Panic Drop Podcast

Panic Drop - Timothy Assi

This podcast gives you a fast daily recap of the biggest crypto and financial market headlines. It’s made to sound like a smart friend catching you up with just sharp insights in a few minutes. panicdrop.substack.com

  1. 8h ago

    Vr 21/8 | Daily Crypto & Macro News

    Happy Friday all! Before we start, something special. I’m running the AI Edge Sale for the next few days. This article is about where I think the next phase of AI investing is going, and I want more of you inside Panic Drop for what comes next. Until August 23, you can get 30% off your first year as a paid subscriber. You’ll get my full portfolio, buy levels, trades and every update I make along the way. Get 30% off Panic Drop for one year If you missed the past 24 hours in crypto and stocks, here's your full recap: 🚨 Major Headlines & Market Moves 🚨 - Bitcoin reaches $75,744. - Over $1 billion worth of short positions liquidated from the crypto market in the past 24 hours, including $222 million in the past 60 minutes. - Spot Bitcoin ETF volume surpasses $5.3 billion, led by BlackRock at over $4.4 billion. - CFTC Chairman Mike Selig says if the Clarity Act continues to stall, the CFTC will use its existing authorities to establish a regime for crypto asset markets. He has directed staff to create formal crypto market structure rules if the bill fails, and the agency is considering rules that could allow crypto exchanges to offer leverage and margin trading. - Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says the Clarity Act will prevent another FTX collapse. - VanEck’s Matthew Sigel tells CNBC he still believes Bitcoin can reach $100,000 next year and potentially $500,000 by 2029 if the cycle plays out as usual. - Anthropic is preparing an IPO filing as soon as the end of August and is expected to match or exceed SpaceX’s record. - Nvidia is preparing a new China-specific AI inference chip for small-batch shipments by year-end, with several customers already placing orders. - Treasury announces bigger debt buybacks. Bitcoin is up 12%, gold up 4%, and the US dollar down 1% as markets interpret the move as more deficits and an attempt at financial repression. - US national debt reaches $40 trillion after rising $658 billion since July 1. - Walmart reports Q2 revenue of $187.9 billion and non-GAAP EPS of $0.81, both beats, with e-commerce up 23% and advertising up 38%. US comps of +2.6% are the slowest since early 2020 and Q3 guidance comes in below expectations. - Alibaba reports Q1 revenue of $39.6 billion (+9% year-over-year, slight miss) with cloud revenue up 45% to $7.1 billion. Operating margin falls 8 percentage points to 6% and free cash flow shows a $6.6 billion outflow. - Deere reports Q3 revenue of $12.61 billion and adjusted EPS of $5.10, both beats. The company raises the low end of its full-year net income guidance and notes $110 million in tariff recoveries for the quarter. - Elon Musk says Tesla’s Optimus robot and Grok will provide incredible medical care to all the people of Earth. - Waymo is now completing over 1.4 million rides per month in California, a 10x increase over the past two years. - President Trump states the US has complete control of the Strait of Hormuz with significant oil flows continuing. - Kalshi releases the largest study on prediction markets to date. The findings indicate that prediction market prices serve as a reliable probability estimate. - The crypto Fear and Greed Index rises to 69, the highest level of greed since July 2025. 📊 Altcoin Market Updates 📊 - XRP rallies over 22% in the past 7 days and reaches $1.25. - Solana daily transaction count hits a new all-time high. - Hyperliquid daily revenue rises above $4 million for the first time since early June. - Fox on Robinhood Chain ranks among the top 3 most visited assets on CoinMarketCap. - Tryagain rises 150% on launch and hits $1 million in DEX volume. If you enjoyed this daily roundup, make sure to follow me, I'll see you tomorrow! $BTC $SPY $QQQ $OIL $SMH PS… Want the complete shortcut ding altcoins with precision (without wasting months on trial-arror)? Clere to grab the Altcoin Profit Toolkit — 8 structur + 3 indicators including the Smart Exit Decoder that shows overbought conditions on multiple timeframes, helping you scan, enter, and exit trades like a pro trader. Written by Timothy Assi, an Elite Popular Investor on eToro. Not investment advice. eToro is a multi-asset investment platform. Your capital is at risk. For information and educational purposes only. Copy Trading does not amount to investment advice. The value of your investments may go up or down. Your capital is at risk. Connect with me on: 🟦 Linkedin: Timothy Assi 🟪 Instagram: @panic_drop ⬛ X: @timoassi 📧 timothy@panicdrop.com 🟩 Panic Drop Podcast : on your favorite streaming app www.panicdrop.com This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit panicdrop.substack.com/subscribe

