DEX in the City: Why Prediction Market ’Insider Trading’ Isn’t Illegal — Yet

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Canton's in bed with Nasdaq, a Google DeepMind's paper talks up the role of blockchain in an agentic economy and an alleged insider cashes in on Maduro's capture.

In this DEX in the City episode, hosts Katherine Kirkpatrick Bos, Jessi Brooks and Vy Le dive into the implications of Canton's Nasdaq deal, why DeepMind's study matters for crypto and the legality of insider trading on prediction markets.

Vy highlights what Canton's Nasdaq deal signals about the priorities of institutions adopting blockchain technology. Katherine and Jessi engage in what happens when the machines take over. Plus, should federal officials be banned from using prediction markets?

Hosts:

• Jessi Brooks
• Katherine Kirkpatrick Bos
• TuongVy Le

Links:

• Bitcoin Rallies to $93,000 After U.S. Attack on Venezuela
• How the x402 Standard Is Enabling AI Agents to Pay Each Other
• Why the Black Friday Whale’s $192 Million Crypto Trade Was Legal
• DEX in the City: Insider Trading and Crypto: What the Law Actually Says
• Google DeepMind’s agentic economy paper
• Pawthereum's website
• A copy of Rep. Ritchie's bill

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