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Fit Crypto Explorer
by pittsjst
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
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Episode 01 — Wall Street’s Up. Where’s Crypto’s Money?
Follow the money. Question the hype. Join U.S., your Hard Working Crypto Sleuth, for fifteen minutes connecting macro liquidity, Wall Street, Bitcoin, and the crypto markets. Each episode answers one central question through plain-English analysis of interest rates, market structure, ETF flows…
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Case File #82: The Threat Came Preinstalled
You bought the hardware wallet to protect your crypto. What if the threat was already inside? In Case File #82, U.S., your Hard Working Crypto Sleuth, investigates the Ledger–CryptoBilis story, including the confirmed unauthorized hardware implant in one affected device—and why the scope of the...
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Case File #81: Trusted Name. Dangerous Action.
You recognize the logo. You trust the account. Then comes the instruction that puts your crypto at risk. In Case File #81, U.S., your Hard Working Crypto Sleuth, investigates MetaMask’s staking infrastructure incident, NEAR Intents’ reported fund recovery, Microsoft’s hijacked X account…
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Case File #80: Who Authorized That?
You protected your seed phrase. But who else has permission to move your money? In Case File #80, U.S., your Hard Working Crypto Sleuth, investigates the access hiding behind exchanges, bridges, AI plugins, and wallet approvals. We break down Bitget’s revised $387.5 million incident accounting…
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Case File #79: Trust Is the Attack Surface
This week on Crypto Weekly Recap, we’re looking at one of the biggest weaknesses in crypto security: trust. North Korea-linked hackers reportedly used fake job interviews to compromise thousands of devices and crypto wallets around the world. A compromised Cloudflare API key turned trusted Brevo...
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Case File #78: The Hack Is Only the First Trap
You logged into the real trading platform. The malicious browser extension was already waiting. This week on Crypto Weekly Recap, U.S., your Hard Working Crypto Sleuth, breaks down extensions targeting Axiom and Padre/Terminal users—stealing session tokens and wallet-related data without asking…
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Case File #77: Trusted Until It Turned Against You
What if the threat wasn’t the blockchain—but something you had already learned to trust? In Case File #77, U.S., your Hard Working Crypto Sleuth, investigates three attacks that turned ordinary crypto workflows into dangerous attack surfaces. First, the Sality botnet spent eight years using...
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Case File #76 The Vote That Opened an $8.5 Million Vault
What if an attacker didn’t have to break the vault—because the vault’s own rules opened the door? In Case File #76, U.S., your Hard Working Crypto Sleuth, investigates the Term Labs governance exploit that reportedly drained approximately $8.5 million from its DeFi vaults. The attacker allegedly...
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Case File #75 Grand Theft Crypto, Phantom SAND & Rogue AI Agents
Crypto Weekly Recap — Case File #75 August 22, 2026 🎙️ Grand Theft Crypto, Phantom SAND & Rogue AI Agents This week, the Crypto Sleuth follows one theme across three very different threats: Something can look valuable, sound legitimate, and move fast—while having nothing trustworthy underneath…
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Case File #74: The Keys Stayed Safe—Everything Around Them Didn’t
Your private keys can stay secure and you can still get wrecked. This week, Crypto Sleuth looks beyond the seed phrase and into the expanding security perimeter surrounding your crypto. We break down the Trezor shipping-provider data breach that exposed personal information belonging to nearly...
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Case File #73: The Blockchain Worked. Everything Around It Didn’t.
Case File #73 examines a recurring theme across modern cryptocurrency attacks: blockchain infrastructure can operate exactly as designed while surrounding systems fail. The episode covers the August 9 Coinsbuy incident spanning Ethereum and TRON, exploitation involving BTCPay Server and LND...
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Case File #72: The Wallet Made the Seed. The Attacker Did the Math.
Case File #72 examines four security failures involving misplaced trust and uncontrolled authority. The lead segment covers Coinkite’s updated Coldcard security advisory concerning reduced entropy in seeds generated by affected firmware. The episode explains why updating firmware does not repair…
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Case File #71 The Signatures Were Valid. The System Was Compromised.
🎙️ Crypto Weekly Recap – Episode 71 Case File #71: The Signatures Were Valid. The System Was Compromised. This week on Crypto Weekly Recap, we examine three real-world attacks that prove modern crypto theft isn’t always about breaking blockchain technology—it’s about exploiting the trust...
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Case File #70 The Game Worked. The Malware Did Too.
Steam Malware, Physical-Mail Phishing and the Collapse of Blind Trust Podcast Description The game opened. It ran normally. But hidden in the background, malware was allegedly searching thousands of computers for cryptocurrency wallets and credentials worth stealing. In Case File #70, U.S., the...
