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A major bank collapse in Paraguay has triggered a political crisis, leaving millions of customers caught in the fallout and the country’s president removed from office. In this episode of  The Weekly , Alex Richardson and Jamie Redman unpack what the crisis reveals about the risks inside traditional finance and whether crypto’s transparency offers a meaningful alternative. They also break down the...

A reported $6.3 billion Binance hack has reignited one of crypto’s biggest questions: how safe are centralized exchanges? In this episode of  The Weekly , Alex Richardson and  Bitcoin.com  Managing Editor Andrew Hayward break down the attack, how the funds were moved, and why AI-powered threats could make exchange security even harder to defend. They also explore whether a breach of this scale cou...

What happens to Bitcoin if the AI boom starts to unwind? In this episode of The Weekly, Alex Richardson and David Sencil break down whether money could begin moving out of AI stocks and into Bitcoin as BTC holds near $80,000. They also examine Matt Hougan’s case for why an AI market crash could ultimately benefit Bitcoin, especially if falling markets lead to rate cuts, government support, and ano...

Can Bitcoin come out ahead no matter what happens to the economy? This week, Alex Richardson and David Sencil unpack Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan’s “choose your own ending” thesis for Bitcoin. If AI delivers a productivity boom, scarce assets like Bitcoin could benefit. If the AI trade crashes, rate cuts, bailouts, and fresh liquidity could provide another tailwind. And even without either extreme, ETF...

An $86 million Ledger attack. A bug that could have created 18 trillion XRP. And growing concerns over what AI could mean for crypto security. This week on  The Weekly , Alex Richardson and David Sencil unpack some of the biggest security stories shaking the industry. They break down the Ledger supply-chain attack that drained at least $86 million from users, including reports of tampered devices...

More than $800 million in crypto positions were liquidated as inflation fears, rising Treasury yields, and renewed pressure from oil and energy markets hit Bitcoin and other risk assets. In this episode, Graham Stone and David Sencil break down one of the busiest weeks across Bitcoin, macro markets, crypto security, and Wall Street’s accelerating move onchain. They discuss why rising diesel and oi...

Robinhood Chain is quickly becoming one of crypto’s most closely watched networks. In this episode of Token Narratives , David Sencil and Alex Richardson unpack the rapid rise of Robinhood Chain, from record fees and memecoin speculation to tokenized stocks increasingly blurring the line between traditional markets and crypto. They break down what’s driving activity on the network, why gas fees ha...

September is suddenly looking less friendly for Bitcoin and the broader crypto market. In this episode of Token Narratives , Graham Stone and David Sencil unpack the growing macro pressure on risk assets as Fed hike odds rise, Bitcoin sells off, and markets reassess what could come next from the Federal Reserve. They also dig into Strategy’s massive Bitcoin position, now sitting at 840,000 BTC, al...

Bitcoin finally broke out of months of compressed volatility—surging roughly $4,400 in under an hour and climbing to around $78,000 by Friday. In this episode of The Weekly , Graham Stone and David Sencil break down what may have triggered the move and whether Bitcoin is entering a new market regime. They look at the week’s biggest potential catalysts, including new SEC crypto proposals, renewed p...

Gold is rallying again while Bitcoin remains relatively flat, putting the Bitcoin-versus-gold debate straight back into focus. David Sencil and Graham Stone discuss what's actually behind gold's move above $4,400, central-bank demand, China's economic pressures, Peter Schiff's latest criticism of Bitcoin, and whether Bitcoin could begin separating from the behavior of equities. This episode of The...

This episode of The Weekly covers a heavy week for Bitcoin and crypto. David Sencil and Graham Stone discuss the failure of BIP 110, the proposal to limit arbitrary data storage on Bitcoin, after node signaling came in far below the required threshold. They look at what the collapse says about Bitcoin governance, miner incentives, block space, inscriptions, and the unresolved debate over Bitcoin a...

A reported vulnerability affecting Coldcard-generated seed phrases has raised new concerns about Bitcoin self-custody after more than 1,000 addresses were reportedly drained in coordinated attack waves. Today’s The Weekly, David Sencil and Graham Stone break down what allegedly went wrong, why the response has been heavily criticized, and what the incident could mean for hardware wallets, self-cus...

Back from summer hiatus, David Sencil and Graham Stone return to a market where the bad news keeps piling up - and where that might be the most bullish signal of all. They break down the digital asset treasury unwind: Jack Mallers stepping down at 21 Capital as Tether's control grows, Satsuma shareholders voting to liquidate 668 BTC after a roughly 99% collapse, the expanding list of DATs selling...

