Crypto Curious

Crypto made history this week. Unfortunately, not for all the right reasons! We're talking about Binance – the biggest crypto exchange on the planet, being hit by an estimated $6.3 BILLION hack. Yes, billion with a B . The biggest theft in crypto history, and investigators are pointing the finger at North Korea. But here's the extraordinary part: billions of dollars in stolen crypto were f...

If you ever doubted crypto was making its way into mainstream finance, this week might just change your mind. 🏦 The bank whose boss famously called Bitcoin a fraud is now putting its own digital dollars on public Ethereum. 🤖 Mastercard is opening the door for AI agents to make payments using stablecoins. 📈 And some of America's biggest companies are fighting to stop their own shares from be...

Crypto had a week. And then some... 💎 Richard Heart: from crypto showman to custody: The flamboyant founder of HEX has been detained in Istanbul, with authorities reportedly seizing millions in cash, crypto wallets, firearms and enough designer bags to stock a boutique. We look at the allegations, the legal battle ahead and what it means for HEX holders. 🏦 Debanking wasn't just a conspiracy...

Welcome to the Crypto Curious podcast, brought to you by the Bamboo App. If you're new to crypto, check out our early episodes, where we break down the basics and help you get your head around the crypto world. Big week in crypto. And this time, the question is whether AI could crack the encryption protecting our crypto wallets — years before quantum computers were expected to pose a threat. A...

This week, we’re joined by Sergej Kunz , co-founder of 1inch and one of the early builders in DeFi. Sergej built the first version of 1inch at a hackathon in New York over a single weekend in 2019. Before crypto, he worked as a security engineer in Germany, including at Porsche. Now he’s launched Aqua, a shared liquidity layer designed to tackle one of DeFi’s biggest problems: fragmented and under...

This week we've got a pretty good snapshot of where crypto is heading, because while the banks are finally getting serious about blockchain, some of the blockchains that promised to change finance are discovering that staying alive is actually quite difficult. First up, SWIFT; the system that moves money between pretty much every bank on Earth, has switched on its own blockchain ledger, with 1...

Welcome back to the Crypto Curious. This week we've got 3 big stories to cover - starting with a $387 million attack on Bitget, allegedly linked to North Korean hackers — but the really interesting part might be what Bitget did next, and the crisis playbook it had ready to go. Then, your stocks just went DeFi. Coinbase's tokenized shares are now being accepted as collateral on Aave, bringi...

Before we get into this week's stories… we need to talk about Bitcoin, because the group chats are ON FIRE. Bitcoin has smashed through $85,000, with both Bitcoin and Ethereum up around 10% this week — and technical traders are getting very excited about what that breakout could mean. But while the charts are doing their thing, Washington has been having a slightly different kind of week. The...

This week in crypto we've got hackers who stole $320 million in Bitcoin… then gave most of it back and asked for a $47 million thank-you payment. Yep. Apparently even crypto criminals are negotiating their bounties now. We've also got Jack Dorsey making the ultimate establishment move — Block has applied for a US banking charter to custody Bitcoin and stablecoins. Because apparently the road to de...

It's never a dull week in crypto, folks. First up, Hunter Biden is launching a memecoin called LAPTOP — aimed squarely at people who've lost money on the Trump memecoin. And the timing is pretty extraordinary, because memecoin trading is roaring back, with Robinhood Chain posting record volumes. Then, Bitcoin miners are quitting Bitcoin for AI . Some of the biggest players in the industry are shut...

This week, we've got a very special guest joining us for this week's crypto news — Peter Stanhope , General Manager Australia at Nexo. Peter has spent almost a decade at IG Australia, co-founded superannuation startup GigSuper, ran Capital.com's Australian operations, jumped the fence into crypto with Banxa, and now heads up Nexo here in Australia — just as they've launched regulated crypto-backed...

I'm Blake, and Tracey is taking a break this week, but you're not stuck with just me. We've got two great co-hosts joining us. First, a returning favourite, seasoned digital asset investor Ben Ritchie is back on the show. And making his debut behind the mic, James Brannan . And before we get into it, a quick favour: we'd love you to take our two-minute listener survey . Your feedback genuinely hel...