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Markets Recover. Scammers Don’t Sleep
Episode 69: Case File #69 – Markets Recover. Scammers Don’t Sleep. Markets may be recovering, but scammers never take a bull market off. In this week’s Crypto Weekly Recap, we examine why rising prices often create the perfect environment for social engineering, supply-chain attacks, and digital...
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The Biggest Threat Isn’t the Blockchain—It’s Us
Case File #68: The Biggest Threat Isn’t the Blockchain—It’s Us This week on Crypto Weekly Recap, we’re investigating one of the biggest misconceptions in crypto security: the blockchain isn’t usually the weakest link—people are. We examine the Humanity Protocol compromise and how a single...
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Trust Is the Attack Surface
🎙️ Crypto Weekly Recap – Episode 67 Trust Is the Attack Surface This week on Crypto Weekly Recap, we take a closer look at how the biggest threats in crypto aren’t always hidden inside the blockchain—they’re hidden inside the things we trust. We break down the rise of Crypto Clipper malware and...
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Markets Rebound, Bots Take Over, and the Scams Keep Evolving
This week on Crypto Weekly Recap, U.S., your Hard Working Crypto Sleuth, breaks down a week that reminded investors why security, transparency, and patience still matter more than hype. We examine the collapse of the VELVET token and the on-chain activity that raised questions about exchange…
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ETF Outflows, AI Threats, Bridge Risks & Why Security Still Beats Hype
🎙️ Crypto Weekly Recap – Episode 65 ETF Outflows, AI Threats, Bridge Risks & Why Security Still Beats Hype This week, U.S., your Hard Working Crypto Sleuth, breaks down the growing divide between market hype and market reality. We cover Bitcoin ETF outflows, institutional liquidity shifts,...
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Wallet Drainers, Domain Hijacks & Hidden Token Supply — The Risks Most Investors Never See
This week on Crypto Weekly Recap, U.S., your Hard Working Crypto Sleuth, breaks down the threats that are quietly evolving across the crypto industry. We cover active Trust Wallet QR phishing campaigns targeting USDT holders, the Bonk.fun domain hijack that exposed users to a fake wallet-drainer...
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The Builders Are Now the Targets
Podcast Description — Episode 63 This week on Crypto Weekly Recap, U.S. breaks down why crypto security is becoming operational security. From the TrapDoor package attack targeting developers, to the $5.4M Gravity Bridge drain, to fake Uniswap sites tricking users into dangerous approvals, this...
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AI Hackers, Fake Protectors & Crypto’s Dangerous New Era 💯
This week on Crypto Weekly Recap, we break down some of the biggest crypto security threats from the past 7 days — including the “Fake Protector” scam targeting victims already compromised, the Verus bridge exploit, and the growing rise of AI-powered 2FA bypass attacks that are making traditional...
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The War on Wallets Has Escalated
This week on Crypto Weekly Recap, we break down the growing evolution of crypto security threats and why the attack surface is expanding faster than most investors realize. We cover the reported THORChain exploit, CertiK’s warning about the “industrialization” of crypto theft tied to North...
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The AI Scam Era Has Officially Started
This week on Crypto Weekly Recap, we dive deep into the growing “exploit economy” taking over the crypto space. From massive DeFi breaches and fake Ledger hardware wallets to AI-powered deepfake scams and wallet drainers, the threat landscape is evolving faster than most investors realize. We…
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The Easiest $100 You Might Ever Win (Crypto Edition)
This week’s episode dives into the journey and evolution of HUNDREDCOIN as it marks its third anniversary. We take a closer look at how the project has grown over time, the challenges it has faced, and what has kept the community engaged through changing market conditions. We also explore the...
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Locked In: The Week Discipline Beat Chaos in Crypto
This week, we break down what is really happening in crypto—and why so many people are still getting caught slipping. From fake wallet apps draining life savings to the ongoing wave of phishing attacks, the reality is simple: most losses are not from complex hacks… they come from small mistakes...
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Fake Wallets & Fast Losses
This week on Crypto Weekly Recap, we break down how fast decisions are becoming the biggest threat in crypto. A fake wallet app drained over $420,000 in Bitcoin from musician G. Love… not through a hack, but through a single moment of misplaced trust. Then we look at South Korea, where regulators...
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The Expanding Attack Surface: How Crypto Users Are Really Getting Drained
This week’s Crypto Weekly Recap dives into a hard truth most people are still ignoring… Crypto is not getting more dangerous because the tech is failing— it is getting more dangerous because the attack surface is expanding. From wallet drainer kits and AI-powered phishing to mobile malware and...
