Hivemind: Ceasefire In Iran, Is AI a Bubble & Drift Exploited For $280M

Hivemind: Ceasefire In Iran, Is AI a Bubble & Drift Exploited For $280M

From Empire by Blockworks

April 9, 2026 · 1h 8m

About this episode

The Hivemind team discusses the ceasefire in Iran, the potential AI bubble, and the fallout from Drift's $280M exploit.

This week, the Hivemind team breaks down the ceasefire in Iran and how it could impact markets going forward. We then deep dive into the 2026 IPO window, is AI a bubble, the fallout of Drift's $280M exploit, Polymarkets recent announcement and more. Enjoy! -- To stay up to date with future Hivemind episodes: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Delphi_Digital Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2AE858NXDnaIlXP6sWfLj6?si=2019bc45ec914220 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hivemind/id1704667885 -- Follow Ceteris: ⁠https://x.com/ceterispar1bus⁠ Follow Jason: ⁠https://x.com/3xliquidated⁠ Follow Yan: https://x.com/YanLiberman Follow Jose: https://x.com/ZeMariaMacedo Follow Kevin: https://x.com/Kevin_Kelly_II Follow Empire: ⁠https://x.com/theempirepod⁠ Subscribe on YouTube: ⁠https://bit.ly/4jYEkBx⁠ Subscribe on Apple: ⁠https://bit.ly/3ECSmJ3⁠ Subscribe on Spotify: ⁠https://bit.ly/4hzy9lH⁠ -- Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: ⁠https://blockworks.co/newsletter/⁠ -- Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (01:50) State of The Market (09:53) Finding Opportunities In Crypto (15:15) Is AI In a Bubble? (26:35) The Return of…

Topics covered

  • Iran ceasefire
  • AI bubble
  • Drift exploit
  • 2026 IPO window
  • crypto opportunities
  • active investing
  • prediction markets

Keywords

  • Iran
  • ceasefire
  • AI
  • Drift
  • crypto
  • investing
  • markets
  • IPO
  • exploits
  • Polymarkets

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hivemind, Drift, Empire, Blockworks

Products: AI

Places: Iran, Polymarkets

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