Pivot Crypto — AI News Daily

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Your daily AI briefing for the crypto and blockchain world. Two hosts decode how AI is transforming DeFi, trading, NFTs, and the future of digital assets.... more

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Pivot Crypto — AI News Daily episodes:

May 13, 2026 Pivot Crypto AI Briefing — May 1, 2026
Hosts: Liam Tanaka & Nia Asante
In this episode:
• Today we're covering North Korea's shocking $6 billion crypto heist total, Tether's massive Bitcoin consolidation play, and new Senate scrutiny on the...
• Alright, let's start with those North Korean numbers. Liam, TRM Labs is reporting that state-linked hackers have stolen $6 billion in crypto total, wi...
• The math here is staggering. We're talking about nearly $600 million in a single month—that's like draining a mid-sized DeFi protocol every two weeks....
• And here's where this gets interesting—this isn't just about money anymore. When one nation-state controls three-quarters of all crypto crime proceeds...
• Exactly. The $577 million from just two platforms shows they're getting more sophisticated. They're not spray-and-pray attacking anymore—they're ident...
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May 13, 2026 Pivot Crypto AI Briefing — May 5, 2026
Hosts: Liam Tanaka & Nia Asante
In this episode:
• Today: the CLARITY Act stablecoin compromise sends crypto stocks soaring, AI pulls the quantum encryption doomsday forward to 2029, and DTCC sets Octo...
• Starting with the CLARITY Act — this weekend's compromise just unlocked something huge. Lawmakers preserved stablecoin reward programs and reframed st...
• The numbers tell an interesting story though. We're seeing traditional finance players like JPMorgan's blockchain unit up only 4%, while pure-play cry...
• Yeah, and here's where this gets interesting — by keeping those reward programs intact, Congress basically validated the entire stablecoin yield ecosy...
• I think the real story is in the payment classification. When you reframe stablecoins as payment rails instead of securities, you're opening up integr...
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May 13, 2026 Pivot Crypto AI Briefing — May 6, 2026
Hosts: Liam Tanaka & Nia Asante
In this episode:
• Today we're covering Coinbase's AI-driven layoffs, the CLARITY Act stablecoin compromise, and Drift's recovery plan after that massive North Korea hac...
• Yeah, and honestly Liam, that Coinbase story hits different. When Brian Armstrong says AI is transforming work, he's not just talking about the future...
• The numbers are brutal. Coinbase stock dropped 8% on the news, and here's what gets me—they're still profitable. They reported $1.2 billion in Q1 reve...
• Right, and Armstrong's memo was fascinating. He basically said AI tools are now handling tasks that used to require entire teams—customer support, com...
• What worries me is the precedent. If Coinbase, with their resources and profitability, is cutting this deep, smaller exchanges and crypto startups wil...
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May 13, 2026 Pivot Crypto AI Briefing — May 8, 2026
Hosts: Liam Tanaka & Nia Asante
In this episode:
• Today we're covering a wild AI agent hack involving Morse code, Senator Warren's latest crypto crusade against Meta, and Tom Lee's massive Ethereum sh...
• Let's start with that absolutely bonkers AI agent exploit. Someone just used Morse code to steal two hundred thousand dollars from an AI crypto bot, a...
• Here's what happened: An attacker posted a message on X that looked like gibberish—dots and dashes scattered throughout a normal tweet. But it was act...
• And here's where this gets terrifying for anyone running AI agents with wallet access. The hidden command told Bankrbot to transfer three billion DRB ...
• The numbers here are staggering. We're tracking over forty-seven million dollars locked in AI agent wallets across Base, Solana, and Ethereum. That's ...
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May 13, 2026 Pivot Crypto AI Briefing — May 9, 2026
Hosts: Liam Tanaka & Nia Asante
In this episode:
• Today we're covering Polymarket's insider trading scandal, Lagarde's stablecoin rejection, and AI agents getting payment powers on Solana.
• Starting with what might be the biggest prediction market scandal we've seen yet. An Anti-Corruption Data Collective just dropped bombshell analysis s...
• Let me put those numbers in perspective. If you're betting on outcomes with 14% implied probability and winning 52% of the time, that's not luck—that'...
• And here's where this gets really interesting—this isn't just about money anymore. Prediction markets were supposed to be these pure information aggre...
