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Weekly Roundup 07/24/26 (BTC Security Consortium, Genesis' Terra trade, DAT departures, Farewell to BitMEX, Network State drama) (EP.731)

Nic and Matt are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode: The Fat Model Thesis Are OAI and Anthropic in real trouble with Kimi? The Bitcoin Security Consortium is announced to tackle quantum risk Galaxy ...

2026-07-24

Episode notes

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

  • The Fat Model Thesis
  • Are OAI and Anthropic in real trouble with Kimi?
  • The Bitcoin Security Consortium is announced to tackle quantum risk
  • Galaxy announces their Quantum Readiness Initiative
  • Clarity is beleaguered in Washington
  • Polymarket and Kalshi keep feuding
  • The SEC settles with Coinbase over Gensler's lost text messages
  • We uncover some new documents revealing that Genesis inadvertently kicked off the UST depeg
  • Jack Mallers leaves the XXI Capital DAT
  • Movement Labs declares bankruptcy
  • BitMEX finally winds down their exchange
  • Balaji's Network State is unceremoniously evicted from of Malaysia
  • The SEC warns about crypto vaults
  • Matt comes around on soccer