The World Crypto Network Podcast

Hackers strike, coins get stuck, trolls run wild—and AI hunts the bugs. This week on The Bitcoin Group.

FEATURING:
Thomas Hunt (https://x.com/madbitcoins)


THIS  WEEK:
Binance pauses withdrawals as hackers suspected of stealing billions in crypto
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/29/binance-pauses-withdrawals-as-hackers-suspected-of-stealing-billions-in-crypto/


$6 billion in stolen funds because of a compromised employee laptop?
https://x.com/coffeebreak_yt/status/2116014146403864899?s=46

BREAKING: North Korea is behind the $6.36 billion Binance hack, the biggest in crypto history, according to TRM Labs
https://x.com/bnodesk/status/2116021372715475205?s=46


The Binance hacker might have just executed one of the most brilliant moves in crypto.
https://x.com/kennedy_6190/status/2116040095740436957?a=aLfCk5HGQGBJ2D9a_9U&s=46
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Binance’s $6.3 Billion Crypto Hack Strikes at Heart of Bitcoin’s Trillion Dollar Industry
https://www.barrons.com/articles/bitcoin-price-binance-crypto-hack-909849ff


Datavault discloses inaccessible Bitcoin and plans financial restatement — official SEC filing
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682149/000110465926118772/tm2628100d1_8k.htm


'Bad time to troll': Binance cofounder Changpeng Zhao asks Elon Musk for 'respect' after post about bitcoin hack
https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/10/30/binance-hack-elon-musk-tesla-spacex.html
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Bitcoin Core releases fixes for AI-discovered vulnerabilities
https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2026/10/30/


Eclair releases another Lightning security patch and urges operators to upgrade
https://github.com/ACINQ/eclair/releases/tag/v0.14.6
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Bitcoin Core changes its security playbook, Lightning patches theft risks, Robinhood traders bet beyond sports, China pursues billions, a cop stops a Bitcoin scam—and Coinbase gets a fine worth 4½ hours of revenue.


FEATURING:
Ben Arc (https://x.com/arcbtc)
Victoria Jones (https://x.com/Satoshis_Page)
Thomas Hunt (https://x.com/madbitcoins)


THIS  WEEK:
Bitcoin Core changes security policy as AI makes vulnerabilities easier to discover
https://github.com/bitcoin-core/bitcoincore.org/pull/1281


Eclair releases urgent Lightning security fixes addressing potential fund theft
https://github.com/ACINQ/eclair/releases/tag/v0.14.5


Robinhood sees surge in bitcoin, gold prediction markets as traders move beyond sports – 4Coinz
https://4coinz.com/robinhood-sees-surge-in-bitcoin-gold-prediction-markets-as-traders-move-beyond-sports/?utm_source=chatgpt.com


China Moves To Confiscate $5 Billion In Bitcoin
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/china-to-confiscate-billions-in-bitcoin


Massachusetts police officer heads off Bitcoin scam targeting Maine woman
https://www.bangordailynews.com/2026/10/22/new-england/bitcoin-scam-targeting-maine-woman/


Coinbase Ireland faces €3.25 million penalty over customer-fund safeguarding failures
https://www.centralbank.ie/news/article/press-release-central-bank-takes-enforcement-action-against-coinbase-ireland-22-october-2026


Bitcoin Seinfeld: Bitcoiners at the Airport part 3 This one actually happened to me, and a few others have said similar stories, have you noticed it?
https://x.com/mandelduck/status/2112857602564542754/video/1?s=46


SBF welcomes Richard Heart in prison
https://x.com/smollishpp/status/2112949785418141758?s=46
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Heart in jail, Ledger in tatters, and Coinbase is worried about the Quantum problem.

FEATURING:
Thomas Hunt (https://x.com/madbitcoins)

THIS  WEEK:
BREAKING: LEDGER USERS REPORT $86 MILLION IN STOLEN FUNDS
https://x.com/bitcoinnewscom/status/2108556047212315001?s=46
Source: Twitter | @bitcoinnewscom 

So about the $86m ledger drain. everyone’s screaming “ledger got hacked” again. i spent the evening digging and it’s dumber and scarier than that
https://x.com/exsiway_/status/2108635197662986357?s=46
Source: Twitter | @exsiway_

This is the spy SIM card, a 2x2mm chip, making it a bit of a pain to tap. More details to come (provider, etc).
https://x.com/magicaltux/status/2108619685751374064?s=46
Source: Twitter | magicaltux

Removing a spy implant from a crypto wallet is probably the most cyberpunk thing I've done this year. x.com/MagicalTux/sta…
https://x.com/magicaltux/status/2109097774063255699?s=46
Source: Twitter | @magicaltux 

