Bitcoin as National Security Tool

Markets are ripping despite $120 oil and an escalating war. Ryan and David break down why the AI boom is drowning out macro risks, whether a wave of trillion-dollar IPOs could mark the top, and how DeFi just bailed itself out after its biggest hack ever.

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TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES

0:00 Intro

2:28 Oil War & $120 Oil Crisis

https://x.com/pete_rizzo_/status/2049589290326212768

https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/2049713857728524691

https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/2049534394302394603

https://x.com/Rory_Johnston/status/2049834460233756744

https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/2048593172423495858

https://x.com/charliebilello/status/2049613424749838445

https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/2048461842540834913

https://x.com/biancoresearch/status/2049598646648181221

https://tether.io/news/tether-supports-freeze-of-more-than-344-million-in-usdt-in-coordination-with-ofac-and-u-s-law-enforcement/

https://x.com/AggrNews/status/2047711619304587602

https://x.com/SecScottBessent/status/2049281442451001711

16:46 Markets Rally vs Reality (AI Boom) or AI Bubble & IPO Top Signal

https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/2049165243100827821

https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/2049149137292001672

https://x.com/NoLimitGains/status/2049213286311436597

https://x.com/shiri_shh/status/2049040515107270751

https://x.com/Shaughnessy119/status/2049228075766788402

https://x.com/IvayloPashov/status/2049475041113378909

https://x.com/realarmaansidhu/status/2047080574737592798

27:22 Fed, Powell, Rising Inflation, Bitcoin Narrative & National Security

https://x.com/EdwardLawrence/status/2049583458393980995

https://x.com/firsttohearit/status/2049574617665c114570 

https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/2049551229349511663

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/29/jerome-powell-says-he-will-continue-to-serve-as-a-fed-governor-even-after-chairmanship-ends-.html

https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/2049609008399503750

https://x.com/pete_rizzo_/status/2049589290326212768

https://x.com/TFTC21/status/2049135996654981459 

36:59 MegaETH Launch

https://x.com/megaeth/status/2047352341473505435

https://cryptobriefing.com/megaeth-token-generation-event-set-for-april-30-2026/

https://x.com/bread_/status/2049870525779128345

https://dexscreener.com/megaeth/0x5fb29184c49546c13a14a3958f21e5759f0821f2

https://x.com/bubblemaps/status/2049874252153618436

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4YI5u-hZJo

40:33 DeFi Bailout (KelpDAO → DeFi United)

https://defiunited.world/

https://x.com/StaniKulechov/status/2047413237113868576

https://x.com/aave/status/2048189931856535887

https://x.com/CoinDesk/status/2049290843677151501

https://x.com/aave/status/2048958367658332413

https://x.com/jussy_world/status/2049534154488840259

48:30 Polymarket Insider Trading Case

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/us-soldier-charged-using-classified-information-profit-prediction-market-bets

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyxd5wrr0wo

https://www.wsls.com/news/national/2026/04/28/us-soldier-charged-with-using-intel-to-win-400k-on-maduro-raid-to-appear-in-court-in-nyc/

https://x.com/shayne_coplan/status/2047712706342326496

51:27 “Code Is Not a Crime” vs Reality

https://cointelegraph.com/news/acting-ag-blanche-signals-doj-pivot-code-is-not-a-crime

https://x.com/Cointelegraph/status/2048834708088267256 

https://www.therage.co/blanche-vegas/

https://x.com/valkenburgh/status/2048846522347884669

https://x.com/rstormsf/status/2049157683916464278

55:45 Stablecoins Go Mainstream (Visa + Meta)

https://investor.visa.com/news/news-details/2026/Visa-Accelerates-Stablecoin-Momentum-Adding-Five-Blockchains-for-Settlement/default.aspx

https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/04/29/tech-giant-meta-starts-paying-some-creators-in-stablecoin-with-stripe-s-support

https://x.com/dwr/status/2049551855991308387

58:50 Closing & Disclaimers

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