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Social•Jan 6, 2026
DeepMind Claims Unique Edge in AI‑agentic Economy
"DeepMind explicitly mentioned a 'blockchain-styled system,' saying that they are uniquely situated for the role that's upcoming (AI-agentic economy)" - Jessi Brooks discussing the recent Google DeepMind report
By Laura Shin
Social•Jan 6, 2026
Massive $410K Win Sparks Timing Suspicion
We all know about that Polymarket bet. $34K turned into $410K betting Maduro gets captured. New account. Placed days before the announcement. The timing though 🤨
By Laura Shin
Social•Jan 5, 2026
Crypto Climbs After Maduro’s Capture, Defying Risk‑off Trend
After the capture of Maduro, crypto prices moved higher, defying the typical risk-off reaction associated with major geopolitical events Why? Come listen to the @bitsandbips crew discuss https://t.co/zBVNoZ08EK
By Laura Shin
Social•Jan 5, 2026
Bitcoin Outpaces Markets as Trump Expectations Rise
"Bitcoin is clearly outperforming everything else... This is a realization that Trump will get what he wants." @TFMkts (Peter Tchir) on @bitsandbips https://t.co/zBVNoZ08EK
By Laura Shin
Social•Jan 3, 2026
Bitcoin’s Cycle Myths Debunked, Adopt Stock‑Picker Mindset
Is the four-year cycle just the result of multiple coincidences? 👀 In this @Unchained_pod episode, @3xliquidated and @yeak__ join me to discuss: 💡 How the Bitcoin four-year cycle did not happen in a vacuum 👀 What gold's run implies for Bitcoin 🧏♂️ Why a...
By Laura Shin
Social•Jan 3, 2026
Bitcoin's Cycle, Gold Signals, and Crypto's Stock‑Picker Future
Is the four-year cycle just the result of multiple coincidences? 👀 In this Unchained episode, Jason Pagoulatos and Jordan Yeakley join me to discuss: 💡 How the Bitcoin four-year cycle did not happen in a vacuum 👀 What gold's run...
By Laura Shin
Social•Jan 2, 2026
SocialFi on Base Could Unlock a Billion New Crypto Users
“I think we're missing a massive consumer app in crypto, and the SocialFi angle (on the Base app) is fundamentally a massive use case that could onboard the next billion people.” - Jordan Yeakley https://t.co/EXt25W50Xq
By Laura Shin
Social•Jan 2, 2026
Extra Users Outvalue Cash on Company Balance Sheets
"The thinking is that, at some point, having an extra dollar on the balance sheet is less useful for the company than acquiring an extra user." - Jason Pagoulatos on World Coin model https://t.co/EXt25W50Xq
By Laura Shin
Social•Jan 2, 2026
ZEC Behaved Like an On-Chain Coin During Rally
"It ( $ZEC ) effectively traded like an onchain coin for most of its initial rally, which, I thought, was really interesting. I was kicking myself for not recognizing that earlier." - Jason Pagoulatos https://t.co/EXt25W50Xq
By Laura Shin
Social•Jan 2, 2026
Post‑Hype TVL and Volume Surge Confirms Product‑Market Fit
"After ( $HYPE ) TGE, you actually saw TVL continue to increase. You saw trading volumes continue to increase, which clearly demonstrated product market fit, organic traction, etc." https://t.co/EXt25W50Xq
By Laura Shin
Social•Jan 2, 2026
HYPE Praised for Strong Protocol and Business Fundamentals
"I really like $HYPE just from a protocol perspective, a fundamental business perspective." - Jason Pagoulatos https://t.co/EXt25W50Xq
By Laura Shin
Social•Jan 2, 2026
Early Bull Faith in BONK/SOL Fails as Market Shifts
"I could just own $BONK with faith back in 2023 and 2024, because I knew the bull market was very early. I knew $SOL was going to go up, and I didn't need any other justification to hold this other...
