Weekly Roundup 12/05/25 (The trouble with Taproot, a prediction market paradox, HFSC OCP.2 report) (EP.689)

Update: 2025-12-05

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

Quantum risk again
Are banks filled with spooks?
The trouble with Taproot addresses
Microstrategy's dollar reserve
Kalshi is going on chain
Prediction market predicaments
Are insiders monetizing Google search information on Polymarket?
Are prediction markets insider trading machines by definition?
DAT activist fights
Vanguard adds Bitcoin ETFs
House Financial Services Committee releases their final report on OCP2.0
What's going on with leverage in crypto?
Are AI agents going to start stealing crypto?
Is Eliezer Yudkowski to be trusted?
AI is going to usher in the golden age of fraud

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Weekly Roundup 12/05/25 (The trouble with Taproot, a prediction market paradox, HFSC OCP.2 report) (EP.689)

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Weekly Roundup 12/05/25 (The trouble with Taproot, a prediction market paradox, HFSC OCP.2 report) (EP.689)

Weekly Roundup 12/05/25 (The trouble with Taproot, a prediction market paradox, HFSC OCP.2 report) (EP.689)