ROLLUP: Macro Bearish Report | Biggest Hack In History | SEC Drops Crypto Cases
ROLLUP: Macro Bearish Report | Biggest Hack In History | SEC Drops Crypto Cases  
Podcast: Bankless
Published On: Fri Feb 28 2025
Description: 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? Follow Alex: https://x.com/intangiblecoins ------ 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24  https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🪙FRAX | SELF SUFFICIENT DeFi https://bankless.cc/Frax  🦄UNISWAP | SWAP ON UNICHAIN https://bankless.cc/unichain  ⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum  🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle  🌐CELO | BUILD TOGETHER AND PROSPER https://bankless.cc/Celo  🦋MORPHO | CRYPTO-BACKED LOANS  https://bankless.cc/Morpho  ----- ✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨ https://zora.co/coin/base:0xca607e1fcbdf83f893891742bf2f4933a609a9a2?referrer=0x077Fe9e96Aa9b20Bd36F1C6290f54F8717C5674E  ------ TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES   00:00:00 Intro To Alex 00:01:21 Market Breakdown https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/25/how-trumps-tariffs-on-mexico-and-canada-will-sweep-across-us-states.html  00:09:43 Treasuries vs Equities 00:22:12 The Largest Hack In History https://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&t=v4MeJk18PFydz-g2BpdAVg  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  00:34:12 Ethereum Hard Fork Backlash 00:43:03 SEC Drops Lawsuits https://x.com/coinbase/status/1892923603814936896  https://x.com/dfinzer/status/1893086281300582772  https://x.com/Uniswap/status/1894452298698358989  https://x.com/econoar/status/1894501626209271973  00:48:32 Hester Peirce Update 00:54:46 Bullish Or Bearish? 01:04:48 A16Z’s Newest Hire https://x.com/patrickmchenry/status/1894735546213171378  01:06:30 Stablecoin Issues 01:12:31 US Treasury Updates https://x.com/Bitcoin_Laws/status/1893399549454229690  https://bitcoinlaws.io/  01:15:58 Find Alex on Twitter https://x.com/intangiblecoins  ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