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Crypto Flip
Hosted by Haris King, Ricardo Mighty, Deji Abodunrin · EN
Welcome to Crypto Flip Podcast, where three ordinary guys from the UK dive into the thrilling world of cryptocurrency with a unique blend of insight, humour, and good vibes. Join the Mandem as they break down the latest news, explore emerging tokens, and unpack the hottest events shaping the crypto landscape. From the highs to the lows, these down-to-earth hosts bring you a fresh perspective on all things crypto, making complex topics accessible to everyone. Get ready for an engaging journey through the world of digital assets with Crypto Flip Podcast – The Mandem Who Talk About All Things Crypto.
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Using AI to Trade Crypto? This $174,000 Mistake Could Be Yours Next
2w ago00:42:27Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailThe biggest risk in crypto right now isn't a hack. It's handing your wallet to an AI that has no idea it's being played. This week we break down the $174,000 Grok exploit that should terrify anyone using AI agents to trade, dig into why institutional money is quietly fleeing the market, and cover the FDV flip nobody saw coming as Hyperliquid overtakes Solana.AI Agents and the New Crypto Risk A free NFT drained $174,000 from a wallet connected to a Grok AI agent through a prompt injection exploit, and we get into why this is just the beginning. AI agents are 24/7, cost effective, and genuinely useful for research and analysis. But connecting a main wallet to an unproven agent is the same as handing over your passport and bank account. We talk through why it's easier to socially engineer an AI than a human, and the only sensible way to actually test these tools without blowing up your savings.Institutional Money Is Quietly Leaving Goldman Sachs sold its entire Solana and Ripple ETF holdings, then followed up with $950 million in Bitcoin and Ethereum sales. Coinbase premium hit a monthly low as institutional selling pressure mounts, and that money seems to be rotating into stocks and gold instead. We connect this to the 10-year treasury yield hitting a new high of 4.6% and break down what it means for Bitcoin holding the $74,000 to $76,000 range. First we look at why institutions are propping up this market more than people realize, then at what happens to BTC if that support disappears, and finally why this cycle has been starved of the retail money that usually fuels a real rally.The FDV Flip Nobody Saw Coming Hyperliquid just flipped Solana in fully diluted value, and most people tracking market cap on CoinGecko or CoinMarketCap completely missed it. We give Hyperliquid its flowers for raising responsibly and building real usage instead of relying on hype, then turn a critical eye to Solana's overreliance on meme coin culture and its costly missteps, including the Seeker phone. Plus our weekly crypto confessions segment, this time featuring a Hex investor who watched 29 million dollars shrink to 90,000.👉 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts👉 Listen and rate on SpotifyNothing in these podcasts are financial advice, just banter and vibes. Stay safe out there.Join our Discord – hang out with the community, share plays, and stay ahead of the curve.
Transcribe →Why Pump Fund Traders Are Making Money in Crypto And You're Not
3w ago00:31:05Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailWhile you were watching Bitcoin range, pump fund traders were printing money. While you were holding bags, someone else was already holding profits. The difference isn't luck. It's strategy.What We Cover:The Pump Fund Edge — Most traders are bleeding. Pump fund traders are winning. We break down exactly what they're doing differently: how they identify movement, when they enter, and why this strategy actually works in a bear market when traditional analysis fails.Why You're Not Winning — The gap between winners and losers isn't talent. It's positioning. We discuss the mentality shift required to stop fighting the market and start trading what's actually moving.Tron's Real Story — While every other altcoin collapsed, Tron held firm—only 20% down from ATH. Justin Sun's treasury strategy tells us something bigger: some projects are built for cycles, not just hype. We analyze what conviction looks like and why it matters for your portfolio.Bitcoin's Identity Crisis — Bitcoin stopped acting like a safe haven. It now trades like a tech stock: volatile, reactive, panic-selling on bad news. We discuss what this shift means and why traditional Bitcoin thesis is breaking down.The Clarity Act Catalyst — US regulation has a 67% chance of passing in 2026. But will it actually move markets, or is this another "buy the rumor, sell the news" setup? We break down the realistic impact and what Bitcoin needs to hold.👉 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts👉 Listen and rate on SpotifyNothing in these podcasts are financial advice, just banter and vibes. Stay safe out there.Join our Discord – hang out with the community, share plays, and stay ahead of the curve.
Transcribe →Privacy Coins Just Pumped Over 100%. Here's Why You Missed It
Jun 100:47:07Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailIn this weeks episode:The Saylor Reversal — Michael Saylor built his entire brand on one principle: he would never sell Bitcoin. Now he's liquidating. We discuss what triggered the move, what it signals about his conviction, and whether whale behavior actually matters when the fundamentals haven't changed.The A16Z Thesis — Andreessen Horowitz just raised $2.2B specifically for crypto not as a side bet, but as a dedicated fund targeting the intersection of crypto, AI, and traditional finance. We break down what smart money is actually building and why this matters for the future of altcoins.The Iggy Azalea Problem — Celebrity tokens were supposed to be the next wave of retail adoption. Then federal courts got involved. We analyze the lawsuit, what it means for existing token holders, and why the entire celebrity coin category is collapsing under regulatory pressure.The Privacy Coin Pump — Zcash exploded 100% in 30 days while most traders weren't looking. But this isn't alt season. We explain the real reason privacy coins pump: scammers moving stolen money. How Robinhood listings and network upgrades masked the actual market signal. And why Monero stalled while Zcash surged.👉 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts👉 Listen and rate on SpotifyNothing in these podcasts are financial advice, just banter and vibes. Stay safe out there.Join our Discord – hang out with the community, share plays, and stay ahead of the curve.
