Should SBF get a pardon or star in a movie with Pete Davidson?


Ben Arc (https://www.twitter.com/arcbtc)
Thomas Hunt ( https://www.twitter.com/madbitcoins)


THIS WEEK:  
Our journey started 14 years ago when Bitcoin was only $1O
https://twitter.com/davidfbailey/status/2023757435664474266?s=46
Source: Twitter | @davidfbailey


This morning, David Bailey used a public company that has lost 99% of its value to buy two private companies he founded, at 4x the stock price, with no shareholder vote required.
https://x.com/1914ad/status/2023787088097812514?ct=rw-tg
Source: Twitter | @1914ad


You can't make this up. 
Yesterday, David Bailey overstated his own companies' revenue by 28% on 𝕏 Spaces
https://twitter.com/1914ad/status/2024674255682564099?s=46
Source: Twitter | @1914ad


10 Myths About Me & FTX
https://twitter.com/sbf_ftx/status/2024839396185219101?s=46
Source: Twitter | @sbf_ftx

SBF lost control of a $136 billion portfolio because he couldn't survive a 72-hour bank run.
https://twitter.com/aakashgupta/status/2022427220325863696?s=46
Source: Twitter | aakashgupta

Dems like censoring ‘misinfo’ on social media.
https://twitter.com/sbf_ftx/status/2023021738666197086?s=46
Source: Twitter | sbf_ftx

it’s true we couldn’t allow people to withdraw because I converted the customer deposits into bricks of heroin, but the street value was substantially higher than our total liabilities so I don’t understand why I haven’t been pardoned yet
https://twitter.com/blockgraze/status/2023767554272137310?s=46
Source: Twitter | @Blockgraze

You were not convicted for a liquidity crisis, for bankruptcy or for poor risk management.
https://twitter.com/mastrxyz/status/2024852593789292702?s=46
Source: Twitter | @mastrxyz 

This is false.
The definition of solvent for an exchange is you have the customer assets, in the form the customers held them, which you can return to customers at the time they want them
https://twitter.com/austincampbell/status/2024871557563052082?s=46
Source: Twitter | @austincampbell

Kevin O'Leary wins $2.8 million defamation judgment against crypto influencer Ben 'BitBoy' Armstrong
https://www.theblock.co/post/389986/kevin-oleary-wins-2-8-million-defamation-judgment-against-crypto-influencer-ben-bitboy-armstrong
Source: The Block

‘Killing Satoshi’ Bitcoin Biopic Starring Pete Davidson and Casey Affleck Set to Use AI for Locations and to ‘Adjust’ Performances
https://variety.com/2026/film/news/pete-davidson-killing-satoshi-ai-doug-liman-ryan-kavanaugh-1236661170/
Source: Variety
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THIS WEEK:  


Standard Chartered sees bitcoin (BTC) sliding to $50,000, ether (ETH) to $1,400 before recovery
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/02/12/standard-chartered-sees-bitcoin-sliding-to-usd50-000-ether-to-usd1-400-before-recovery


A bitcoin blunder for the ages: $40 billion accidentally given away
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/a-bitcoin-blunder-for-the-ages-40-billion-accidentally-given-away/ar-AA1W37pj


Coinbase shares slip as CEO Armstrong's stock sales top $500 million in nine months | The Block
https://www.theblock.co/post/389574/coinbase-shares-slip-as-ceo-armstrongs-stock-sales-top-500-million-in-nine-months


Coinbase's CEO Has Lost $10 Billion in Net Worth in 7 Months
https://www.inc.com/brian-contreras/coinbase-ceo-brian-armstrong-lost-10-billion-net-worth-crypto-crash-bitcoin/91301170


Coinbase Is Buying the Dip in Bitcoin. Some Experts Expect More 'Price Downside' Ahead
https://www.investopedia.com/coinbase-is-buying-the-dip-in-bitcoin-some-experts-expect-more-price-downside-ahead-coin-btc-11906251


