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Good morning, founders and investors. While Iran tensions continue driving oil prices up $1 per gallon, Bitcoin is surprisingly holding above $69K in what might be resilience—or dangerous complacency. Meanwhile, AI agents are starting to trade on prediction markets around the clock, and a massive supply chain attack just hit one of Python's most popular AI packages.

In today's briefing

  • 1.Bitcoin's Calm Amid Chaos
  • 2.AI Agents Go Autonomous
  • 3.Supply Chain Attack Hits AI
  • ⚡Quick hits on other news
Latest Developments
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₿Bitcoin Holds Steady While Traditional Markets Reel from Iran Crisis

The Rundown: Bitcoin is trading in a tight range above $69K despite oil surging 37% and gold posting its worst losing streak since 1920, raising questions about whether crypto is resilient or just complacent.

The details:

  • ●WTI crude surged 37% to $91.84 while Bitcoin held above $70K and absorbed $2.5B in ETF inflows
  • ●Gold fell 27% from its January peak in its longest losing streak since 1920 as investors fled to other assets
  • ●Bhutan sovereign wallet sold down from 13K BTC to 4,453 BTC with 2026 outflows exceeding $150M
  • ●MARA Holdings dumped 15K BTC worth over $1B to buy back debt, shifting from its previous HODL strategy
Why it matters: This divergence between Bitcoin's stability and traditional asset volatility suggests crypto may be maturing as an asset class—but it could also signal dangerous overconfidence. Founders should watch whether this calm holds if geopolitical tensions escalate further, as it will reveal crypto's true correlation with risk assets during crisis periods.

Sources: CoinDesk +1 other

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🤖AI Agents Begin Trading Autonomously as Identity Systems Launch

The Rundown: AI agents are emerging as autonomous transaction participants through new identity verification systems, with prediction markets becoming the testing ground for 24/7 automated trading strategies.

The details:

  • ●Polystrat AI agent trades on Polymarket around the clock for users while Brian Armstrong predicts AI agents will soon outnumber humans in transactions
  • ●World launched AgentKit using World ID to provide cryptographic proof that AI agents are backed by unique humans
  • ●x402 protocol enables autonomous micropayments as AI agents gain ability to transact independently
  • ●Hyperliquid perpetual exchange saw massive 24/7 S&P 500 futures activity driven by Trump's Iran statements over the weekend
Why it matters: We're witnessing the birth of an autonomous AI economy where agents can verify identity, hold assets, and trade independently. This creates massive opportunities for founders building AI infrastructure, but also raises critical questions about liability, regulation, and market manipulation when non-human entities become major market participants.

Sources: CoinDesk +1 other

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🚨Major Supply Chain Attack Compromises Popular AI Development Package

The Rundown: TeamPCP hacking group compromised LiteLLM, a PyPI package with 97M monthly downloads, through a sophisticated supply chain attack that steals developer credentials on every Python interpreter startup.

The details:

  • ●LiteLLM versions 1.82.7 and 1.82.8 were backdoored with malware that executes via Python .pth files to steal authentication tokens
  • ●The attack started by exploiting Trivy's GitHub Actions, allowing hackers to compromise the popular AI development package
  • ●Developers must immediately pin to version 1.82.6 or earlier and rotate all credentials as the malware targets API keys and tokens
  • ●This follows Google's accelerated post-quantum cryptography timeline to 2029, six years ahead of federal baseline due to quantum computing advances
Why it matters: This attack highlights the massive security risks in the AI development supply chain, where a single compromised package can expose millions of developers' credentials. Founders building AI products need robust security practices around dependency management and credential rotation—the rapid pace of AI development is creating new attack vectors faster than security practices can adapt.

Sources: TLDR +2 others

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Everything else in the news today

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