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Markets Shrug Off Israel-Iran Conflict, Polymarket’s $200M Round & a Stablecoin Warning

32 min • 25 juni 2025

Ed and Scott give an update on the Israel-Iran ceasefire and how markets are responding. Then, Ed unpacks Polymarket’s new funding round and explains why the Bank for International Settlements is taking aim at stablecoins.

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