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Bitcoin just crawled back to the $71,500 level today after experiencing a significant decline earlier. It seems this happened because inflation data is starting to show signs of cooling down, so market sentiment is somewhat improving.
Looking at the last 24 hours, BTC is still down about 1.77%, but this is part of normal volatility. What's interesting is that this recovery momentum comes after massive losses in the market, so there’s a kind of relief rally from investors who were previously scared or worried (fear) about macro conditions.
Slower inflation usually signals positive for risk asse

Recently, Kalshi, a prediction market platform, caught MrBeast's editor for alleged insider trading. Crazy, huh? The famous MrBeast getting involved in such trouble. It seems they were caught conducting transactions with information that shouldn't have been public yet. This further shows that regulations in the prediction market are becoming stricter, even major influencers can't escape. I'm curious about what actually happened behind the scenes and how it will impact the prediction market ecosystem moving forward.

Geopolitics in the Middle East is creating an interesting volatility to study from a crypto trading pattern perspective. As Iran launches counterattacks against U.S. bases across the region, we see how digital assets respond in ways very different from traditional instruments.
Something to note: Bitcoin did manage to stay above an important support level during the initial attack, but this is not because it is considered a safe haven. Quite the opposite. Thin weekend liquidity and leverage that has already been exhausted during this week's decline from $70K make the movements appear more stab

I just saw the data on Tether, their gold reserves have surpassed 23 billion dollars. What's interesting is that this amount has actually outpaced many countries in terms of physical gold holdings. Crazy, if you think about it seriously.
Jefferies just mentioned this, and it's definitely worth noting when we look at it from the perspective of trust in stablecoins. The continuous gold purchases seem to be a strategy to strengthen the backing of their USDT. With gold reserves more than 75 percent higher than last year, they are sending a pretty strong signal to the market.
It can't be denied, th

Just saw Bitcoin’s rebound—on Sunday, it surged all at once to nearly $68,000, essentially wiping out the decline caused by Saturday’s turmoil. The story behind it is quite interesting—Iranian official media reported that Supreme Leader Khamenei was killed in a joint US-Israeli airstrike, and the market reacted instantly.
Honestly, this event itself is quite complex. Khamenei holds Iran’s control of the armed forces, foreign policy, and nuclear program, and his death directly creates a power vacuum. According to Iran’s constitution, a temporary committee made up of the president, the head of t

Recently, I became interested in Adam Back's perspective on the current market cycle. He is one of the early architects of Bitcoin, and his insights are always worth paying attention to when discussing long-term trends in the crypto industry.
Adam Back has an interesting view on how Bitcoin's market cycle develops. He often compares the current momentum with critical moments in the past, including the 2008 financial crisis that sparked the search for alternative monetary systems. Back then, gold prices reached record highs as people sought safe havens. Similarly, now, during economic uncertain

Damn, I just saw the news about the 15-point peace plan from the US for Iran, and you can immediately see the impact in the crypto market. Brent oil dropped below $100 per barrel for the first time in several weeks, which means inflationary pressure is starting to ease. Bitcoin is now stable around $73K, a decent increase from yesterday, while altcoins are also beginning to move positively.
What’s interesting is how this news could become a constructive conflict between risk-off and risk-on in the market. Over the past month, we've seen a crazy roller coaster—from peaks to sharp drops, massiv

I just noticed that Ripple is making a big move in the payments sector. They are no longer just a money transfer intermediary, but aiming to become a comprehensive infrastructure for fiat and stablecoin fund movements.
So the story is Ripple Payments is now a full-stack platform. This means businesses can collect, store, exchange, and pay in traditional currencies or stablecoins through a single provider. Previously, they had to use multiple separate vendors for custody, conversion, settlement, and all that. This is the result of two acquisitions—Palisade for custody handling and treasury auto

I just heard that the mayor of a city in Canada has a plan to invest in Bitcoin, but it was rejected by local and provincial laws. So he wanted to bring Bitcoin into the city treasury, but there are regulations blocking it. It's interesting, especially as Bitcoin is rising, a leader wants to adopt it but regulations prevent it. It seems there are still many regulatory hurdles for blockchain to enter the public sector in various countries. Have you ever heard of similar cases in your area?

