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This podcast gives you a fast daily recap of the biggest crypto and financial market headlines. It’s made to sound like a smart friend catching you up with just sharp insights in a few minutes.
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Happy Wednesday all!If you missed the past 24 hours in crypto and stocks, here’s your full recap:🚨 Major Headlines & Market Moves 🚨- $BTC is trading around $80,900, up about 1.7% in 24 hours, after briefly reclaiming $81,000 last night.- US spot Bitcoin ETFs saw $110.3M in net inflows on Monday, and Fidelity ETF clients bought another $24.54M worth of Bitcoin.- Bitcoin is now 5% above its 50 week moving average and has held above it for 6 straight weeks, which analysts see as the early innings of a bull market.- 37.4% of the total Bitcoin supply has not moved in 4 or more years.- $200B VanEck includes Bitcoin exposure in its new Wealth Builder ETF, bringing Bitcoin to investors who want one simple diversified holding.- Lightning Labs launched Wavelength, enabling AI agents to pay and get paid in Bitcoin.- US national debt hit a new all time high of $40.5 trillion, while the Treasury bought back $6B of its own longer term debt.- The Fed announces its rate decision today at 2:00 PM ET, followed by the press conference at 2:30 PM ET.- Nvidia $NVDA is set to invest $3B in Meta $META.- A $63B financing deal backed by BofA, Citi, Morgan Stanley and Blackstone will buy AI chips and networking gear built on Broadcom $AVGO technology to lease to Anthropic, with deliveries starting in 2027.- Only two Mag 7 stocks are beating the market this year, Apple $AAPL and Nvidia $NVDA, and they rank #1 and #2 in free cash flow.- China’s STAR 50 tech index has crashed 40% since June, with about $480B wiped out of China’s AI stocks.- President Trump says the US will officially ban the term “AI/Artificial Intelligence” in all documents.- Visa $V beat with $12.14B in revenue, up 13%, and $3.48 EPS, but guided to slower FY27 earnings growth in the low double digits to low teens.- Seagate $STX grew revenue 61% to $4.23B with $7.68 EPS, up 194%, and guided to $4.8B next quarter on AI storage demand.- Robinhood $HOOD posted $1.424B in revenue but missed on EPS at $0.60 vs $0.64 expected, with crypto revenue down 55%, sending shares down about 5.5% after hours.- SoFi $SOFI jumped about 11% after a beat and a raised $5.04B revenue guide, while Coca Cola $KO and UPS $UPS beat and Boeing $BA missed on both lines.- Microsoft $MSFT and Alphabet $GOOGL report after the close today, with $GEV, $VRT and $ADP before the bell.📊 Altcoin Market Updates 📊- $ETH is trading around $2,354, up about 2% in 24 hours.- Ripple and Robinhood $HOOD announced a strategic partnership making $RLUSD a key stablecoin across Robinhood, live today on Robinhood Chain and Bitstamp, with the Robinhood app expected later this year.- Ripple expanded its BNY partnership to add $XRP and $RLUSD to BNY’s institutional custody platform.- $XRP whales holding 10M+ tokens now control about 68.5% of the supply, their highest share since November 2022.- $XRP is trading around $1.33, up about 2.5% in 24 hours.- Ondo is bringing 15 tokenized stocks and ETFs to Robinhood Chain.- Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says “all asset classes are moving onchain.”- Polymarket launched 5 minute BTC, ETH, SOL and XRP up or down markets on its US app.- $SOL is trading around $102, up about 2% in 24 hours.- NEAR launched an Anthropic pre IPO perp on NEAR Perps with up to 10x leverage, powered by Hyperliquid.- India’s Nifty 50 is now live as a synthetic perp on Hyperliquid.- $HYPE is trading around $81.4, up about 5% in 24 hours.- Pump.fun announced TON is live on the Pump.fun app.- Binance filed for a crypto license in Brazil.- Bithumb says customer data was leaked in a cyber attack from an external party.- $DOGE is trading around $0.0795, up about 2.8% in 24 hours.If you enjoyed this daily roundup, make sure to follow me, I’ll see you tomorrow!$BTC $SPY $QQQ $OIL $SMHLooking to profit from altcoins? Here’s a FREE 5-day email course!Get instant access here: https://panicdrop.kit.com/5dayaltcoincourseAvoid the mistakes killing 97% of traders.Master the charts & time your entries using Bitcoin’s signals.Written by Timothy Assi, an Elite Popular Investor on eToro.Not investment advice. eToro is a multi-asset investment platform. Your capital is at risk. For information and educational purposes only.Copy Trading does not amount to investment advice. The value of your investments may go up or down. Your capital is at risk.Connect with me on:🟦 Linkedin: Timothy Assi🟪 Instagram: @panic_drop⬛ X: @timoassi📧 [email protected]🟩 Panic Drop Podcast : on your favorite streaming appwww.panicdrop.com This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit panicdrop.substack.com/subscribe