🚨BREAKING: HEX and PulseChain founder Richard Heart has reportedly been ARRESTED in Istanbul, Turkey, with an Interpol Red Notice.
https://x.com/coinbureau/status/2110374871826079799?s=46
Source: Twitter | @coinbureau

HEX FOUNDER RICHARD HEART ARRESTED IN ISTANBUL, $600,000 CASH AND ARSENAL SEIZED
https://x.com/bitcoinnewscom/status/2110369479729299872?s=46
Source: Twitter | @bitcoinnewscom 

🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨
Too soon? Wen BailX?
https://x.com/febrocasPT/status/2110395740120093114?s=20
Source: Twitter | @febrocasPT 

MSCI finalizes index rules that put Strategy, crypto treasury firms at risk of exclusion
https://www.theblock.co/news/business/2026-10-15-msci-rules-could-exclude-strategy-mstr-from-indexes-418729
Source: The Block

'It Can Take Years': Coinbase Presses for Bitcoin Quantum Migration to Start Now
https://decrypt.co/380963/coinbase-bitcoin-quantum-migration-start-now
Source: Decrypt

So many people have DM’d me about this trailer and I’ll be honest, watching it made me physically throw up.
https://x.com/constancewaing/status/2108586685764345961?s=46
Source: Twitter | @constancewaing

SBF in private, describing why he publicly pretended to be an altruist :
"It's a "dumb game we woke westerners play where we say all the right shibboleths and so everyone likes us"
https://x.com/haydenzadams/status/2108653178711330859?s=46
Source: Twitter | @haydenzadams

If you had put $10,000 into Richard Heart’s Hex token at the 2021 all time high you would only have $11 left and be down over -99.9%.
https://x.com/thebtctherapist/status/2110839290108219890?s=46
Source: Twitter | @thebtctherapist
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The political bitcoiners thought they had found true love, but ended up broken hearted. Just like anyone who bought trumpcoin

FEATURING:
Vlad Costea (https://x.com/vladcostea)
Stephan Kinsella (https://x.com/nskinsella)
Ben Arc (https://x.com/arcbtc)
Thomas Hunt (https://x.com/madbitcoins)

THIS  WEEK:
Citi raises bitcoin, ether forecasts on strong crypto activity
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/citi-raises-bitcoin-ether-forecasts-strong-crypto-activity-2026-10-01/
Source: Reuters

Adam ‘Not Satoshi’ Back’s Crypto Empire Hit by Hack, Lawsuits
https://archive.is/20260930145305/
Source: Archive

El Salvador Shifts to Stablecoins as Bitcoin Payments Wane
https://www.pymnts.com/cryptocurrency/2026/el-salvador-shifts-to-stablecoins-as-bitcoin-payments-wane/
Source: Pymnts

Trump loses favor with crypto fans who call him out for cashing in
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/10/01/young-male-crypto-fans-have-turned-against-trump-investments-sour/
Source: Washington Post

White House Blames Democrats After CLARITY Act Fails in Senate
https://blockonomi.com/white-house-blames-democrats-after-clarity-act-fails-in-senate/
Source: Blockonomi
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Hackers, Slackers & Quantum Attackers

FEATURING:
Ben Arc (https://x.com/arcbtc)
Thomas Hunt (https://x.com/madbitcoins)


THIS  WEEK:
Liquid Hacked! - Ferris Bueller - Laptop Coin - Q-Day
Hackers, Slackers & Quantum Attackers
Well, they found the bug that drained the Liquid Federation. It's not good.
https://x.com/adamsimecka/status/2096776435700543821?s=46
Source: Twitter | @adamsimecka

JUST IN: Hackers have stolen ~4,000 Bitcoin worth $320 million from the Liquid Network 🚨 
The hackers claim to be white hat hackers, and said to “contact us on chain” 
https://x.com/bitcoinmagazine/status/2096735264496345528?s=46
Source: Twitter | @bitcoinmagazine

A company valued at more than $3B - whose CEO is widely speculated to be Satoshi built its own Bitcoin sidechain. 
https://x.com/bensig/status/2096764890786763092?s=46
Source: Twitter | @bensig

'We Are Whitehats': Nearly 4,000 BTC Drained From Blockstream's Liquid Peg
https://x.com/bitcoinnews/status/2096679395712741728?s=46
Source: Twitter | @bitcoinnews

🚨RICHARD HEART HITS ADAM BACK AFTER THE LIQUID DRAIN!
@RichardHeartWin went after @adam3us after purported white hats pulled about 4,000 $BTC, roughly $320 million, from @Blockstream’s Liquid federation wallet.
https://x.com/crypto_banter/status/2096912077663121870?s=46
Source: Twitter | @crypto_banter

