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Hosts: Liam Tanaka & Nia Asante In this episode: • Today we're breaking down the Drift Protocol hack fallout with Circle facing lawsuits, the quantum computing threat dividing Bitcoin developers, and p... • Starting with Drift Protocol—wow, what a mess. Circle is facing a class action lawsuit after hackers made off with $285 million, and get this—they had... • The numbers here are staggering....

Hosts: Liam Tanaka & Nia Asante In this episode: • Today: Bitcoin rockets past $77K on Middle East news, the SEC's new crypto-friendly stance, and Schwab joins the crypto party. • Starting with Bitcoin's massive surge above $77,000 after Iran announced the Strait of Hormuz is fully open. This isn't just another rally—we're talki... • The numbers here are staggering. We saw roughly 18% gains in...

Hosts: Liam Tanaka & Nia Asante In this episode: • Today we're covering Senator Warren's clash with SEC Chair Atkins, XRP's expansion to Solana, and another wild meme coin story. • Starting with the regulatory drama in Washington. Senator Elizabeth Warren is accusing SEC Chair Paul Atkins of potentially misleading Congress about ... • The numbers here are striking. SEC enforcement actions are...

Hosts: Liam Tanaka & Nia Asante In this episode: • Today we're covering the massive KelpDAO exploit, corporate crypto hoarding hitting new peaks, and RaveDAO's spectacular implosion. • Yeah, and honestly Liam, this KelpDAO hack feels different. We're not just talking about a protocol vulnerability anymore—this is AI-assisted cyber wa... • The numbers are staggering. $292 million gone in minute...

Hosts: Liam Tanaka & Nia Asante In this episode: • Today we're covering the massive $292 million KelpDAO hack linked to North Korea, New York's aggressive legal assault on prediction markets, and why K... • Starting with that KelpDAO exploit — this is getting scary. LayerZero just confirmed what everyone suspected: the $292 million bridge hack was Lazarus... • Yeah, and that's the real story h...

Hosts: Liam Tanaka & Nia Asante In this episode: • Today we're covering New York's lawsuit against Coinbase and Gemini, the global regulatory crackdown intensifying across three continents, and another... • Let's start with the New York Attorney General throwing down the gauntlet on prediction markets. Liam, this feels like a watershed moment for the enti... • Yeah, and the timing is fascinati...

Hosts: Liam Tanaka & Nia Asante In this episode: • Today we're covering Wisconsin's legal assault on prediction markets, Stani Kulechov's massive personal bailout of DeFi, and Brazil's sweeping ban on ... • Plus some rapid-fire updates you need to know. Let's start with Wisconsin. • Wisconsin just dropped a legal bomb on the prediction market industry. The state's DOJ is suing five major platf...

Hosts: Liam Tanaka & Nia Asante In this episode: • Today we're covering Tether's massive $344 million freeze, Aave's founder leading a DeFi rescue mission, and prediction markets cracking down on insid... • Starting with Tether—this is one of the largest stablecoin freezes we've ever seen. Tether just froze $344 million worth of USDT across multiple walle... • The numbers here are staggering....

Hosts: Liam Tanaka & Nia Asante In this episode: • Today we're covering Trump's World Liberty Financial in a $320 million legal battle with Justin Sun, Brazil's sweeping ban on prediction markets, and ... • Let's start with the Trump-Justin Sun drama. This is getting messy, Liam. • Yeah, so Justin Sun is suing World Liberty Financial—that's the Trump family-backed DeFi project—for allegedly fr...

Hosts: Liam Tanaka & Nia Asante In this episode: • Today we're covering the massive Aave and Compound rescue operation, the White House Bitcoin reserve tease, and BlackRock's latest crypto move. • Starting with what might be the most coordinated DeFi rescue we've ever seen. Aave and Compound just announced they're working together to clean up th... • Yeah, and the numbers here are staggering....

Hosts: Liam Tanaka & Nia Asante In this episode: • Today we're covering North Korea's shocking $6 billion crypto heist total, Tether's massive Bitcoin consolidation play, and new Senate scrutiny on the... • Alright, let's start with those North Korean numbers. Liam, TRM Labs is reporting that state-linked hackers have stolen $6 billion in crypto total, wi... • The math here is staggering. We'r...

Hosts: Liam Tanaka & Nia Asante In this episode: • Today: the CLARITY Act stablecoin compromise sends crypto stocks soaring, AI pulls the quantum encryption doomsday forward to 2029, and DTCC sets Octo... • Starting with the CLARITY Act — this weekend's compromise just unlocked something huge. Lawmakers preserved stablecoin reward programs and reframed st... • The numbers tell an interesting s...

