240 - The Bitcoin Custody War

This week, we're looking at three stories that all ask the same question: who really controls the money?

👉🏼 First, a crypto attacker walked away with $20 million from BonkDAO without hacking a single line of code. He simply bought enough voting power to pass a proposal that transferred the treasury to himself.

👉🏼 Then we head to Washington, where America's Strategic Bitcoin Reserve has stalled because two government departments are fighting over who gets to hold roughly $21 billion worth of Bitcoin.

👉🏼 And finally, Interpol has uncovered a $122 million romance-scam laundering network linked to a 20-year-old crypto wallet, highlighting how blockchain investigators are becoming increasingly effective at tracing money across multiple chains.

Let's get into it 🚀

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TIMESTAMPS

2:01 Bonk DAO's treasury gets hacked for $20m via vote stacking

6:10 The March 2025 big promise locked in a turf war

8:32 Interpol wraps Operation First Light 2026 - what even is it?

11:13 Short, sharp news bites

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