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BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF Is $13 Billion Underwater Jun 10, 2026

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BlackRock's IBIT is sitting about $13 billion underwater on its Bitcoin holdings. Every ETH ETF is in the red. David walks through which funds bought the top, which took profit, and what happens to crypto if ETF holders finally crack. Plus: a preview of DAS Asia and DAS London, and the SpaceX pre-IPO trade on Hyperliquid.

TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00) Intro

(01:16) Crypto ETFs

(15:54) DAS Events 2026

(18:07) SpaceX Perps

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Inside Pump.fun's New Bounty Platform Jun 08, 2026

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Pump.fun just rolled out Pump.fun Go — a bounty platform that pays you crypto for filming yourself doing… well, whatever. David on why this might actually matter for the next retail cycle. Plus: the coins quietly pumping through the bear, and the stablecoin chart suggesting we're still months from a bottom.

TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00) Intro

(01:09) Pump.Fun Bounties

(14:48) Token Winners

(24:36) Stablecoins

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Brutal Zcash Bug Sat Hidden for 4 Years Jun 05, 2026

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A critical bug in Zcash's Orchard shielded pool could have minted unlimited counterfeit ZEC — and it sat there for 4 years. The price has lost ~47% in three days. David walks through what happened, why ZK trust keeps mattering, and what it means for holders. Plus: Polymarket's UMA ruling that Strategy didn't sell Bitcoin (it did), and the end of the Bitcoin ETF outflow streak.

TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00) Intro

(01:11) Zcash Crash

(14:53) Polymarket Strategy Drama

(23:39) ETF Flows Update

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Crypto Still Sees Massive Returns On Par With Stocks Jun 03, 2026

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Everyone's saying crypto has been left behind by the stock market. David digs into the numbers — VVV outperformed SanDisk YTD, Hyperliquid beat NVIDIA and AMD, Stellar beat NVIDIA. The market is selecting winners. Plus: $4B of Bitcoin ETF outflows in 13 days (it's not as bad as it looks), and Microsoft's new "quantum-breaking" chip.

TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00) Intro

(01:05) Crypto Left Behind?

(10:24) Bitcoin ETF Flows

(14:35) Microsoft Quantum Chip

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Dimon & Democrats Ready for War Over CLARITY Jun 01, 2026

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A centrist Democratic group is spending six figures to brand the CLARITY Act as "Trump's crypto grifto." Jamie Dimon is on the same side. David walks through what's actually happening and why crypto might need a Plan B. Plus: the SpaceX pre-IPO perp that flash crashed 45% on Hyperliquid, and Cardano canceling its annual conference. Enjoy!

TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00) Intro

(01:10) Anti-CLARITY FUD

(13:43) SpaceX Perps

(16:58) Cardano

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When Bitcoin’s Bear Market Might End May 29, 2026

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David maps the current Bitcoin bear market against every prior one — where we are, how much longer it could run, and where the bottom could land.

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A Google Engineer Made $1.2M Insider Trading on Polymarket May 28, 2026

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A Google engineer allegedly profited $1.2 million on Polymarket betting that d4vd would be Google's most-searched person of 2025 — using Google's own internal data. Plus: Blockworks' new Token Transparency Alliance, and an OpenZeppelin co-founder telling friends and family to exit DeFi.

TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00) Intro

(01:03) Polymarket Insider Trading

(10:39) Transparency Alliance

(21:56) DeFi Unsafe?

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Is This $250M AI Company Fake? May 26, 2026

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Polsia (AI Slop spelled backwards) just announced a $30M raise at a $250M valuation with one human employee. David thinks it's less a company, more performance art. Plus: Uber, Microsoft and NVIDIA all admit AI compute is too expensive, and Tether is launching what looks like a CBDC with the government of Georgia. Enjoy!

TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00) Intro

(01:28) Polsia

(06:22) Nexo Ad

(06:57) Polsia (Cont.)

(16:10) Nexo Ad

(17:04) Polsia (Cont.)

(18:29) AI Compute Costs

(27:15) Tether

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