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Crypto Weekly Recap is your go-to podcast for the latest news, trends, and developments in the cryptocurrency world. From major market moves to emerging projects and regulatory updates, we break it all down. Stay informed, stay ahead, and join us as we navigate the fast-paced world of crypto!
Episodes
January 9, 2026 • 9 mins
This week on Crypto Weekly Recap, we break down why Sam Bankman-Fried is not getting a presidential pardon and what that signal really means for crypto accountability. We also cover the Ledger data breach tied to a third-party processor, why data leaks fuel wallet drains, and how social engineering does more damage than hacks. Plus, a BYAS status update and a look at why HundredCoin’s 100-hour hold is built for patience in a space ...
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January 3, 2026 • 6 mins
December saw a major drop in crypto hack losses—but that headline is already making people careless. In this episode’s Security Report, we cover the $50M address-poisoning scam, multi-sig failures, browser wallet risks, and why attackers never slow down. Fewer victims does not mean safer systems. It just means someone else got hit this time.
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December 27, 2025 • 16 mins
This is the final Crypto Weekly Recap of the year — and we are ending it with truth, not hype.
2025 tested crypto hard. Markets stayed down, liquidity dried up, and scammers had one of their most profitable years yet. In this episode, we break down some of the most damaging schemes of the year, including a $50 million address poisoning scam, fake AI trading platforms charged by the SEC, a $16 million “fake Coinbase support” operat...
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December 19, 2025 • 9 mins
The holidays are supposed to be quiet — but for crypto hackers, this season is open hunting ground.
In today’s episode of Crypto Weekly Recap, we break down how crypto losses surged to nearly $3.4 billion as hackers shifted into big game hunting mode, targeting exchanges, high-value wallets, and distracted users. We unpack the tactics behind these attacks, why urgency and emotion are the real weapons, and how even experienced user...
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December 12, 2025 • 11 mins
Rumors move fast in crypto — but wallets move slower, and they tell the truth.
In this week’s Crypto Weekly Recap, we rewind the chain and separate real on-chain evidence from social media panic. We break down the recent PEPE controversy surrounding Bubblemaps, wallet clustering, Tornado Cash funding, and why suspicious behavior is not the same thing as confirmed bundled dumping.
Then we expose one of the most dangerous scams hit...
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December 4, 2025 • 13 mins
This week on Crypto Weekly Recap, U.S. is back with a full breakdown of one of the most chaotic weeks crypto has seen in months.
Yearn Finance takes a $9M hit from a single unchecked arithmetic bug. AVAX gets caught in a gatekeeping scandal with receipts that hit harder than the charts. And AI agents just stepped into the arena as real DeFi exploiters — fully autonomous, zero oversight, and already pulling simulated drains worth m...
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November 29, 2025 • 18 mins
Welcome back, family. This week the crypto world came unhinged — and we are breaking it all down with clarity, receipts, and that security-first mindset we live by.
We start with the wild San Francisco home invasion tied to Sam Altman’s ex — a crypto heist straight out of a Netflix script. Then we hit the Solana Chrome extension that was skimming people’s bags in silence, followed by the Cardano chain split where one malformed tra...
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November 20, 2025 • 24 mins
This week on the Crypto Weekly Recap, we break down the harsh new reality of digital life: scammers have leveled up, and the attacks hitting everyday users are now psychological, industrial, and in some cases… fully automated. In this episode, U.S. exposes the truth behind modern cybercrime — from AI-driven espionage to deepfakes so convincing they can steal millions in a single call. We cover: • The New Era of Getting Scammed — wh...
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November 13, 2025 • 22 mins
This episode of The Crypto Weekly Recap is all about becoming un-ruggable. I walk you step-by-step through the real tools that actually keep you safe: number locks, port freezes, hardware keys, and passkeys that eliminate phishing entirely. We cover the rise of phone-mining malware, the AI scam wave, and why self-custody starts with your device—not your wallet.
In Beginners Corner, we break down how to detect hidden cryptojackers ...
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November 5, 2025 • 13 mins
This week on Crypto Weekly Recap, we are not talking charts or hype — we are talking survival.
From retirees in Florida losing their life savings, to a €600M pan-European crypto fraud ring, all the way to a $14B pig-butchering empire built on human trafficking in Cambodia — the scams are different, but the script is the same.
And it is not just scammers. We break down how MEXC froze a trader’s $3.1M — no hack, no warning — just p...