    Vr 21/8 | Daily Crypto & Macro News
  2. 1d ago

    Th 20/8 | Daily Crypto & Macro News

    Happy Thursday all! Before we start, something special. I’m running the AI Edge Sale for the next few days. This article is about where I think the next phase of AI investing is going, and I want more of you inside Panic Drop for what comes next. Until August 23, you can get 30% off your first year as a paid subscriber. You’ll get my full portfolio, buy levels, trades and every update I make along the way. Get 30% off Panic Drop for one year If you missed the past 24 hours in crypto and stocks, here's your full recap: 🚨 Major Headlines & Market Moves 🚨 Bitcoin briefly surged to $70,000. The US Treasury announced it is at least doubling the size of liquidity support buyback operations for longer-dated nominal bonds in the 10-year to 20-year and 20-year to 30-year sectors, raising the maximum from $2 billion to at least $4 billion per operation. $190 billion was added to the crypto market cap in the past 24 hours. $1.22 billion in short positions were liquidated from the crypto market in the past 60 minutes, with over 173,000 crypto traders liquidated across the past 24 hours. President Trump said the US is considering buying sizable amounts of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, while calling on Congress to pass the Crypto Clarity Act. Senator Cynthia Lummis confirmed the Senate will vote on the act on September 15 at 2 pm ET. Trump also stated the US is ensuring it remains the undisputed leader in Bitcoin and crypto. The US national debt officially surpassed $40 trillion. President Trump announced the most crushing economic operation ever taken against any country on Iran and warned that any country helping Iran avoid sanctions will face tremendous economic consequences. Gold surpassed $4,500. The Federal Reserve said US stock valuations are near dot-com bubble levels, with officials adding that further interest rate hikes will likely be needed if inflation does not fall. SK Hynix announced a $28.6 billion share buyback, with the stock up 6% pre-market. Moderna surged 130% after its cancer vaccine showed signs of preventing melanoma from spreading. Bitwise CIO said Bitcoin looks like it is near a bottom with coiled volatility that may come up on the upside, expressing optimism for the rest of the year. Fidelity Digital Assets noted that BTC volatility is now lower than roughly 98.5% of all days in its history, describing it like a coiled spring. BlackRock clients bought $143.57 million worth of Bitcoin, while Fidelity clients bought $23.92 million worth of Bitcoin. President Trump said the US and Canada have agreed to a new trade deal. Executives from Ripple, Coinbase, Kraken and Chainlink attended the White House crypto summit. 📊 Altcoin Market Updates 📊 Ethereum surged 10% to $2,100, trading above $2,000 for the first time since June 2. BlackRock clients bought $64.68 million worth of Ethereum. XRP price rallied over 10% in the past 24 hours. Solana reclaimed $80. Hyperliquid $HYPE pumped 15% to $69 after President Trump said the CFTC is working to bring it to the US. The US federal banking regulator OCC said it will establish a regulatory framework for crypto stablecoin issuers. Okx captured 37% of Solana daily DEX aggregator volume as Jupiter’s share dropped to 48%. Solana Identity is shutting down at the end of September, with user data set to be deleted by year-end and its treasury $SOLID supply burned. If you enjoyed this daily roundup, make sure to follow me, I’ll see you tomorrow! $BTC $SPY $QQQ $OIL $SMH PS… Want the complete shortcut ding altcoins with precision (without wasting months on trial-arror)? Clere to grab the Altcoin Profit Toolkit — 8 structur + 3 indicators including the Smart Exit Decoder that shows overbought conditions on multiple timeframes, helping you scan, enter, and exit trades like a pro trader. Written by Timothy Assi, an Elite Popular Investor on eToro. Not investment advice. eToro is a multi-asset investment platform. Your capital is at risk. For information and educational purposes only. Copy Trading does not amount to investment advice. The value of your investments may go up or down. Your capital is at risk. Connect with me on: 🟦 Linkedin: Timothy Assi 🟪 Instagram: @panic_drop ⬛ X: @timoassi 📧 timothy@panicdrop.com 🟩 Panic Drop Podcast : on your favorite streaming app www.panicdrop.com This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit panicdrop.substack.com/subscribe