Coinbase Reports Q4 Miss With $667 Million Loss Amid Bitcoin Retreat - Decrypt
https://decrypt.co/357925/coinbase-q4-miss-667-million-loss-bitcoin-retreat


South Korean police lose seized bitcoin held in cold wallet since 2021 | The Block
https://www.theblock.co/post/389783/south-korean-police-loses-seized-bitcoin


Binance completes $1 billion shift of stablecoin reserves into bitcoin (BTC)
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/02/12/binance-converts-its-usd1-billion-safu-fund-into-15-000-btc


El Salvador’s Bitcoin Conviction Now Carries a $300 Million Price Tag
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/el-salvador-bitcoin-conviction-now-050247727.html
Conviction over speculation: The long game for Bitcoin and crypto begins
https://www.21shares.com/en-eu/research/conviction-over-speculation-the-long-game-for-bitcoin-and-crypto-begins


MicroStrategy Stock Price Jumps 33%— What's Next For MSTR?
https://beincrypto.com/microstrategy-stock-price-analysis-bitcoin-earnings/


'If People in the Rest of the World Knew What I Know': MicroStrategy's Michael Saylor's Viral Message About MSTR Stock and Bitcoin to $10 Million
https://www.barchart.com/story/news/142978/if-people-in-the-rest-of-the-world-knew-what-i-know-microstrategy-s-michael-saylor-s-viral-message-about-mstr-stock-and-bitcoin-to-10-million
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Is bitcoin back or does a dead cat bounce twice?

Robert Allen  (https://www.twitter.com/satoshisound)
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Victoria Jones  (https://www.twitter.com/satoshisound)
Thomas Hunt ( https://www.twitter.com/madbitcoins)

THIS WEEK:  

Crypto Takes a Deep Slide Despite Trump’s Support
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/technology/bitcoin-price-drop-crypto-market.html
Source: NY Times

Blockstream has no financial links to Jeffrey Epstein, Adam Back says
https://www.theblock.co/post/387956/blockstream-jeffrey-epstein-adam-back
Source: The Block

EPSTEIN MET WITH NYDFS'S BEN LAWSKY DURING THE DEVELOPMENT OF BITCOIN AND CRYPTO REGULATION, KNOWN AS THE BITLICENSE
https://twitter.com/kyletorpey/status/2018429962173423780?s=46
Source: Twitter | @kyletorpey

Interesting that  @jason also used this framing in emails with his pal Epstein all the way back in 2011, warning Epstein that Amir and Gavin are "crazy open source folks" (idealists). Amir and Gavin ended up on different sides of the entrepreneur/idealist split though.
https://twitter.com/kyletorpey/status/2018406237218451632?s=46
Source: Twitter | @kyletorpey

Crypto bill talks picking up in Senate after clearing a key vote, Sen. Boozman says
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/05/boozman-crypto-cftc-regulation.html
Source: CNBC
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This weekend, Andrej Karpathy, a founding architect of OpenAI and the brains behind Tesla’s Autopilot, posted something that stopped the tech world cold.
https://twitter.com/_rob_wallace/status/2018339227956568379?s=46
Source: Twitter | @_rob_wallace

Strategy’s long road to nowhere
https://archive.is/20260202140136/https://www.ft.com/content/da5ec232-6435-4ff9-ae8f-759ccfc93bfe
Source: Archive

Bitcoin demand in Nancy Guthrie disappearance shows how crypto is becoming a more frequent feature of physical crimes
https://fortune.com/2026/02/04/bitcoin-demand-in-nancy-guthrie-disappearance/
Source: Fortune
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The new fed chair likes Bitcoin but the price went down anyway!

