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On Easter Sunday, Donald Trump posted a profanity-laced threat on Truth Social demanding Iran open the Strait of Hormuz or face military strikes — and Bitcoin responded by pumping nearly 3% while oil spiked and equity futures dropped. This week, David Sencil and Graham Stone break down what that signal means for crypto, cover a massive $286M DeFi hack on Solana's Drift protocol linked to North...

The Middle East conflict is reshaping how we think about money and portability. This week, David Sencil and Graham Stone discuss what the war means for Bitcoin and crypto. In this episode:• The "gruesome, macabre pattern" of weekend war escalation and Monday market manipulation• Why Bitcoin beats gold when you need to leave fast• David Sachs ends his term as Crypto Czar — was he a success or failu...

Trump gives Iran 48 hours to reopen the Strait of Hormuz — or face obliteration of power plants. Iran responds with a published list of 12 civilian infrastructure targets across 6 countries. The clock is ticking. David Sencil and Graham Stone break down the full escalation timeline, the market shock rippling across every asset class, and what happens next. In this episode:• Iran's retaliatory stri...

The Iran-Israel conflict has escalated into a full-blown global energy security crisis — markets are only beginning to feel the real shock. Graham Stone and David Sencil break down the Strait of Hormuz standoff, what a potential 8% global oil shortfall means for your portfolio, and why Bitcoin held while equities, bonds, and real estate collapsed. The Weekly is Bitcoin.com News' flagship weekl...

💡 Oil surged past $117 a barrel as the Middle East conflict rattled global markets — and this time, crypto traders on Hyperliquid reacted before Wall Street even opened. Bloomberg cited a decentralized exchange in its official market analysis for what may be the first time ever. In this episode, David Sencil and Graham Stone break down the cascading macro effects: spiking oil, delayed rate cuts,...

Operation Epic Fury. A coordinated US-Israel strike on Iran's leadership. Ballistic missiles across the Gulf. And Bitcoin barely moved. David Sencil and Graham Stone break down why BTC's muted reaction could signal its first true decoupling from risk assets, how TradFi traders are using Hyperliquid to price gold and oil ahead of Monday's open, what a Strait of Hormuz shutdown means for...

Bitcoin dropped hard — $230 million in leverage longs were liquidated in just one hour. In this episode of The Weekly, David and Graham break down: The latest Bitcoin price action and why the correlation to SaaS stocks matters Tariff uncertainty, inflation prints, and macro pressure The Clarity Act drama between Coinbase, banks, and the White House Bitcoin miners pivoting to AI Why AI agents might...

Prediction markets exploded during the Super Bowl — with billions in volume across Kalshi and Polymarket. Are they overtaking traditional sportsbooks? In this episode of The Weekly, Graham Stone and David Sencil break down:- The $6B Super Bowl prediction market surge• AI agents using Bitcoin over Lightning• Brazil’s $68B Bitcoin reserve proposal• Binance’s $1B BTC buy• Crime, regulation, and more0...

Bitcoin fell from $70K to $62K in one of its sharpest drops ever — but the reasons go far beyond price action. In this episode of The Weekly, David Sencil and Graham Stone break down: Why Bitcoin crashed despite strong ETF inflows The role of macro instability and Fed expectations Whether Bitcoin’s financialization is creating hidden risk Institutional cost bases, sentiment shifts, and cycle psych...

This week on The Weekly , we break down one of the most shocking market events in decades. Gold and silver lost $7 trillion in a single day , moving with volatility usually reserved for crypto. Bitcoin followed with a sharp liquidation-driven selloff, miners were forced to sell, and stablecoin liquidity continued to exit the market. We cover: Why gold suddenly started trading like a risk asset Whe...

Bitcoin slid below $70K as global macro pressures intensified. In this episode of The Weekly, we break down Japan’s bond and yen shock, Trump’s threat of 100% tariffs on Canada, rising quantum FUD around Bitcoin, Ethereum’s response, and why prediction markets still lean bullish despite the chaos. Featuring: • Japan bond market turmoil and USD/JPY intervention fears • Trump, tariffs, and geopoliti...

This week on The Weekly, Graham Stone and David Sencil break down one of the most chaotic macro + crypto news cycles in recent memory. In a single week, Trump clashes with the Fed, Exxon, JPMorgan, state governments, and foreign nations — all while markets react in real time. We also unpack why the long-awaited Clarity Act is suddenly losing momentum, what’s really behind Monero’s all-time high, a...

The Fed just went public against the executive branch — and markets noticed. In this week’s episode of The Weekly, Graham Stone and David Sencil break down Jerome Powell’s unprecedented response to DOJ pressure, why gold is ripping while Bitcoin isn’t playing the debasement trade, and what this says about institutional credibility in 2026. We also cover: • Zcash’s dev team resigning en masse • Mon...

