Episodes

  • Pivot Crypto AI Briefing — Apr 17, 2026

    Pivot Crypto AI Briefing — Apr 17, 2026
    May 13 2026
    Hosts: Liam Tanaka & Nia Asante In this episode: • Today we're breaking down the Drift Protocol hack fallout with Circle facing lawsuits, the quantum computing threat dividing Bitcoin developers, and p... • Starting with Drift Protocol—wow, what a mess. Circle is facing a class action lawsuit after hackers made off with $285 million, and get this—they had... • The numbers here are staggering. We're talking about $285 million exploited, and now victims are claiming Circle had clear blockchain evidence of the ... • Here's where this gets interesting though—Tether is swooping in like a white knight, offering up to $147.5 million to help Drift relaunch. They're com... • I'm looking at this from a market share perspective. Circle just handed Tether a massive win on a silver platter. That $147.5 million investment? That... Subscribe to the newsletter at pivotnews.ai for the full written briefing.
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    5 mins
  • Pivot Crypto AI Briefing — Apr 18, 2026

    Pivot Crypto AI Briefing — Apr 18, 2026
    May 13 2026
    Hosts: Liam Tanaka & Nia Asante In this episode: • Today: Bitcoin rockets past $77K on Middle East news, the SEC's new crypto-friendly stance, and Schwab joins the crypto party. • Starting with Bitcoin's massive surge above $77,000 after Iran announced the Strait of Hormuz is fully open. This isn't just another rally—we're talki... • The numbers here are staggering. We saw roughly 18% gains in under 24 hours as the ceasefire news broke. That's nearly a trillion dollars added to cry... • What fascinates me is how this completely flips the 'Bitcoin as digital gold' narrative. When real geopolitical tension eased, Bitcoin didn't act like... • Exactly. The data shows $4.2 billion in futures liquidations, mostly shorts getting crushed. But here's my concern—volume is still 30% below the March... Subscribe to the newsletter at pivotnews.ai for the full written briefing.
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    5 mins
  • Pivot Crypto AI Briefing — Apr 19, 2026

    Pivot Crypto AI Briefing — Apr 19, 2026
    May 13 2026
    Hosts: Liam Tanaka & Nia Asante In this episode: • Today we're covering Senator Warren's clash with SEC Chair Atkins, XRP's expansion to Solana, and another wild meme coin story. • Starting with the regulatory drama in Washington. Senator Elizabeth Warren is accusing SEC Chair Paul Atkins of potentially misleading Congress about ... • The numbers here are striking. SEC enforcement actions are down 42% year-over-year under Atkins compared to the previous administration. Warren's lett... • This is fascinating because it shows how the crypto regulatory pendulum has swung. We went from Gensler's enforcement-heavy approach to what Warren ca... • Yeah, and here's what investors need to watch: enforcement vacuum often precedes market manipulation. We saw similar patterns in 2017 before the ICO c... Subscribe to the newsletter at pivotnews.ai for the full written briefing.
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    5 mins
  • Pivot Crypto AI Briefing — Apr 21, 2026

    Pivot Crypto AI Briefing — Apr 21, 2026
    May 13 2026
    Hosts: Liam Tanaka & Nia Asante In this episode: • Today we're covering the massive KelpDAO exploit, corporate crypto hoarding hitting new peaks, and RaveDAO's spectacular implosion. • Yeah, and honestly Liam, this KelpDAO hack feels different. We're not just talking about a protocol vulnerability anymore—this is AI-assisted cyber wa... • The numbers are staggering. $292 million gone in minutes, but here's what really concerns me—LayerZero's analysis shows the attackers compromised Verc... • And here's where this gets interesting—the AI component completely changes the threat landscape. These aren't just script kiddies running exploits any... • Right, but let's be clear about what we're actually seeing here. The $13 billion TVL wipeout wasn't just from the exploit—it was panic withdrawals. Ke... Subscribe to the newsletter at pivotnews.ai for the full written briefing.
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    6 mins
  • Pivot Crypto AI Briefing — Apr 22, 2026