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Thomas Hunt ( https://www.twitter.com/madbitcoins)

THIS WEEK:
 
Bitcoin price today: tumbles to $83k as heavy liquidations, Fed uncertainty weigh
https://www.investing.com/news/cryptocurrency-news/bitcoin-price-today-slumps-to-83k-as-heavy-liquidations-fed-uncertainty-weigh-4475157
Source: Investing

Binance to shift $1 billion user protection fund into bitcoin amid market rout
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/01/30/binance-is-shifting-its-user-security-fund-from-stablecoins-to-bitcoin
Source: Coindesk

Kevin Warsh: Markets React as Pro-Bitcoin Economist Tipped for Fed
https://cryptonews.com/exclusives/kevin-warsh-markets-react-as-pro-bitcoin-economist-tipped-for-fed/
Source: Cryptonews
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UAE's central bank has approved a USD-backed stablecoin
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/01/29/uae-s-central-bank-has-approved-a-usd-backed-stablecoin
Source: Coindesk

US Plans to Seize Venezuela’s Bitcoin Reserve: Report
https://www.cryptonewsz.com/us-seize-venezuelas-bitcoin-reserve-report/
Source: Cryptonewsz

Grand Forks detective says if someone online asks for bitcoin or gift cards, 'you're being scammed'
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/grand-forks-detective-says-someone-153400076.html
Source: Yahoo | News
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Bitcoin is a big hit in Davos!  Could this be the floor?

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Thomas Hunt ( https://www.twitter.com/madbitcoins)

THIS WEEK:  

Cathie Wood Says Bitcoin Price Is Nearing End of Down Cycle, Predicts ‘Shallowest Four-Year Decline’
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/markets/cathie-wood-bitcoin-nearing-end-cycle
Source: Bitcoin Magazine

NYSE targets weekend investors with new blockchain platform for 24/7 stock trading
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/01/19/nyse-to-launch-24-7-blockchain-powered-tokenized-stock-and-etf-trading
Source: Coindesk

“I don’t understand Bitcoin but I have an opinion”
https://twitter.com/bramk/status/2014025135452303401?s=46
Source: Twitter | @bramk

Could a traditional bank survive a $7 billion withdrawal in 24 hours?
https://twitter.com/bankxrp/status/2014358205267055011?s=46
Source:  Twiiter @Bankup

Las Vegas businesses accept Bitcoin payments as cryptocurrency gains mainstream adoption
https://www.fox5vegas.com/2026/01/23/las-vegas-businesses-accept-bitcoin-payments-cryptocurrency-gains-mainstream-adoption/
Source: Fox 5 Vegas

A Burger Chain Is Handing Out Bitcoin Bonuses to Its WorkersIt’s part of a notable political shift for the company.
https://www.inc.com/ava-levinson/steak-n-shake-bitcoin-bonuses/91291791
Source: NBC
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NETHERLANDS TO TAX UNREALIZED BITCOIN GAINS
https://twitter.com/bitcoinnewscom/status/2013698932644196401?s=46
Source: Twitter | @bitcoinmewscom

JUST IN: Coinbase announces a new quantum computing advisory board
https://twitter.com/bitcoinarchive/status/2014326397183918286
Source: Twitter | @bitcoinarchive 

Institutional Crypto Adoption Passed Point Eeversibility Pwc
https://www.theblock.co/post/386768/institutional-crypto-adoption-passed-point-reversibility-pwc
Source: The Block
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Will the United States seize Venezuela’s $60B Bitcoin Reserve?  Is it real?

Adam Meister (https://www.twitter.com/techbalt)
Thomas Hunt ( https://www.twitter.com/madbitcoins)

THIS WEEK:  
Bitcoin price clings to $90K as traders eye US Supreme Court tariff ruling
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-price-clings-90k-traders-us-supreme-court-tariff-ruling
Source: Cointelegraph 

WALMART TO ACCEPT BITCOIN AT THE CHECKOUT
Walmart now enables Bitcoin payments at the checkout via OnePay Cash, tapping 150 MILLION customers
https://twitter.com/coinbureau/status/2007953941167067571?s=46
Source: Twitter | Coinbreau

https://twitter.com/aleabitoreddit/status/2007872395990937749?s=46
Venezuela: The $60B+ Bitcoin "Shadow Reserve"
https://twitter.com/bitcoin_teddy/status/2007830629480825117?s=46
Source: Twitter | Bitcoin_teddy

