227 - $292M Hack. Apple Gets Bitten. Freezing Bitcoin?
Crypto Curious
04/22/26
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Welcome back to the Crypto Curious podcast!
This week... it feels like crypto just stress-tested itself — and not everything held up.
👉🏼 We’re starting with the biggest hack of 2026 so far — a single exploit that drained $292 million from Kelp DAO, froze parts of Aave, and triggered a $5.4 billion run across DeFi. This wasn’t just a bad day... it exposed how quickly confidence can disappear when risk hits the system.
👉🏼 Then we get into one of the more controversial ideas we’ve seen in a while — a proposal to freeze dormant Bitcoin wallets, including Satoshi’s original holdings, to protect the network from future quantum threats. It sounds extreme... but it raises a very real question about security versus immutability.
👉🏼 And finally, a story that hits a bit closer to home for everyday users — a fake Ledger Live app sitting on Apple’s App Store for a full week, draining nearly $10 million before being caught... not by Apple, but by an anonymous Telegram sleuth.
Three stories, one theme: security, trust, and whether the systems we rely on are actually as solid as we think.
So, let’s get into it 🚀
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TIMESTAMPS
3:05 Kelp is what Blake?
13:21 A group of BTC developers asking to freeze 5.6m dormant Bitcoins
16:19 What shocked Tracey? Apple gets bitten!
19:48 Short, sharp news bites
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Previous Episode
Welcome back to the Crypto Curious podcast!
Trace is away this week, so we have Blake and Jonno Newman from TRM Labs on the mic.
👉🏼 This week is one of those weeks where crypto is colliding with the real world in a big way: geopolitics, global finance, and regulation all hitting at once.
👉🏼 We start in the Middle East, where tensions around one of the world’s most important shipping routes have taken a very crypto turn, with reports that Bitcoin is being demanded as payment for safe passage.
👉🏼 Then we shift to Wall Street, where Morgan Stanley has just launched its own Bitcoin ETF, undercutting fees, tapping into trillions in client capital, and signalling that traditional finance isn’t just participating anymore... it’s competing.
👉🏼 And finally, back home, where Binance Australia has been hit with a $10 million fine after regulators found widespread misclassification of users — a move that sends a clear message to every global crypto platform operating in Australia.
Geopolitics, institutions, and regulation — all moving at once.
So, let’s get into it 🚀
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TIMESTAMPS
2:57 Bitcoin for tolls through Hormuz?
7:37 Morgan Stanley launch bank backed ETF
10:54 Binance derivatives pay a $10M fine
13:24 Short, sharp news bites
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The Crypto Curious podcast is intended for educational and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs, or objectives.
Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional.
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Next Episode
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👉🏼 This week we’re kicking off with Bitcoin, which is quietly putting together its strongest month in over a year, up 13% in April. After everything we’ve seen over the past few months, the question now is: what’s actually driving this move, and is it sustainable?
👉🏼 Then we head to Washington, where more than 120 crypto firms, including Coinbase and Ripple have drawn a line in the sand, urging the US Senate to finally act on the CLARITY Act. It’s being framed as a “now or never” moment for regulation... and the outcome could shape the next phase of the industry globally.
👉🏼 And finally, a story that’s raised some serious eyebrows. Litecoin effectively rewound its own blockchain, erasing 13 blocks and rolling back around three hours of history after a zero-day exploit hit its privacy layer. Blockchains aren’t supposed to do that... so what does it actually mean when one does?
So, let’s get into it 🚀
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TIMESTAMPS
2:10 BTC goes green!
4:34 120 crypto companies sign a joint letter - but saying what?
7:57 Litecoin did something that blockchains are fundamentally not supposed to do! (but what is Litecoin?)
12:28 Short, sharp news bites
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The Crypto Curious podcast is intended for educational and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs, or objectives.
Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional.
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