If you are interested in Bitcoin, the biggest revelation of its early history for several years was just published courtesy of Martti Malmi, the earliest collaborator on the project with Satoshi Nakamoto. The emails are a veritable feast of lore, insight and predictions from Bitcoin’s creator, and we’ve got the most important takeaways for you, along with other news from the weekend. Further reading: Newly released Satoshi emails reveal a treasure trove of early Bitcoin lore — Tristan Greene Zac...
Feb 26, 2024•12 min•Season 1Ep. 72
Today’s episode is a mixed bag. French football club Paris Saint Germain is making a big play in the world of Web3 by operating a validator node for the Chiliz fan token blockchain. Meanwhile, the European Central Bank has published an article reiterating its hostile stance toward Bitcoin in the wake of positive sentiment driven by the success of spot Bitcoin ETFs in the United States. And, are artificial intelligence tools going “woke?” Google has apologized after its Gemini AI image generator ...
Feb 23, 2024•9 min•Season 1Ep. 71
Another day, another episode full of the big stories from the past 24 hours in the wild world of crypto. We’ll start with two reasons to feel bullish about Bitcoin and end with Tether refusing to confirm or deny if it’s dropping support for its USDT stablecoin on Tron. Inside that story sandwich, we look at potential XRP ETFs and Do Kwon’s extradition. Further reading: Michael Saylor to forever buy Bitcoin — ‘No reason to sell the winner’ — Jesse Coghlan Bitcoin pre-halving ‘pullback’ calls for ...
Feb 22, 2024•10 min•Season 1Ep. 70
Today’s episode kicks off with yet another mystery, as several of the smaller spot Bitcoin ETFs saw their trading volume spike by over 1,000% yesterday. The sudden spike was not a whale or two throwing their weight around but tens of thousands of trades. We also follow up on yesterday’s story about U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren’s crypto enthusiast challenger, Ethereum hitting 22-month highs and Circle abandoning Tron. Further reading: VanEck’s Bitcoin ETF notches 1,400% daily trading volume incr...
Feb 21, 2024•11 min•Season 1Ep. 69
Today’s episode asks several important questions: Why is so much Bitcoin suddenly leaving Coinbase? Who are these whales? Who is the “Republican crypto enthusiast” that has U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren worried? Is morality subjective? Ok, scratch that last one, but we’ll answer the rest in this episode. Plus, BlackRock’s new ad calls Bitcoin “progress,” and Ethereum may be in for the biggest year in the network’s history. Further reading: Bitcoin holdings on Coinbase reach lowest level since 20...
Feb 20, 2024•11 min•Season 1Ep. 68
Solely focusing on Bitcoin’s price swings to determine what’s happening will not give you the full picture. Bitcoin was relatively stable this weekend, but several stories emerged, and this daily debrief is non-negotiable! From Bitcoin price analysis to Coinbase dropping BTC payments and FTX creditors suing the former exchange’s law firm, there’s a lot of ground to cover today! Further reading: Bitcoin price unlikely to hit all-time high before the halving — Marcel Pechman Bitcoin mining difficu...
Feb 19, 2024•13 min•Season 1Ep. 67
Today’s episode travels to all corners of the industry but starts with another important update on Bitcoin. As the halving event approaches, Galaxy Digital published research suggesting up to 20% of the Bitcoin hash rate could go offline after the halving due to unprofitable mining rigs. Meanwhile, inflows to spot Bitcoin ETFs are ramping up, Coinbase shares have surged, and why is 25% of Ether locked up? Further reading: 20% of Bitcoin hash rate could go offline after halving — Jesse Coghlan Et...
Feb 16, 2024•11 min•Season 1Ep. 66
It’s been another strong 24 hours for Bitcoin, and we’ve got the latest analysis for you, including why some traders are cautioning about the Bitcoin “euphoria.” Elsewhere, ERC-404 has a new rival (of sorts), and gold ETFs are hemorrhaging assets under management in 2024, but is it going into spot Bitcoin ETFs instead? Further reading: BTC price due $55.4K next amid warnings over end of Bitcoin ‘euphoria’ — William Suberg Bitcoin bulls flirt with $69K BTC price target as crypto market nears $2T ...