    Th 20/8 | Daily Crypto & Macro News
  3. 2d ago

    We 19/8 | Daily Crypto & Macro News

    Happy Wednesday all! Before we start, something special. I’m running the AI Edge Sale for the next few days. This article is about where I think the next phase of AI investing is going, and I want more of you inside Panic Drop for what comes next. Until August 23, you can get 30% off your first year as a paid subscriber. You’ll get my full portfolio, buy levels, trades and every update I make along the way. Get 30% off Panic Drop for one year If you missed the past 24 hours in crypto and stocks, here's your full recap: 🚨 Major Headlines & Market Moves 🚨 - BlackRock clients bought $143.57 million worth of Bitcoin. - Large holders accumulated about 43,000 Bitcoin worth $2.7 billion over the past 60 days. - The Sec proposed new Regulation Crypto Assets rules to create a clear framework for investment contracts involving crypto assets. - Sec Chairman said that as the Crypto Capital of the World, the U.S. must and will lead, calling the proposal the most historic step yet to modernize federal securities regulations for crypto. - The White House is hosting a crypto summit with industry leaders. - Citi announced it will go live with Bitcoin custody services later this year. - BlackRock remains bullish on Bitcoin, describing the roughly 50% pullback as a positioning correction while the long-term investment case as an emerging global monetary alternative and portfolio diversifier remains unchanged. - VanEck said Bitcoin is currently in an accumulation phase. - Gemini co-founder Cameron Winklevoss called it an unprecedented time to buy the Bitcoin dip. - Robinhood Ceo Vlad Tenev said we are at the beginning of a tokenization supercycle that will eat the entire financial system. - Publicly traded Chinese company Zhibao Technology created a Bitcoin treasury reserve of 2,380 Btc. - Bytedance and Tencent each received about 10,000 Nvidia H200 processors in recent weeks. - Chinese robot maker Unitree is set to open more than 600% higher in its Shanghai trading debut. - The U.S. national debt has increased by approximately $600 billion since July 1. - The 30-year U.S. Treasury yield rose to 5.31%, its highest level since June 2007. - Japan’s 30-year bond yield spiked to 4.05%, the highest level on record. - The Uae suspended all commercial activity and financial transactions with Iran. - Keysight Technologies reported a record quarter with adjusted Eps of $3.07 and revenue of $1.85 billion, up 36% year-over-year. - Home Depot reported Q2 adjusted Eps of $4.92 and revenue of $47.86 billion, beating estimates, though demand for large home-improvement projects remains weak. - 63,222 crypto traders were liquidated in the past 24 hours. - Cftc Chair Mike Selig said the agency is turning the page and charting a course for the new frontier of finance after years of anti-crypto forces stifling innovation. 📊 Altcoin Market Updates 📊 - Whitechain is relaunching as a distribution-first Ethereum L2 supported by W Group. Public testnet, funding applications, and migration track are now open, with up to $300k in funding available per eligible early-stage project. - Securitize launched the Neuberger Securitize High Income Tokenized Fund (Hinc) on Avalanche, bringing high-yield credit onchain from a manager with more than $230 billion in assets under management. - Hyperliquid open interest surpassed $12 billion for the first time since October 10. - Telegram applied for the .gram domain zone. If approved by Icann, a billion Telegram users could receive their own second-level domains and create interactive websites hosted by Telegram with a single prompt. - Fomo flipped Kalshi and entered the top 5 in U.S. iPhone finance rankings on the App Store. - Okx captured more than 30% of Solana daily Dex aggregator volume for the first time, while Jupiter’s share dropped below 50%. - Castle.com launched a full Mmorpg centered around Pvp gambling, with rumors of a potential airdrop beginning to circulate. If you enjoyed this daily roundup, make sure to follow me, I'll see you tomorrow! $BTC $SPY $QQQ $OIL $SMH PS… Want the complete shortcut ding altcoins with precision (without wasting months on trial-and-error)? Clere to grab the Altcoin Profit Toolkit — 8 structur + 3 indicators including the Smart Exit Decoder that shows overbought conditions on multiple timeframes, helping you scan, enter, and exit trades like a pro trader. Written by Timothy Assi, an Elite Popular Investor on eToro. Not investment advice. eToro is a multi-asset investment platform. Your capital is at risk. For information and educational purposes only. Copy Trading does not amount to investment advice. The value of your investments may go up or down. Your capital is at risk. Connect with me on: 🟦 Linkedin: Timothy Assi 🟪 Instagram: @panic_drop ⬛ X: @timoassi 📧 timothy@panicdrop.com 🟩 Panic Drop Podcast : on your favorite streaming app www.panicdrop.com This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit panicdrop.substack.com/subscribe

