The Bitcoin Group #505 - Strong Forecasts - Back Empire - Salvador Stable - Trump Wanes

Heart in jail, Ledger in tatters, and Coinbase is worried about the Quantum problem.FEATURING:Thomas Hunt (https://x.com/madbitcoins)THIS  WEEK:BREAKING: LEDGER USERS REPORT $86 MILLION IN STOLEN FUNDShttps://x.com/bitcoinnewscom/status/2108556047212315001?s=46Source: Twitter | @bitcoinnewscom So about the $86m ledger drain. everyone’s screaming “ledger got hacked” again. i spent the evening digging and it’s dumber and scarier than thathttps://x.com/exsiway_/status/2108635197662986357?s=46Source: Twitter | @exsiway_This is the spy SIM card, a 2x2mm chip, making it a bit of a pain to tap. More details to come (provider, etc).https://x.com/magicaltux/status/2108619685751374064?s=46Source: Twitter | magicaltuxRemoving a spy implant from a crypto wallet is probably the most cyberpunk thing I've done this year. x.com/MagicalTux/sta…https://x.com/magicaltux/status/2109097774063255699?s=46Source: Twitter | @magicaltux 🚨BREAKING: HEX and PulseChain founder Richard Heart has reportedly been ARRESTED in Istanbul, Turkey, with an Interpol Red Notice.https://x.com/coinbureau/status/2110374871826079799?s=46Source: Twitter | @coinbureauHEX FOUNDER RICHARD HEART ARRESTED IN ISTANBUL, $600,000 CASH AND ARSENAL SEIZEDhttps://x.com/bitcoinnewscom/status/2110369479729299872?s=46Source: Twitter | @bitcoinnewscom 🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨Too soon? Wen BailX?https://x.com/febrocasPT/status/2110395740120093114?s=20Source: Twitter | @febrocasPT MSCI finalizes index rules that put Strategy, crypto treasury firms at risk of exclusionhttps://www.theblock.co/news/business/2026-10-15-msci-rules-could-exclude-strategy-mstr-from-indexes-418729Source: The Block'It Can Take Years': Coinbase Presses for Bitcoin Quantum Migration to Start Nowhttps://decrypt.co/380963/coinbase-bitcoin-quantum-migration-start-nowSource: DecryptSo many people have DM’d me about this trailer and I’ll be honest, watching it made me physically throw up.https://x.com/constancewaing/status/2108586685764345961?s=46Source: Twitter | @constancewaingSBF in private, describing why he publicly pretended to be an altruist :"It's a "dumb game we woke westerners play where we say all the right shibboleths and so everyone likes us"https://x.com/haydenzadams/status/2108653178711330859?s=46Source: Twitter | @haydenzadamsIf you had put $10,000 into Richard Heart’s Hex token at the 2021 all time high you would only have $11 left and be down over -99.9%.https://x.com/thebtctherapist/status/2110839290108219890?s=46Source: Twitter | @thebtctherapist___________________________________________________________________________World Crypto Network https://www.worldcryptonetwork.com/On This Day in World Crypto Network Historyhttps://www.worldcryptonetwork.com/onthisday/---------------------------------------------------------------------------Please Subscribe to our Youtube Channelhttps://m.youtube.com/channel/UCR9gdpWisRwnk_k23GsHf

The political bitcoiners thought they had found true love, but ended up broken hearted. Just like anyone who bought trumpcoinFEATURING:Vlad Costea (https://x.com/vladcostea)Stephan Kinsella (https://x.com/nskinsella)Ben Arc (https://x.com/arcbtc)Thomas Hunt (https://x.com/madbitcoins)THIS  WEEK:Citi raises bitcoin, ether forecasts on strong crypto activityhttps://www.reuters.com/business/finance/citi-raises-bitcoin-ether-forecasts-strong-crypto-activity-2026-10-01/Source: ReutersAdam ‘Not Satoshi’ Back’s Crypto Empire Hit by Hack, Lawsuitshttps://archive.is/20260930145305/Source: ArchiveEl Salvador Shifts to Stablecoins as Bitcoin Payments Wanehttps://www.pymnts.com/cryptocurrency/2026/el-salvador-shifts-to-stablecoins-as-bitcoin-payments-wane/Source: PymntsTrump loses favor with crypto fans who call him out for cashing inhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/10/01/young-male-crypto-fans-have-turned-against-trump-investments-sour/Source: Washington PostWhite House Blames Democrats After CLARITY Act Fails in Senatehttps://blockonomi.com/white-house-blames-democrats-after-clarity-act-fails-in-senate/Source: Blockonomi___________________________________________________________________________World Crypto Network https://www.worldcryptonetwork.com/On This Day in World Crypto Network Historyhttps://www.worldcryptonetwork.com/onthisday/---------------------------------------------------------------------------Please Subscribe to our Youtube Channelhttps://m.youtube.com/channel/UCR9gdpWisRwnk_k23GsHf