Happy Tuesday all!If you missed the past 24 hours in crypto and stocks, here’s your full recap:🚨 Major Headlines & Market Moves 🚨- $BTC is trading around $79,600, down about 0.4% in 24 hours, while Kalshi traders see a possible dip to $78,000 this month.- Strive bought 6,182 Bitcoin for $511.4M at about $82,732 each, now holds 43,000 BTC and launched a $1B $SATS preferred ATM program.- Strategy bought no Bitcoin this week but repurchased 2,068,459 shares of its $STRC preferred for $204.9M, and still holds 848,517 BTC.- Galaxy Research says the bear market ended in June and Bitcoin is now in the accumulation phase that has preceded every prior advance.- Coinbase Institutional's co-CEO says they enable JPMorgan, Citi and PNC to let clients buy Bitcoin directly in their banking apps.- $1.8 trillion asset manager Franklin Templeton files for S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 ETFs that automatically reinvest stock dividends into Bitcoin.- $13.3 trillion Vanguard bought $7.5M worth of shares in Japanese Bitcoin treasury company Metaplanet.- El Salvador bought another Bitcoin for its reserve and now owns 7,817 BTC, while UK listed The Smarter Web Company added 20 BTC to reach 2,850 BTC.- CFTC Chair Mike Selig says new rules are coming that would allow crypto exchanges to register with US regulators.- Polymarket odds of the Fed holding rates unchanged at this week's FOMC meeting are at 92%.- China's central bank injected 1 trillion yuan ($149.96B) through overnight reverse repos.- Anthropic officially filed for its IPO under the ticker $ANT, reporting $16.3B in first half 2026 revenue, up 1,300% year over year.- Meta $META is seeking up to $95B for AI, with $35B in stock and preferred offerings launched and $NVDA, $AMD and $AVGO interested in investing up to $5B combined.- Microsoft $MSFT is offering buyouts to 60,000 employees as it cuts costs amid AI adoption.- Stocks closed higher Monday with the Nasdaq up 0.8%, the S&P 500 up 0.7% and the Dow up 0.3%, led by $TSLA up 5.2% and $NVDA up 2.4%.- $EQT will acquire Range Resources $RRC in a $13B all stock deal, sending $RRC up about 12% as AI power demand drives energy consolidation.- Celestica $CLS grew revenue 83% to $5.83B and sees $40B in 2027 revenue, while Cadence $CDNS beat and raised its full year EPS outlook to $8.40.- Verizon $VZ missed on revenue at $34.3B but beat on EPS at $1.31, with 406K postpaid phone adds, its best Q3 in 5 years.- US pending home sales fell to the lowest level on record, and homebuilder confidence is the lowest since 2012 with a record 43% of builders cutting prices.📊 Altcoin Market Updates 📊- $ETH is trading around $2,307, down about 0.3% in 24 hours.- BitMine bought 10,452 $ETH worth $24M and now holds 6,051,933 $ETH, about 4.95% of the total supply.- Ripple officially received full US regulatory approval to operate as a national trust bank.- Ripple also launched 24/7 AI powered money management for businesses.- Aviva Investors launched a tokenized share class of its Sterling Liquidity Fund on the $XRP Ledger.- $XRP is trading around $1.30, up about 0.9% in 24 hours.- DeFi Development Corp added 5,346 $SOL and SOL equivalents, bringing its holdings to 2,595,612.- $SOL is trading around $99.9, down about 1% in 24 hours.- A pre IPO perp for Anthropic $ANT launched on Hyperliquid, and cross margin is now live on fomo's Hyperliquid powered perps.- $HYPE is trading around $77.5, up about 2.4% in 24 hours.- CZ rang the opening bell at the Nasdaq.- The NBA partnered with Kalshi and Polymarket.- PumpSwap weekly DEX volume dropped to its lowest level since December 2025.