    We 19/8 | Daily Crypto & Macro News
  4. 3d ago

    Tu 18/8 | Daily Crypto & Macro News

    Happy Tuesday all! If you missed the past 24 hours in crypto and stocks, here's your full recap: 🚨 Major Headlines & Market Moves 🚨 - U.S. 30-year Treasury yield rises to 5.321%, its highest level since mid-2007. - Japan’s 10-year government bond yield hits a three-decade peak, while the 30-year yield spikes to a record 4.05%. - Brent crude oil climbs above $91. - Libya seeks up to $40 billion to develop its oil resources. - Nasdaq begins talks with regulators for 24-hour stock trading and plans to launch overnight sessions from 9 PM to 4 AM ET starting in December. - The European Central Bank warns that an AI-driven stock market correction is coming. - Traffic halts in the Strait of Hormuz as the 60-day U.S.-Iran ceasefire expires; President Trump calls for declaring the waterway U.S. territory. - Harvard Management discloses a $2.2 billion stake in SpaceX, representing over half of its $4.26 billion disclosed U.S. equity portfolio. - Jane Street discloses ownership of more than $990 million in Bitcoin ETFs. - Harvard University reports a $101.3 million position in BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF. - Public company Strive purchases 79 Bitcoin for $5 million. - Nine major tech firms carry roughly $3 trillion in off-balance-sheet AI-related commitments, well above their reported capital expenditures. - Peter Schiff says he is not sure why Bitcoin did not sell off. 📊 Altcoin Market Updates 📊 - Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent states the U.S. Treasury is moving quickly to implement the Genius Act stablecoin framework, with an expected effective date of January 18, 2027. - Jeonbuk Bank becomes the first regional bank in Korea to deploy Ripple Payments, enabling near real-time, 24/7 cross-border settlement for business customers. - Robinhood begins rolling out agentic trading for crypto to eligible users. - $STOCKIMPALER, a Robinhood-launched coin inspired by GME that aims to take HOOD private, surpasses $1 million market cap. - Pepeinhood becomes the first project to graduate from the Manyu.fun Robinhood launchpad after its X account is followed by Manyu. - Blknoiz06 launches a token launchpad built on Pump.fun that is tied to the memecoin named after him. - Hyperliquid open interest reaches its highest level since October 10. If you enjoyed this daily roundup, make sure to follow me, I'll see you tomorrow! $BTC $SPY $QQQ $OIL $SMH PS… Want the complete shortcut ding altcoins with precision (without wasting months on trial-and-error)? Clere to grab the Altcoin Profit Toolkit — 8 structur$META + 3 indicators including the Smart Exit Decoder that shows overbought conditions on multiple timeframes, helping you scan, enter, and exit trades like a pro trader. Written by Timothy Assi, an Elite Popular Investor on eToro. Not investment advice. eToro is a multi-asset investment platform. Your capital is at risk. For information and educational purposes only. Copy Trading does not amount to investment advice. The value of your investments may go up or down. Your capital is at risk. Connect with me on: 🟦 Linkedin: Timothy Assi 🟪 Instagram: @panic_drop ⬛ X: @timoassi 📧 timothy@panicdrop.com 🟩 Panic Drop Podcast : on your favorite streaming app www.panicdrop.com This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit panicdrop.substack.com/subscribe

    Tu 18/8 | Daily Crypto & Macro News
  5. 4d ago

    Mo17/8 | Daily Crypto & Macro News

    Happy Monday all! If you missed the past 24 hours in crypto and stocks, here's your full recap: I'm getting surgery in a few hours so won't be certain how active I'm going to be. 🚨 Major Headlines & Market Moves 🚨 - Elon Musk says token demand for Grok is rising super fast. - Alibaba introduces Qwen3.8-27B and releases the flagship Qwen3.8 model weights. - Nvidia eyes investing $3 billion in SB Energy under an OpenAI data center deal. - Public company Strive CEO hints at buying more Bitcoin, saying the mission is simple: take this thing to the moon. - OpenAI shuts down the team responsible for assessing whether its AI models could pose catastrophic risks, according to FT. - The top 10 stocks in the S&P 500 this year are all beneficiaries of the AI infrastructure boom. - The best performing stocks in the S&P 500 over the last 5, 10, 15, and 20 years continue to highlight long-term leaders. - The longest duration bond ETF is now down 63% from its peak in March 2020 as the 30-year Treasury yield has risen from an all-time low of 0.8% to 5.3%. - In the first 10 months of the 2026 fiscal year the US federal government took in $4.5 trillion and spent $6.3 trillion. 📊 Altcoin Market Updates 📊 - They’re trading Ansem’s X account like a coin now, with the new platform creator capital already surpassing 2,000 Sol in volume. - The person that put $99.11 into a memecoin on Fomo is now up over $300k on paper. If you enjoyed this daily roundup, make sure to follow me, I'll see you tomorrow! $BTC $SPY $QQQ $OIL $SMH PS… Want the complete shortcut ding altcoins with precision (without wasting months on trial-and-error)? Clere to grab the Altcoin Profit Toolkit — 8 structur$META + 3 indicators including the Smart Exit Decoder that shows overbought conditions on multiple timeframes, helping you scan, enter, and exit trades like a pro trader. Written by Timothy Assi, an Elite Popular Investor on eToro. Not investment advice. eToro is a multi-asset investment platform. Your capital is at risk. For information and educational purposes only. Copy Trading does not amount to investment advice. The value of your investments may go up or down. Your capital is at risk. Connect with me on: 🟦 Linkedin: Timothy Assi 🟪 Instagram: @panic_drop ⬛ X: @timoassi 📧 timothy@panicdrop.com 🟩 Panic Drop Podcast : on your favorite streaming app www.panicdrop.com This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit panicdrop.substack.com/subscribe

