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Bitcoin is trading around $83,300 as leverage continues to come out of the market, leaving the $82,000 to $87,000 range as the key structure to watch. Solana ETFs, meanwhile, recorded their strongest week yet with roughly $188 million in net inflows, led by approximately $128 million into Bitwise's fund. Franklin Templeton is also bringing tokenized money-market assets into Bybit's collateral system, allowing eligible users to access trading credit while the underlying assets remain in regulated custody and continue earning yield.

The bigger discussion is the SEC's new staff guidance on crypto token buybacks. For functional networks, the Division of Corporation Finance...

Bitcoin is holding around $84,000 despite a difficult macro backdrop, with the 10-year Treasury yield around 5.2%, oil above $100 and markets pricing additional Fed tightening. Spot Bitcoin ETFs nevertheless recorded another roughly $190.7 million in net inflows, extending their positive streak to six days and approximately $2.84 billion. Meanwhile, ARK Invest is bringing its $1.3 billion venture fund onchain through Securitize, giving eligible investors Ethereum-based access to a fund containing stakes in companies including OpenAI, Anthropic, Stripe and Databricks.

The Federal Reserve has also begun implementing the GENIUS Act with proposed rules governing stablecoin reserves, capital, custody and applications from banks...

Bitcoin has fallen back to roughly $83,500 after failing to hold $85,000, putting the $80,000 to $82,000 support area back in focus. The macro backdrop has become less favorable as Treasury yields rise, oil rebounds and strong economic data keeps additional Fed tightening in the conversation. The positive counterweight is institutional demand: according to the figures discussed on the show, spot Bitcoin ETFs added another $346.9 million Wednesday, extending their streak to five consecutive inflow days and roughly $2.65 billion.

Meanwhile, Blockchain.com and the NYSE are exploring 24/7 tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs, while the Trump administration is reportedly considering partnerships...

Bitcoin is holding in the mid-$85,000 range as U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF demand remains strong, with roughly $714 million of additional inflows following Monday's nearly $1 billion. But today's main discussion comes from Bravo's Research, which lays out a theory connecting Treasury's long-duration debt management, greater reliance on short-term Treasury bills and the rapid growth of dollar stablecoins as a potential new structural source of T-bill demand. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has publicly said that stablecoin growth could strengthen the dollar and increase demand for U.S. Treasuries, although the specific three-step strategy discussed on the show is analysis rather...

Bitcoin held above $85,000 after briefly trading above $87,000, while U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded approximately $999 million in net inflows on Monday. Matt argues that this is an important transition point because the short squeeze that helped drive the initial breakout cannot continue indefinitely. The next leg higher needs genuine buyers, and the surge in ETF demand, combined with new purchases from Strategy and Strive, provides stronger evidence of sustained demand.

Elsewhere, Binance invested $100 million in Circle while also facing another U.S. sanctions investigation involving Iranian activity. White hats recovered another 52 Bitcoin tied to the COLDCARD...

Bitcoin surged above $85,000 after finally clearing the roughly $83,000 level that both Matt and Craig Cobb have been watching. Craig explains that the breakout does not automatically create a monthly Bitcoin uptrend, but it does eliminate the existing downtrend and moves Bitcoin into a no-trend higher-time-frame structure. Total crypto market cap had already made a similar breakout, while Solana and other major altcoins are showing stronger cyclicity and trends. Matt's next question is whether roughly $83,000 can now become support. 

The rally was supported by falling oil prices, a retreat in the 10-year Treasury yield, renewed ETF inflows a...

Bitcoin moved back toward $78,000 as spot ETF flows returned to positive territory, although Matt argues the market remains sideways rather than in a confirmed recovery. The bigger structural story is the SEC's new five-year innovation exemption for tokenized U.S. stocks, which requires tokenized shares to carry the same ownership rights as their traditional counterparts. Traditional finance continues moving deeper into blockchain infrastructure even as corporate Bitcoin purchasing has slowed. 