Bitcoin just had one of its worst months in years, but whales may have been buying the panic. David Sencil and Graham Stone break down Bitcoin’s bounce from the lows, the 270,000 BTC accumulation spike, ETF flows turning positive again, and the broader hard-asset setup as liquidity, gold, and debasement fears return to the conversation. They also discuss Trump’s disclosed $1.4B crypto earnings, wh...

Is Bitcoin still in a bear market? In this episode of **The Weekly**, David Sencil and Graham Stone break down Bitcoin's prolonged move below its 200-day moving average, accelerating spot Bitcoin ETF outflows, and why Strategy's STRC structure continues to weigh on market sentiment. They also discuss the Ethereum Foundation's restructuring, the launch of Eth Labs, USDT briefly surpassing ETH by ma...

This week on The Weekly, David Sencil and Graham Stone break down a packed week across Bitcoin, crypto, macro, DeFi, and AI. Bitcoin recovered to around $64K after testing lower levels, while oil, gold, equities, and the U.S. dollar reflected growing macro uncertainty. The episode covers the Iran conflict, Japan’s weakening yen, the carry trade, and why a Japanese corporate pension fund allocating...

This week on The Weekly, David Sencil and Graham Stone break down a major set of stories moving Bitcoin and crypto markets. They discuss the reported Iran-US peace deal, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, falling oil futures, and Bitcoin’s move above $66K. They also unpack Michael Saylor’s controversial 32 BTC sale, his BTC Prague comments, Metaplanet’s move into Bitcoin yield products, Bitcoi...

Bitcoin fell roughly 20% in six days, triggering massive liquidations and renewed fear across the crypto market. On this episode of The Weekly, David Sencil and Graham Stone unpack the crash, the panic around Strategy’s Bitcoin sale, and why traditional markets, AI stocks, semiconductors, and Fed expectations may be driving Bitcoin’s next move. They also cover a major milestone for Bitcoin adoptio...

Bitcoin perpetual futures are finally coming to the U.S., marking one of the most significant regulatory developments for crypto markets in years. David Sencil and Graham Stone discuss what this means for exchanges, traders, Hyperliquid, tokenized stocks, prediction markets, and the growing convergence between traditional finance and blockchain technology. From SEC approvals and CME's 24/7 trading...

Bankless walks away from Ethereum, Saylor hits pause on BTC buys, and an F2Pool founder could become one of the first humans on Mars. This week, David Sencil and Graham Stone break down the growing cracks inside Ethereum, why Michael Saylor slowing down Bitcoin purchases may actually be bullish, and how crypto mining pioneers are now heading into space exploration. Also in this episode:• Could the...

This week, David Sencil and Graham Stone unpack a heavy macro week — from the 30-year US Treasury clearing 5% for the first time since 2007, to Strategy’s $1.5B convertible note buyback and Michael Saylor quietly testing the market on Bitcoin sales. They dig into Iran’s reported “Hormuz Safe” Bitcoin sanctions-bypass scheme, why David thinks Bitcoin is actually worse than fiat for evading sanction...

This week, Graham Stone and Alex Richardson break down the biggest stories in crypto, from Coinbase’s AWS-related outage to signs of risk appetite returning across Bitcoin, altcoins and NFTs. They also dig into the rise of prediction markets, how TradFi giants are moving into event contracts, BlackRock’s push to tokenize money market funds on Ethereum, and why stablecoin yield has become one of th...

Brought to you by orangerock.com. Trade Bitcoin, crypto, stocks and commodities. No surveillance, no friction, no limits. Want your brand on Bitcoin.com content? Reach out to ads@bitcoin.com. In this episode of The Weekly, Graham Stone and Alex Richardson break down a fast-moving week across Bitcoin, stablecoins, and crypto politics. Bitcoin pushes back toward $80K while stocks continue hitting al...

France is facing a terrifying wave of crypto-related kidnappings — and Alex argues intrusive tax reporting may be making holders easier to target. In this episode of The Weekly, Graham and Alex break down the latest crypto headlines: Bitcoin’s bounce back toward $79K, ETF inflows, bearish on-chain signals, Paul Stork’s new Ecash Bitcoin hard fork, New York’s lawsuits against prediction markets, EU...

In this episode of The Weekly, Graham and Alex break down one of the biggest new debates in Bitcoin: should old wallets be frozen to protect the network from a future quantum threat? They unpack BIP 361, the case for and against freezing legacy addresses, what it could mean for Satoshi’s coins, and why this debate goes far beyond technology. At the core is a much bigger question: if Bitcoin can ch...