Crypto Curious

This week feels like one of those episodes where you can genuinely feel the crypto industry shifting under the surface.

👉🏼 First up, billionaire investor and Shark Tank star Mark Cuban has revealed he sold around 80% of his Bitcoin holdings, calling the asset “a disappointment” and saying it’s drifted away from its original purpose. We unpack why he said it, whether he’s wrong, and why the comments have sparked a surprisingly serious debate inside crypto circles.

👉🏼 Then we head over to Ethereum, where the Ethereum Foundation is facing growing scrutiny after a wave of senior researchers and developers walked out this year — including five departures in May alone. For a network built on long-term vision and technical leadership, people are starting to ask whether Ethereum is hitting a turning point.

👉🏼 And finally, arguably the biggest story of the week, AI agents are now beginning to spend crypto autonomously… and some of the world’s largest companies are racing to build the infrastructure underneath it. We’re talking Amazon, Google, Coinbase, Visa and Stripe all positioning themselves around a future where AI bots transact, purchase and move money online with stablecoins sitting right at the centre of it all.

Let’s get into it 🚀

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TIMESTAMPS

2:02 Who is Mark Cuban and why should we care?

6:28 Is The Ethereum Foundation going round in circles?

9:42 AI Agents x micro payments. What does it all mean?

14:16 Short, sharp news bites

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Joining Blake and Tracey this week is a very special guest — Kate Cooper, CEO of OKX Australia. Kate’s spent more than a decade across media, financial services, and digital assets, and has become one of the most respected voices in the Australian crypto industry.

There's a lot to cover this week, so let's get straight into it:

👉🏼 The federal budget just killed off Australia’s 50% capital gains tax discount — a move some are already calling the end of the “HODL era.” If you invest in crypto, you’ll want to understand exactly what changed… and what it could mean for long-term investing behaviour in this country.

👉🏼 Then we unpack a fascinating move out of Wall Street. Trading giant Jane Street has reportedly slashed its Bitcoin ETF exposure by 70% while dramatically increasing its Ethereum position. Strange? Maybe. But analysts are actually reading this as quietly bullish for Bitcoin.

👉🏼 And finally — one of the more important local trends we’ve seen in a while. New Australian data shows crypto is now the fastest-growing asset class inside self-managed super funds, with almost half of trustees saying digital assets were the reason they opened an SMSF in the first place.

Here we go 🚀

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TIMESTAMPS

2:45 The budget. Tax reforms land with a bang!

8:20 Trading giant Jane Street sells down 71% of their Bitcoin ETF

11:35 We talk SMSF

18:40 Short, sharp news bites

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I’m Blake, and this week we’re joined by crypto educator and coach Will Wright — better known online as @cryptocoachwill — who’s built a strong following helping everyday people actually understand this space, instead of just chasing headlines and memes.

And honestly… this week feels like one of those moments where crypto starts looking a lot more mature than people expected.

Bitcoin has just had its biggest week of the year, briefly touching $82,000 for the first time since January before cooling off again. We’ll unpack what actually drove the move, why the rally stalled where it did, and whether this is the beginning of a bigger market shift… or just another short-term burst of optimism.

Then we get into one of the more fascinating stories we’ve seen in a while. After last month’s massive $292 million Kelp DAO exploit, the DeFi ecosystem has somehow managed to coordinate a $320 million rescue effort for affected Aave users — and the story now reportedly includes a bizarre legal twist involving North Korea.

And finally, BlackRock is doubling down on blockchain in a very serious way. The world’s largest asset manager has just filed for two brand new tokenised funds with the SEC, adding even more fuel to the rapidly growing real-world asset sector — a market that’s already pushing past $30 billion.

Let's get into it 🚀

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TIMESTAMPS

4:50 BTC touches $82k

8:05 Aave $320 million rescue package

15:13 Blackrock bringing two more funds to the Ethereum blockchain

19:31 Short, sharp news bites

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This week… crypto feels like it’s being pulled in three completely different directions at once.

👉🏼 We’re starting with Meta — yes, Meta — quietly stepping back into crypto, four years after the Libra collapse. This time, it’s not a grand announcement or a new coin… it’s stablecoin payments to creators, flying a lot lower under the radar — and surprisingly, regulators aren’t pushing back.

