Weekly Roundup 02/20/26 (CFTC claims Prediction Markets, rogue AI agents, ETH's existential crisis) (EP.703)

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

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