Bitcoin starts 2026 near $93,000 — but some major analysts are warning that this year could be a pause, not a breakout. In Episode 93 of The Weekly, we break down the biggest crypto stories from the past two weeks, including the controversial Polymarket trade tied to Venezuela’s regime change, conflicting institutional outlooks for Bitcoin in 2026, and why BlackRock quietly became the most profita...

Quantum computing is back in the Bitcoin conversation — not because it can break Bitcoin today, but because the timeline to prepare may already be shorter than many realize. On this episode of The Weekly, Graham Stone and David Sencil break down why Bitcoin’s real vulnerability isn’t cryptography, but coordination. Upgrading Bitcoin’s security could take years, and waiting until a true quantum thr...

The crypto market feels confused — and for good reason. Bitcoin sold off after a “dovish” Fed rate cut. Japan is on the verge of ending the yen carry trade. Institutions are quietly increasing exposure. Regulators are warming to tokenization. And two of the biggest figures from the last cycle — Do Kwon and SBF — are now in prison. In this episode of The Weekly, Graham Stone and David Sencil break...

00:00 Global Crypto Regulation Trends 13:38 China's Crypto Crackdown and Its Implications 22:06 Emerging Crypto Policies in South Korea and Brazil 31:03 The Rise of Crypto ETFs and Their Impact 49:48 The Future of Digital Asset Trusts (DATs) Governments around the world are tightening control over crypto faster than ever. Graham Stone and David Sencil break down coordinated moves from the G20,...

Bitcoin’s wild week explained: an $80K flash crash, MSCI’s proposed rule that could hit MicroStrategy, a wave of new XRP ETFs, and newly-surfaced Epstein documents revealing deeper-than-expected ties to MIT’s Digital Currency Initiative and early Bitcoin development. Graham and David break down: • Why Bitcoin plunged toward $80K before sharply rebounding • How a potential MSCI rule could trigger b...

This week on The Weekly, David and Graham break down one of the strangest stretches in recent crypto memory. Bitcoin sells off sharply, ETF outflows spike, and yet—privacy coins go vertical. We cover Harvard’s surprising Bitcoin allocation, the record-breaking debut of the Canary XRP ETF, the privacy narrative igniting across the market, and several institutional signals hiding beneath the bearish...

Bitcoin just had one of its roughest weeks of 2025. David and Graham break down the chaos — from BTC dipping below $100K and OG whales dumping, to Stream Finance’s so-called “stablecoin” meltdown and the shocking jailing of two privacy wallet developers. They unpack how AI panic in the stock market spilled into crypto, why DeFi’s yield-bearing stablecoins are anything but stable, and what the crac...

Solana breaks the internet again — this time over Western Union’s new stablecoin. Ethereum, Cardano, and XRP maxis come swinging while Solana supporters clap back. Meanwhile, Trump says Powell’s “too late” and vows to replace him — sending Bitcoin sliding after the Fed’s latest rate cut. Plus: Coinbase’s “silent IPO” theory, a $100M DeFi hack, and the rise of X402 tokens. Timestamps00:00 Ecosystem...

In this The Weekly: 💰 Gold erases $2.4T in 2 days🇯🇵 Japan prints “to fight inflation”🏦 JPMorgan eyes BTC & ETH as collateral📈 Bitcoin hash rate hits record highs🎯 Polymarket airdrop incoming🇺🇸 Trump pardons CZTimestamps:00:00 Introduction to Polymarket's Token Announcement03:00 Gold's Market Fluctuations and Predictions05:54 Japan's Fiscal Policy and Its Implications08:48 JP Mo...

Bitcoin takes a beating this week — and the markets are bracing for more. In this episode of The Weekly, David and Graham break down: ⛏️ BTC price action and retest of the flash crash lows 📉 Polymarket traders say there’s a 69% chance BTC drops below $100K before 2026 🇺🇸 U.S. government seizes 127,000 BTC — now possibly the #1 Bitcoin whale globally 🏦 Erebor & Sony Bank make moves into crypt...

The biggest liquidation in crypto history just happened — $19 billion wiped, altcoins nuked, and a whale who shorted the exact top pocketed $200 million. David Sencil and Graham Stone break it all down in this episode of The Weekly: • What triggered the crash • Trump vs China: market timing • Hyperliquid whale conspiracy • Altcoins that went to zero • Are Perp DEXes to blame? • Binance’s oracle fa...

Zcash is pumping — but is it more than just a rally? In this episode of The Weekly, @_dsencil and @graminitha1 break down why Zcash is up 130%, how Hyperliquid and Aster are battling in the perp DEX wars, and what @DefiLlama’s @0xngmi is saying about Aster’s suspicious volume data. We also cover: – Bitcoin’s new all-time high – Privacy coin season returns – Stablecoin dominance & Tether’s new...