- $DOGE is trading around $0.077, up about 0.7% in 24 hours.If you enjoyed this daily roundup, make sure to follow me, I'll see you tomorrow! $BTC $SPY $QQQ $OIL $SMH Looking to profit from altcoins? Here’s a FREE 5-day email course!Get instant access here: https://panicdrop.kit.com/5dayaltcoincourseAvoid the mistakes killing 97% of traders.Master the charts & time your entries using Bitcoin’s signals.Written by Timothy Assi, an Elite Popular Investor on eToro.Not investment advice. eToro is a multi-asset investment platform. Your capital is at risk. For information and educational purposes only.Copy Trading does not amount to investment advice. The value of your investments may go up or down. Your capital is at risk.Connect with me on:🟦 Linkedin: Timothy Assi🟪 Instagram: @panic_drop⬛ X: @timoassi📧 [email protected]🟩 Panic Drop Podcast : on your favorite streaming appwww.panicdrop.com This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit panicdrop.substack.com/subscribe
Happy Monday all!If you missed the past 24 hours in crypto and stocks, here's your full recap:🚨 Major Headlines & Market Moves 🚨- $BTC is trading right around $80,000, down about 1% in 24 hours.- $117M in long positions were liquidated from the crypto market in the past 24 hours.- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirms the Pentagon is running classified Bitcoin initiatives for leverage over China.- Bitcoin is rising from a low against the US Dollar Index while holding its long term channel, which historically has signaled the start of a bull market.- Strive's CEO hints at buying more Bitcoin, saying "The sats/$SATS perpetual swap has been activated."- Bitcoin (down 7.3%) and gold (down 7.5%) are the two worst performing major assets so far in 2026, something never seen before in any calendar year.- Distance from all time highs: Apple 1%, S&P 500 3%, Microsoft 5%, Palantir 8%, Nvidia 13%, Amazon 14%, Meta 19%, Google 22%, Tesla 26%, gold 29%, SpaceX 35% and Bitcoin 36%.- South Korea is set to delay its 22% crypto gains tax to 2029, the fourth delay since 2020.- Lula da Silva won Brazil's presidential election, defeating Flávio Bolsonaro, and Petrobras $PBR crashed over 10%.- Elon Musk warns lenders have almost completely cut off funding to companies fully dependent on AI data center revenue.- President Trump says high gas prices are a "small price to pay" for the Iran war: "I thought gas would be double and triple."- Russia says it is ready to supply unlimited diesel to the United States.- France's 10 year bond yield surged above 5%, the highest since 2002, while its borrowing premium over Germany is back at European debt crisis levels.- Big Tech reports Wednesday after close: Microsoft $MSFT with $92.46B revenue and $4.82 EPS expected after 43% Azure growth, and Alphabet $GOOGL with $127.91B and $3.03 EPS expected after 82% Google Cloud growth.- Amazon $AMZN reports Thursday after close, with the Street expecting $202.2B in revenue and $1.96 EPS as investors watch AWS growth and AI spending.- The chip cycle is in focus this week with $RMBS today, $STX and SK hynix on Tuesday, $KLAC on Wednesday and $SNDK and $INTC on Thursday.- Before the bell today, Verizon $VZ is expected to report $34.9B in revenue and $1.27 EPS.📊 Altcoin Market Updates 📊- $ETH is trading around $2,314, down about 2% in 24 hours.- Ethereum is still 53% below its all time high, while Dogecoin is 90% below, Fartcoin 95%, Trump Coin 98% and Melania Coin 99%.- Spot $XRP ETFs pulled in $4.26M this week, flipping back to inflows after their first weekly outflow in 13 weeks, while $XRP trades around $1.29.- $SOL is trading around $101, down about 1.5% in 24 hours.- The synthetic Brazil ETF perp $EWZ crashed about 25% on Hyperliquid as Lula won reelection, with Brazil's market still closed for another 12.5 hours.- $HYPE is trading around $75.5, down about 1.6% in 24 hours.- $DOGE is trading around $0.077, down about 1.4% in 24 hours.If you enjoyed this daily roundup, make sure to follow me, I'll see you tomorrow!$BTC $SPY $QQQ $OIL $SMH Looking to profit from altcoins? Here’s a FREE 5-day email course!Get instant access here: https://panicdrop.kit.com/5dayaltcoincourseAvoid the mistakes killing 97% of traders.Master the charts & time your entries using Bitcoin’s signals.Written by Timothy Assi, an Elite Popular Investor on eToro.Not investment advice. eToro is a multi-asset investment platform. Your capital is at risk. For information and educational purposes only.Copy Trading does not amount to investment advice. The value of your investments may go up or down. Your capital is at risk.Connect with me on:🟦 Linkedin: Timothy Assi🟪 Instagram: @panic_drop⬛ X: @timoassi📧 [email protected]🟩 Panic Drop Podcast : on your favorite streaming appwww.panicdrop.com This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit panicdrop.substack.com/subscribe