Hosts: Liam Tanaka & Nia Asante In this episode: • Today we're covering Coinbase's AI-driven layoffs, the CLARITY Act stablecoin compromise, and Drift's recovery plan after that massive North Korea hac... • Yeah, and honestly Liam, that Coinbase story hits different. When Brian Armstrong says AI is transforming work, he's not just talking about the future... • The numbers are brutal. Coinbase...

Hosts: Liam Tanaka & Nia Asante In this episode: • Today we're covering a wild AI agent hack involving Morse code, Senator Warren's latest crypto crusade against Meta, and Tom Lee's massive Ethereum sh... • Let's start with that absolutely bonkers AI agent exploit. Someone just used Morse code to steal two hundred thousand dollars from an AI crypto bot, a... • Here's what happened: An attacker...

Hosts: Liam Tanaka & Nia Asante In this episode: • Today we're covering Polymarket's insider trading scandal, Lagarde's stablecoin rejection, and AI agents getting payment powers on Solana. • Starting with what might be the biggest prediction market scandal we've seen yet. An Anti-Corruption Data Collective just dropped bombshell analysis s... • Let me put those numbers in perspective. If you'...

Hosts: Liam Tanaka & Nia Asante In this episode: • Welcome to Pivot Crypto for Sunday, May 10th, 2026. I'm Liam Tanaka. • And I'm Nia Asante. Today: an AI agent heist that reads like a thriller, Elizabeth Warren versus Meta's stablecoin revival, and suspicious betting pat... • Let's start with the Grok exploit. Late last week, an attacker on X used a Morse code prompt injection to trick Grok i...

Hosts: Liam Tanaka & Nia Asante In this episode: • Today we're covering the CLARITY Act's Senate markup, Circle's big bet on AI agents, and MolTrust's verifiable credentials for autonomous bots. • Starting with the CLARITY Act—this Wednesday's Senate Banking markup could finally give us the regulatory framework crypto's been waiting for. We're t... • Here's what's interesting though—banking lo...

Hosts: Liam Tanaka & Nia Asante In this episode: • Today we're covering Elliptic's massive $120 million raise, a sophisticated Android trojan using TON blockchain, and a new AI framework that could rev... • Let's start with Elliptic's eye-popping Series D. This blockchain analytics firm just raised $120 million at a $670 million valuation, with One Peak l... • The numbers tell an interesting s...

Hosts: Liam Tanaka & Nia Asante In this episode: • Welcome to Pivot Crypto for Monday, May 11th, 2026. I'm Liam Tanaka. • And I'm Nia Asante. Three stories on the docket today: a regulatory breakthrough in Washington, stablecoins meeting reality in Manila, and a nasty pie... • Let's start with the CLARITY Act. After roughly seven months of deadlock, Senate Banking is set to mark up the bill th...

Hosts: Liam Tanaka & Nia Asante In this episode: • Today we're covering the massive DeFi exodus after North Korean hacks, Bitcoin's surge past $80K, and David Sacks facing his first major setback. • Starting with that DeFi bloodbath. Liam, $14 billion has fled DeFi protocols after two major hacks, including a $290 million theft linked to North Kor... • The numbers here are staggering. We're ta...

Hosts: Liam Tanaka & Nia Asante In this episode: • Today we're covering the Senate's stablecoin compromise, Polymarket's insider leak scandal, and Brazil's crypto remittance ban. • Big day for regulatory moves. Let's start with the Senate deal. • So Senators Tillis and Alsobrooks just struck a compromise that preserves stablecoin rewards ahead of the crypto markup later this month. This is act...

Hosts: Liam Tanaka & Nia Asante In this episode: • Today we're covering a massive multi-agent relay attack, the Warren-Wyden probe into Tether's Lutnick connections, and Tether's billion-dollar profit ... • Let's start with that relay attack that drained over a hundred wallets in just twelve minutes. This is genuinely terrifying—a single malicious prompt ... • The numbers here are staggering....

Hosts: Liam Tanaka & Nia Asante In this episode: • Today we're bringing you the latest developments in crypto and AI that matter for your portfolio. • It's April 30, 2026, and the convergence of AI and blockchain continues to accelerate in ways we couldn't have imagined just a year ago. • I've been tracking some fascinating market movements this week. Bitcoin's correlation with AI compute toke...

Hosts: Liam Tanaka & Nia Asante In this episode: • Today: CFTC versus New York in a prediction market showdown, Western Union's stablecoin ambitions, and Kalshi and Polymarket gunning for perps. • Starting with that CFTC lawsuit—this is fascinating. The federal regulator is actually suing New York state to stop them from going after Coinbase and... • The numbers here tell an interesting story....

Hosts: Liam Tanaka & Nia Asante In this episode: • Today we're covering Polymarket's double scandal involving hairdryers and insider trading, Bitcoin's volatile dance around $79K, and Tether's massive ... • Okay, let's start with Polymarket because this is absolutely wild. French authorities are investigating someone who allegedly used a hairdryer to mani... • The numbers here are staggering....