JPMorgan Tokenizes Cash On Ethereum And Redraws Wall Street’s Map
https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2026/01/03/jpmorgan-tokenizes-cash-on-ethereum-and-redraws-wall-streets-map/
Source: Forbes

JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Bank of America officially begins recommending that clients invest up to 4% of their portfolio in Bitcoin and crypto.
https://twitter.com/watcherguru/status/2008081429104939143?s=46
Source: Watcherguru
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A Bitcoin-mining water heater is actually real and you can buy it
https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/a-bitcoin-mining-water-heater-is-actually-real-and-you-can-buy-it-3302795/
Source: Dexerto

Bitcoin is now 56.7% green: Here’s how it could get even cleaner
https://cointelegraph.com/news/4-things-bitcoin-mining-can-do-for-climate-change-esg-expert
Source: Cointelegraph
 
The entire Zcash core dev team has resigned.
https://twitter.com/tedpillows/status/2009206637962383809?s=46
Source: Twitter | Ted Pillows

Wyoming's 'Frontier' Stablecoin Debuts—Will It Offer Yield?
https://decrypt.co/353910/wyoming-frontier-stablecoin-debuts-offer-yield?amp=1
Source: Decrypt
Trump pardoning CZ, then Binance moving to the UAE, is not coincidence. It’s coordinated power migration.
https://twitter.com/_the_prophet__/status/2008764682648379670?s=46
Source: Twitter | the_prophet_

Did DOJ Prosecutors Violate Trump’s Executive Order by Selling the Forfeited Samourai Wallet Bitcoin?
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/did-doj-prosecutors-violate-trumps-executive-order-by-selling-the-forfeited-samourai-wallet-bitcoin
Source: Bitcoin Magazine 

Trump Crypto Venture World Liberty Applies for Bank Charter
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-crypto-venture-world-liberty-223806650.html
Source: Finance

U.S. SENATE TO VOTE ON CRYPTO MARKET STRUCTURE ON JANUARY 15
https://twitter.com/cryptosr_us/status/2008504066675007753?s=46
Source:  Twitter | cryptosr_us
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Bitcoin Reclaims $90K as U.S. Buying Returns – Has the Tax-Drag Finally Ended?
https://cryptonews.com/news/bitcoin-reclaims-90k-us-bid-returns/
Source: Cryptonews

Bitcoin ATMS Become 333 Million
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/bitcoin-atms-become-333-million-154412302.html
Source: Yahoo

Red state residents are prisoners in their own homes after noisy tech facility opened nearby
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15367387/texas-town-furious-bitcoin-mara-holdings.html
Source: Dailymail

Scammers notched $333 million from bitcoin ATM scams in 2025, FBI says
https://abcnews.go.com/amp/US/scammers-notched-333-million-bitcoin-atm-scams-2025/story?id=128526877
Source: ABC News

Bogus cops and crypto ATMs: Berkeley teacher scammed of her life savings
https://www.berkeleyside.org/2025/12/29/bogus-cops-and-crypto-atms-berkeley-teacher-scammed-of-her-life-savings
Source: Berkeley Side

Man behind $4.5bn Bitfinex Bitcoin heist thanks Trump law for early release
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/man-behind-4-5bn-bitfinex-114515823.html
Source: Yahoo

Solana ETFs’ 2025 Debut: Fast Start, Strong Demand, Measured Finish
https://news.bitcoin.com/solana-etfs-2025-debut-fast-start-strong-demand-measured-finish/
Source: News Bitcoin

BREAKING: President Trump signs executive order — 0% capital gains tax on crypto this year (because no one has gains anyway)
https://twitter.com/saylordocs/status/2005733057270296688?s=46
Source: Twitter | @saylordocs 

Trump media firm to issue new cryptocurrency to shareholders
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2ky3mn7j5o.amp
Source: BBC
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Will the US partner with Putin to mine Bitcoin in Ukraine?

