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The Wolf Of All Streets
Hosted by Scott Melker · EN
Host Scott Melker talks to your favorite characters from the world of Bitcoin, trading, finance, music, art, and anyone else with an interesting story to tell. Sit down, strap in, and get ready – we’re going deep.
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Bitcoin CRASHES To $73K As US Bombs Iran And ETFs Bleed $733M
May 2800:25:54Summary readyBitcoin just collapsed to a 5-week low under $74,000 as fresh U.S. airstrikes on Iran reignited Middle East tensions and U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs hemorrhaged cash — with BlackRock's IBIT alone shedding $528 million in a single day, its 2nd-largest outflow ever, while the 2-week ETF bleed has now crossed $2 billion. Add $1 billion in long liquidations, oil ripping toward $100, the CLARITY Act stalling in Congress, and a stunning CFTC reversal admitting it weaponized crypto enforcement against Gemini — and today's setup is the most fragile crypto has looked in months. We break down what's actually driving the selloff, what could trigger the next leg down, and whether there's any catalyst left that can stop it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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$1.3B IBIT Dumped in Secret Dark Pool Trade #CryptoTownHall
May 2700:58:28Summary readyIn this episode, the team breaks down the massive $1.3 Billion IBIT block trade and what it really means (dark pool mechanics, redemptions vs actual sales). They discuss Bitcoin market sentiment, liquidity expectations, and why this feels closer to a bottom than a top. The conversation also covers Ethereum's challenges and BitMine’s big buys, ETH & SOL firms joining Russell indexes, DTCC’s Stellar tokenization partnership, and a deep debate on blockchain utility, RWA value, and substitution effects across networks like Stellar vs Ethereum. Plus, thoughts on Hyperliquid and broader market moves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SummaryBitcoin Just Absorbed A $1.29B BlackRock Dump & Barely Flinched
May 2700:30:17Summary readyBitcoin is bleeding as a single whale dumped $1.29 billion of BlackRock's IBIT in a dark pool trade, pushing spot ETFs into a seven day outflow streak totaling $2.26 billion over two weeks. CryptoQuant's demand gauge just collapsed to its worst level since December and the Coinbase Premium has gone negative, proving this rally was leverage driven with no real spot bids underneath. We're breaking down whether BTC defends $75K or rolls over to new lows, what Warsh's hawkish pivot means for risk assets, and why the smart money is suddenly running for the exits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SummaryBitcoin Is Eerily Quiet As 9 Month Volatility Hits Low! Big Move Coming? - Jeff Park
May 2600:41:18Summary readyBitcoin volatility just hit its lowest level in nine months — right as the Fed pivots from rate CUTS to a likely HIKE under new Chair Kevin Warsh. With BTC pinned under $80K, $1B in ETF outflows this month, and bond vigilantes back driving yields toward 5%, the calm is starting to look a lot like the setup before a major move. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SummaryWhy Bitcoin Is The Only Exit From The Federal Reserve
May 2500:15:45Summary readySix men boarded a private train under fake names in 1910, traveled to a private island, and secretly designed the most powerful financial institution on the planet. The banks that the Fed is supposed to regulate are its legal shareholders and collected $186 billion last year just for parking money there. The man who was in the room during the largest backdoor bailout in American history just got sworn in as the new Fed chair. I walk you through the entire story - from Jekyll Island to Silicon Valley Bank - and explain why Bitcoin is the only exit from a system that was never built for you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SummaryBitcoin's Real Buyers Haven't Arrived Yet - Adam Back
May 2400:27:55Summary readyHe invented the proof-of-work system that made Bitcoin possible, was one of the last people Satoshi ever contacted, and now runs one of the most important infrastructure companies in the space. Adam Back sits down to explain why we're still in the early innings of institutional adoption, reveals what Blockstream is quietly building to protect Bitcoin from quantum computing, and shares why the recent wave of DeFi hacks and restaking collapses is exactly what the cypherpunks warned about from the beginning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SummaryBitcoin To $40K? Saylor's Big Bet Is Breaking - Ran Neuner
May 2300:51:59Summary readyBitcoin's chart is flashing the same bear flag pattern that preceded the 2022 collapse, and Ran Neuner w/ Crypto Banter breaks down exactly why that should concern you. We dive deep into the STRC problem nobody is talking about - how Saylor's window to raise capital is shrinking month by month and what happens when the biggest buyer in the market can no longer buy. Plus, Hyperliquid just surpassed Coinbase in valuation, SpaceX and OpenAI IPOs could drain liquidity from every market, and treasury yields are screaming that someone is lying. This is one of the most important conversations we've had this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mark Cuban Sells His Bitcoin - Is He Wrong? #CryptoTownHall
May 2200:57:19Summary readyOn today's show, the panel analyzed Mark Cuban’s full Bitcoin sale as classic capitulation and a potential market bottom signal, strongly defending Bitcoin’s long-term role as digital gold and an asymmetric inflation hedge. They discussed heavy Ethereum bearishness, highlighted by Bankless co-founders selling their last ETH and declaring the “First Era” over. The conversation also covered Hyperliquid’s explosive momentum, the booming AI/agentic economy with privacy-focused tokens like NEAR and Venus, DeFi hacks and risks, and LetIn’s regulated Bitcoin lending model. Overall, speakers acknowledged the current crypto winter but remained optimistic about blockchain infrastructure powering the future tokenized AI economy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SummaryBitcoin Just Lost Mark Cuban - Here's Why The Billionaire Sold
May 2200:24:21Summary readyBitcoin is at a crossroads for Mark Cuban as he reveals he sold most of his BTC after the Iran war exposed its broken hedge narrative, while gold rips and the dollar weakens. Meanwhile, Rep. Nick Begich is pushing the ARMA Act to enshrine a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve into federal law, locking in a 20 year minimum hold and stripping future administrations of the power to dump it. Over on Ethereum, a high profile brain drain at the Foundation has Dankrad Feist and Laura Shin sounding alarms about ideology overtaking tokenomics, with critics warning ETH's "original sin" since Dencun is now coming home to roost. We're breaking down what Cuban's exit really signals, whether ARMA can pass before the midterms, and if Ethereum's identity crisis is the buying opportunity of the cycle or the start of something much worse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SummaryBitcoin SET For Lower As HyperLiquid Decouples! - Bloomberg's James Seyffart
May 2200:30:28Summary readyBitcoin is stuck at $77K while Hyperliquid's HYPE just ripped 53% in seven days, with Goldman Sachs dumping its XRP and Solana ETF positions to rotate straight into HYPE infrastructure. Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart joins the show live to break down what's really happening: the $6.25 billion options expiry showdown on May 29, Bitcoin ETF outflows hitting $1 billion in a single day, Truth Social abandoning its spot Bitcoin ETF race, and why Wall Street's smart money is suddenly more interested in HYPE than the king. Is this a generational rotation, or just another setup before Bitcoin reclaims the spotlight? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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