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ROLLUP: Saylor Risk? | Warsh’s New Fed | SpaceX IPO | Coinbase’s Everything Exchange

June 19, 2026

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5 min read

The third week of June delivered a split-screen market: equities rallied, but crypto sold off, and the focal point of anxiety has shifted squarely onto Michael Saylor’s Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) and its preferred-stock product, STRK. STRK traded 15–20% below its $100 par value, triggering what one guest called a “Saylor tantrum.” Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve under new chair Kevin Warsh signaled a deliberate regime change away from forward guidance, SpaceX’s IPO briefly made it the seventh-largest company in the world by market cap, and Coinbase announced 21 new products in a bid to become an “everything exchange.” The episode also tracked a quiet privacy renaissance on-chain, the platformization of Hyperliquid, and the continued rise of real-world asset perpetuals.

The STRK Problem and Saylor’s Bind

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What you'll learn

  • 1 (00:03) **Show Open & Context** - David fills in for Ryan, joined by Tom Schmidt; they set the stage for a packed news week.
  • 2 (01:15) **Market Snapshot: Equities Up, Crypto Down, Saylor Under Fire** - Equities rallying, but Bitcoin and crypto are falling, with Strategy’s STRK preferred trading ~15% off par.
  • 3 (03:22) **Strategy (MSTR) Stress Test: STRK’s Plunge & Market Impact** - STRK drops ~20% from its $100 peg, dragging Bitcoin sentiment. David and Tom debate whether this is the first clear sign Saylor’s leverage is weighing on the market.
  • 4 (10:42) **Saylor’s AI Gaffe** - In a CoinDesk interview, Saylor says he “used AI” to design STRK, a clip that erodes market confidence.
  • 5 (11:31) **Kevin Warsh’s First FOMC: A Regime Change** - New Fed chair Kevin Warsh holds rates (3.5-3.75%) but deliberately kills forward guidance, removes his own dot from the dot plot, and launches four task forces.
  • 6 (16:38) **SpaceX IPO: Seventh Largest Company in the World** - SpaceX briefly flipped Amazon in market cap after a hot IPO. High FDV, low float — easy to pump, now trading down to $180.
  • 7 (22:51) **Hyperliquid’s Pre-IPO Perps Win** - Hyperliquid’s pre-IPO market priced SpaceX almost perfectly, cementing it as a pricing signal for TradFi. Cerebrus IPO was the spark; SpaceX was the proof.

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Show Notes

Equities are rallying, but Bitcoin is breaking down. David and Tom unpack Saylor’s STRC stress, Warsh’s first FOMC, SpaceX’s mega-IPO, Jito’s breakout, Coinbase’s Everything Exchange, and why perps may be crypto’s next real growth engine.

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TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES 


0:00 Intro


3:07 Equities Up, Crypto Down: STRC Stress

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