👉🏼 Then we head into Bitcoin territory, where a proposed hard fork called “eCash” has reignited one of the oldest tensions in crypto — who actually gets to decide the rules? Especially when the plan involves reassigning Satoshi’s coins on a new chain… and the community is not taking it lightly.

👉🏼 And finally, a reminder that while some doors are opening, others are closing fast. Brazil has just banned crypto for cross-border payments — a move that’s less about technology, and more about control over money in one of the world’s largest emerging economies.

So, let’s get into it 🚀

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TIMESTAMPS

2:22 Redemption arc for Meta

6:26 Hard forking eCash in August?

10:50 Brazil officially ban the use of crypto for cross-border payments

13:55 Short, sharp news bites

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👉🏼 This week we’re kicking off with Bitcoin, which is quietly putting together its strongest month in over a year, up 13% in April. After everything we’ve seen over the past few months, the question now is: what’s actually driving this move, and is it sustainable?

👉🏼 Then we head to Washington, where more than 120 crypto firms, including Coinbase and Ripple have drawn a line in the sand, urging the US Senate to finally act on the CLARITY Act. It’s being framed as a “now or never” moment for regulation… and the outcome could shape the next phase of the industry globally.

👉🏼 And finally, a story that’s raised some serious eyebrows. Litecoin effectively rewound its own blockchain, erasing 13 blocks and rolling back around three hours of history after a zero-day exploit hit its privacy layer. Blockchains aren’t supposed to do that… so what does it actually mean when one does?

So, let’s get into it 🚀

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TIMESTAMPS

2:10 BTC goes green!

4:34 120 crypto companies sign a joint letter - but saying what?

7:57 Litecoin did something that blockchains are fundamentally not supposed to do! (but what is Litecoin?)

12:28 Short, sharp news bites

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Welcome back to the Crypto Curious podcast!

This week… it feels like crypto just stress-tested itself — and not everything held up.

👉🏼 We’re starting with the biggest hack of 2026 so far — a single exploit that drained $292 million from Kelp DAO, froze parts of Aave, and triggered a $5.4 billion run across DeFi. This wasn’t just a bad day… it exposed how quickly confidence can disappear when risk hits the system.

👉🏼 Then we get into one of the more controversial ideas we’ve seen in a while — a proposal to freeze dormant Bitcoin wallets, including Satoshi’s original holdings, to protect the network from future quantum threats. It sounds extreme… but it raises a very real question about security versus immutability.

👉🏼 And finally, a story that hits a bit closer to home for everyday users — a fake Ledger Live app sitting on Apple’s App Store for a full week, draining nearly $10 million before being caught… not by Apple, but by an anonymous Telegram sleuth.

Three stories, one theme: security, trust, and whether the systems we rely on are actually as solid as we think.

So, let’s get into it 🚀

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TIMESTAMPS

3:05 Kelp is what Blake?

13:21 A group of BTC developers asking to freeze 5.6m dormant Bitcoins

16:19 What shocked Tracey? Apple gets bitten!

19:48 Short, sharp news bites

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In the spirit of reconciliation, the hosts of Crypto Curious acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea, and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today.

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Welcome back to the Crypto Curious podcast!

Trace is away this week, so we have Blake and Jonno Newman from TRM Labs on the mic.

👉🏼 This week is one of those weeks where crypto is colliding with the real world in a big way: geopolitics, global finance, and regulation all hitting at once.

👉🏼 We start in the Middle East, where tensions around one of the world’s most important shipping routes have taken a very crypto turn, with reports that Bitcoin is being demanded as payment for safe passage.

👉🏼 Then we shift to Wall Street, where Morgan Stanley has just launched its own Bitcoin ETF, undercutting fees, tapping into trillions in client capital, and signalling that traditional finance isn’t just participating anymore… it’s competing.

👉🏼 And finally, back home, where Binance Australia has been hit with a $10 million fine after regulators found widespread misclassification of users — a move that sends a clear message to every global crypto platform operating in Australia.

