Kyle Samani says Multicoin is undermining Solana builders after CFTC policy backing

The criticism followed Multicoin Capital’s partnership with the Hyperliquid Policy Center to support the CFTC’s prediction markets framework, highlighting tensions over how crypto firms engage with U.S. regulation.

Summary

Kyle Samani said Multicoin Capital is “working against everything” Solana builders are creating after the firm partnered with the Hyperliquid Policy Center to back the CFTC’s prediction markets framework. The remark points to a dispute over how crypto investors and policy groups should approach oversight of prediction markets, an area that sits at the intersection of digital assets and derivatives regulation. The CFTC is the U.S. derivatives regulator.

Terms & Concepts
  • CFTC: U.S. derivatives regulator
  • prediction markets: Platforms for trading event outcomes
  • Hyperliquid Policy Center: Policy group tied to Hyperliquid