    Pivot Crypto AI Briefing — Apr 22, 2026
    May 13 2026
    Hosts: Liam Tanaka & Nia Asante In this episode: • Today we're covering the massive $292 million KelpDAO hack linked to North Korea, New York's aggressive legal assault on prediction markets, and why K... • Starting with that KelpDAO exploit — this is getting scary. LayerZero just confirmed what everyone suspected: the $292 million bridge hack was Lazarus... • Yeah, and that's the real story here. Forget the hack for a second — we're talking about a supposedly decentralized network freezing assets. The numbe... • The community is completely split on this. On one hand, you have people celebrating that we actually recovered something this time — that's progress c... • The data tells an uncomfortable truth. Since 2022, cross-chain bridges have lost $3.8 billion to hacks — that's billion with a B. KelpDAO alone repres... Subscribe to the newsletter at pivotnews.ai for the full written briefing.
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    5 mins
  • Pivot Crypto AI Briefing — Apr 23, 2026

    Pivot Crypto AI Briefing — Apr 23, 2026
    May 13 2026
    Hosts: Liam Tanaka & Nia Asante In this episode: • Today we're covering New York's lawsuit against Coinbase and Gemini, the global regulatory crackdown intensifying across three continents, and another... • Let's start with the New York Attorney General throwing down the gauntlet on prediction markets. Liam, this feels like a watershed moment for the enti... • Yeah, and the timing is fascinating. Letitia James is essentially arguing that Coinbase Financial Markets and Gemini Titan are running illegal gamblin... • What's really interesting here is how prediction markets have evolved from this niche crypto experiment into mainstream financial instruments. I mean,... • The numbers tell the real story though. Coinbase's prediction market volume jumped 400% quarter-over-quarter before this suit. That's roughly $2.3 bil... Subscribe to the newsletter at pivotnews.ai for the full written briefing.
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    5 mins
  • Pivot Crypto AI Briefing — Apr 25, 2026

    Pivot Crypto AI Briefing — Apr 25, 2026
    May 13 2026
    Hosts: Liam Tanaka & Nia Asante In this episode: • Today we're covering Wisconsin's legal assault on prediction markets, Stani Kulechov's massive personal bailout of DeFi, and Brazil's sweeping ban on ... • Plus some rapid-fire updates you need to know. Let's start with Wisconsin. • Wisconsin just dropped a legal bomb on the prediction market industry. The state's DOJ is suing five major platforms—Kalshi, Robinhood, Coinbase, Poly... • And here's where this gets interesting—Wisconsin is essentially saying there's no difference between betting on the Packers winning and trading a Pack... • The timing is brutal. Kalshi just won their CFTC case allowing election betting, and now states are coming at them from a completely different angle. ... Subscribe to the newsletter at pivotnews.ai for the full written briefing.
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    5 mins
  • Pivot Crypto AI Briefing — Apr 26, 2026

    Pivot Crypto AI Briefing — Apr 26, 2026
    May 13 2026
    Hosts: Liam Tanaka & Nia Asante In this episode: • Today we're covering Tether's massive $344 million freeze, Aave's founder leading a DeFi rescue mission, and prediction markets cracking down on insid... • Starting with Tether—this is one of the largest stablecoin freezes we've ever seen. Tether just froze $344 million worth of USDT across multiple walle... • The numbers here are staggering. We're talking about 344 million dollars frozen instantly—that's more than some small countries' entire GDP. But here'... • And this is where the story gets really interesting—we're watching stablecoin issuers transform into de facto financial police. Tether isn't just prin... • Right, but let's talk about what this means for regular users. Every USDT holder now knows their funds can be frozen at any moment if authorities deci... Subscribe to the newsletter at pivotnews.ai for the full written briefing.
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    5 mins