Money Stuff: The Podcast How the Snake Dies: ICE, AMD, ARKK
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Oct 10, 2025 Katie and Matt dive into an intriguing discussion about ICE's $2 billion deal with Polymarket, exploring the implications for prediction markets and sports betting. They dissect the OpenAI and AMD partnership, revealing how AI is reshaping public valuations. The hosts also tackle the sustainability of cloud margins and pricing power dynamics in the evolving AI landscape. Plus, they reflect on Cathie Wood’s insights into ETFs and recap the thrilling Midnight Madness puzzle hunt, blending finance with fun.
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Neighbor Turned Billionaire
- Matt Levine recounts knowing Shane Copland from finance book parties and recognizing him at Bloomberg's profile about Polymarket.
- He notes Copland went from an FBI raid to becoming a self-made billionaire within a year.
Sports Solve The Prediction-Market Liquidity Problem
- Prediction markets need consistent counterparty flow to be accurate, which sports betting supplies.
- Sports attract recreational money and quants, creating incentives for professionals to trade and improve prices.
Quants Bridge Markets
- Quant traders and sports market makers can cross-apply models from stocks to prediction markets.
- Their presence could make election and macro markets more liquid as they expand into other columns.