- The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued an order to shut down the political-prediction market PredictIt (CFTC Press Release 8567-22), prompting discussion of regulatory risk for event-contract platforms.  
- Kalshi’s blog post announcing a partnership with Ledger (kalshi.com/blog/kalshi-ledger-partnership) was highlighted as an example of how regulated exchanges can leverage a CFTC Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO) approval to continue offering prediction markets.  
- Participants noted that Kalshi’s ability to operate still hinges on obtaining a Designated Contract Market (DCM) license from the CFTC, underscoring the evolving legal landscape for decentralized forecasting tools.  
- Hyperbeam was described as aiming to deliver “webpage-embedded VNC” functionality on a per-application basis, suggesting a lightweight approach to remote application streaming inside browsers.  
- No new papers, datasets, or open-source repositories were linked during the session; the conversation centered on regulatory developments and a brief technical clarification of Hyperbeam’s architecture.