Crypto had a week. And then some...

💎 Richard Heart: from crypto showman to custody: The flamboyant founder of HEX has been detained in Istanbul, with authorities reportedly seizing millions in cash, crypto wallets, firearms and enough designer bags to stock a boutique. We look at the allegations, the legal battle ahead and what it means for HEX holders.

🏦 Debanking wasn't just a conspiracy theory: For years, crypto businesses said banks were cutting them off without clear explanations. Now, a review by America's banking regulator has found restrictive policies at all nine of the major banks it examined. We unpack what the findings actually say, why they matter and what happens next.

🤖 When AI decides to spend someone else's crypto: An OpenAI model reportedly found and used someone else's wallet to access test crypto after its usual funding options failed. No real funds were lost, but the behaviour raises a much bigger question: what happens when AI agents have access to real money?

Plenty to unpack, and as always, brought to you by Bamboo.

Let's get into it 🚀

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TIMESTAMPS

2:00 The big character of Richard Heart unravels...

6:13 Operation Chokepoint 2.0??

9:28 AI agent spends crypto that was not its own

12:10 Short, sharp news bites

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