Liquid Network attacker returns 3,400 BTC after bug fix, retains nearly 600 BTC
https://www.theblock.co/news/defi/2026-09-07-liquid-network-attacker-says-they-will-return-most-of-4000-btc-after-bug-fix-413673
Source: The Block

Blockstream Refuses Ransom for Return of $47M in Bitcoin from Liquid Hack: 'It Is Theft'
https://decrypt.co/377959/blockstream-refuses-ransom-for-return-of-47m-in-bitcoin-from-liquid-hack-it-is-theft?amp=1
Source: Decrypt
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'Ferris Bueller Gone Bad': 22-Year-Old Pleads Guilty in Giant Bitcoin Heist
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/us/bitcoin-crypto-heist-malone-lam.html
Source: NY Times

Hunter Biden’s $LAPTOP coin causes ‘bloodbath’ for investors. How to protect yourself
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/hunter-biden-laptop-coin-causes-151000521.html
Source: Yahoo

AI Agents Just Slashed the Cost of a Quantum Attack on Bitcoin
https://decrypt.co/377925/ai-agents-slash-cost-quantum-attack-bitcoin
Source: Decrypt
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Hollywood Puts Four Tech Moguls on Trial in October Movie Pileup
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/musk-artificial-social-reckoning-holmes-documentary-1236693959/
Source: Hollywood Reporter

Paul Schrader Reveals ‘Three Guns At Dawn’ Will Be Made Entirely With AI Instead Of Name Actors: “Those Jobs Are Gone, Babe”
https://theplaylist.net/paul-schrader-three-guns-at-dawn-all-ai-actors-20260904/
Source: The Playlist
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Bitcoin is everywhere now. But nobody is giving it away.

FEATURING:
Darren (https://x.com/thecryptodonkey)
Victoria Jones (https://x.com/satoshis_page)
Thomas Hunt (https://x.com/madbitcoins)

THIS  WEEK:
Bitcoin tops $80,000: 'Crypto winter is close to being over'
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/article/bitcoin-tops-80000-crypto-winter-is-close-to-being-over-173224980.html
Source: Yahoo

Billionaire Coinbase CEO Boasts That He Would Never Donate to Charity
https://futurism.com/future-society/billionaire-coinbase-ceo-brian-miller-charity-philanthropy-crypto
Source: Futurism

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Williamson County
 
 
Bitcoin ATM scams cost Tennesseans more than $15M in 2025, and victims are still fighting back
https://www.newschannel5.com/news/state/tennessee/williamson-county/bitcoin-atm-scams-cost-tennesseans-more-than-15m-in-2025-and-victims-are-still-fighting-back
Source: News Channel

"It’s all me" - Gal Gadot defends her performance in the upcoming AI-assisted film Bitcoin
https://www.sportskeeda.com/us/podcasts/news-it-s-me-gal-gadot-defends-performance-upcoming-ai-assisted-film-bitcoin
Source: Sports Keeda

Inside the English soccer club betting its future on Bitcoin
https://www.cnbc.com/video/2026/09/03/inside-the-english-soccer-club-betting-its-future-on-bitcoin.html
Source: CNBC

FYI - old friends suddenly messaging you wanting to have a meeting means their account got hacked and the hacker is using AI to phish the replies.
https://x.com/madbitcoins/status/2094822655862227326?s=46
Source: Twitter | @madbitcoins
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Can Michael Saylor recast Bitcoin in his own image? Maybe Paul Sztorc can.

FEATURING:
Adam Meister(https://x.com/techbalt)
Victoria Jones (https://x.com/satoshis_page)
Thomas Hunt (https://x.com/madbitcoins)

THIS  WEEK:
Billionaire predicts Bitcoin could beat gold and hit $1 million
https://www.thestreet.com/crypto/markets/billionaire-predicts-bitcoin-could-beat-gold-and-hit-1-million
Source: The Street

Bitcoin’s ECX Fork Is Coming: When It Hits and Who Gets Free Coins
https://news.bitcoin.com/featured/bitcoins-ecx-fork-is-coming-when-it-hits-and-who-gets-free-coins/
Source: News Bitcoin

Bitcoin Gains Regulatory Ground as Crypto Rules Remain Unsettled for CLARITY Act
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/bitcoin-gains-regulatory-ground-crypto-104847814.html
Source: Yahoo

Michael Saylor Calls for a 'Bitcoin Reformation' Beyond Orthodoxy
https://news.bitcoin.com/featured/michael-saylor-calls-for-a-bitcoin-reformation-beyond-orthodoxy/
Source: News Bitcoin

The Whale Pass
George explains to Jerry why Bitcoin is the people's money: decentralised, equal, no hierarchy, no elites.
https://x.com/mandelduck/status/2093267116765904985?s=46
Source: Twitter | @mandelduck

The Mempool Nazi:
https://x.com/mandelduck/status/2093266659066732976?s=46
Source: Twitter | @mandelduck
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Bitcoin woke up swinging—and somehow the price wasn’t even the wildest part.