Prediction markets are also becoming increasingly important and increasingly controversial. Matt discusses a listener's proposal to emphasize knowledge and consumer protection rather than prohibition, his prior r...

Bitcoin remained around $77,000 after the Federal Reserve delivered its widely expected 25-basis-point rate hike, with Matt arguing that the decision itself had already been priced into markets. The more important issue now is weakening demand, including softer ETF flows, on-chain inflows, stablecoin growth and corporate treasury purchases. Matt continues to view Bitcoin as sideways unless it decisively loses roughly $76,000, which would put the $72,000 area back into focus. 

Institutional crypto infrastructure continues expanding despite the CLARITY Act's failure. Circle launched Arc with more than 100 applications and institutional participants, while Deutsche Bank plans to launch regulated digital-asset custody i...

The Senate failed to advance the CLARITY Act in a 49-50 cloture vote, well short of the 60 votes required. Democrats centered their opposition on ethics concerns surrounding President Trump's crypto businesses, while Republicans argued they had already incorporated 126 substantive Democratic requests. Three Republicans opposed advancement on substantive grounds, while Thom Tillis switched his vote for procedural reasons that preserve the possibility of reconsideration. Matt argues that Trump's crypto interests gave Democrats an obvious political opportunity, while also questioning provisions designed to protect banks from stablecoin competition. 

The failure leaves major questions unresolved for altcoins, exchanges, DeFi, t...

Bitcoin slipped below $77,000 as the 10-year Treasury yield moved above 5%, oil remained above $100 and markets heavily priced a 25-basis-point Fed rate hike for Wednesday. ETF flows have also weakened after the large inflows earlier this month. Matt remains cautious, arguing that expensive money, persistent inflation and geopolitical energy pressure create a difficult environment for Bitcoin and other risk assets. 

The Senate's 2:15 p.m. Eastern CLARITY Act vote is today's major crypto catalyst. The procedural vote requires 60 senators, meaning Republicans need support beyond their 53-seat conference. Matt supports clearer crypto rules and stronger ethics provisions around public o...

Craig starts the week largely in cash after last week's CPI and PPI volatility produced a massive Bitcoin whipsaw capable of stopping out traders on both sides of the market. Bitcoin remains consolidated roughly between $76,000 and $82,000, while the total market cap is similarly directionless. With no clean trend or compelling structure, Craig sees no reason to force a trade simply for the sake of having a position. 

The bigger concern is event risk, with the CLARITY Act procedural vote followed closely by the FOMC rate decision and accompanying Fed language. Craig explains why he avoids holding s...

Bitcoin remains around $78,000 as oil trades above $100, the 10-year Treasury yield flirts with 5% and markets prepare for Wednesday's Fed decision. Matt remains cautious on Bitcoin's near-term outlook and still considers the current movement part of the same broad sideways range until Bitcoin can decisively break through the low $80Ks and establish $80,000 as support. 

The CLARITY Act also faces a major procedural test this week, with stablecoin yield emerging as a key fight between crypto companies and traditional banks. Matt argues that regulators should distinguish genuine consumer protection from rules designed to insulate incumbents from competition. He a...

Bitcoin reversed sharply from roughly $76,000 to above $78,000 even as August PPI rose 5.4% year over year, CPI increased 0.4% for the month, oil remained above $100 and the 10-year Treasury yield approached 5%. Matt argues that the rally may reflect markets gaining certainty about the Fed, but he still considers roughly $76K through the low $80Ks the same broad Bitcoin price range rather than evidence of a new trend.

Researchers also cut by more than half a benchmark for the quantum resources needed for a key operation involved in a potential future attack on Bitcoin and Ethereum cryptography. The research...

