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Weekly Roundup 08/07/26 (Coldcard hack continues, Ethereum mulls an issuance tweak, ai16z winds down, Clarity deadline looms) (EP.733)

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Matt and Nic are back with more news and deals. In this episode:

Why the Coldcard hack is worse than some major exchange and DeFi hacks
What the Coldcard hack told us about the need for open weight models
Is self custody over?
MSTR sells more Bitcoin
An FBI agent steals $1m in crypto
NY state sues Kalshi
Ethereum considers another change to issuance
Ethereum needs to resist the urge to change monetary policy
ai16z's Eliza winds down
the merit of reading sci fi
The cofounder of Sui leaves for Anthropic
Will Anthropic keep the discoveries to themselves?
The WSJ gets it wrong on Clarity

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