By Laura Shin
Social•Jan 2, 2026
Oct 10 Market: No Winners, All Suffered Losses
"Everybody lost on 10/10 (Oct. 10) - nobody won. Shorts didn't really win. Longs didn't really win. Dip buyers didn't really win." https://t.co/EXt25W50Xq
By Laura Shin
Social•Jan 2, 2026
Losing Two Key Buyers Drives Bitcoin, Gold Dislocation
“When you remove two of these structural buyers off the market, it's kind of easy to understand or explain the dislocation in Bitcoin and gold over this 3, 6, 8-month period or whatever.” - Jason Pagoulatos https://t.co/EXt25W50Xq
By Laura Shin
Social•Jan 2, 2026
2024 Market Lacks 2020 Liquidity Surge,
"It's not a market that we saw in 2020, where we just have massive liquidity stimulus, injections, and every alt coin on your watch list is up 10, 15, 20%." https://t.co/EXt25W50Xq
By Laura Shin
Social•Jan 2, 2026
Crypto Cycles Now Hampered by Lingering Liquidity Headwinds
“Past cycles have been driven by bigger trends outside of crypto, namely liquidity-based trends. And right now, we're starting to see a lot of those headwinds that have been present for the last year or so.” - Jason Pagoulatos on the four-year...
By Laura Shin
Social•Jan 2, 2026
Bitcoin's Price Action Mirrors Past Four-Year Cycles
“Price action does look eerily similar to past cycles. When you look at technicals or market structure, you have similar double peaks; long-term momentum indicators have started rolling over.” - Jason Pagoulatos on the four-year bitcoin cycle https://t.co/EXt25W50Xq
By Laura Shin
Social•Dec 30, 2025
2025 Crypto Year: Unexpected Peaks, Crashes, and Policy Shifts
2025 was not the year the crypto industry expected. In this final installment of Unchained's year in review episode, @0xdoug and @GwartyGwart join me to look back on: 📝The passage of the GENIUS Act 📍 https://t.co/MVHhkv0DqD's ICO 📈 Bitcoin's peak in downtober 🫣 The “10/10”...
By Laura Shin
Social•Dec 30, 2025
2025 Crypto Year: Peaks, Crashes, and Legislative Shifts
2025 was not the year the crypto industry expected. In this final installment of Unchained's year in review episode, Doug Colkitt and Gwart join me to look back on: 📝The passage of the GENIUS Act 📍 pump.fun 's ICO 📈...
By Laura Shin
Social•Dec 29, 2025
Altcoins Set for Negative Returns as TradFi Dominates 2026
For 2026, @CampbellJAustin predicts that altcoins (everything but bitcoin and ETH) will give negative returns while TradFi captures most of the value in crypto 😮
By Laura Shin
Social•Dec 29, 2025
Warning: Potential $2 B North Korean Hack Looms
"I'm concerned we'll see the mother of all hacks next year ... greater than $2 billion in size ... by our friends in North Korea." -- @perkinscr97
By Laura Shin
Social•Dec 29, 2025
Big Brands Like Amazon May Launch Their Own Stablecoin
For @bitsandbips 2026 predictions, Coinbase's John D'Agostino starts off the episode by predicting that a major company like an Amazon or Disney will issue its own stablecoin ... 👀
By Laura Shin
Social•Dec 27, 2025
Crypto's Wildest Year: Politics, Memes, and Unexpected Hijacks
The wildest year in crypto? In this first installment of a two part @Unchained_pod special, @0xdoug and @GwartyGwart join me to recount: 🤧 How Trump and Melania played the trenches 🫠 Crypto’s best Hayden: emissary to world leaders 😅 How...
By Laura Shin
Social•Dec 26, 2025
2025: Crypto’s Wildest Year of Memecoins and Scams
Memecoins, Scams, and Survivors: Was 2025 Crypto’s Weirdest Year Yet? https://t.co/ErOm3aVggq
By Laura Shin
Social•Dec 25, 2025
TradFi Backs Crypto Bill, Shifting Policy Landscape
How Even TradFi Wants to Pass the Crypto Market Structure Bill On this 🧑🎄 episode of DEX in the City, @TuongvyLe12, @kkirkbos & Jessi Brooks break down: 🏦 How TradFi now BACKS the crypto bill 🗓️ Why January isn’t just another markup 🏛️ What...
