Daily Crypto Roundup: Bitcoin Reacts to Iran Shock, $270M “Exploit”, Vitalik Sounds AI Alarm, $1.8B Crypto Boom

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Bitcoin bounced after a major geopolitical shift involving Iran, but is crypto still acting like a risk asset instead of a safe haven? In today’s Daily Crypto Roundup, we break down the Bitcoin price reaction, stock market recovery, and what this means for the broader crypto market outlook.We also cover the massive $270 million Solana exploit involving Drift Protocol and why this wasn’t a typical hack but a deeper flaw in crypto’s permission systems. This raises serious concerns around DeFi security, user approvals, and the balance between speed and safety.Vitalik Buterin is now warning about the future of artificial intelligence, highlighting major risks around cloud-based AI, data exposure, and autonomous agents. We explain what “local-first AI” means and why it could become as important as self-custody in crypto.Finally, we dive into the explosive rise of crypto prediction markets, with predict.fun hitting $1.8 billion in volume. Is this the next big trend in crypto, or just a new form of on-chain gambling?This episode covers Bitcoin news today, crypto market analysis, Solana news, Ethereum insights, AI risks, and the future of decentralized finance.