The Bearish Macro Report: Is It All Over?
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Joining us this week is Alex Thorn to break down why crypto markets are taking a hit. Major hacks, bearish macro signals, and fresh tariffs from the U.S. all played a role. But it’s not all bad news: the SEC is backing off from lawsuits against Coinbase, OpenSea, and Uniswap, signaling a potential shift in regulatory pressure. Plus, Bybit suffered the biggest crypto hack ever, losing $1.5B—how did it happen, and who’s behind it?
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TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES
0:00 Intro To Alex
1:21 Market Breakdownhttps://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/25/how-trumps-tariffs-on-mexico-and-canada-will-sweep-across-us-states.html.
9:43 Treasuries vs Equities
22:12 The Largest Hack In Historyhttps://x.com/Bybit_Official/status/1892965292931702929.https://x.com/smyyguy/status/1893007399687958586/photo/1.https://x.com/benbybit/status/1892969284587966869.https://x.com/benbybit/status/1893102137711960486.https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/bybit-exchange-hack-february-2025-crypto-security-dprk/.https://x.com/StefanDGeorge/status/1894781521803858353.https://x.com/hasufl/status/1894772256179405158.https://x.com/arkham/status/1893033424224411885?s=46.https://x.com/Jesseeckel/status/1893047605133037905.https://x.com/mudit__gupta/status/1893290720603050121.https://x.com/Bybit_Official/status/1893687749229563958.https://x.com/benbybit/status/1893865556840775758.https://x.com/lookonchain/status/1893840256342040727.https://x.com/TimBeiko/status/1893412457567383559.https://x.com/ethena_labs/status/1892971552565805309.
34:12 Ethereum Hard Fork Backlash
43:03 SEC Drops Lawsuitshttps://x.com/coinbase/status/1892923603814936896.https://x.com/dfinzer/status/1893086281300582772.https://x.com/Uniswap/status/1894452298698358989.https://x.com/econoar/status/1894501626209271973.
48:32 Hester Peirce Update
54:46 Bullish Or Bearish?
1:04:48 A16Z’s Newest Hirehttps://x.com/patrickmchenry/status/1894735546213171378.
1:06:30 Stablecoin Issues
1:12:31 US Treasury Updateshttps://x.com/Bitcoin_Laws/status/1893399549454229690.https://bitcoinlaws.io//
1:15:58 Find Alex on Twitterhttps://x.com/intangiblecoinss
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