Feb 15, 2024•10 min•Season 1Ep. 65
You wouldn’t think there would be that much price action in 24 hours, but since yesterday’s episode, Bitcoin continued to climb, took a 4% haircut, surged past its recent price high, and is now banging its head on what an analyst is calling a “brick wall.” And that’s just Bitcoin. We’ll also catch you up on Ledger’s partnership with Coinbase, Chainlink’s surge and more! Further reading: Bitcoin price drops $1.6K on hot CPI as markets price out Fed rate cut — William Suberg Bitcoin faces $52K ‘br...
Feb 14, 2024•10 min•Season 1Ep. 64
As Bitcoin pumps, there are reasons to be cautious, but there also are plenty of reasons to feel bullish. Today’s episode looks at Bitcoin breaching $50,000 and why it’s different from the last time BTC hit this price level. Spot Bitcoin ETFs are scooping up 10 times the amount of Bitcoin being mined daily, and Argentines are using “crypto caves” to protect themselves from rampant inflation, but what are they? This is not an episode to be missed! Further reading: Bitcoin trades above $50K again ...
Feb 13, 2024•11 min•Season 1Ep. 63
It was a good weekend for Bitcoin as the price added to weekly gains, closing out the week up over 13%. However, traders are now focused on the $50,000 milestone and the potential resistance on the way. Elsewhere, two new Solana drainers are changing transactions after being signed, and Joe Biden accidentally sets the crypto community alight with laser eyes on X. Further reading: Best weekly close since 2021 — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week — William Suberg Scam-as-a-service: New Solana d...
Feb 12, 2024•11 min•Season 1Ep. 62
There are some big-picture stories to catch you up on today, starting with a U.S. Treasury report that put crypto “far below” cash usage in money laundering, despite what some senators would have you believe. As spot Bitcoin ETFs continue to haul in “big volume,” one expert believes they are far superior to gold ETFs. And what are ERC-404 tokens? Further reading: Crypto use in money laundering ‘far below’ cash — US Treasury — Gareth Jenkinson ERC-404 hybrid NFT tokens in ‘good spot’ for EIP push...
Feb 09, 2024•11 min•Season 1Ep. 61
Bitcoin has been sitting pretty for some time, and while some of us are enjoying the volatility-free pause, it is part of a rare signal that a massive price move is imminent in the next 10 days, according to one trader. Elsewhere, ransomware attacks skyrocketed in 2023, Tron is set to dominate stablecoin payments, and U.S. crypto miners question whether the EIA’s survey is politically motivated. Further reading: Bitcoin has ‘10 days max’ until BTC price metric hits squeeze zone — William Suberg ...
Feb 08, 2024•11 min•Season 1Ep. 60
Yesterday, in crypto, stories broke from every corner of the industry. MicroStrategy is stacking more sats and now holds over $8 billion in Bitcoin. The market has seen six-year highs of outflows from miners’ wallets to exchanges, and Solana goes down — again! Monero gets the boot from Binance and dips in price, and Ronin’s price drop after its listing has raised eyebrows about corruption by Binance employees. Further reading: MicroStrategy buys $37M in Bitcoin, bringing holdings to 190,000 BTC ...
Feb 07, 2024•12 min•Season 1Ep. 59
No two days in crypto are the same, and today is no different as a wave of artificial intelligence-generated fake IDs are reportedly passing crypto exchange KYC checks. Meanwhile, Ripple’s controversial feature to allow reversible transactions under certain circumstances on the XRP Ledger has received near-unanimous approval among validators. Further reading: AI-generated fake IDs claimed to pass crypto exchange KYC are selling for $15 — Jesse Coghlan Spanish Treasury to seize crypto to pay tax ...