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$280M Gone in Minutes: The Illusion of Security Is Cracking
Over $280 million gone in minutes… and it was not just a “hack.” This week, we break down the Drift Protocol exploit and expose the real issue most people are still ignoring — crypto is not failing because of code… it is failing because of design, decisions, and human error. We also dive into the...
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The Calm Before the Crack: Crypto’s Next Risk Phase
This week in crypto, the illusion of safety is breaking down… and a lot of people are learning the hard way. We are diving into platforms that look legitimate but are quietly putting users at risk, along with the latest scams, exploits, and security threats making their way through the space…
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Owned Without a Click: When Your Device Becomes the Attack
No Click. No Warning. Game Over. This week in crypto, the threat landscape takes a serious turn. We are not talking about phishing links or fake wallet popups anymore. We are talking about full device compromise. Google has uncovered a real-world exploit chain using zero-day vulnerabilities to…
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$50M Slippage & a $328M Illusion: When Crypto Math Meets Human Greed”
🎧 Podcast Description This week on Crypto Weekly Recap, we break down two stories that reveal a brutal truth about the crypto markets: sometimes the technology works perfectly… and people still lose everything. First, we examine a shocking $50 million DeFi trade disaster where a trader attempted...
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The $24M Copy-Paste Mistake: When Your Phone Becomes the Hacker
This week on Crypto Weekly Recap, we break down two stories that prove the biggest threat in crypto is often not the code — it is human behavior. A crypto influencer loses $24 million in an address-poisoning scam after copying the wrong wallet address from transaction history. One click. One…
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Urgency Is the Weapon: Robinhood Scams & the $580M Extraction Machine
Crypto is maturing. Institutions are stepping in. ETFs are absorbing capital. Stablecoins are freezing billions tied to crime. But while the market grows up, the scams are evolving too. This week we break down: • Robinhood social engineering attempts surging through fake support calls and…
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The Scam Playbook
This week on Crypto Weekly Recap, we are breaking down the modern scam playbook. From rug pulls and pig-butchering schemes to phishing links that look identical to the real thing, the threats are evolving — and they are targeting discipline, not technology. Crypto does not fail because…
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Rushed, Groomed, and Drained: The Cost of Crypto Urgency
This week on Crypto Weekly Recap, we break down the real threat facing investors — not broken blockchains, but engineered manipulation. A $73 million pig-butchering operation ends in a 20-year federal sentence. Regulators issue urgent Valentine’s Day warnings about romance-fueled crypto scams...
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Before the Code Fails: How Assumptions Cost Money in Crypto
This week on Crypto Weekly Recap, we break down how easily trust breaks in crypto — and how often the biggest risks are not technical, but human. From a centralized exchange mistake that accidentally credited thousands of Bitcoin to user accounts, to the market panic and misinformation that...
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One Character From Gone: Address Poisoning and Impersonation Scams
In this week’s episode of Crypto Weekly Recap, we slow things down and focus on the kinds of threats that do not make headlines—but quietly drain wallets every day. We break down address poisoning scams flooding Ethereum, where attackers do not hack wallets—they wait for human error. We explain…
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One Click From Gone: Scams, Front Running, and the Cost of Trust
Crypto is no longer being broken — it is being exploited through trust. In this episode of Crypto Weekly Recap, we break down how scams have overtaken hacks as the biggest threat in crypto, why AI-powered impersonation is accelerating losses, and how front running quietly drains traders without...
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No Pardon. No Shortcuts. No Second Chances
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…
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Fewer Hacks, Same Traps: Why Complacency Gets Wallets Drained
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....
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Hard Lessons, Real Losses — Closing the Year in Crypto
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,...
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Holiday Scams Are Hunting: $3.4B Stolen and Nobody Is Safe
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...
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You Authorized the Hack: Fake MEV Bots & the PEPE Panic
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...
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Survival Mode: Gatekeeping Scandals, AI Attack Bots, and the 100-Hour Shield
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...
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Crypto Heists, Chain Splits, and the Quiet Armor You Never See Coming
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…
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The Scammers Upgraded… So We Upgrade Too
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 —…
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Un-Ruggable: Protecting Your Phone, Your Identity, and Your Future
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...
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$1.1M Lost in Florida, €600M Vanished in Europe, $14B Stolen in Asia — Same Playbook, Global Scale
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…
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49M Fake Accounts & Phantom Charges: The Week the Bots Got Busted 💥
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…
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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!
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