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October 30, 2025 • 16 mins
This week on Crypto Weekly Recap, we’re cracking open one of the biggest cyber takedowns of the year — Operation SIMCARTEL, where Europol dismantled a global SIM-farm empire responsible for nearly 49 million fake accounts. From fake identities to bot armies, we break down how these operations fuel crypto scams across CEXs, DeFi, and social platforms.
Then we pivot to the ghost-tapping scam — the terrifying new NFC exploit letting ...
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October 22, 2025 • 18 mins
This week on The Crypto Weekly Recap, we dive into the biggest stories shaking both crypto and the broader tech world:
• 💸 A retiree loses $3M in XRP after a “cold wallet” mistake — and we break down what cold really means.
• ⚖️ The DOJ files for the largest Bitcoin forfeiture in history tied to pig-butchering scams.
• 🏦 Viral “exchange outflow” memes — how to separate fact from FUD.
• ☁️ AWS outage cripples half the internet...
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October 16, 2025 • 9 mins
From a record $15B seizure tied to Cambodian scam compounds, to romance frauds and Telegram traps, this week was heavy on scams. We break it all down, share red flags to watch, and remind you why patience and self-custody matter. Plus, a spotlight on HundredCoin and community shoutouts.
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October 8, 2025 • 12 mins
This week we dive into a storm of scams, exploits, and regulatory crackdowns shaking the crypto world. From Google’s massive breach warning to Dubai regulators slamming unlicensed firms, and from Indian con networks to AI-powered deepfakes in Brazil — the threats are multiplying. But so are the lessons.
Along the way, I share my own scars from scams, spotlight how scammers weaponize trust, and remind you that patience, verificatio...
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October 2, 2025 • 14 mins
This week on Crypto Weekly Recap, we break down the biggest security headlines shaking the crypto world:
• The $6.7 billion Bitcoin bust in London — the largest crypto seizure in history.
• A $21 million exploit at SBI Crypto, with signs pointing to North Korea’s Lazarus Group.
• The Q3 report showing $307 million lost in hacks, pushing 2025’s total losses above $2.5 billion.
• A New York scammer who pled guilty after impersona...
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September 24, 2025 • 11 mins
This week in crypto was chaos and opportunity rolled into one. UXLINK’s multisig wallet was compromised for $28 million, SwissBorg’s SOL Earn program bled $41 million through a partner API hack, and more than $1.7 billion in leverage was flushed from the markets in one of the biggest resets of the year.
But it’s not all wreckage. On the adoption front, Anthony Scaramucci is backing a $700M Avalanche treasury company listed on Nasd...
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September 17, 2025 • 9 mins
This week on Crypto Weekly Recap, we peel back the layers on how fragile trust really is in crypto. From malware hidden inside Ethereum smart contracts, to Qubic’s open threat of a 51% attack on Dogecoin, to Yala’s “stable” coin snapping down to 20 cents, and PancakeSwap’s sketchy “random” giveaway winners — it is a reminder that security is everything.
We break it all down in plain English, dive into the beginner angles, and spot...
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September 10, 2025 • 10 mins
This week, we break down what could be the largest supply-chain attack in internet history — over a billion downloads of compromised code that hit crypto right in the chest. We cover the $41M SwissBorg theft, the NPM registry hijack, and Apple’s new “Memory Integrity Enforcement” update to fight zero-click hacks.
On top of that, we check the Market Movers (BTC over $114K, ETH near $4.4K, AVAX running hot, and CRO crossing $0.26), ...
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September 3, 2025 • 12 mins
This week on Crypto Weekly Recap, we cut through the noise and break down the real stories shaking the space:
• El Salvador’s “quantum-proof” Bitcoin buzz—what actually changed.
• $163M lost in August hacks, with fewer incidents but bigger bites.
• GreedyBear Firefox extensions draining wallets.
• The JSCEAL ad campaign turning downloads into drains.
• NX toolchain compromise and what it means for developers and users.
Plus, ...
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August 27, 2025 • 12 mins
This week on Crypto Weekly Recap, we break down the stories shaking the markets and testing security in 2025. From Apple’s zero-day panic and bug bounty blunders to the $1.4B Bybit heist, the $6.4B CRO shockwave, and YZY’s 25-contract shell game, we connect the dots on a crypto landscape caught between innovation and manipulation. We also call out the media’s double standard on YZY vs. MOTHER, unpack what a zero-day really means fo...
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