAIN INSIGHTShttps://bankless.cc/TDRpro ---TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES0:00 Intro2:27 MARKETS https://x.com/hiwhaledegen/status/20233724093034500654:33 PREDICTION MARKETS REGULATORY FIGHT