Transcribe →Altcoins Are Officially Over (We Can Say It Now)
May 2100:47:11Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailBitcoin just crossed $80K. Sentiment is neutral. Search interest is still dead. So why aren't we buying? Because altcoins are officially finished, and nobody's talking about the bigger problem underneath.What We Cover:The Altcoin Thesis — Why Bitcoin pumping means nothing for your alt holdings. The data is clear: fewer people are watching crypto content, open interest hasn't moved, and the market has made its choice. We break down why altcoins are washed and what that means for your portfolio.The Inheritance Problem — You've built crypto wealth. But how does your family actually access it? We discuss the uncomfortable truth: no infrastructure exists to pass seed phrases to heirs. Banks won't touch it. Law firms can steal it. Your "generational wealth" plan might just evaporate when you do.Bitcoin at $80K — What actually changed. What didn't. And why hitting a price level doesn't mean the narrative has shifted.👉 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts👉 Listen and rate on SpotifyNothing in these podcasts are financial advice, just banter and vibes. Stay safe out there.Join our Discord – hang out with the community, share plays, and stay ahead of the curve.
Transcribe →Why Bitcoin Won't Crash (No Matter What Happens)
May 1800:29:39Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailBitcoin's supposed to crash when war drums beat. Oil falls. Risk assets bleed. But Bitcoin just refuses to die.In this episode, we break down the institutional takeover that changed everything. ETF inflows created a floor one that retail can't shake, no matter how bad the headlines get. Bitcoin won't go below $60K because the big money won't let it.But here's the problem: While Bitcoin sits safe and stable, retail is getting desperate. They're pouring into meme coins like Asteroid (which hit $200M in days). They're chasing volatility and yield anywhere they can find it. We decode why this matters, and what it says about the actual state of this "bear market."We'll break down:Why institutional money changed Bitcoin's DNAThe geopolitical chaos that should've crashed crypto (but didn't)Why meme coins are suddenly relevant againWhat the fear/greed index really tells us right nowThe trading strategies that still work in a broken market👉 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts👉 Listen and rate on SpotifyNothing in these podcasts are financial advice, just banter and vibes. Stay safe out there.Join our Discord – hang out with the community, share plays, and stay ahead of the curve.
Transcribe →Most Crypto Traders Ignore This… Then Lose Money
May 600:26:54Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailIn this episode, we break down three things every crypto trader and investor needs to understand right now.First, we tackle the Fear and Greed Index. It's been in extreme fear for the past 84 days straight, setting records that dwarf the Terra collapse and the FTX implosion combined. But here's the question nobody's asking: Does extreme fear still matter when institutional money is actually buying? We dig into what's really driving the bounce and why sentiment disconnect from price action is the biggest tell in this cycle.Then, we isolate the only three metrics that matter when you're evaluating your portfolio as a crypto investor. Market cap, price action, fundamentals. We break down how pros actually use them, where retail gets it wrong, and why looking at these three things together tells you everything you need to know about a position before you take it.Finally, we get into the hidden fees decimating your crypto profits. Gas fees, spread, slippage, withdrawal costs. Every single trade you make bleeds money you're not accounting for. We walk through real examples with real numbers, show you where the damage happens fastest, and tell you exactly how to run your trades more efficiently whether you're a day trader or a long-term holder.👉 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts👉 Listen and rate on SpotifyNothing in these podcasts are financial advice, just banter and vibes. Stay safe out there.Join our Discord – hang out with the community, share plays, and stay ahead of the curve.
Transcribe →Bitcoin Should Be Dead Right Now. The Reason It's Not Changes Everything.
May 100:28:58Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailWars. Tariffs. Oil prices through the roof. A full-blown bear market. Every signal says Bitcoin should be in the gutter right now, but it's sitting above $72K and refusing to break. Something has fundamentally changed, and most people haven't noticed yet.In this episode, Haris, Ricardo and Deji unpack why Bitcoin is defying gravity, who just lost $100 million learning the hard way, and why Trump's crypto token might not survive the next cycle.In this episode we cover:🔹 The US-Iran ceasefire pushed Bitcoin past $72K, but it's only 14 days long. What happens when the clock runs out?🔹 The Strait of Hormuz is open at $1M per vehicle. Why rising oil and petrol prices could quietly drain money out of crypto🔹 Why Bitcoin's resilience this cycle is different from anything we've seen before, and what smart money has to do with it🔹 James Wynn turned $100M into $900 in a single liquidation. The leverage trap every trader needs to understand🔹 Only 6 out of 41 token launches in 2025 were profitable, and why that number is actually better than it sounds🔹 World Liberty Financial borrowed $75M in stablecoins using their own token as collateral. Down 63% and nosediving🔹 Are we at the short-term bottom or is there more pain ahead? The team gives their honest, unfiltered takeIf you've been wondering whether to hold, sell or buy the dip, listen to this one first.🎧 New here? Crypto Flip is your weekly breakdown from three investors and traders giving you the perspectives you won't get from the mainstream. 👉 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts👉 Listen and rate on SpotifyNothing in these podcasts are financial advice, just banter and vibes. Stay safe out there.Join our Discord – hang out with the community, share plays, and stay ahead of the curve.