Feb 06, 2024•11 min•Season 1Ep. 58
Don’t be fooled into thinking this was a quiet weekend; as always, crypto never sleeps! Stories from the weekend include a Bloomberg report suggesting far more potential inflows into spot Bitcoin ETFs once investment firms have completed due diligence, a crypto teacher loses $1.2 million of his student’s money, and a Web3 social media app has seen an enormous spike in users. Further reading: Bitcoin ETFs hype stalled by due diligence — Ana Paula Pereira Crypto teacher loses student’s $1.2M inves...
Feb 05, 2024•11 min•Season 1Ep. 57
Solana-based decentralized exchange Jupiter has attracted enormous buzz, and its airdrop saw some users receive as much as $1.2 million in JUP tokens this week. However, during the frenzy, traders accidentally pumped the wrong JUP token of a defunct Ethereum-based protocol. Whoops! Further reading: Traders pumped and dumped another ‘JUP’ during $700M Jupiter airdrop — Tom Mitchelhill Polygon Labs cuts 19% of staff in effort toward ‘enhanced performance’ — Turner Wright Binance froze $4.2M of XRP...
Feb 02, 2024•10 min•Season 1Ep. 56
Crypto has very few quiet days, and with jam-packed events and stories, yesterday certainly wasn’t one of them. From a sleuth uncovering a $112.5 million Ripple hack to Binance facing another lawsuit to Tether posting how much it crushed it in 2023 and the most bizarre of court cases in the U.K. involving a $1.7B Bitcoin seizure, there’s a lot to cover! Further reading: Ripple chairman Chris Larsen hacked for reported 213M XRP worth approximately $112.5M — Tristan Greene Hamas victims sue Binanc...
Feb 01, 2024•12 min•Season 1Ep. 55
Crypto on and off-ramps are an age-old discussion, but Visa may have just enabled one of the quickest and cleanest ways yet to convert crypto to fiat without using a centralized exchange. Sticking with centralized exchanges, Binance is clawing back its market share following its $4.3 billion settlement with U.S. authorities and the departure of Chanpeng Zhao as CEO. And “Crypto Mom” Hester Peirce continues her battle to improve the U.S. SEC. Further reading: Visa enables crypto withdrawals on de...
Jan 31, 2024•11 min•Season 1Ep. 54
Today, we are all over the map to get you caught up on all things crypto, from highly encouraging data about stolen crypto recovered in 2023 to Grayscale spot Bitcoin ETF outflows falling fast to BTC price predictions after the halving. And what’s with the frenzy around the Solana-based Jupiter decentralized exchange? It’s time for your debrief, so get those headphones on! Further reading: Stolen crypto worth $674M successfully recovered in 2023 — Ezra Reguerra BlackRock Bitcoin ETF passes $2B h...
Jan 30, 2024•10 min•Season 1Ep. 53
Some weekends see a lot of crypto movement, but some see interesting stories unfold, and this weekend was the latter. As the dust settles from the spot Bitcoin ETF approvals, the cryptosphere turns its gaze to the upcoming halving, with some potentially worrying data emerging suggesting 11 of the biggest Bitcoin miners won’t be profitable after the block subsidy is sliced in half. Meanwhile, prosecutors in a legal case in Finland appear to have traced Monero transactions. And watch out for spot ...
Jan 29, 2024•11 min•Season 1Ep. 52
Yesterday saw some rather incredible headlines as the U.S. government announced it would sell $118 million of Bitcoin, and OneCoin’s lawyer was sentenced to 10 years in prison. But as is always the case in crypto, there is so much beneath each headline to unpack, often revealing that things are not always as they seem. So, today, we look at why the U.S. government’s BTC sale isn’t a big deal and why Bitwise’s complete wallet transparency is worrying! Further reading: OneCoin lawyer sentenced to ...
Jan 26, 2024•11 min•Season 1Ep. 51
As most of the eyes nervously watch Grayscale dumping Bitcoin worth the GDP of a small nation every single day, you can be forgiven for missing the black hole for Bitcoin: the other 9 ETFs. In just 7 days of trading, the 'Newborn Nine' have squirreled 100,000 Bitcoin and they're nowhere near done. Meanwhile, the SEC has delayed the spot Ether ETF decision, so let's break down why that is and what it means, featuring our new 'Crypto Mom', SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce. Further reading: 9 spot Bi...