• The data shows these suspicious wins cluster around specific wallet addresses that only bet on defense-related markets. They show up, place large bets...
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May 13, 2026 Pivot Crypto AI Briefing — May 10, 2026
Hosts: Liam Tanaka & Nia Asante
In this episode:
• Welcome to Pivot Crypto for Sunday, May 10th, 2026. I'm Liam Tanaka.
• And I'm Nia Asante. Today: an AI agent heist that reads like a thriller, Elizabeth Warren versus Meta's stablecoin revival, and suspicious betting pat...
• Let's start with the Grok exploit. Late last week, an attacker on X used a Morse code prompt injection to trick Grok into relaying a hidden instructio...
• What's striking is the attack surface. The attacker didn't hack a smart contract or steal a private key. They social-engineered a language model. Mors...
• This is the part the market needs to internalize. We've spent a decade hardening Solidity, auditing contracts, formalizing key management. Now we're p...
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May 13, 2026 Pivot Crypto AI Briefing — May 12, 2026
Hosts: Liam Tanaka & Nia Asante
In this episode:
• Today we're covering the CLARITY Act's Senate markup, Circle's big bet on AI agents, and MolTrust's verifiable credentials for autonomous bots.
• Starting with the CLARITY Act—this Wednesday's Senate Banking markup could finally give us the regulatory framework crypto's been waiting for. We're t...
• Here's what's interesting though—banking lobbies are scrambling to modify the Tillis-Warner stablecoin yield provisions at the last minute. They're wo...
• Exactly. And think about the timing here—we've watched crypto regulation move at glacial speed for years, but suddenly there's momentum. The fact that...
• The numbers back that up. Stablecoin market cap crossed $180 billion last month. When you're moving that kind of money, Congress pays attention. But I...
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May 13, 2026 Pivot Crypto AI Briefing — May 13, 2026
Hosts: Liam Tanaka & Nia Asante
In this episode:
• Today we're covering Elliptic's massive $120 million raise, a sophisticated Android trojan using TON blockchain, and a new AI framework that could rev...
• Let's start with Elliptic's eye-popping Series D. This blockchain analytics firm just raised $120 million at a $670 million valuation, with One Peak l...
• The numbers tell an interesting story here. $670 million is a hefty valuation for a compliance tool provider, but consider this—Elliptic's revenue rep...
• Exactly! And here's where this gets interesting—Elliptic isn't just tracking Bitcoin anymore. They're building tools for DeFi protocols, cross-chain a...
• Yeah, but let's put this in context. At $670 million, Elliptic is valued at roughly 8-10x revenue based on industry estimates. That's aggressive even ...
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May 11, 2026 Pivot Crypto AI Briefing — May 11, 2026
Hosts: Liam Tanaka & Nia Asante
In this episode:
• Welcome to Pivot Crypto for Monday, May 11th, 2026. I'm Liam Tanaka.
• And I'm Nia Asante. Three stories on the docket today: a regulatory breakthrough in Washington, stablecoins meeting reality in Manila, and a nasty pie...
• Let's start with the CLARITY Act. After roughly seven months of deadlock, Senate Banking is set to mark up the bill this week. The sticking point was ...
• And the compromise is genuinely significant. Banks get expanded custody authority for digital assets, while crypto firms retain a federal pathway that...
• The market reaction has been measured, not euphoric. Bitcoin is up about 2.4% on the news, total crypto market cap added roughly 60 billion. Compare t...
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May 07, 2026 Pivot Crypto AI Briefing — May 7, 2026
Hosts: Liam Tanaka & Nia Asante
In this episode:
• Today we're covering the massive DeFi exodus after North Korean hacks, Bitcoin's surge past $80K, and David Sacks facing his first major setback.
• Starting with that DeFi bloodbath. Liam, $14 billion has fled DeFi protocols after two major hacks, including a $290 million theft linked to North Kor...
• The numbers here are staggering. We're talking about roughly 12% of total DeFi TVL vanishing in under 72 hours. To put that in perspective, that's mor...
• Right, it's pure contagion. I've been talking to institutional investors, and they're not distinguishing between secure and vulnerable protocols anymo...
• And the timing couldn't be worse. We were finally seeing traditional finance warm up to DeFi, with JPMorgan running pilots and BlackRock exploring tok...
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How many episodes does Pivot Crypto — AI News Daily have?

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