Bitcoin fell toward $76,900 as the 10-year Treasury yield climbed to roughly 4.87%, but the bigger stories are happening around crypto infrastructure. Nasdaq is investing $100 million in Kraken parent Payward, PayPal is working on infrastructure for customized stablecoins, Visa says its stablecoin settlement business has surpassed $20 billion, and MetaMask is preparing to become a standalone company focused on a much broader range of consumer financial services.

Bitcoin and Ethereum developers are also accelerating preparations for post-quantum cryptography as IBM and other companies pursue increasingly capable quantum systems. Matt argues that nobody can confidently predict the exact quantum timeline...

Bitcoin remains trapped in consolidation, but Craig is watching $82,811 as the critical level that would end Bitcoin's monthly downtrend. The total crypto market cap has already broken its corresponding level around $2.72 trillion, while altcoins are leading with a monthly higher low and higher high. Craig also continues watching Bitcoin's highly cyclical three-month structure, which he says has historically preceded a new bull market after the relevant high was broken 11 out of 11 times. 

Craig then breaks down how he searches for trades when a clean higher-time-frame trend doesn't immediately provide his preferred entry. Using WLD as an exa...

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Bitcoin has printed a golden cross and ETF demand remains strong, but Matt still considers the market sideways until Bitcoin either clears roughly $82,000 to $83,000 or loses $75,000. Oil approaching $100, the 10-year Treasury yield above 4.8%, uncertainty surrounding the Fed and questions about whether ETF demand has altered Bitcoin’s traditional four-year cycle all complicate the outlook. Meanwhile, Robinhood’s growing blockchain business and Metaplanet’s sharp decline demonstrate both sides of the leveraged exposure investors can get from Bitcoin-adjacent companies.

The regulatory and technology calendars are also converging. Matt looks at the upcoming CLARITY proced...

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Bitcoin remains below $80,000 as a surprisingly strong August jobs report, a 4.1% unemployment rate, renewed U.S.-Iran fighting and Brent crude near $97 complicate the outlook for interest rates and inflation. Matt also corrects conflicting weekend reports about the military escalation: U.S. officials say Iranian ballistic missiles targeted an American aircraft carrier and destroyer but did not hit them, after which the United States struck three Iranian oil tankers.

The bigger discussion is technological. GPT-6 Astra dramatically expands what AI agents can do across computers, software, research and cybersecurity, potentially allowing future...

Bitcoin briefly reached roughly $81,900 after spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted approximately $731 million in a single day, Treasury yields eased, and Fed Governor Christopher Waller suggested rates could potentially remain unchanged in September. Matt remains cautious, however, because Bitcoin still hasn't cleared the more important resistance around $82,800. A sustained break there could put $90,000 in play, while roughly $75,700 and $71,000 remain the downside levels he's watching. 

Bitcoin's rally also sent crypto-adjacent stocks sharply higher, including Coinbase, Robinhood, Strategy and Circle, reinforcing Matt's view that these companies can outperform when Bitcoin enters a strong bull move. But the volatility hasn't disappeared: w...

itcoin is trading around $78K, and the price structure is much healthier than it was earlier this summer. The immediate support is roughly $75,674, the critical trend support is around $71,781-$72K, and the long-term 200-week moving average sits down in the mid-$60Ks. On the upside, Bitcoin still needs to break roughly $82,793 before the chart really opens toward $90K and potentially the 2026 high near $98K. 

The bond market is calming today, but yields remain high enough to matter. The larger question is whether heavy government borrowing and enormous AI infrastructure spending are structurally pushing interest rates higher. M...

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Wall Street's largest banks are preparing their own stablecoin infrastructure while the London Stock Exchange Group and Kraken work toward tokenized UK stocks. Matt looks at whether bank-issued stablecoins can realistically challenge Tether and Circle, why stablecoin-yield rules could give traditional banks a competitive advantage, and how Robinhood's blockchain activity fits into the broader convergence between traditional finance and crypto-native markets. 

