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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...

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...