Hackers, Slackers & Quantum AttackersFEATURING:Ben Arc (https://x.com/arcbtc)Thomas Hunt (https://x.com/madbitcoins)THIS  WEEK:Liquid Hacked! - Ferris Bueller - Laptop Coin - Q-DayHackers, Slackers & Quantum AttackersWell, they found the bug that drained the Liquid Federation. It's not good.https://x.com/adamsimecka/status/2096776435700543821?s=46Source: Twitter | @adamsimeckaJUST IN: Hackers have stolen ~4,000 Bitcoin worth $320 million from the Liquid Network 🚨 The hackers claim to be white hat hackers, and said to “contact us on chain” https://x.com/bitcoinmagazine/status/2096735264496345528?s=46Source: Twitter | @bitcoinmagazineA company valued at more than $3B - whose CEO is widely speculated to be Satoshi built its own Bitcoin sidechain. https://x.com/bensig/status/2096764890786763092?s=46Source: Twitter | @bensig'We Are Whitehats': Nearly 4,000 BTC Drained From Blockstream's Liquid Peghttps://x.com/bitcoinnews/status/2096679395712741728?s=46Source: Twitter | @bitcoinnews🚨RICHARD HEART HITS ADAM BACK AFTER THE LIQUID DRAIN!@RichardHeartWin went after @adam3us after purported white hats pulled about 4,000 $BTC, roughly $320 million, from @Blockstream’s Liquid federation wallet.https://x.com/crypto_banter/status/2096912077663121870?s=46Source: Twitter | @crypto_banterLiquid Network attacker returns 3,400 BTC after bug fix, retains nearly 600 BTChttps://www.theblock.co/news/defi/2026-09-07-liquid-network-attacker-says-they-will-return-most-of-4000-btc-after-bug-fix-413673Source: The BlockBlockstream Refuses Ransom for Return of $47M in Bitcoin from Liquid Hack: 'It Is Theft'https://decrypt.co/377959/blockstream-refuses-ransom-for-return-of-47m-in-bitcoin-from-liquid-hack-it-is-theft?amp=1Source: Decrypt—-'Ferris Bueller Gone Bad': 22-Year-Old Pleads Guilty in Giant Bitcoin Heisthttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/us/bitcoin-crypto-heist-malone-lam.htmlSource: NY TimesHunter Biden’s $LAPTOP coin causes ‘bloodbath’ for investors. How to protect yourselfhttps://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/hunter-biden-laptop-coin-causes-151000521.htmlSource: YahooAI Agents Just Slashed the Cost of a Quantum Attack on Bitcoinhttps://decrypt.co/377925/ai-agents-slash-cost-quantum-attack-bitcoinSource: Decrypt—-Hollywood Puts Four Tech Moguls on Trial in October Movie Pileuphttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/musk-artificial-social-reckoning-holmes-documentary-1236693959/Source: Hollywood ReporterPaul Schrader Reveals ‘Three Guns At Dawn’ Will Be Made Entirely With AI Instead Of Name Actors: “Those Jobs Are Gone, Babe”https://theplaylist.net/paul-schrader-three-guns-at-dawn-all-ai-actors-20260904/Source: The Playlist___________________________________________________________________________World Crypto Network https://www.worldcryptonetwork.com/On This Day in World Crypto Network Historyhttps://www.worldcryptonetwork.com/onthisday/---------------------------------------------------------------------------Please Subscribe to our Youtube Channelhttps://m.youtube.com/channel/UCR9gdpWisRwnk_k23GsHf

