Matt and Nic return for another week of news and deals. In this episode: Will Biden step down? The importance of prediction markets in elections Can you insider trade on prediction markets? What does the SCOTUS repeal of Chevron mean for crypto? SEC sues Consensys Stripe and Coinbase partnership Circle achieves MiCA compliance for USDC and EURC Will Euro stables ever be popular? Silvergate settles with the SEC, SF Fed, and California Why the Silvergate story remains a huge scandal Polkadot’s strange spending habits Bozo of the week Blackrock puts IBIT in their global allocation fund Matt’s SEC-fu The SEC’s new website Stoner Cats in retrospect Sponsor notes: State of the Network’s Q2 2024 Mining Data Special In Coin Metrics' State of the Network issue 266, we provide our quarterly update on Bitcoin mining