Today’s episode peels back the headlines about Bitcoin nearing $70,000 to reveal the mechanics and risks underneath: a short-squeeze-driven spike, flat ETF flows, and institutional capital quietly moving to safety. We explore clashing forces — Charles Schwab opening crypto access while the IMF warns instant tokenized settlement could amplify crashes — plus the human-factor security breach that drained $280M from Drift and the growing quantum threat driving projects like Circle's ARK. Finally, we outline strategies to navigate this era of rapid change: avoid lottery-ticket bets, focus on AI ‘picks and shovels’ (infrastructure, compute, and energy), and consider whether we’ll need to build artificial friction to survive an ever-faster financial system. Subscribe to our daily Free Crypto Newsletter: https://crypto.report

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