Happy Sunday all!If you missed the past 24 hours in crypto and stocks, here’s your full recap:🚨 Major Headlines & Market Moves 🚨- $BTC is trading around $80,800, roughly flat over the past 24 hours after a volatile Saturday.- Crypto dumped on Saturday as Bitcoin fell under $80,000, and $261M in long positions were liquidated in just 60 minutes.- In total, 181,941 crypto traders were liquidated in 24 hours, with $318M in longs wiped out.- BlackRock and other spot Bitcoin ETF issuers sold another $137.94M worth of Bitcoin.- Bitcoin’s Realized Cap keeps climbing, a sign that fresh capital is flowing in, which historically has signaled the start of a new bull market.- Cardone Capital, a $5.3B real estate firm, bought 16 Bitcoin worth $1.28M on this dip.- CMCC Global plans to launch two tokenized Bitcoin funds, with its Liberty Bitcoin Accumulation Fund targeting an annual net return of 8 to 12% in Bitcoin.- Peter Schiff says Bitcoin is going to crash to $75,000 and that it will be a very long weekend for Bitcoiners.- Meta $META free cash flow turned negative for the first time as it bets billions on AI, and shares are down 8% since earnings.- One of the biggest earnings weeks of the year is coming: $SOFI, $PYPL, $HOOD and $V on Tuesday, $GOOG, $MSFT, $NOW, $KLAC and $FTNT on Wednesday, and $AMZN, $COIN, $RDDT, $INTC, $MA and $LLY on Thursday.- Since 1942, the S&P 500 has risen in all 21 November to June periods after a midterm election, with an average gain of 16.6%.📊 Altcoin Market Updates 📊- $ETH is trading around $2,365, down about 0.6% in 24 hours, after briefly dropping under $2,350 on Saturday.- Kalshi traders now see Ethereum going as high as $3,210 this year.- Arthur Hayes says “I dumped it all”, as his Maelstrom fund took profits on $ETH, $ENA, $UNI and other altcoins.- $SOL briefly dropped below $100 and is now trading around $102.- $XRP slipped under $1.30 during the selloff but recovered to around $1.31, up about 1.5% in 24 hours.- Utexo launched a test version of bridged USDT on Bitcoin, aiming for a public launch on November 28 and Lightning support in early 2027.- Giwamaps’ native token $GIWAS launched on Robinhood Chain, with a 1:1 migration to the GIWA mainnet expected later.- Fomo launched Hyperliquid powered perps on the web, while its cofounder says there are already way too many tokens and denied plans for a Pump.fun rival.- Frankdegods flipped Bonk Guy for the number one all time PnL spot on Fomo, after big gains on leveraged shorts.- Bonk Guy shared a lesson after an eight figure loss: overtrading to win it back hurt even more, and the best move in quiet markets is often no trade at all.If you enjoyed this daily roundup, make sure to follow me, I’ll see you tomorrow!$BTC $SPY $QQQ $OIL $SMHLooking to profit from altcoins? Here’s a FREE 5-day email course!Get instant access here: https://panicdrop.kit.com/5dayaltcoincourseAvoid the mistakes killing 97% of traders.Master the charts & time your entries using Bitcoin’s signals.Written by Timothy Assi, an Elite Popular Investor on eToro.Not investment advice. eToro is a multi-asset investment platform. Your capital is at risk. For information and educational purposes only.Copy Trading does not amount to investment advice. The value of your investments may go up or down. Your capital is at risk.Connect with me on:🟦 Linkedin: Timothy Assi🟪 Instagram: @panic_drop⬛ X: @timoassi📧 [email protected]🟩 Panic Drop Podcast : on your favorite streaming appwww.panicdrop.com This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit panicdrop.substack.com/subscribe