This week on Crypto Curious, we're fresh off our 1 million download celebration - and what a week to get back to the news desk. Thank you again for all the love on the reunion episode; now the crypto world has served up one of the wildest news weeks of the year. 👉🏼 First, XRP has fallen below $1 for the first time in almost 2 years - and the trigger was a hack that took just 97 minutes. We unpac...

This is not a normal week...Because Crypto Curious has just hit 1 million downloads — and you can't have a celebration like that without getting the gang back together. So joining us this week is the one and only Craig Jackson , our original partner in crypto, who was here for more than half of the almost five years we've been making this show. 👉🏼 We launched Crypto Curious in November 2021, rig...

This week on Crypto Curious , we're also celebrating a milestone that's just around the corner. Next week's episode marks 1 million podcast downloads , and to celebrate we're bringing back our original co-host Craig for a special reunion episode. If you've been with us since the early days—or you're only just discovering the show—you won't want to miss it. But first, there's plenty happening this...

This week feels less like a crypto podcast... and more like the script of a Netflix crime series. 👉🏽 A night out in Bali ends with an Australian tourist allegedly losing $14,000 in crypto after handing over his unlocked phone to add someone on Instagram. But the story takes an extraordinary twist when it turns out the victim himself has been accused of some of crypto's most notorious scams. 👉🏽...

Welcome back to Crypto Curious. Joining us in the studio this week is a very special guest, James Coombes, Chief Commercial Officer at Block Earner. James has helped lead one of Australia's biggest crypto success stories, with Block Earner launching Bitcoin-backed home loans, securing its Australian Credit Licence and taking home the 2026 Finnies Award for Excellence in Consumer Lending. 👉🏽 On t...

This week, we're looking at three stories that all ask the same question: who really controls the money? 👉🏼 First, a crypto attacker walked away with $20 million from BonkDAO without hacking a single line of code. He simply bought enough voting power to pass a proposal that transferred the treasury to himself. 👉🏼 Then we head to Washington, where America's Strategic Bitcoin Reserve has stalled...

The crypto industry has matured rapidly over the past few years, but what's next? This week on Crypto Curious, we sat down with Tamas Szabo , Group CEO of Pepperstone Crypto , to discuss the evolution of digital assets, where the market is heading, and what it will take for crypto to become part of everyday finance. Whether you're new to crypto or have been following the industry for years, this c...

I'm Blake, and Tracey is taking a well-earned break this week, but I'm joined by a very special guest co-host, Jonno Newman from TRM Labs. If you haven't come across TRM before, they're one of the world's leading blockchain intelligence firms, working with governments, law enforcement agencies and some of the biggest crypto businesses on the planet to investigate hacks, trace stolen funds and foll...

This week, we begin in Europe, where Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, is being forced to wind down services across parts of the European Union after failing to meet the region's new MiCA licensing requirements. It's one of the clearest examples yet of regulators saying that even the biggest names in crypto have to play by a new set of rules. Then we turn to an unlikely showdow...

This week, we're looking at three stories that all point to the same conclusion: crypto is becoming increasingly tied to the institutions it once claimed to replace. 👉🏼 We start in Washington, where newly appointed Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh has made his first major appearance — and markets didn't love what they heard. Expectations for interest rate cuts have been rapidly repriced, risk a...

Because tax time is upon us yet again, this week we are re-sharing this BONUS 💥 episode by a special guest - Shane Brunette of Summ. Shane founded CTC back in 2018 after dealing with his own crypto tax nightmare. He has worked closely with accountants and tax lawyers to make it easy for fellow cryptocurrency users to be tax compliant. Summ attracts platforms such as Coinbase and MetaMask, so this...

This week, we're looking at a market that's sending two very different messages at the same time. 👉🏼 On one hand, institutional investors appear to be getting cold feet. Spot Bitcoin ETFs have just recorded their worst outflow streak since launch, billions of dollars have left the market, and for the first time since Wall Street embraced Bitcoin, we're seeing the institutional investment thesis...

This week, we're looking at three stories that show just how quickly sentiment can change in this market. 👉🏼 First, Bitcoin has suffered one of its sharpest shocks of the year after US strikes on Iran rattled global markets. The world's largest cryptocurrency plunged below US$71,000, triggering almost a billion dollars worth of liquidations as traders rushed for the exits. We'll unpack what happ...