Jan 25, 2024•11 min•Season 1Ep. 50
These are tumultuous times, with many narratives playing out. Knowing what is behind every price dip and spike can keep you well-equipped going forward, which is the objective of today’s episode. We’ll look at what JPMorgan analysts had to say about Coinbase stock and the initial spot Bitcoin ETF reaction, why Ethereum ETFs are apparently closer than we expected, and what exactly is causing Bitcoin’s volatility. Further reading: JPMorgan downgrades Coinbase stock to ‘underweight’ following spot ...
Jan 24, 2024•11 min•Season 1Ep. 49
It was a rough day in crypto yesterday as Grayscale sold off another $600 million of Bitcoin, but now we know why. Armed with that information, there are far more positives than people might realize. Speaking of positives, Mt. Gox creditors may finally see some repayments, and we have three bull market narratives for 2024 you may not have heard of! Further reading: Bitcoin price falls to 6-week low under $40K — Nancy Lubale BTC price analysis sees $38K next if Bitcoin fails to rally bulls — Will...
Jan 23, 2024•10 min•Season 1Ep. 48
Over the weekend, the cryptosphere was dominated by speculation around X (formerly Twitter) as a newly created Payments account appeared on the platform. Although it has been a long time coming, with Elon Musk regularly mentioning it, the rumor mill went nuclear off the back of speculation that crypto — particularly Dogecoin — could feature as a payment option on X. Meanwhile, a legal analyst gives Coinbase a 70% chance of defeating the U.S. SEC’s case against it, Trezor has a security breach, a...
Jan 22, 2024•10 min•Season 1Ep. 47
We have a fascinating episode to cap your week off. One Bitcoin whale, who bought $5 billion worth of BTC in the last bull cycle, dumped the lot when Bitcoin hit $49,000 after the U.S. SEC approved spot Bitcoin ETFs. Did this spark a nosedive in BTC’s price that many attributed to “selling the news?” Meanwhile, spot Bitcoin ETFs are stacking sats, with over 10,000 Bitcoin purchased on day five of trading. And one trader sniped and bribed their way to $7 million of profit in under 3 hours! Furthe...
Jan 19, 2024•12 min•Season 1Ep. 46
Yesterday was an important day for crypto as Coinbase went head-to-head with the U.S. SEC in a New York courtroom. The case could prove seminal for crypto in the U.S., and Cointelegraph has you covered with all the latest developments. Meanwhile, Donald Trump slammed CBDCs, and a lucky memecoin trader became a millionaire! Further reading: Coinbase argues stocks, Terraform Labs and Howey in 5-hour SEC face-off — Ana Paula Pereira Donald Trump vows to ‘never allow’ creation of a CBDC in the Unite...
Jan 18, 2024•11 min•Season 1Ep. 45
It has been a whole week since the U.S. SEC approved spot Bitcoin ETF applications, and we have seen some staggering movement in all directions. Today’s episode covers the important stories around the ETFs, the Socket protocol exploit, the IRS rolling back its new crypto tax rule, and why one hedge fund co-founder believes a spot Ether ETF is unlikely “anytime soon.” Further reading: Estimated $1.1B flees GBTC in 3 days as ARK begins buying own Bitcoin ETF — Brayden Lindrea Grayscale Bitcoin Tru...
Jan 17, 2024•11 min•Season 1Ep. 44
In 2023, Bitcoin Ordinals drew the masses somewhat controversially, and now Avalanche has its own ASC-20 token standard in the early stages of virality. Meanwhile, a report from the United Nations put crypto on the firing line for crime in Southeast Asia and singled out Tether, which sparked an irritated response from the stablecoin issuer. Speaking of stablecoins, TrueUSD has depegged as users flock to alternatives. Further reading: Avalanche inscriptions draw record user interest amid BRC-20 h...
Jan 16, 2024•11 min•Season 1Ep. 43