Happy Saturday all!If you missed the past 24 hours in crypto and stocks, here’s your full recap:🚨 Major Headlines & Market Moves 🚨- $BTC is trading around $80,900, down about 1% in 24 hours.- BlackRock and other spot Bitcoin ETF issuers sold $635.5M worth of Bitcoin, while BlackRock’s ETF wallets moved 3,215 Bitcoin worth $262.41M to Coinbase Prime within 2 hours.- Bitcoin climbed back above its 200 day average against the Nasdaq, breaking a streak of 235 sessions below it.- Franklin Templeton got Nasdaq approval to list two new Bitcoin ETFs, FBEQ and FIBT, that reinvest dividends from US stocks into Bitcoin.- CME Group recorded $326.7B in Bitcoin derivatives volume in Q3 and says Bitcoin primarily functions as a decentralized store of value.- CZ says every time people declared Bitcoin dead, it was the best time to buy, while Blockstream’s CMO says institutions are "poised for a big bull run".- Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu asked for a crypto and blockchain plan to counter potential financial sanctions on Israel.- A UAE led operation tracked over $39B in fraudulent funds and crypto assets, leading to more than 960 arrests.- On Friday the Dow closed down 1.2%, the S&P 500 down 0.5% and the Nasdaq down 0.2%, while for the week the Russell 2000 gained 2% and small caps snapped a six week losing streak.- Brent oil surged 3.1% to $116.72, lifting energy stocks, and is up 6.2% this week.- The October PMI came in strong at 57.6, but selling price inflation hit its fastest pace since 2022 and consumer sentiment dropped to 48, the second lowest on record.- SpaceX $SPCX reportedly wants access to 80,000 US cell sites as it explores becoming a fourth nationwide carrier, sending $CCI up 7% while $T, $VZ and $TMUS fell 3 to 4%.- A tanker carrying 40,000 tons of Russian diesel is heading to New York following an agreement with President Trump.- OpenAI’s autonomous AI systems tried to stop employees from monitoring their actions, while Anthropic says its newer models are less likely to launch attacks on their own.- The UK government urged citizens to stockpile three days of emergency food and water due to growing cyberattack threats.- Americans now spend nearly 2x more time watching YouTube than Netflix $NFLX on their TVs.- American Express $AXP posted record revenue of $20.06B and raised its full year EPS guidance to $17.60 to $17.90, while SLB beat with $9.45B in revenue and Data Center Solutions up 76%.- Robert Half $RHI jumped about 10% as hiring recovers, and Eni doubled its profits with shares at 18 year highs.- Next week all eyes are on the Fed and earnings from $MSFT, $GOOGL and $AMZN.📊 Altcoin Market Updates 📊- $ETH is trading around $2,384, down about 1% in 24 hours, as Ethereum ETF issuers sold $110.5M worth of Ethereum.- JPMorgan expanded its two Ethereum based tokenized money market funds, MONY and JLTXX, to Solana.- Grayscale’s spot $ZEC ETF posted 4 straight days of inflows, totaling $51.5M.- Backpack’s securities issued $NVDA and $AAPL tokens went live on Solana.- Hyperliquid’s 24 hour app revenue is now 74% of Solana’s.- Wells Fargo, Intuit and 20 other companies oppose tokenized trading of their stocks on OKX.- Kalshi traders see $XRP hitting a high of $1.80 this year, while Franklin ETF clients bought another $3.55M worth of $XRP.- Argentina dropped its criminal investigation into President Javier Milei over the $LIBRA memecoin scandal.- $GROKLET is gaining traction as Grok’s new ad campaign on X features its mascot Groklet, and Elon Musk liked another post from its account.If you enjoyed this daily roundup, make sure to follow me, I’ll see you tomorrow!$BTC $SPY $QQQ $OIL $SMHLooking to profit from altcoins? Here’s a FREE 5-day email course!Get instant access here: https://panicdrop.kit.com/5dayaltcoincourseAvoid the mistakes killing 97% of traders.Master the charts & time your entries using Bitcoin’s signals.Written by Timothy Assi, an Elite Popular Investor on eToro.Not investment advice. eToro is a multi-asset investment platform. Your capital is at risk. For information and educational purposes only.Copy Trading does not amount to investment advice. The value of your investments may go up or down. Your capital is at risk.Connect with me on:🟦 Linkedin: Timothy Assi🟪 Instagram: @panic_drop⬛ X: @timoassi📧 [email protected]🟩 Panic Drop Podcast : on your favorite streaming appwww.panicdrop.com This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit panicdrop.substack.com/subscribe








