Bits + Bips

Crypto meets macro podcast.
Livestreams at 4:30pm ET every Monday.
Part of @unchained_pod

[Bits + Bips @bitsandbips]

@patrickmchenry is on Bits + Bips today.

Beyond the blue wave: the Jensen Huang spy reports, the OpenAI office bug, a jobs beat that has a December hike in play, and FinCEN dropping the $250 crypto travel rule.

https://t.co/knJKIxHrjw

[Bits + Bips @bitsandbips]

Catch the full conversation here 👇
https://t.co/n91q0jfqfg

[Laura Shin @laurashin]

Why the Midterms Were a 'Throw the Bums Out' Election, Says Patrick McHenry

Was the midterm a cost-of-living vote or a "throw the bums out" vote? 🗳️

On Bits + Bips, @PatrickMcHenry tells @austincampbell, @ramahluwalia, and @perkinscr97 why some Republicans in North Carolina and Texas pulled the Democratic lever, likely for the first time. 🎧

Timestamps:
🎬 00:00 Intro
🕵️ 01:11 Jensen Huang, Megaspeed and alleged spies: how Washington will react
🏭 07:18 Is foreign influence behind the bipartisan backlash to data centers?
😤 13:47 Why data centers became a proxy for anger at Big Tech and inflation
💙 19:55 Nexo: Generate daily interest on your crypto or borrow funds against your assets at https://t.co/AomksPiXwt
🗳️ 20:17 What a 250-plus seat Democratic House majority means for policy
🔄 24:03 Why Republicans voting for Democrats was the midterms' notable break
🪙 28:36 McHenry on why crypto is in a better spot even after this election
💳 34:50 Why McHenry thinks credit card rate caps could pass this Congress
🧭 37:29 Why McHenry is watching AOC and Jon Ossoff to read the Democrats' path
🎓 47:11 Is student debt, not AI, the real source of young voters' angst?

[Bits + Bips @bitsandbips]

"Both parties, both parties." 🪙

@PatrickMcHenry tells @austincampbell, @ramahluwalia, and @perkinscr97 why crypto's political standing survived the midterms.

[Bits + Bips @bitsandbips]

New on Bits + Bips: @PatrickMcHenry with @austincampbell, @ramahluwalia, and @perkinscr97

💳 Why a credit card rate cap could pass
🧱 Why an anti-crypto bill can't
🔄 Why neither party has a coalition that lasts

https://t.co/5TgSIJ4Np4

[Bits + Bips @bitsandbips]

Catch the full conversation here 👇
https://t.co/n91q0jfqfg

[Laura Shin @laurashin]

Why the Midterms Were a 'Throw the Bums Out' Election, Says Patrick McHenry

Was the midterm a cost-of-living vote or a "throw the bums out" vote? 🗳️

On Bits + Bips, @PatrickMcHenry tells @austincampbell, @ramahluwalia, and @perkinscr97 why some Republicans in North Carolina and Texas pulled the Democratic lever, likely for the first time. 🎧

Timestamps:
🎬 00:00 Intro
🕵️ 01:11 Jensen Huang, Megaspeed and alleged spies: how Washington will react
🏭 07:18 Is foreign influence behind the bipartisan backlash to data centers?
😤 13:47 Why data centers became a proxy for anger at Big Tech and inflation
💙 19:55 Nexo: Generate daily interest on your crypto or borrow funds against your assets at https://t.co/AomksPiXwt
🗳️ 20:17 What a 250-plus seat Democratic House majority means for policy
🔄 24:03 Why Republicans voting for Democrats was the midterms' notable break
🪙 28:36 McHenry on why crypto is in a better spot even after this election
💳 34:50 Why McHenry thinks credit card rate caps could pass this Congress
🧭 37:29 Why McHenry is watching AOC and Jon Ossoff to read the Democrats' path
🎓 47:11 Is student debt, not AI, the real source of young voters' angst?

