About this episode

The episode discusses Binance's regulatory challenges in the EU, the Catholic Church's opposition to US crypto legislation, and Meta's interest in prediction markets.

This week, we begin in Europe, where Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, is being forced to wind down services across parts of the European Union after failing to meet the region's new MiCA licensing requirements. It's one of the clearest examples yet of regulators saying that even the biggest names in crypto have to play by a new set of rules. Then we turn to an unlikely showdown. Nearly one hundred Catholic bishops and faith leaders have publicly opposed a major piece of US crypto legislation, arguing it could make human trafficking and financial crime harder to combat. It's a fascinating debate that goes well beyond digital assets and asks a much bigger question: where should innovation end and public responsibility begin? And finally, Mark Zuckerberg is back. Meta is reportedly building its own prediction markets platform, setting its sights on companies like Polymarket and Kalshi. Whether it's politics, sport or global events, prediction markets are quickly becoming one of the fastest-growing areas of crypto—and now one of the world's biggest technology companies wants a seat at the table. Let's get into it. 🚀 **** TIMESTAMPS 1:30 Crypto giant suspends…

Topics covered

• cryptocurrency regulation
• Binance
• Catholic Church
• Mark Zuckerberg
• prediction markets
• financial crime
• innovation and responsibility

Keywords

• Binance
• European Union
• Mark Zuckerberg
• Meta
• prediction markets
• Catholic Church
• crypto legislation
• financial crime
• innovation
• regulation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Binance, Meta, Polymarket, Kalshi, Catholic Church

Places: European Union

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