Unchained
Unchained
Laura Shin
DEX in the City: Why Prediction Markets Could Spark a Huge Constitutional Fight
53 minutes Posted Feb 19, 2026 at 11:55 am.
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The crew tackles everything from the CFTC's controversial stance on prediction markets to the real-world impacts of rising crypto crime.
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The CFTC has announced an innovation council, Chair Mike Selig has asserted that prediction markets are under the agency's ambit, SBF wants another trial and Nancy Guthrie's kidnapping is casting crypto in a negative light.
In this episode of DEX in the City, hosts Jessi Brooks, Katherine Kirkpatrick Bos and TuongVy Le discuss how the distribution of the CFTC's council highlights industry's need for better gender equity, why Selig's stance on prediction markets triggers “a huge constitutional debate,” why SBF's push for a new trial is so dangerous for crypto, and whether the crypto industry can do more to mitigate crime.
Find out why SBF's search for a new trial has far reaching effects beyond his case. Plus, can crypto tackle crime without sacrificing its benefits?
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Hosts:
⁠Jessi Brooks⁠, General Counsel at Ribbit Capital
Katherine Kirkpatrick Bos, General Counsel at StarkWare
⁠TuongVy Le⁠, General Counsel at Veda
Links:
Unchained:
SEC and CFTC Signal United Front on Crypto
Trump Won’t Consider Pardon for SBF: Report
DEX in the City: How Crypto Exchanges May Be Holding Up the Market Structure Bill
This week's good news:
How Ripple is Helping Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity to Unlock Crypto Philanthropy
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