Episode
ROLLUP: $120 Oil vs New Highs | AI Boom Masks War | IPO Top Signal | DeFi Bailout
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- Bankless
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- May 1, 2026
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- 3574
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Summary
Markets are ripping despite $120 oil and an escalating war. Ryan and David break down why the AI boom is drowning out macro risks, whether a wave of trillion-dollar IPOs could mark the top, and how DeFi just bailed itself out after its biggest hack ever. --- 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium --- BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🔮POLYMARKET | #1 PREDICTION MARKET https://bankless.cc/polymarket-podcast 🟦 COINBASE ONE | GET 20% OFF https://bankless.cc/coinbase-one 🧭OKX | TRADE, EARN, PAY https://app.okx.com/join/USBANKLESS 🦊 METAMASK | DOWNLOAD NOW https://go.metamask.io/BL-Pod-Download 🌐BRIX | EMERGING MARKET YIELD https://bankless.cc/brix 💰NEXO | Get your 30-day access to Wealth Club Premier https://bankless.cc/nexo --- TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES 0:00 Intro 2:28 Oil War & $120 Oil Crisis https://x.com/pete_rizzo_/status/2049589290326212768 https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/2049713857728524691 https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/2049534394302394603 https://x.com/Rory_Johnston/status/2049834460233756744 https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/2048593172423495858 https://x.com/charliebilello/status/2049613424749838445 https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/2048461842540834913 https://x.com/biancoresearch/status/2049598646648181221 https://tether.io/news/tether-supports-freeze-of-more-than-344-million-in-usdt-in-coordination-with-ofac-and-u-s-law-enforcement/ https://x.com/AggrNews/status/2047711619304587602 https://x.com/SecScottBessent/status/2049281442451001711 16:46 Markets Rally vs Reality (AI Boom) or AI Bubble & IPO Top Signal https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/2049165243100827821 https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/2049149137292001672 https://x.com/NoLimitGains/status/2049213286311436597 https://x.com/shiri_shh/status/204904051510727…