Dems Surge, Oscars SZN, CFTC Moves | Katey Rich

About this episode

Alex Keeney and Pratik Chougule break down the sharp repricing of 2026 midterm markets, the Los Angeles mayoral race, and new regulatory scrutiny around prediction markets—including a CFTC advisory warning that certain “mention markets” can present heightened manipulation risks. Austin Federa then joins to explain how DoubleZero is building faster trading infrastructure for prediction markets and crypto, before The Ankler’s Katey Rich and Brian Golden dive into the Oscars race, Julianne Moore’s breakout performance in The Debut, and whether The Odyssey can hold off this year’s growing field of Best Picture challengers.