Bitcoin is everywhere now. But nobody is giving it away.FEATURING:Darren (https://x.com/thecryptodonkey)Victoria Jones (https://x.com/satoshis_page)Thomas Hunt (https://x.com/madbitcoins)THIS  WEEK:Bitcoin tops $80,000: 'Crypto winter is close to being over'https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/article/bitcoin-tops-80000-crypto-winter-is-close-to-being-over-173224980.htmlSource: YahooBillionaire Coinbase CEO Boasts That He Would Never Donate to Charityhttps://futurism.com/future-society/billionaire-coinbase-ceo-brian-miller-charity-philanthropy-cryptoSource: Futurism—-Williamson County  Bitcoin ATM scams cost Tennesseans more than $15M in 2025, and victims are still fighting backhttps://www.newschannel5.com/news/state/tennessee/williamson-county/bitcoin-atm-scams-cost-tennesseans-more-than-15m-in-2025-and-victims-are-still-fighting-backSource: News Channel"It’s all me" - Gal Gadot defends her performance in the upcoming AI-assisted film Bitcoinhttps://www.sportskeeda.com/us/podcasts/news-it-s-me-gal-gadot-defends-performance-upcoming-ai-assisted-film-bitcoinSource: Sports KeedaInside the English soccer club betting its future on Bitcoinhttps://www.cnbc.com/video/2026/09/03/inside-the-english-soccer-club-betting-its-future-on-bitcoin.htmlSource: CNBCFYI - old friends suddenly messaging you wanting to have a meeting means their account got hacked and the hacker is using AI to phish the replies.https://x.com/madbitcoins/status/2094822655862227326?s=46Source: Twitter | @madbitcoins___________________________________________________________________________World Crypto Network https://www.worldcryptonetwork.com/On This Day in World Crypto Network Historyhttps://www.worldcryptonetwork.com/onthisday/---------------------------------------------------------------------------Please Subscribe to our Youtube Channelhttps://m.youtube.com/channel/UCR9gdpWisRwnk_k23GsHf

Can Michael Saylor recast Bitcoin in his own image? Maybe Paul Sztorc can.FEATURING:Adam Meister(https://x.com/techbalt)Victoria Jones (https://x.com/satoshis_page)Thomas Hunt (https://x.com/madbitcoins)THIS  WEEK:Billionaire predicts Bitcoin could beat gold and hit $1 millionhttps://www.thestreet.com/crypto/markets/billionaire-predicts-bitcoin-could-beat-gold-and-hit-1-millionSource: The StreetBitcoin’s ECX Fork Is Coming: When It Hits and Who Gets Free Coinshttps://news.bitcoin.com/featured/bitcoins-ecx-fork-is-coming-when-it-hits-and-who-gets-free-coins/Source: News BitcoinBitcoin Gains Regulatory Ground as Crypto Rules Remain Unsettled for CLARITY Acthttps://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/bitcoin-gains-regulatory-ground-crypto-104847814.htmlSource: YahooMichael Saylor Calls for a 'Bitcoin Reformation' Beyond Orthodoxyhttps://news.bitcoin.com/featured/michael-saylor-calls-for-a-bitcoin-reformation-beyond-orthodoxy/Source: News BitcoinThe Whale PassGeorge explains to Jerry why Bitcoin is the people's money: decentralised, equal, no hierarchy, no elites.https://x.com/mandelduck/status/2093267116765904985?s=46Source: Twitter | @mandelduckThe Mempool Nazi:https://x.com/mandelduck/status/2093266659066732976?s=46Source: Twitter | @mandelduck___________________________________________________________________________World Crypto Network https://www.worldcryptonetwork.com/On This Day in World Crypto Network Historyhttps://www.worldcryptonetwork.com/onthisday/---------------------------------------------------------------------------Please Subscribe to our Youtube Channelhttps://m.youtube.com/channel/UCR9gdpWisRwnk_k23GsHf

