Welcome back to the Crypto Curious podcast — brought to you by the Bamboo App.

I’m Tracey, and as always, I’m joined by Blake. This week feels like a stress test for the entire space.

👉🏼 Bitcoin dumped to $65,000 in the middle of a macro storm — tariffs, inflation data, no rate cuts — and instead of blaming the economy, crypto Twitter decided a Wall Street trading giant was secretly nuking the market at 10am every day.

👉🏼 We unpack the Jane Street conspiracy, what the data actually says, and why the real story is probably far less dramatic — and far more macro.

Then we head to Washington, where the CLARITY Act has hit a wall over one explosive issue: should Americans be allowed to earn yield on stablecoins? Three White House meetings, one hard deadline, zero deal.

👉🏼 And finally, we zoom out globally — because while US miners are struggling at $80,000 production costs, Iran is mining Bitcoin for $1,320 a coin and using it to bypass sanctions.

Fear, politics, power — and a network that doesn’t care who uses it.

Let's get into it 🚀

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TIMESTAMPS

2:14 Secret dumping of Bitcoin at 10am every morning? What is happening?

5:36 Clarity Act hits the wall but why?

9:25 Let's talk Iran from a different angle

12:09 Short, sharp news bites

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SHOWNOTES

💥 Have you downloaded Bamboo’s 2026 Crypto Market Report?💥

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