The biggest crypto hack in history
Tom Bilyeu and his co-hosts cover a record $6.36 billion Binance hack linked to North Korea, a broad stock market slide driven by AI spending, an Alaska decoy-candidate scandal, James O'Keefe's felony charges, and a viral essay saying feminism failed women.
The gist
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An attacker drained about $6.36 billion from Binance hot wallets in 20 minutes, starting from an engineer's compromised laptop; TRM links it to North Korea.
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Bilyeu says he wasn't worried because his crypto isn't on an exchange, but self-custody brings its own stress and most people won't manage it.
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Almost 60% of S&P 500 companies are down 20% or more from their highs, as investors punish Alphabet, Amazon and Intel for heavy AI spending.
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The New York Times reports Democrats recruited a second Dan Sullivan for Alaska's Senate ballot; Bilyeu notes decoy candidates are legal and both parties use them.
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Bilyeu backs Petronella Wyatt's essay that feminism left her generation single and childless, saying people must plan around biology, as he and his wife did.
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