Mar 16, 20265m 08s
300 Million Dollars in Shorts Liquidated as Bitcoin and Ethereum Hit 6-Week Highs
Bitcoin reclaims $73,800 and Ethereum surges 14% in a week as $300M in short positions get wiped out. Fear and Greed climbs from 8 to 41.
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Narrated analysis on crypto policy, stablecoins, payments, and market structure.
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Mar 16, 20265m 05s
The SEC Drops Its 257 Million Dollar Fraud Case Against the BitClout Founder, and It Cannot Refile
The SEC dismissed its civil fraud case against BitClout founder Nader Al-Naji with prejudice, adding to a growing list of crypto enforcement retreats.
Mar 16, 20266m 04s
Coinbase Is in Talks to Take a Stake in Bybit at a 25 Billion Dollar Valuation
Wu Blockchain reports Coinbase is negotiating a minority equity stake in Bybit, giving the offshore exchange a path into the US market.
Mar 16, 20265m 58s
Aave Launches Shield After Its Post Mortem Reveals a 73,000 Dollar Pool Absorbed a 50 Million Dollar Order
Aave Shield will auto-block swaps with over 25% price impact. The post mortem pins the $50M loss on illiquid markets, but CoW Swap says multiple systems failed.
Mar 15, 20264m 48s
Venus Protocol Loses 3.7 Million Dollars After an Attacker Spent Nine Months Cornering One Token
An attacker accumulated 84% of Thena's THE supply cap on Venus Protocol, manipulated the price, and borrowed $3.7M in CAKE, BTC, and BNB before anyone noticed.
Mar 15, 20266m 04s
The Ethereum Foundation Just Sold 5,000 ETH to the Company Sitting on 7.8 Billion Dollars in Unrealized Losses
The Ethereum Foundation sold 5,000 ETH for $10.2M to BitMine in its second corporate OTC deal, as BitMine keeps buying despite $7.8B in unrealized losses.
Mar 15, 20265m 03s
Ethereum Has Added 1 Million ETH Since the Merge, and the Burn Rate Cannot Keep Up
Ethereum's circulating supply has crossed 121 million ETH, reversing the deflationary thesis that followed the Merge. Blob fees and low activity are the culprits.
Mar 15, 20264m 33s
Jacob and Co Just Released a 40,000 Dollar Watch That Mines Bitcoin
Jacob and Co partnered with GoMining on a $40,000 luxury watch that grants 1,000 terahashes of Bitcoin mining power. Only 100 exist.
Mar 15, 20264m 55s
Crypto Lending Deposits Fell 37% to 79 Billion Dollars While Aave Hit Record Users and 1 Trillion in Loans
Artemis data shows crypto lending deposits dropped from $125B to $79B, but Aave hit 155K monthly users and $1T in cumulative loans. Price erosion, not flight.
Mar 14, 20264m 57s
Crypto Losses Dropped 87% in February, but Hackers Stopped Attacking Code and Started Attacking You
February 2026 crypto losses fell to $26-49M from $385M in January. The catch: social engineering now causes more damage than smart contract exploits.