[Bits + Bips @bitsandbips]

Rising costs. AI job fears. Data centers going up next door. 🏭

@PatrickMcHenry tells @austincampbell, @ramahluwalia, and @perkinscr97 why that "rich stew" fed the midterm angst.

[Bits + Bips @bitsandbips]

New Bits + Bips with @PatrickMcHenry, @austincampbell, @ramahluwalia, and @perkinscr97:

🗳️ What a 250-plus seat Democratic House means for policy
💳 Why credit card rate caps could pass
🪙 Why McHenry doesn't think an anti-crypto bill can get through the House

https://t.co/eEWALH2tD1

[Bits + Bips @bitsandbips]

Unchained | Bits + Bips Livestream https://t.co/knJKIxGTtY

[Bits + Bips @bitsandbips]

🚨 @patrickmchenry is on Bits + Bips today. Beyond the blue wave: the Jensen Huang spy reports, the OpenAI office bug, a jobs beat that has a December hike in play, and FinCEN dropping the $250 crypto travel rule.

Join us on: x - https://t.co/ntuqpdvj6g
YouTube - https://t.co/TAFPFtivdO

[Bits + Bips @bitsandbips]

Democrats now control both chambers of Congress. What does that mean for crypto and AI policy?

Former House Financial Services Chair @patrickmchenry joins @austincampbell , @ramahluwalia and @perkinscr97 on Bits + Bips, live at 5:20pm ET here on X

[Bits + Bips @bitsandbips]

ICE is taking a stake in @tradexyz to run 24/7 @HyperliquidX-based perps in the US. @austincampbell, @ramahluwalia, and @perkinscr97 on:

🏛️ Why ICE bought NYSE, not the reverse
🎩 What Druckenmiller's bet does and doesn't signal
📈 Whether perps pull volume from options and spot

https://t.co/TrfzypVzyU

[Bits + Bips @bitsandbips]

Catch the full conversation here 👇
https://t.co/ejYYwe5sbN

[Laura Shin @laurashin]

After Binance's $6.3 Billion Hack, Can Crypto Fix Its Security Problem?

A $6.3 billion hack at @binance, most of it in a 20-minute burst. 🔐

On the latest Bits + Bips, @austincampbell argues crypto never built the circuit breakers TradFi treats as risk management 101, while @ramahluwalia and @perkinscr97 debate whether AI favors attackers or defenders.

Timestamps:
🎬 00:00 Intro
📋 00:26 Unchained Survey: complete the listener survey at https://t.co/TvOv3OR0KP
🚨 01:33 Binance's $6.3B hack: the 20-minute drain, the FBI's attribution, the fallout
🔐 06:36 Why Ram says digital assets have failed to secure customer deposits
🛑 14:09 Why Austin thinks missing circuit breakers made the hacks worse
📣 18:14 Nexo: Generate daily interest on your crypto or borrow funds against your assets at https://t.co/AomksPiXwt
🏛️ 18:40 ICE takes a stake in Trade[XYZ] to run US Hyperliquid-based perps
🧱 24:06 Why Austin calls ICE's growing market portfolio the 'all-everything stack'
🪙 30:21 Why 50 public companies objected to tokenized trading on OKX ICE
📉 40:27 How AI and chip stocks shed $5T as investors refocus on cash flow
🗳️ 47:50 Why Austin thinks the midterm polls are missing Republican voters

[Bits + Bips @bitsandbips]

"Something is very wrong when your sample is 25 points off the median." 🚩

@austincampbell on why the midterm polls may be missing Republican voters.

[Bits + Bips @bitsandbips]

Catch the full conversation here 👇
https://t.co/ejYYwe5sbN

[Laura Shin @laurashin]

After Binance's $6.3 Billion Hack, Can Crypto Fix Its Security Problem?

A $6.3 billion hack at @binance, most of it in a 20-minute burst. 🔐

On the latest Bits + Bips, @austincampbell argues crypto never built the circuit breakers TradFi treats as risk management 101, while @ramahluwalia and @perkinscr97 debate whether AI favors attackers or defenders.