The infrastructure story extends into AI and security. Hut 8's massive data-center agreements show how quickly Bitcoin miners are becoming AI infrastructure companies, while Ripple prepares the XRP Ledger for future q...

Bitcoin remains around $77,000 to $78,000 as rising global bond yields become the biggest macro story for crypto. U.S. Treasury yields are approaching 4.8%, energy prices remain elevated, and markets are increasingly pricing in another Fed rate hike as Kevin Warsh maintains his focus on inflation. ETF buyers did return Monday with approximately $216.7 million in inflows, but Matt argues Bitcoin still needs to defend the $75K to $77K range and finally establish $80K as support before declaring the bear market finished. 

Meanwhile, Strategy bought another roughly $370 million of Bitcoin, Strive added another $143 million, and ARK Invest increased its e...

Bitcoin spent last week consolidating after its huge move higher, and Craig sees the lack of a major snapback as a positive sign. The weekly candle finished essentially flat, even after selling following Warsh’s Jackson Hole comments, leaving Bitcoin surprisingly strong but too messy for Craig to trade right now. Instead of forcing a position, he’s waiting for Bitcoin to establish cleaner trend and cyclicity before getting involved again. 

While Bitcoin sorts itself out, Craig is searching deeper in the market for the structures he prefers: strong trends, clean pullbacks, good cyclicity, and momentum. He hig...

itcoin is back below $78,000 after another failed attempt to establish $80K as support, while ETF inflows finally broke their winning streak and Kevin Warsh's Jackson Hole comments increased expectations for tighter monetary policy. Matt explains why Warsh's apparent commitment to returning inflation to 2% could mean higher rates and less liquidity, creating another potential headwind for Bitcoin. 

The bigger story is the growing convergence between Bitcoin mining and AI infrastructure. Miners already control power, grid connections, land, cooling and data-center infrastructure that AI companies desperately need, pushing companies like IREN, Riot and CleanSpark deeper into AI. Matt ar...

Bitcoin got as high as roughly $81,300 overnight and still couldn't maintain $80K. The battle is getting clearer. ETF demand remains strong, with another $242 million entering U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs Thursday and roughly $3 billion arriving during nine consecutive positive sessions, but traders keep taking profits above $80K. The real breakout probably requires Bitcoin to turn $80K into support and then clear roughly $81K-$83K.

The biggest macro catalyst today is Kevin Warsh at Jackson Hole. Treasury yields are still elevated, inflation remains uncomfortable, and markets are even considering whether the Fed may have to raise rates aga...

Bitcoin finally broke $80K, but it could not hold it. That makes today's price action a rejection, not a confirmed breakout. The good news is that Bitcoin has real demand underneath it: U.S. spot ETFs took in another $232 million Wednesday, extending their positive streak to eight trading sessions and roughly $2.8 billion. The bad news is hotter inflation has markets reconsidering Fed tightening just as Bitcoin is trying to turn $80K into support. 

The most interesting story now is Kevin Warsh. His Fed philosophy isn't simply lower rates and more money. Warsh wants to shrink the Fed b...

Bitcoin keeps bouncing off the $80,000 resistance level, and Matt explains why profit-taking is the biggest obstacle right now. Institutional investors are locking in strong gains, the short squeeze that helped drive the first leg higher is losing momentum, and roughly $6.4 billion in Bitcoin options are set to expire Friday. At the same time, ETF demand remains strong, with about $314 million in Tuesday inflows and roughly $3 billion for August, making sustained institutional buying the key to turning $80K from resistance into support. 

The episode also looks at why the Treasury market and the debasement trade m...

Craig says Bitcoin’s 26% weekly move changed the higher-timeframe picture. After weeks of frustrating sideways action, the three-month and six-month charts are now showing structures that have historically appeared near the end of major selling periods. He is not calling the exact bottom, but he believes the market is giving stronger evidence that the next major trend could be higher, especially as ETFs and digital-asset treasury companies change the structure of this cycle. 

