ROLLUP: $19B Flash Crash | Binance Fee Leak | China L2 on ETH | $14B BTC Reserve | Bankless

Markets just saw a $19B wipeout in a single day. In this week’s Weekly Rollup, we break down the Friday Flash Crash, what really caused it, and whether it signals the end of the cycle or just a reset.
We also cover Binance’s leaked listing fees, a major Chinese tech company quietly building on Ethereum, and reports that the U.S. may add $14B in Bitcoin to its strategic reserve. Plus, Democrats renew their push against DeFi, and Larry Fink gears up for BlackRock’s next big crypto play.

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TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES


0:00 Intro


3:14 Markets
https://x.com/sykodelic_/status/1978728444... (https://x.com/sykodelic_/status/1978728444...)
https://www.macrotrends.net/1333/historica... (https://www.macrotrends.net/1333/historica...)
https://x.com/Pledditor/status/19787832386... (https://x.com/Pledditor/status/19787832386...)
https://x.com/NateGeraci/status/1978254468... (https://x.com/NateGeraci/status/1978254468...)
https://x.com/iamDCinvestor/status/1978227... (https://x.com/iamDCinvestor/status/1978227...)
https://x.com/Cointelegraph/status/1978800... (https://x.com/Cointelegraph/status/1978800...)
https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1978441509... (https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1978441509...)
https://x.com/growthepie_eth/status/197846... (https://x.com/growthepie_eth/status/197846...)
https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1978549428... (https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1978549428...)
https://x.com/jconorgrogan/status/19785633... (https://x.com/jconorgrogan/status/19785633...)
https://x.com/Paxos/status/197856501594395... (https://x.com/Paxos/status/197856501594395...)
https://www.kerrisdalecap.com/wp-content/u... (https://www.kerrisdalecap.com/wp-content/u...)
https://www.strategicethreserve.xyz/ (https://www.strategicethreserve.xyz/)
https://x.com/AltcoinDaily/status/19785624... (https://x.com/AltcoinDaily/status/19785624...)


29:31 Black Friday - (Flash Crash Friday) of 2025
https://x.com/QuintenFrancois/status/19769... (https://x.com/QuintenFrancois/status/19769...) https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/197666... (https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/197666...)
https://x.com/RaoulGMI/status/197687543478... (https://x.com/RaoulGMI/status/197687543478...)
48:21 Binance listing fees were leaked
https://x.com/sjdedic/status/1852049944380... (https://x.com/sjdedic/status/1852049944380...)
https://x.com/cjhtech/status/1978039748565... (https://x.com/cjhtech/status/1978039748565...)
https://x.com/jessepollak/status/197809594... (https://x.com/jessepollak/status/197809594...)
https://x.com/CryptoDefiLord/status/197835... (https://x.com/CryptoDefiLord/status/197835...)
https://x.com/PhilOnChain/status/197849809... (https://x.com/PhilOnChain/status/197849809...)
https://x.com/ViktorBunin/status/197844584... (https://x.com/ViktorBunin/status/197844584...)
https://x.com/cz_binance/status/1978391907... (https://x.com/cz_binance/status/1978391907...)
https://x.com/gregosuri/status/18532191913... (https://x.com/gregosuri/status/18532191913...)
https://www.bankless.com/podcast/exposing-... (https://www.bankless.com/podcast/exposing-...)


54:05 MEGAETH VS MONAD TOKENS
https://x.com/monad/status/197852578580049...
https://x.com/megaeth_labs/status/19784492...
https://www.bankless.com/read/news/megaeth...


58:01 Ant Group - Alipay introduced its L2
https://x.com/james_gaps/status/1978350046...
https://x.com/Jrag0x/status/19783581124583...
https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1978431508...


59:51 Ethereum Phone - dGEN1 left the factory
https://x.com/jessepollak/status/197671046...


1:01:19 US seized 127,000 BTC linked to pig butchering...

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