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<v Speaker 1>Friday, July thirty, first, twenty twenty six. Welcome in. By

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<v Speaker 1>the end of this episode, you'll see why prediction markets

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<v Speaker 1>are suddenly at the center of a regulatory storm and

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<v Speaker 1>what that actually means for your crypto bets. Quick note

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<v Speaker 1>before we dive in. If you've been watching the Fear

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<v Speaker 1>and Greed gauge sync this week, today's stories will help

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<v Speaker 1>you make sense at that caution, we're in a crypto

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<v Speaker 1>bear market, so let's focus on defense rather than chasing moves.

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<v Speaker 1>But first, a quick word from our sponsor. Okay, so

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<v Speaker 1>here's what's happening. Bitcoin sixty thousand dollars puts our leading

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<v Speaker 1>options flow right now. August mood has flipped bearish and

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<v Speaker 1>traders are actively hedging their downside, which means the market

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<v Speaker 1>is bracing for a potential pullback rather than expecting a

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<v Speaker 1>quick rally. Bitcoin is holding around sixty four thousand dollars,

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<v Speaker 1>barely moving on the day. Ethereum is sitting near eighteen hundred.

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<v Speaker 1>The real signal here is sentiment. The fear and greed

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<v Speaker 1>in deck drop to twenty five, which is extreme fear.

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<v Speaker 1>Stable coin supply is flat at about three hundred and

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<v Speaker 1>seven billion dollars, so there isn't fresh liquidity waiting on

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<v Speaker 1>the sidelines. Total market cap is around two point three trillion,

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<v Speaker 1>also pretty quiet. Why this matters is that without new

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<v Speaker 1>cash coming in, prices tend to drift lower until sentiment shifts.

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<v Speaker 1>Tokenized private credit is the strongest narrative today up only

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<v Speaker 1>a little over seven days. It is a mixed selective picture.

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<v Speaker 1>We've got a polymarket signal to share. The question is simple,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll Bitcoin dip to sixty three thousand in July. Right now,

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<v Speaker 1>the yes side trades at about fifteen percent, meaning the

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<v Speaker 1>crowd says probably not. The drift has moved further away

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<v Speaker 1>from a dip as the month wraps up. One thing

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<v Speaker 1>that would flip the read is if that drift reverses

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<v Speaker 1>as the market gets closer to resolving. If you want

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<v Speaker 1>alerts like this in real time instead of hearing about

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<v Speaker 1>them after the fact, here's the path. This is the

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<v Speaker 1>kind of call. Token metrics signal sends every week, seven

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<v Speaker 1>days free at tokenmetrics dot com. New York just sued

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<v Speaker 1>kl She seeking about thirty six billion dollars in damages

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<v Speaker 1>over alleged illegal gambling. Prediction markets are the hottest growth

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<v Speaker 1>story in crypto adjacencies, but regulators just through a flag.

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<v Speaker 1>If the suit lands, every event contract venue from Robinhood

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<v Speaker 1>to Finance US feels the chill money is betting, the

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<v Speaker 1>regulatory wall goes up. The second order read is that

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<v Speaker 1>a freeze on these venues would push retail betters back

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<v Speaker 1>to offshore crypto casinos, not to traditional stocks. Watch if

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<v Speaker 1>a judge grants an injunction within seven days, that's when

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<v Speaker 1>prediction market tokens face freeze risk. World Cup bets smashed records,

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<v Speaker 1>pushing prediction markets passed over twenty billion dollars in volume.

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<v Speaker 1>People want to bet on outcomes more than ever, and

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<v Speaker 1>crypto rails make it easy. But the cal she suit

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<v Speaker 1>shows the party may get rated volume this big means

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<v Speaker 1>mainstream attention, which brings both users and cops. The takeaway

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<v Speaker 1>is that if volume holds after the tournament, retail has

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<v Speaker 1>permanently shifted to prediction venues, but if it craters, the

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<v Speaker 1>spike was just tournament fever. Coinbase posted about three hundred

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<v Speaker 1>and sixty million dollars in Q two losses as revenue

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<v Speaker 1>fell fourteen percent, yet market share hit a record ten percent.

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<v Speaker 1>The largest US exchange is bleeding but eating rivals. Lunch

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<v Speaker 1>trading drought hits all venues, but Coinbase's scale means survivors

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<v Speaker 1>take share in this bear market. It's the crypto version

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<v Speaker 1>of a recession. Small players die big, get bigger. If

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<v Speaker 1>trading volumes stay thin into Q three, expect cost cuts

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<v Speaker 1>across the sector. Ave defies biggest lender weighs closing six

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<v Speaker 1>V three blockchain markets and off boarding fifty low use reserves.

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<v Speaker 1>This is cleanup, not crisis, but lazy liquidity is getting flushed.

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<v Speaker 1>Capital is migrating to active L two s like Robinhood

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<v Speaker 1>Chain up eleven percent this week and Morph up fifty

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<v Speaker 1>four percent. Why this matters is that if the vote passes,

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<v Speaker 1>total value locked shifts to hotter L two s within

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<v Speaker 1>a month, signaling where builders actually build. Bernstein sees seventy

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<v Speaker 1>eight percent upside for Robinhood as tokenization and prediction markets expand.

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<v Speaker 1>Robinhood's event contracts already topped crypto inequities revenue last quarter.

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<v Speaker 1>The broker is becoming a full crypto venue, not a

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<v Speaker 1>side bet. Traditional finance is noticing. The signal is that

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<v Speaker 1>if robin Hood prediction market revenue exceeds crypto trading revenue

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<v Speaker 1>again next quarter. It marks a structural shift in where

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<v Speaker 1>retail prefers to trade. All right, before we get into

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<v Speaker 1>the risks, quick word from our sponsor. Okay, we're back.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's talk about what to watch for. First, extreme fear sentiment.

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<v Speaker 1>The Fear and Greed Index at twenty five shows strong

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<v Speaker 1>risk aversion, but not full capitulation and yet. Second, flat

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<v Speaker 1>stable coin supply. Stable coin supply grew less than one

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<v Speaker 1>percent in twenty four hours, so no fresh liquidity to

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<v Speaker 1>absorb selling pressure. Third prediction, market regulatory blow. New York's

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<v Speaker 1>thirty six billion dollar cal She sue could freeze event

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<v Speaker 1>contract venues that crypto users flocked to. Finally, the read

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<v Speaker 1>is that buyers are cautious because sentiment is at extreme

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<v Speaker 1>fear and stable coin supply barely grew. That changes if

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<v Speaker 1>Bitcoin reclaims sixty five thousand and fear and greed climbs

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<v Speaker 1>above thirty. First, coinbase Q two earning signal. The Q

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<v Speaker 1>three outlook matters because if trading stays dry, venues cut cost,

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<v Speaker 1>and coinbase already posted a loss. Second, Ethereum institutional fund

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<v Speaker 1>close it's ongoing and new capital shows builder interest despite

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<v Speaker 1>bear market conditions. Third FED press schedule within the next

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<v Speaker 1>seven days. Macro signals from the Fed can shift risk

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<v Speaker 1>appetite for crypto assets. The main risk is regulatory chill

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<v Speaker 1>and fear, so watch if Bitcoin holds sixty thousand into

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<v Speaker 1>August options expiry, while fear and greed stays below thirty

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<v Speaker 1>confirming hedging is protection, not capitulation. By the way, if

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<v Speaker 1>at tokenmetrics dot com. This is educational content, not investment advice.

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<v Speaker 1>Always do your own research. I'm Alex, See you next time.