By Laura Shin
Social•Dec 25, 2025
Crypto Faces Growing Competition From Alternative Investments
I have a show coming out next week that touches on a lot of points he made here (about other types of investments competing with crypto). @ramahluwalia @perkinscr97 and @John1wu touched on this in this week’s @bitsandbips as well I think...
By Laura Shin
Social•Dec 24, 2025
Social Engineering, Not Code, Drives Crypto Hacks
Are humans the vulnerability? 🤔 In this @Unchained_pod episode, @PabloSabbatella and @isaacpatka join me to break down: 🫠 How social engineering has become the primary driver of crypto exploits 😬 How the North Korean IT jobs scheme has evolved 💡 Why the Bybit attack...
By Laura Shin
Social•Dec 24, 2025
Crypto's 2026 Breakout: Tokens, Equity, and Stablecoin Shift
Is crypto setting up—or still unfinished? 🤔 On @bitsandbips, @ramahluwalia, @perkinscr97, and @John1Wu debate: 📉 Has the market washed out enough? 🔄 What actually brings momentum back 🈸 The token vs. equity drama 💱 Robinhood vs. Coinbase: who will win in super apps? Timestamps: 🎬 0:00 Intro 📉...
By Laura Shin
Blog•Dec 24, 2025
Crypto.com to Hire In-House Market Maker for Prediction Markets
Crypto.com announced it will build an internal market‑making team to support its new prediction‑market offering, hiring a quant trader to trade contracts tied to sports outcomes. The firm emphasized that the in‑house market maker will not use proprietary data or...
By Laura Shin
Social•Dec 24, 2025
Hack Exposed: Industry Must Own Bad Actor Abuse
.@jillgun was hacked for $30k, but she didn’t want to hide it from regulators at the SEC roundtable. The industry needs to also admit to their abuse by bad actors 👀 https://t.co/ZQhVTNPcx3
By Laura Shin
Social•Dec 24, 2025
Crypto Leaders Must Own Breaches, Not Conceal Them
Jill Gunter was hacked for $30k, but she didn’t want to hide it from regulators at the SEC roundtable. The industry needs to also admit to their abuse by bad actors 👀 #crypto #cryptopodcast #privacy
By Laura Shin
Social•Dec 23, 2025
Legacy Banks Go On‑chain, Privacy Becomes Crucial
Legacy financial institutions are rushing to onchain. 🏃♂️ Privacy is going to be critical to their operations, @kkirkbos says on DEX in the City: https://t.co/6t7jjWaVJj
By Laura Shin
Social•Dec 23, 2025
Legacy Banks Go On‑Chain, Privacy Becomes Essential
Legacy financial institutions are rushing to onchain. 🏃♂️ Privacy is going to be critical to their operations, Katherine Kirkpatrick Bos says on DEX in the City: #crypto #cryptopodcast #privacy
By Laura Shin
Social•Dec 23, 2025
Pick a Custody Provider With Proven Track Record
"If you have to go with a custody provider for setting up some long-term account for future inheritance of your grandchildren, maybe go with a company that's been around for five years, or have a really good reason for going...
By Laura Shin
Social•Dec 23, 2025
Verify Employee Crypto Wallets to Prevent Illicit Transfers
"For example, you are paying your employees in some (crypto) address, have those addresses checked with tools like Chainalysis or TRM and also check where those funds are being sent. If you are hiring someone who's Canadian and lives in...