Bitcoin woke up swinging—and somehow the price wasn’t even the wildest part.FEATURING:Jesse Cervantes (https://x.com/dr_orangepill)Victoria Jones (https://x.com/satoshis_page)Thomas Hunt (https://x.com/madbitcoins)THIS  WEEK:Bitcoin Rally Tops $79,000Source: https://www.investors.com/news/bitcoin-price-3-month-high-79000-treasury-bonds-short-squeeze-bitcoin-etfs-crypto-stocks/Strategy’s USD Reserve Hits $4.8 BillionSource: https://www.theblock.co/news/business/2026-08-17-michael-saylor-strategy-btc-411942BIP-110 Supporters Split Onto Minority ChainSource: https://www.theblock.co/news/ecosystems/2026-08-08-bitcoins-bip-110-supporters-split-onto-minority-chain-as-main-network-pulls-ahead-411213Coldcard Losses Climb Above 1,700 BTCSource:https://www.galaxy.com/insights/research/coldcard-exploit-abates-as-total-losses-climb-to-at-least-1700-btcTrump Agencies Advance Crypto Policy as CLARITY StallsSource: https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/trump-agencies-set-crypto-policy-bill-stalls-limiting-industrys-gains-2026-08-18/___________________________________________________________________________World Crypto Network https://www.worldcryptonetwork.com/On This Day in World Crypto Network Historyhttps://www.worldcryptonetwork.com/onthisday/---------------------------------------------------------------------------Please Subscribe to our Youtube Channelhttps://m.youtube.com/channel/UCR9gdpWisRwnk_k23GsHf

A terrible day for crypto self custody.FEATURING:Robert Allen (https://x.com/satoshisound)Victoria Jones (https://x.com/satoshis_page)Thomas Hunt (https://x.com/madbitcoins)THIS  WEEK:This is worse than any previous Bitcoin exchange hack. It is arguably one of the worst things that could happen.The popular hardware wallet COLDCARD has a faulty random number generator (RNG). Funds are being drained from ordinary users’ hardware wallets as you read this.https://x.com/callebtc/status/2083169923904180331?s=20Source: Twitter | @callebtcBitMEX and BitMart may be first casualties of crypto trading slumphttps://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/07/28/bitmex-and-bitmart-may-be-first-casualties-of-crypto-trading-slumpSource: CoindeskApple Responds to Lawsuit Over Fake Bitcoin Wallet Scam in App Storehttps://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/25/apple-app-store-fake-bitcoin-wallet-lawsuit/Source: MacRumorsCoinbase CEO has a radical fix for America's $36 trillion debthttps://www.thestreet.com/crypto/markets/coinbase-ceo-has-a-radical-fix-for-americas-36-trillion-debtSource: The Street___________________________________________________________________________World Crypto Network https://www.worldcryptonetwork.com/On This Day in World Crypto Network Historyhttps://www.worldcryptonetwork.com/onthisday/---------------------------------------------------------------------------Please Subscribe to our Youtube Channelhttps://m.youtube.com/channel/UCR9gdpWisRwnk_k23GsHf

Everyone is selling. There is blood in the streets. But someone is buying…Ben Arc (https://x.com/arc_btc)Thomas Hunt (https://x.com/madbitcoins)THIS  WEEK:$62,060 / $1 = 1,611 SAT  - Bitcoinalhttps://bitcoinal.com/MicroStrategy Abandons ‘HODL,’ Authorizes $1.25B Bitcoin Sale to Fund Dividends - Barron'shttps://www.barrons.com/articles/microstrategy-bitcoin-sale-dividends-510346f0Bitcoin whale wallets keep selling, mounting pressure on BTC’s price trajectoryhttps://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/bitcoin-whale-wallets-keep-selling-mounting-pressure-on-btc-s-price-trajectory/ar-AA2785zkPopular K-pop company behind BTS merch sells all its Bitcoinhttps://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/popular-k-pop-company-behind-bts-merch-sells-all-its-bitcoin/ar-AA279rpfTether freezes $1.4M USDT in 131 TRON wallets l... | Pluanghttps://pluang.com/en/news-feed/tether-bekukan-usdt-di-131-dompet-tron-terkait-isis-kTrump says he didn't know about family's lucrative crypto ventureshttps://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/07/02/trump-family-crypto-business-cnbc-interview/90789852007/Bitcoin ETF News: Inflows Hit $221M as 10-Day Outflow Streak Endshttps://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/bitcoin-etf-news-inflows-hit-105959495.htmlMetaplanet Adds 2,823 Bitcoin in Q2 as Buying Pace Cools - Decrypthttps://decrypt.co/372670/metaplanet-adds-2823-bitcoin-in-q2-as-buying-pace-coolsWhy Bitcoin Jumped towards $62,000 and What Could Carry It to $70,000https://beincrypto.com/why-bitcoin-jumped-62000-70000/___________________________________________________________________________World Crypto Network https://www.worldcryptonetwork.com/On This Day in World Crypto Network Historyhttps://www.worldcryptonetwork.com/onthisday/---------------------------------------------------------------------------Please Subscribe to our Youtube Channelhttps://m.youtube.com/channel/UCR9gdpWisRwnk_k23GsHf