Transcribe →The Biggest Red Flag in Crypto Right Now (And Most Investors Are Ignoring It)
Apr 2700:33:33Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailIs crypto infrastructure dead? And are dapps quietly taking over?That's where we start this week. The projects that were supposed to be the backbone of crypto are losing ground, and the applications built on top of them are starting to look like the smarter bet. We dig into why the narrative is flipping and what it means for how you position your portfolio going forward.Then we get into Solana. Polymarket is pricing in a move below 60 dollars, the meme coin ecosystem is eroding the chain from the inside, and the question every Solana holder needs to answer is whether they are sitting on a good chain being dragged down by bad projects or something worse.And finally, the Drift Protocol hack. Over 200 million dollars drained in a single transaction. Fake tokens minted, admin keys compromised, multi-sig bypassed, vault emptied. Three security audits and none of them mattered. We break down exactly how it happened, why the attacker likely had inside knowledge, and what it means for anyone still parking money in DeFi.If you are holding infrastructure coins, sitting in DeFi positions, or wondering whether Solana still deserves a spot in your portfolio, this is the one.👉 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts👉 Listen and rate on SpotifyNothing in these podcasts are financial advice, just banter and vibes. Stay safe out there.Join our Discord – hang out with the community, share plays, and stay ahead of the curve.
Transcribe →Crypto Gaming Is Dead, Stablecoins Are Under Attack - So What Do You Buy?
Apr 2200:24:28Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailIn this episode, we break down three things every crypto investor and trader needs to be paying attention to right now.First, we react to a bold claim from Lily Liu of the Solana Foundation, that blockchain gaming is not coming back. We unpack why billions in investment failed to produce a single breakout title, where the real execution failures happened, and whether the thesis for Web3 gaming is truly dead or just waiting for someone to build it right.Then, we get into the 18% crash in Circle's stock following a leaked regulatory proposal that could ban passive yield on stablecoins, a move that would eliminate an estimated 96% of Circle's revenue. We discuss what this means for USDC, how Tether is quietly positioning itself ahead of a major audit, and what the shifting stablecoin landscape means for the broader market.We close out with a practical due diligence framework for getting into tokens early, whether altcoins or meme coins, covering tokenomics, circulating supply, founder backgrounds, and the red flags that separate legitimate projects from exit liquidity traps.👉 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts👉 Listen and rate on SpotifyNothing in these podcasts are financial advice, just banter and vibes. Stay safe out there.Join our Discord – hang out with the community, share plays, and stay ahead of the curve.
Transcribe →3 Cryptos That Survive Every Bear Market | Kraken FREEZES IPO | Why Bitcoin Won't Hit $143K
Apr 1200:24:13Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailCitibank just slashed their 12-month target from $143K to $112K. Kraken has frozen their IPO. Crypto companies are quietly pulling job listings and freezing RFQs. The bear market isn't coming — it's already here.So what do you do about it?CITIBANK'S BITCOIN FORECASTIn this week's Crypto Flip, we break down Citibank's revised Bitcoin forecast and why we think even $112K is a pipe dream — our realistic target sits closer to the 85-98K range once you factor in geopolitical tensions, inflation outlook, and where the fear and greed index is sitting right now.KRAKEN FREEZES IPOWe dig into Kraken pausing their $20 billion IPO and why it's not just a Kraken problem. Their valuation is probably closer to $12 billion, they should have pulled the trigger last year when Coinbase was posting record numbers, and the ripple effects go deeper than most people realise — we're already seeing crypto companies cancel interviews mid-process and pull RFQs across the board.3 CRYPTOS THAT SURVIVE EVERY BEAR MARKETThen we get into what actually matters for your portfolio — three types of crypto projects that survive every bear market. Exchange tokens and why their burn-and-fee model makes them resilient cycle after cycle. L1s like Ethereum and Solana that have proven themselves across multiple cycles while L2s without real utility slowly rug. And a controversial pick — dino coins as a bear market trade, not a long-term hold, because retail always rotates back into familiar names.HOW TO TRADE WITH WHALES, NOT AGAINST THEMWe close out with whale manipulation — how to spot it, how to avoid being exit liquidity, why you should never ape in just because one wallet did, and how to use smart wallet tracking as a signal rather than a copy-trade strategy. Plus why chasing 50,000% when smart money takes a secure 300% is the fastest way to lose everything.👉 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts👉 Listen and rate on SpotifyNothing in these podcasts are financial advice, just banter and vibes. Stay safe out there.Join our Discord – hang out with the community, share plays, and stay ahead of the curve.
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