FEATURING:
Jesse Cervantes (https://x.com/dr_orangepill)
Victoria Jones (https://x.com/satoshis_page)
Thomas Hunt (https://x.com/madbitcoins)

THIS  WEEK:
Bitcoin Rally Tops $79,000
Source: https://www.investors.com/news/bitcoin-price-3-month-high-79000-treasury-bonds-short-squeeze-bitcoin-etfs-crypto-stocks/
Strategy’s USD Reserve Hits $4.8 Billion
Source: https://www.theblock.co/news/business/2026-08-17-michael-saylor-strategy-btc-411942

BIP-110 Supporters Split Onto Minority Chain
Source: https://www.theblock.co/news/ecosystems/2026-08-08-bitcoins-bip-110-supporters-split-onto-minority-chain-as-main-network-pulls-ahead-411213

Coldcard Losses Climb Above 1,700 BTC
Source:https://www.galaxy.com/insights/research/coldcard-exploit-abates-as-total-losses-climb-to-at-least-1700-btc

Trump Agencies Advance Crypto Policy as CLARITY Stalls
Source: https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/trump-agencies-set-crypto-policy-bill-stalls-limiting-industrys-gains-2026-08-18/
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A terrible day for crypto self custody.

FEATURING:
Robert Allen (https://x.com/satoshisound)
Victoria Jones (https://x.com/satoshis_page)
Thomas Hunt (https://x.com/madbitcoins)

THIS  WEEK:
This is worse than any previous Bitcoin exchange hack. It is arguably one of the worst things that could happen.
The popular hardware wallet COLDCARD has a faulty random number generator (RNG). Funds are being drained from ordinary users’ hardware wallets as you read this.
https://x.com/callebtc/status/2083169923904180331?s=20
Source: Twitter | @callebtc

BitMEX and BitMart may be first casualties of crypto trading slump
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/07/28/bitmex-and-bitmart-may-be-first-casualties-of-crypto-trading-slump
Source: Coindesk

Apple Responds to Lawsuit Over Fake Bitcoin Wallet Scam in App Store
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/25/apple-app-store-fake-bitcoin-wallet-lawsuit/
Source: MacRumors

Coinbase CEO has a radical fix for America's $36 trillion debt
https://www.thestreet.com/crypto/markets/coinbase-ceo-has-a-radical-fix-for-americas-36-trillion-debt
Source: The Street
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Everyone is selling. There is blood in the streets. But someone is buying…

Ben Arc (https://x.com/arc_btc)
Thomas Hunt (https://x.com/madbitcoins)

THIS  WEEK:
$62,060 / $1 = 1,611 SAT  - Bitcoinal
https://bitcoinal.com/

MicroStrategy Abandons ‘HODL,’ Authorizes $1.25B Bitcoin Sale to Fund Dividends - Barron's
https://www.barrons.com/articles/microstrategy-bitcoin-sale-dividends-510346f0

Bitcoin whale wallets keep selling, mounting pressure on BTC’s price trajectory
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/bitcoin-whale-wallets-keep-selling-mounting-pressure-on-btc-s-price-trajectory/ar-AA2785zk

Popular K-pop company behind BTS merch sells all its Bitcoin
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/popular-k-pop-company-behind-bts-merch-sells-all-its-bitcoin/ar-AA279rpf

Tether freezes $1.4M USDT in 131 TRON wallets l... | Pluang
https://pluang.com/en/news-feed/tether-bekukan-usdt-di-131-dompet-tron-terkait-isis-k

Trump says he didn't know about family's lucrative crypto ventures
https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/07/02/trump-family-crypto-business-cnbc-interview/90789852007/

Bitcoin ETF News: Inflows Hit $221M as 10-Day Outflow Streak Ends
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/bitcoin-etf-news-inflows-hit-105959495.html

Metaplanet Adds 2,823 Bitcoin in Q2 as Buying Pace Cools - Decrypt
https://decrypt.co/372670/metaplanet-adds-2823-bitcoin-in-q2-as-buying-pace-cools

Why Bitcoin Jumped towards $62,000 and What Could Carry It to $70,000
https://beincrypto.com/why-bitcoin-jumped-62000-70000/
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