I just checked the Bitcoin supply data, and we are approaching 20 million BTC mined. This number shows how far we have come in Bitcoin mining history.
What’s interesting is what will happen in the future. The remaining Bitcoin to be mined is only about 1 million out of the total supply of 21 million. But this doesn’t mean we just wait a few more years for everything to be finished. On the contrary, these last millions will take much longer to mine than what we have achieved so far.
Calculations indicate that it will take approximately another 114 years to mine the remaining Bitcoin. This is be

Yesterday I saw Bitcoin attempt to break through $70K again but failed, and eventually fell back to around $65K. The US stock market on Friday was quite severely down, especially the Nasdaq which fell 0.3% and the S&P 500 which fell 0.4%, immediately dragging all risk assets including crypto. Nvidia also dropped 4.2% after its earnings report, so the positive momentum from last week was just gone.
What’s interesting is that altcoins actually fell even harder. Solana and Ether dropped by more than 6%, Dogecoin fell by around 5%, while XRP lost 4%. Only BNB held up somewhat better, down just 2.

By the way, regarding transparency in crypto media, CoinDesk has quite strict editorial standards. They have received prestigious journalism awards, including for writing a one-million-word investigative report on the FTX case back then. So it's clear they take news integrity seriously.
The important thing to know is that CoinDesk is now part of Bullish, a digital asset platform focused on institutional clients. Bullish owns and invests in various digital asset businesses, and yes, CoinDesk employees, including journalists, can receive equity-based compensation from Bullish. They have transpar

I just realized that the prediction market narrative has shifted significantly from what we used to pay attention to. In the past, everyone focused on elections and sports, but now? Serious traders are starting to move large amounts of money into geopolitical contracts, policies, and macroeconomics.
There was an interesting momentum when Kevin Warsh was nominated to become Fed Chair last January. Volume on Kalshi and Polymarket immediately spiked dramatically— even traders active on multiple platforms said the surge was bigger than the Super Bowl. Then recently, 24 hours around the Iran confli

Just heard that BSTR is pushing for a public listing, with approval targeted for this April. This is a project from Adam Back at Blockstream, so it's quite interesting to keep an eye on. It seems to be part of their strategy to penetrate the institutional market more deeply. Regarding new coin listings and digital asset platform expansion, this is a kind of trend that's currently popular in the industry. As a platform backing CoinDesk, Bullish is also involved in this ecosystem, so everything is connected. Curious to see how the market reacts if the approval actually happens this month. Has an

Just found out that MrBeast was arrested by Kalshi over alleged insider trading. Crazy, this YouTuber is really famous but it turns out he's also involved in prediction market issues. Looking from the perspective of today's California predictions, cases like this could become trending on their prediction platform. Prediction markets often come under scrutiny when incidents like this happen. I'm curious how this will develop, since MrBeast has a big influence. Kalshi itself is known as a leading prediction market company, but this case will probably shake their reputation a bit. Today's Califor

Just noticed, Bitcoin is still holding steady while altcoins are jumping around. It seems this is due to a significant inflow of liquidity into the market. Several altcoins have already risen substantially in the past few days, especially those with utility or specific buzz. Bitcoin remains the anchor, but traders are apparently looking for spots in altcoins to maximize gains. If liquidity continues to flow, altcoins could keep outperforming. Worth watching for the next move.

I just came across an old topic, but I still find it interesting every time I read it—the story of Laszlo Hanyecz and those two pizzas.
Speaking of which, many people know this legend, but they might not be familiar with the details. Laszlo Hanyecz isn’t a big shot or a founder; he’s just a programmer living in Florida, a contributor to the early Bitcoin community. He not only used BTC but also actively participated in development, even optimized mining code to improve GPU mining efficiency. But what truly made him famous wasn’t these technical contributions, but that seemingly casual decision

Have you ever heard the story behind the origin of the term HODL? It all started from the most influential typo in crypto history. So, the story goes, on December 18, 2013, someone made a post on the Bitcoin Forum titled "I AM HODLING" — but that was a typo of "holding." At that time, BTC had just surpassed $1,000 for the first time, but it immediately plummeted to $522 in a short period. Quite chaotic, right?
Well, the author knew there was a typo in the title, but he deliberately chose not to fix it. He explained that he was a bad trader, so he would never be able to buy at the bottom and s