Geopolitics, institutions, and regulation — all moving at once.

So, let’s get into it 🚀

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TIMESTAMPS

2:57 Bitcoin for tolls through Hormuz?

7:37 Morgan Stanley launch bank backed ETF

10:54 Binance derivatives pay a $10M fine

13:24 Short, sharp news bites

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In the spirit of reconciliation, the hosts of Crypto Curious acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea, and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today.

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This week, crypto didn’t just move… it reacted.

👉🏼 A potential ceasefire sent markets flying — then reality tapped everyone back on the shoulder.

👉🏼 A $285 million “April Fool’s joke” turned out to be anything but funny.

👉🏼 And just when you thought things couldn’t get more futuristic… Google entered the chat with a warning that could rewrite crypto as we know it.

From global politics to billion-dollar breaches to quantum-level threats — this isn’t just another week in crypto.

Let’s get into it 🚀

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TIMESTAMPS

2:35 'Truth Social' and ultimatums

5:18 Biggest hack of the year!

8:59 Under the radar - Google Quantum AI publishes a paper that comes with quite a warning!!

12:21 Short, sharp news bites

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This week’s episode is all about power — who has it, who’s fighting for it, and how it’s reshaping the future of crypto. We

👉🏼 We start in the US, where one of the most important pieces of crypto legislation — the CLARITY Act — is now at risk of falling apart. Not because the industry disagrees on the big picture, but because of one very specific battleground: stablecoin yield. And at the centre of it all, Coinbase is once again pushing back — raising big questions about influence, incentives, and who really gets to shape the rules of this industry.

👉🏼 Then we head closer to home, with a special guest, David Menz of Stand with Crypto joining us to unpack what crypto advocacy actually looks like in Australia. With millions of potential crypto voters and regulation still stuck in limbo, the question becomes: what does “winning” even look like here?

👉🏼 And finally, we zoom out to the biggest signal of all — because while policymakers debate the rules, the New York Stock Exchange is already building the future. A 24/7, blockchain-based trading platform for stocks, powered by stablecoins and instant settlement. Not a concept — actual infrastructure.

Policy fights, political momentum, and markets that never close.

Let’s get into it 🚀

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TIMESTAMPS

2:31 What is 'Stand with Crypto'?

7:30 Messy advocacy - what's going on with the Clarity Act?

12:03 Turning local now to Australia, we hit David with some pointy ones!

17:43 New York Stock Exchange builds out trading on 24/7 blockchain

20:55 Short, sharp news bites

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David Menz - where to find him!

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SWC X (Twitter)

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In the spirit of reconciliation, the hosts of Crypto Curious acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea, and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today.

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The Crypto Curious podcast is intended for educational and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs, or objectives.

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By the end of the weekend, we were back below $69K, all triggered by a single geopolitical curveball. A post from Donald Trump on Truth Social referencing Iran was enough to rattle global markets, and with a key deadline expiring today, the uncertainty isn’t exactly behind us.

But while prices were reacting in real time, regulators were doing something far more deliberate.

In a move that could reshape the entire industry, the SEC and CFTC have, for the first time, formally identified 16 crypto assets — including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana and XRP — as commodities, not securities. It’s the kind of clarity the market has been asking for… and it could change how institutions, products, and capital flow into this space from here.

And then there’s what’s happening behind the scenes — because while headlines focus on price and policy, the Bitcoin network itself is under pressure.

Mining difficulty just dropped nearly 8%, one of the biggest declines we’ve seen this year. At the same time, the average cost to mine a single Bitcoin is sitting around $88,000… while it’s trading closer to $69,000. In simple terms: a lot of miners are operating at a loss right now.

So today, we’re unpacking all of it — the macro shock that moved the market, the regulatory shift that could define what comes next, and the growing stress signals under the surface.

Let’s get into it 🚀

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TIMESTAMPS

2:24 BTC drops 7% thanks to a single tweet!

3:47 Hyperliquid's (oil) slick move!

5:42 The SEC and CFTC names 16 crypto assets as digital commodities

7:47 Bitcoin miners in crisis

10:54 Short, sharp news bites

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