The episode also explains why Craig was never committed to an October low, how he uses both time and price when evaluating long-term Bitco...

Bitcoin briefly broke above $80,000, reaching roughly $81,100, before profit-taking pushed it back into the upper $70Ks. Matt explains why $80K remains an important psychological resistance level, with investors who bought higher finally getting opportunities to exit and newer buyers sitting on substantial gains. He argues that a pullback toward $75K or even the low $70Ks would still be normal, while a sustained move back below $70K would make the rally look more like another bear-market bounce. 

The episode also covers nearly $2 billion in Bitcoin ETF inflows last week, Coinbase launching tokenized stocks on Base, Franklin Templeton expanding toke...

Bitcoin is pushing against the $80,000 barrier after one of its strongest weeks in months, driven by improving Treasury-market liquidity, nearly $2 billion in Bitcoin ETF inflows, short liquidations, and a fresh wave of FOMO. Matt explains why $80K could be difficult to break and hold as investors who bought at higher prices finally get a chance to exit, while $90K and $100K could create even larger psychological barriers. 

The episode also covers the CLARITY Act as a potential September catalyst, Strategy raising roughly $2 billion without buying more Bitcoin, Circle and the continued explosion of stablecoin activity, and huge...

Bitcoin’s rally is accelerating, with BTC climbing toward $78,000 as improving global liquidity, heavy ETF buying, and another massive short squeeze drive the market higher. Matt breaks down roughly $1.6 billion in Bitcoin ETF inflows this week, $3.3 billion in liquidated shorts, and a surge in South Korean retail trading. He also looks at bullish forecasts from Bernstein and Standard Chartered, while questioning whether Bitcoin can break and hold above the psychologically important $80,000 level. 

The episode also covers Strategy moving back into profit on its massive Bitcoin position, South Korea pushing deeper into tokenized funds and real-world assets, Trump's...

Bitcoin finally broke out, surging above $70,000 as several catalysts hit at once. Matt looks at Trump’s White House meeting with crypto executives, Treasury moves supporting broader liquidity, and a massive short squeeze that wiped out roughly $2.7 billion in bearish positions. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs also brought in about $517 million, while Ethereum, XRP, Solana, Hyperliquid, and other major assets rallied even harder than Bitcoin. 

The episode also covers crypto stocks ripping alongside the market, continued expansion of XRP and tokenized-asset infrastructure, the CLARITY Act returning to the political conversation, and X reportedly exploring stablecoin payments. Matt re...

Ripple raised $275 million to expand its U.S. clearing, prime brokerage, and financial-services business, while Metaplanet is bringing its Bitcoin treasury strategy to the U.S. through a deal involving 2,100 BTC and Nasdaq-listed Super League Enterprise. Matt also covers China rapidly expanding its digital yuan banking network and the SEC finally proposing its long-awaited Reg Crypto framework, creating new pathways for crypto companies to legally raise capital. 

The episode also looks at South Korea blocking Polymarket as illegal gambling, a Maya Protocol exploit that caused nearly $11 million in broader liquidity-pool losses, Bybit saying AI helped save roughl...

Bitcoin is still hovering around $64,000, but traditional finance keeps moving deeper into crypto. Matt covers Citi preparing to launch institutional Bitcoin custody, Kraken expanding U.S. stock trading across Europe, Visa searching for new stablecoin settlement partners, and Treasury beginning the rulemaking process for the GENIUS Act.

The episode also looks at XRP falling below $1, renewed investment in Zcash mining and privacy, regulators reconsidering outdated market rules as tokenized securities grow, and serious trouble at BitMart as users reportedly struggle to withdraw funds and some employees remain unpaid. Meanwhile, Bitcoin managed to outperform the S&P...

Craig says crypto liquidity has dried up dramatically, with Bitcoin stuck inside a month-long range between roughly $62,500 and $65,500 and only a small fraction of tracked trading pairs showing meaningful volume. He remains cautious and wants to see Bitcoin break lower before becoming more aggressive, with $59,000 as the next major area to watch if the current range fails. 

