The Aave DAO collapsed — but might that be good for Aave? (But bad for the token?) Plus, how the feud between the U.S. government and Anthropic helped the AI company.

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The Aave civil war appears to be at an end with key members of the DAO rage quitting and leaving Aave Labs standing as the sole protocol contributor. 

Uneasy Money hosts Kain Warwick, Luca Netz, and Taylor Monahan explain why the Aave DAO's messy collapse is a death knell for the DAO system. Ironically, they wonder — could this be good for Aave, but bad for the token?

The crew also wades into ZachXBT's recent Axiom investigation and how the on-chain detective has become “a vigilante for hire.” 

They also cover all the insider trading claims and fights around prediction markets involving the Iran War and Mr. Beast, and “Kalshi jail.” Kain suspects another reason for the U.S. government's rift with Anthropic. Luca, an Anthropic investor, says he wished Dario had taken the government's deal, but that Sam Altman needs to “take the Zuck playbook.”

Meanwhile, is Anthropic nerfing OpenClaw?

Hosts:

⁠⁠⁠Kain Warwick⁠⁠⁠, Founder of Infinex and Synthetix

⁠⁠⁠Taylor Monahan⁠⁠⁠, Security Expert

⁠⁠⁠Luca Netz, CEO of Pudgy Penguins

Links:

Unchained:

⁠⁠⁠⁠Aave Governance Fight Escalates Ahead of $51 Million Funding Vote

Uneasy Money: Why the AI Singularity May Already Be Out of Our Hands

How Aave Labs and the DAO Should Split Ownership of the Brand – Uneasy Money

ZachXBT Alleges Axiom Employee Misused Internal Data

Uneasy Money: Why Peter Steinberger and Non-Crypto People Hate the Crypto Mob

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