The Global Crypto Crackdown Has Begun | The Weekly Dec 1 00:00 Global Crypto Regulation Trends13:38 China's Crypto Crackdown and Its Implications22:06 Emerging Crypto Policies in South Korea and Brazil31:03 The Rise of Crypto ETFs and Their Impact49:48 The Future of Digital Asset Trusts (DATs)Governments around the world are tightening control over crypto faster than ever.Graham Stone and David Sencil break down coordinated moves from the G20, South Africa, the ECB, China, South Korea, and Brazil — and what these shifts mean for stablecoins, DeFi, capital controls, and individual financial freedom.This full segment unpacks the geopolitical motivations behind the crackdown, the narratives being pushed by regulators, and the real reasons citizens are turning to Bitcoin and stablecoins despite rising pressure.► Who are we?At Bitcoin.com we create tools that bring more economic freedom to the world. Since 2015, Bitcoin.com has been a global leader in introducing newcomers to crypto. We make it easy for anyone to buy, spend, trade, invest, earn, and stay up-to-date on cryptocurrency and the future of finance.Buy, sell, trade, earn, use, and learn crypto with the Bitcoin.com Wallet: https://branch.wallet.bitcoin.com/I1dhGnyGNpbStay informed with timely and objective crypto, published daily:https://news.bitcoin.com/Get educated with up-to-date content from Bitcoin.com’s learning center: https://www.bitcoin.com/get-started/Trade permissionlessly on Bitcoin.com's decentralized Verse DEX where you can also earn yield: https://verse.bitcoin.com/► What is Verse? VERSE, which launched in December 2022, is Bitcoin.com’s rewards and utility token. Get VERSE for free in the Bitcoin.com Wallet app, and use it to earn Bitcoin and other rewards. VERSE is expanding access to DeFi, enabling more people to benefit from democratized finance and the economic freedom it unlocks.—Join our community and follow us for updates ⬇️►X: https://x.com/Bitcoincom►X News Account: https://x.com/BitcoinNews►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bitcoin.com_official/►Discord: https://discord.gg/hux4sugcQS►Telegram: https://t.me/GetVerse►LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bitcoin.com/►LinkedIn News Account: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bitcoin-com-news/
Trump Threatened Iran, Bitcoin Pumped — Here's What Actually Happened | The Weekly April 6 2026 by Bitcoin.com News Weekly Update
On Easter Sunday, Donald Trump posted a profanity-laced threat on Truth Social demanding Iran open the Strait of Hormuz or face military strikes — and Bitcoin responded by pumping nearly 3% while oil spiked and equity futures dropped. This week, David Sencil and Graham Stone break down what that signal means for crypto, cover a massive $286M DeFi hack on Solana's Drift protocol linked to North Korea's Lazarus Group, unpack the Kalshi and Polymarket prediction market regulatory battles, and debate whether Google's new quantum computing research paper is real Bitcoin FUD or just Y2K 2.0.In this episode:- Trump's Easter Iran threat rattles oil and equities — Bitcoin pumps ~3% instead- Japan declares an energy emergency as Strait of Hormuz closure ripples into East Asia- Doomburg and Rory Johnson on short-term oil price spike vs. long-term collapse below $60- Polymarket faces backlash over "death market" tied to downed US airman — removes it within hours- Nevada court rules Kalshi prediction markets are indistinguishable from illegal gambling- CFTC and DOJ sue Arizona, Connecticut and Illinois to reassert federal jurisdiction over prediction markets- $286M stolen from Drift Protocol in 12 minutes — a 6-month North Korean social engineering operation- Lazarus Group agents met Drift team in person at conferences over months before executing the hack- David's take: all DeFi protocols should implement time-locks on large withdrawals- Google research paper claims breaking Bitcoin's elliptic curve cryptography needs 20x fewer qubits than previously thought- David vs Graham: Is quantum a genuine threat or just Y2K-level FUD?The Weekly | Bitcoin.com NewsChapters:00:21 - Weekly Episode Introduction00:41 - Trump's Profanity-Laced Message01:09 - Market Reactions to Trump's Message02:00 - Oil Market Reactions03:05 - Discussion on Trump's Statements04:15 - Japan's Energy Emergency05:30 - East Asia's Market Reactions06:32 - Oil Price Predictions09:07 - Prediction Markets Controversy13:08 - Legal Challenges for Prediction Markets17:54 - Solana Ecosystem DeFi Hack28:37 - Quantum Computing Threat to Bitcoin
