The Weekend That Was - War, AI, and Prediction Markets + XRP Treasury Bill Claims | Ep 465
Goodnow revolutionaries—
The hot war in Iran and the AI cold war are both escalating. The U.S. government labeled Anthropic a supply-chain risk, and the decision to use AI for mass surveillance and lethal weapons is entirely in government hands now.
Alex rants on the ethics of prediction markets after Polymarket and Kalshi saw insider trading during the war, plus ZachXBT's Axiom exposé. Someone asks if you can trade oil on a blockchain. You can—Hyperliquid, Lighter, and Dreamcash all offer oil futures if you have a VPN.
We take questions about common scams like copytrading and pig butchering…
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