The episode also covers Craig’s current XRP short, potential long setups in Hyperliquid and possibly BNB, and why thin order books make slippage and execution risk much more important right now. His main message is patience: there are still prof...

Bitcoin remains stuck near $63,000 as ETF flows turn negative and thin liquidity leaves the market vulnerable to sharper moves if leveraged traders rush for the exits. Matt covers Strategy raising another $333.7 million without buying more Bitcoin, HIVE locking in a major GPU cloud contract, and tokenized stock activity surging as real-world assets continue moving on-chain. 

The episode also looks at the CLARITY Act’s odds collapsing to roughly 10%, Binance reportedly providing customer data to Russian authorities, Chainalysis suing over a $94.6 million ICE contract, and major customer-data breaches affecting Bits of Gold and SafePal. Matt closes by arguing t...

Bitcoin slipped below $63,000 as weak liquidity and cautious sentiment continue weighing on the market. Matt covers MSCI considering rules that could exclude Bitcoin treasury companies like Strategy and Metaplanet from major indexes, Gemini’s continued struggles after disappointing earnings, and Crypto.com expanding into tokenized equities with exposure to roughly 1,500 U.S. stocks and funds. 

The episode also looks at the SEC canceling its scheduled crypto rulemaking meeting, the CFTC moving forward on crypto, AI, and prediction markets while the CLARITY Act remains stalled, and JPMorgan reportedly debanking Polymarket. Matt also discusses whether DeFi is becoming more...

Bitcoin remains stuck near $64,000, but the infrastructure around crypto keeps moving. Matt covers Custodia Bank’s Supreme Court fight for direct access to Federal Reserve payment rails, Franklin Templeton getting SEC clearance for expanded on-chain cash management, and BitGo reporting $4.3 billion in quarterly revenue despite posting a net loss. 

The episode also looks at a proposal that could significantly reduce Ethereum staking yields as more ETH gets locked up, the CFTC’s warning about prediction-market incentives and wash trading, growing bullish positioning in Dogecoin, and what it could take to finally give Bitcoin a major...

Today’s crypto market is quiet, but it is not calm in a healthy way. Bitcoin is sitting around $64K ahead of the July CPI report, with perpetual trading activity at its lowest level since 2023 and volatility still compressed. The market is waiting for a macro catalyst, but underneath the surface, traders are cautious, altcoins are fragile, and sell pressure from public miners remains a real issue.

The biggest security story is Harmony. The project confirmed an exploit where an attacker minted roughly 4 billion ONE tokens, equal to more than a quarter of the supply. ONE fell...

Riot Platforms is making a major shift toward AI infrastructure after signing a 20-year, $9.1 billion agreement with Anthropic covering 191 megawatts at its Rockdale, Texas campus, with expansion options that could dramatically increase the contract's value. Matt explains why this is a smart way for Bitcoin miners to monetize existing power and data-center infrastructure during weaker mining conditions, while remaining skeptical that today's AI compute requirements will still look the same two decades from now. 

The episode also covers Trump Media's $238 million second-quarter loss, the SEC preparing its first major crypto rulemaking effort under Paul Atkins, the ongo...

Bitcoin remains stuck near $65,000 while markets wait for the next major macro signal from CPI and the Federal Reserve. Matt also revisits Strategy after the company sold another 1,690 Bitcoin for roughly $108 million, questioning how the company’s increasingly complex mix of preferred dividends, cash reserves, stock issuance, debt management, and selective Bitcoin sales fits with Michael Saylor’s long-running “buy Bitcoin forever” message. 

The episode also covers Robinhood expanding crypto trading in the UK, Standard Chartered projecting tokenized real-world assets could reach $4 trillion by 2030, the CLARITY Act returning for a key Senate vote in September, and the continu...