ailors woes continue but is a bottom near?Ben Arc (https://x.com/arc_btc)Victoria Jones (https://x.com/satoshis_page)Thomas Hunt (https://www.twitter.com/madbitcoins)THIS  WEEK:Quant fund says bitcoin is near a major inflection point as rare onchain signals alignhttps://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/06/25/quant-fund-says-bitcoin-is-near-a-major-inflection-point-as-rare-onchain-signals-alignSource: CoindeskMichael Saylor's Strategy faces no easy way out as bitcoin prices continue to drophttps://finance.yahoo.com/markets/article/michael-saylors-strategy-faces-no-easy-way-out-as-bitcoin-prices-continue-to-drop-112328170.htmlSource: YahooMorgan Stanley’s Bitcoin Executive Says Education — Not Products — Is Wall Street’s Real Obstaclehttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/morgan-stanley-bitcoin-executive-educationSource: Bitcoin MagazineBlackRock Launches New Bitcoin ETF Combining BTC Exposure With Covered Call Incomehttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/blackrock-launches-new-bitcoin-etfSource: Bitcoin MagazineBitcoin ETFs see record investor flight as the cryptocurrency hits lowest levels since 2024https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/25/bitcoin-etfs-see-record-investor-flight-as-the-cryptocurrency-hits-new-2024-lows.htmlSource: CNBCNew Documentary ‘Bitcoin Season’ Charts Bitcoin’s Push Into the NBAhttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/bitcoin-season-charts-bitcoins-in-the-nbaSource: Bitcoin Magazine__________________________________________________________________________________World Crypto Network https://www.worldcryptonetwork.com/On This Day in World Crypto Network Historyhttps://www.worldcryptonetwork.com/onthisday/---------------------------------------------------------------------------Please Subscribe to our Youtube Channelhttps://m.youtube.com/channel/UCR9gdpWisRwnk_k23GsHf

The price is terrible this week but it has all happened before.Ben Arc (https://x.com/arc_btc)Robert Allen (https://x.com/satoshisound)Adam from Starship Schrodingers Destiney  Thomas Hunt (https://www.twitter.com/madbitcoins)THIS  WEEK:Bitcoin cracks $60,000, sinking to lowest level since October 2024https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/06/05/bitcoin-dismal-week-price-below-all-time-high-crypto-investors.htmlSource: CNBCMichael Saylor's Strategy sold 32 bitcoin for $2.5 million to fund dividend paymentshttps://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/06/01/strategy-sold-32-btc-for-usd2-5-million-in-late-may-filing-showsSource: CoindeskTrump Media (DJT) Moves to Sell Bitcoin as Losses Reach $455 Millionhttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/trump-media-djt-moves-to-sell-bitcoin-as-losses-reach-455-millionSource: Bitcoin MagazineBitcoin's star fades, as investors flock to lustre of AI and megacap IPOshttps://www.reuters.com/business/finance/bitcoins-star-fades-investors-flock-lustre-ai-megacap-ipos-2026-06-05/Source: ReutersStandard Chartered's crypto bull sticks to $100,000 bitcoin call despite 'painful' weekhttps://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/standard-chartereds-crypto-bull-sticks-100000-bitcoin-call-despite-painful-week-2026-06-04/Source: ReutersRetired Couple Loses $76,000 Life Savings to Bitcoin ATM Scam, Sues Bitcoin Depot in Federal Courthttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/retired-couple-sues-bitcoin-depot-in-courtSource: Bitcoin MagazineBitcoin Billionaire Books First SpaceX Mars Missionhttps://decrypt.co/368804/bitcoin-billionaire-spacex-mars?amp=1Source: DecryptBitcoin ATMs: The Canary in the Coal Minehttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/markets/bitcoin-atms-the-canary-in-the-coal-mineSource: Bitcoin Magazine__________________________________________________________________________________World Crypto Network https://www.worldcryptonetwork.com/On This Day in World Crypto Network Historyhttps://www.worldcryptonetwork.com/onthisday/---------------------------------------------------------------------------Please Subscribe to our Youtube Channelhttps://m.youtube.com/channel/UCR9gdpWisRwnk_k23GsHf