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Bitcoin Price Prediction: Record SEC Filings Signal Flood of Wall Street Money – Supercycle Starting in 2026?
https://cryptonews.com/news/bitcoin-price-prediction-record-sec-filings-signal-flood-of-wall-street-money-supercycle-starting-in-2026/
Source: Cryptonews

BlackRock shares 2026 shocking crypto outlook
https://www.thestreet.com/crypto/markets/blackrock-shares-2026-shocking-crypto-outlook
Source: The Street 

Russia, US Discuss Bitcoin Mining at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, Sidelines Ukraine
https://cryptonews.com/news/russia-us-discuss-bitcoin-mining-at-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-power-plant-sidelines-ukraine/
Source: Cryptonews 

MoMA Adds CryptoPunks and Chromie Squiggles to Its Collection, Becoming Latest Major Museum to Acquire Onchain Art
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/moma-cryptopunks-chromie-squiggles-acquisitions-1234768035/
Source: Artnews

FTX FRAUDSTER OUT IN WEEKS - SANG, SKATED, AND CAN’T RUN SH*T FOR 10 YEARS
https://twitter.com/marionawfal/status/2004454634803401185?s=46
Source: X | @marionawfal
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48M Duped While Bitcoin Argues Over $75K or $155K.

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Bitcoin Headed to $150,000, Claims Famed Investor, Slams Bearish Investors as ‘Drama Queens’
https://www.ccn.com/news/crypto/bitcoin-price-150000-famed-investor-bearish-investors-drama-queens/
Source: CCN

Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana To Hit All-Time Highs In 2026, Bitwise Predicts
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bitcoin-ethereum-solana-hit-time-023109855.html
Source: Yahoo

Bitcoin Price Prediction: Liquidity Concentrates Near $85,000 Ahead of Options Expiry
https://coinpedia.org/news/bitcoin-price-prediction-liquidity-concentrates-near-85000-ahead-of-options-expiry/amp/ 
Source: Coinpedia

SEC Charges Bitcoin Miner for Duping Investors Out of $48.5 Million 
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/sec-charges-bitcoin-miner-for-duping-investors-out-of-48-5-million
Source: Bitcoinmagazine

Royal Farms adopts safer bitcoin ATMs with fraud prevention
https://www.atmmarketplace.com/articles/royal-farms-adopts-safer-bitcoin-atms-with-fraud-prevention/
Source: ATM Marketplace

Blockchains quietly prepare for quantum threat as Bitcoin debates timeline
https://cointelegraph.com/news/blockchains-prepare-quantum-threat-bitcoin-debate-timeline
Source: Cointelegraph 

FTX insider Caroline Ellison has been quietly moved out of prison
https://www.businessinsider.com/caroline-ellison-prison-release-ftx-sam-bankman-fried-2025-12
Source: Business Insider
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Is Bitcoin a good gift this Christmas? How would you give it?

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Bitcoin Dips Below $90,000 After Fed Cut Widens Stocks Split
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-11/bitcoin-btc-slides-below-90-000-after-fed-cut-while-stocks-rally?embedded-checkout=true
Source: Bloomberg

The Swiss city that lets you pay for most things with bitcoin
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0r959n91p4o.amp
Source: BBC

Lugano’s Plan ₿ is a citywide initiative by the City of Lugano and Tether to make Lugano the European hub for Bitcoin, blockchain, and decentralized technologies
https://planb.lugano.ch
Source: Plan B - Lugano

BITFEST 2025. 21-23 November 2025 - Pendulum Hotel, Manchester, UK
https://bitfest.uk
Source: Bitfest

BTC PRAGUE 2026 - The biggest, most influential bitcoin event in Europe ever. 4th edition!
https://btcprague.com/#
Source: BTC Prague

The GOAT @aantonop weighs in on the spam debate.
https://twitter.com/inscribor/status/1993011555852845351?s=46
Source: X | Inscribor

Thinking About Giving Bitcoin as a Christmas Gift? Read This First
https://www.investopedia.com/thinking-about-giving-bitcoin-as-a-christmas-gift-read-this-first-11854300
Source: Investopedia
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