This week we explore BlackRock's institutional Bitcoin greenlight, a new stablecoin FX Layer from Spark and Uniswap, and a damning investigation into Polymarket's marketing tactics.

In this episode:

• BlackRock's Greenlight: Why their formal 1-2% BTC allocation recommendation changes the game for conservative institutional capital.

• Spark x Uniswap FX Layer: How a $150M-seeded shared swap pool could become the standard for multi-issuer stablecoin trading.

• Polymarket's Fake Flex: The WSJ investigation revealing fabricated $1.9M wins and paid creators targeting U.S. audiences.

• Ethlabs Spinout: Five former Ethereum Foundation researchers launching an independent R&D lab focused on scaling and settlement.

• Meta's "Arena": Zuckerberg's experimental prediction market app and what it means for Web3 engagement models.

Read the Full Deep Dives on Substack:

• Can the Spark and Uniswap FX Layer Revolutionize Stablecoin Swapping?

• Has BlackRock Given Wall Street the Ultimate Bitcoin Greenlight?

• Are Zuck and Meta Ready to Ape Into Prediction Markets?

• Can Ethlabs Revive Ethereum's Lost Momentum?

• Did Polymarket Just Get Caught Faking the Flex?

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