By Laura Shin
Social•Dec 23, 2025
Crypto Threats Shift From Code Bugs to Operations
"We have moved away from smart contract hacks, as the industry has gotten so much better at that, but much more towards the operational side of the industry." - Isaac Patka discussing the crypto interview call hacks https://t.co/KVrO57RM8M
By Laura Shin
Social•Dec 23, 2025
Crypto Seeks External Respect, Rejects Corruption Perception
"We need to make sure that the people outside this echo chamber (crypto circle) respect our industry as much as we respect it, and they don't see it as corrupt." https://t.co/KVrO57RM8M
By Laura Shin
Social•Dec 23, 2025
Traditional Finance Backs, Not Opposes, Crypto Bill
"TradFi is not trying to kill this bill. In fact, a lot of TradFi industries are supporting the bill." - Katherine K. Bos discussing the Crypto Market Structure Bill https://t.co/KVrO57RM8M
By Laura Shin
Social•Dec 23, 2025
BlackRock's Top Profit Driver: Bitcoin ETFs
"They (BlackRock) mentioned that their single most profitable product line is Bitcoin ETFs. Just think about it - it's BlackRock. It's shocking how far we have come." - @kkirkbos about how the crypto industry is profitable for traditional markets. https://t.co/KVrO57RM8M
By Laura Shin
Social•Dec 23, 2025
Should “Crypto Is Dead” Prompt a Policy Rethink?
"If what he's saying is true, should that change our approach to crypto policy? and how?" - Vy @DEXintheCityPod discussing the 'Crypto Is Dead' article. https://t.co/KVrO57RM8M
By Laura Shin
Deals•Oct 24, 2025
Spark Allocates $100M to Superstate’s Crypto Carry Fund (USCC)
Decentralized lending platform Spark has moved $100 million of its stablecoin reserves into Superstate’s Crypto Carry Fund (USCC) to capture higher crypto yields. The allocation comes as Spark manages yield for a $9B USDS liquidity reserve and seeks enhanced returns...
Laura Shin
Deals•Oct 23, 2025
Mill City Ventures III Leads $450M Private Placement to Back Sui Group DAT
Mill City Ventures III announced a $450 million private placement to create a digital asset treasury (DAT) centered on the SUI token, including a $25 million cash investment from the Sui Foundation and purchase of $140 million in locked tokens...
Laura Shin
Deals•Oct 23, 2025
Kalshi Previously Raised $300M at $5B Valuation; Now Fielding Offers up to $12B
Prediction-market startup Kalshi announced a $300 million funding round that valued the company at $5 billion and is now reportedly fielding fresh VC offers valuing it between $10 billion and $12 billion. The new offers are reported but not confirmed.
Laura Shin
Deals•Oct 21, 2025
Coinbase Acquires Cobie’s Echo and Up Only NFT in $375M Deal
Coinbase has acquired Cobie (Jordan Fish)’s fundraising platform Echo and the Up Only NFT in a $375 million transaction, with the NFT itself sold for $25 million in USDC. The deal brings Echo’s fundraising tools and access to token sales...
Laura Shin
Deals•Oct 17, 2025
Ripple Labs Leads $1B Raise to Create XRP Digital Asset Treasury via SPAC
Ripple Labs is leading a fundraising effort seeking at least $1 billion to establish a new XRP digital asset treasury (DAT) via a SPAC, contributing some of its own XRP holdings to the new firm. The initiative follows Ripple's $1...
Laura Shin
Deals•Oct 8, 2025
Forward Industries Raises $1.65B in PIPE Led by Galaxy, Jump Crypto and Multicoin Capital
Forward Industries secured a $1.65 billion private investment in public equity (PIPE) financing round led by Galaxy Digital, Jump Crypto and Multicoin Capital. The funding supports its launch of a zero-fee Solana validator and follows the firm committing over 6.8...
Laura Shin
Deals•Mar 1, 2025
Coinbase Acquired Iron Fish Team in March 2025 to Build Private Transactions on Base
Coinbase acquired the Iron Fish team in March 2025 to work on adding private transactions to Base, its Ethereum layer-2 network. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong confirmed the acquisition and teased further details to come.
Laura Shin