Timestamps:
🎬 00:00 Intro
📋 00:26 Unchained Survey: complete the listener survey at https://t.co/TvOv3OR0KP
🚨 01:33 Binance's $6.3B hack: the 20-minute drain, the FBI's attribution, the fallout
🔐 06:36 Why Ram says digital assets have failed to secure customer deposits
🛑 14:09 Why Austin thinks missing circuit breakers made the hacks worse
📣 18:14 Nexo: Generate daily interest on your crypto or borrow funds against your assets at https://t.co/AomksPiXwt
🏛️ 18:40 ICE takes a stake in Trade[XYZ] to run US Hyperliquid-based perps
🧱 24:06 Why Austin calls ICE's growing market portfolio the 'all-everything stack'
🪙 30:21 Why 50 public companies objected to tokenized trading on OKX ICE
📉 40:27 How AI and chip stocks shed $5T as investors refocus on cash flow
🗳️ 47:50 Why Austin thinks the midterm polls are missing Republican voters

[Bits + Bips @bitsandbips]

"If you're not solving a problem for a customer, you're not creating value." 💡

@ramahluwalia on why tokenized stocks miss the mark.

[Bits + Bips @bitsandbips]

Catch the full conversation here 👇
https://t.co/ejYYwe5sbN

[Laura Shin @laurashin]

After Binance's $6.3 Billion Hack, Can Crypto Fix Its Security Problem?

A $6.3 billion hack at @binance, most of it in a 20-minute burst. 🔐

On the latest Bits + Bips, @austincampbell argues crypto never built the circuit breakers TradFi treats as risk management 101, while @ramahluwalia and @perkinscr97 debate whether AI favors attackers or defenders.

Timestamps:
🎬 00:00 Intro
📋 00:26 Unchained Survey: complete the listener survey at https://t.co/TvOv3OR0KP
🚨 01:33 Binance's $6.3B hack: the 20-minute drain, the FBI's attribution, the fallout
🔐 06:36 Why Ram says digital assets have failed to secure customer deposits
🛑 14:09 Why Austin thinks missing circuit breakers made the hacks worse
📣 18:14 Nexo: Generate daily interest on your crypto or borrow funds against your assets at https://t.co/AomksPiXwt
🏛️ 18:40 ICE takes a stake in Trade[XYZ] to run US Hyperliquid-based perps
🧱 24:06 Why Austin calls ICE's growing market portfolio the 'all-everything stack'
🪙 30:21 Why 50 public companies objected to tokenized trading on OKX ICE
📉 40:27 How AI and chip stocks shed $5T as investors refocus on cash flow
🗳️ 47:50 Why Austin thinks the midterm polls are missing Republican voters

[Bits + Bips @bitsandbips]

No double-checking. No withdrawal clock. No circuit breakers. 🧯

@austincampbell on the TradFi risk basics crypto skipped, and how the @binance hack exposed them.

[Bits + Bips @bitsandbips]

The @binance hack, unpacked by @austincampbell, @ramahluwalia, and @perkinscr97:

⏱️ Most of $6.3B left in a 20-minute burst
🤖 Whether AI favors attackers or defenders
🛑 Why crypto never built TradFi-style circuit breakers

https://t.co/nNEMJSNOpZ

[Bits + Bips @bitsandbips]

New Bits + Bips with @austincampbell, @ramahluwalia, and @perkinscr97:

🚨 What the $6.3B @binance hack says about crypto security
🏛️ ICE and @tradexyz bringing @HyperliquidX perps onshore
🗳️ Why Austin thinks the midterm polls are wrong

https://t.co/OGaNYxdsvz

[Bits + Bips @bitsandbips]

Bitcoin just closed its worst October since 2014 on the Binance hack. Privacy coins and HYPE went the other way.

The @bitsandbips crew on what bucked the trend, plus the Fed, ECB and BoJ, oil, and the Nasdaq's worst month since March 2025.

Live today 4:15pm ET

https://t.co/bNDCRlSdhk