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

Wyatt sits down with Raj Parekh, Head of Stablecoins and Payments at Monad. In this episode:

• Will enterprises build out their own stablecoin solutions?
• Will card payments continue to grow, or be challenged by other forms of payments?
• What is the role of governments in driving whether stablecoin adoption will continue, accelerate, or decelerate?
• How does Monad work with leading financial organizations?
• Where do you see opportunity for novel tech solutions around stablecoins?
• Will there be many stablecoins or a smaller number of stablecoins at scale?
• Will companies run their own corporate chains?
• How should companies look at embedding stablecoins in their workflows from scratch?

Matt and Nic are back with another week of news and deals. In this episode:

• Matt reflects on the Patriots season
• We review the Superbowl Ads
• Looking forward to the OpenAI wearable
• Is "something big happening" in AI?
• Does crypto accelerate the rise of malicious AI?
• Are all communications networks going to break down in 90 days?
• SBF wants a new trial
• Blackrock adds BUIDL to Uniswap
• Blockfills suspends withdrawals
• Robinhood is internalizing their prediction market product
• The stablecoin yield issue in Clarity is still a problem
• Fairshake is getting active in the midterms
• Is Chris Dixon right about Web3?
• We review winter olympic sports

Content mentioned:

• Chris Dixon, The long game for crypto