    Mo17/8 | Daily Crypto & Macro News
  6. Aug 14

    Fr 14/8 | Daily Crypto & Macro News

    Happy Friday all! If you missed the past 24 hours in crypto and stocks, here's your full recap: 🚨 Major Headlines & Market Moves 🚨 - The S&P 500 closed at a new all-time high of 7,799 after pushing above 7,800 for the first time in history. - VanEck says Bitcoin is showing signs of a bottom and may warrant beginning to scale in. - The White House will meet with top crypto executives and host a gathering for crypto industry officials next week. - JPMorgan discloses a $610 million position in BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF. - Switzerland's largest bank UBS increased its spot Bitcoin ETF holdings by 230% to $90 million. - The CFTC will host a meeting on Crypto's Regulatory Evolution: From Uncertainty to Clarity on August 20. - The SEC is set to vote Friday on proposing regulation for crypto assets on token issuance and sale. - Japan public company Metaplanet plans to issue Bitcoin BitBonds. - Bitcoin briefly fell back under $63,000. - US PPI fell to 4.7%, lower than expectations. - Fed official Hammack calls to immediately raise interest rates. - The US national debt has increased by over $3.7 trillion in 13 months amid ongoing large monthly deficits. - The US accuses over 40 countries including Japan, Canada, and Mexico of helping China illegally bypass US tariffs. - President Trump signs a memo allowing private US companies to conduct government-directed cyber attacks. - Nubank reported Q2 results with revenue up 50% year over year to $5.5 billion and net income up 67% to $1.1 billion. - LG will unveil a next-gen humanoid robot built on Nvidia Isaac Groot. - IBM is embedding OpenAI's GPT-5.6, Codex and ChatGPT Work into IBM Consulting Advantage. 📊 Altcoin Market Updates 📊 - Hardware wallet provider Trezor says one of its shipping providers experienced a data breach that exposed full names, shipping addresses, phone numbers and email addresses of new customers in the US, UK, Sweden, Colombia, Brazil, Italy and Portugal who received orders within the 90 days prior to August 8. - The Robinhood Crypto chain is doing over twice the 24-hour NFT volume of Ethereum. - The official Shiba Inu account publicly replied to the $BABYSHIB account. - Lemon Launchpad drops the first NFT 2.0 with built-in agents, where each NFT has its own wallet and can trade, launch tokens and buy stocks; $PUNK is the first agentic NFT launched. - A trader placed a 1.42 million $SPCX short order worth $202.3 million on Hyperliquid. If you enjoyed this daily roundup, make sure to follow me, I'll see you tomorrow! $BTC $SPY $QQQ $OIL $SMH PS… Want the complete shortcut ding altcoins with precision (without wasting months on trial-and-error)? Clere to grab the Altcoin Profit Toolkit — 8 structur$META + 3 indicators including the Smart Exit Decoder that shows overbought conditions on multiple timeframes, helping you scan, enter, and exit trades like a pro trader. Written by Timothy Assi, an Elite Popular Investor on eToro. Not investment advice. eToro is a multi-asset investment platform. Your capital is at risk. For information and educational purposes only. Copy Trading does not amount to investment advice. The value of your investments may go up or down. Your capital is at risk. Connect with me on: 🟦 Linkedin: Timothy Assi 🟪 Instagram: @panic_drop ⬛ X: @timoassi 📧 timothy@panicdrop.com 🟩 Panic Drop Podcast : on your favorite streaming app www.panicdrop.com This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit panicdrop.substack.com/subscribe

    Fr 14/8 | Daily Crypto & Macro News

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This podcast gives you a fast daily recap of the biggest crypto and financial market headlines. It’s made to sound like a smart friend catching you up with just sharp insights in a few minutes. panicdrop.substack.com