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Bitcoin went from $0 to $126,000 in 17 years.
2009: Bitcoin launches with no price.
2010: 10,000 BTC used to buy two pizzas.
2011: Bitcoin hits $31, then falls to $2.
2013: Bitcoin hits $1,000 for the first time.
2014–15: Bitcoin drops over 80% after Mt. Gox collapse.
2017: Bitcoin goes from $1,000 to $20,000.
2018: Bitcoin falls to $3,200.
2021: Bitcoin reaches $69,000 as institutions enter.
2022: Bitcoin falls to $15,500 after FTX collapse.
2024: Bitcoin breaks $100,000 with ETF adoption.
2025: Bitcoin reaches a new all-time high of $126,000.
2026: Bitcoin stil trades around $70,000.
Every c

Key concern right now for Altcoins is $BTC.D.
We’ve been tracking this for weeks, and it’s now starting to creep higher out of that parallel diagonal range.
That’s not what you want to see if you’re bullish on alts.
If BTC.D moves up while BTC moves down, it’s a double hit:
• BTC dropping → market weakness
• BTC.D rising → capital rotating out of alts
That combination usually leads to aggressive downside on altcoins.
That’s exactly why I’m staying extra cautious on Altcoins with no interest in playing scalps on alts in this environment.
While I am Macro bearish on BTC.D, a few weeks of sustain

BREAKING: The US and Iran have agreed in principle to extend the ceasefire, per AP.
The original two week truce was set to expire on April 21. Both sides have now signaled they are willing to keep it going while negotiations continue.
More time to negotiate means more breathing room for markets.
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BREAKING:
Bitcoin developers have proposed BIP-361 to freeze early Bitcoin addresses that have quantum vulnerabilities.
This includes Satoshi wallets and other OG dormant wallets from the 2010-11 era.
It's a big step, as these wallets hold over 4M BTC and are at high risk from future quantum computing attacks.
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🏦 JUST IN: FED INJECTING $40.5B INTO MARKETS STARTING APRIL 16
New York Fed deploying $40.5B in Treasury bill purchases through mid-May - timed to offset the April tax season liquidity drain.
Not QE yet. Just reserve management. But more liquidity is historically bullish for crypto and risk assets. 👀
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BREAKING: Thousands of additional US troops are now heading to the Middle East, per Washington Post.
~6,000 troops aboard carrier strike groups and 4,000+ Marines are reportedly mobilizing.
This adds to 10,000+ troops and multiple warships already enforcing a maritime blockade.
Total US forces are now nearing 50,000, one of the largest U.S. military buildups in the Middle East in years.
US crude is nearing $100 again after briefly dropping to $84.85.
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SEC approves FINRA plan scrapping $25K day-trader minimum.

The SEC has approved FINRA’s proposal to eliminate the $25,000 pattern day trader minimum, replacing it with risk-based intraday margin rules at brokerages.
Deep dive
On April14, the SEC signed off on a FINRA rule change that removes the long-standing $25,000 equity requirement tied to the “pattern day trader” designation, in place since2001. As reported by Yahoo Finance, CoinMarketCap Community, and AMBCrypto, traders at FINRA-member brokerages will instead have to maintain equity proportional to their real-time market exposure unde

🇺🇸 DATA MACRO US : PPI
✅ STRONG DATA FOR THIS MARCH RELEASE HERE IS THE BREAKDOWN :
— CORE PPI MoM : 0.1% - Previous 0.3% - Forecast 0.5%
— CORE PPI YoY : 3.8% - Previous 3.8% - Forecast 4%
— PPI MoM : 0.5% - Previous 0.5% - Forecast 1.3%
— PPI YoY : 4% - Previous 3.4% - Forecast 4.4%
With the March CPI released last week, this data provides additional visibility into the impact of the conflict on the U.S. economy.
Core PPI, which excludes food and energy, declined slightly in March.

Headline PPI came in well below forecasts, meaning expectations were for a significantly worse reading.
The

Absolutely incredible:
The S&P 500 is now officially UP on the year and just ~1% away from hitting a new record high.
Since March 30th, the S&P 500 has now added +$5.5 TRILLION in market cap.
That's +$550 billion per trading day for 10-straight trading days.
The reality is that inflation is rising toward 4%, the AI Revolution is only accelerating, and trillions of Dollars of sidelined capital are eager to enter the market.
This truly is one of the most resilient markets in history.
Own assets or be left behind.
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BREAKING: Bitcoin reclaims $75,000 for the second time since the US-Iran war started.
It is now up 7% in the last 24 hours, adding roughly $98 billion to its market cap.
$500 million in short positions were liquidated in the same period. The entire crypto market added $135 billion in a single day.
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Futures contracts dominate crypto trading.
Trading volume reached $86.2 trillion on centralized platforms (+47% year-over-year) and $6.7 trillion on decentralized platforms (+346% year-over-year). 👀
📈 These figures confirm the rise of perpetual contracts as one of the most important trading instruments in crypto.
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$BTC Strong move above the big $72K level which has acted as resistance for a long time.
Let's see if the bulls can finally sustain above this area for more than a day or two now, as all the previous breaks failed to push higher.
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🚨 XRP GAINS ACCESS TO JAPAN’S 44M USERS
Japanese crypto giant Rakuten Wallet launches $XRP as a listed asset and payment, letting users buy XRP with loyalty points and spend it across Japan.
The integration connects XRP to Japan's everyday commerce platform, spanning 44M users, 3T+ loyalty points (~$23B), and 5M+ merchants.
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BREAKING: The U.S. just introduced a bill that would make stablecoin transactions completely tax free.
Right now, every time you use USDC or USDT to pay for anything, the IRS treats it like selling a stock. You owe tax on every single transaction, even if the gain is less than a penny.
This bill removes that completely. If the stablecoin holds its $1 peg, there is no taxable event.
You just spend it like cash.
For staking rewards, the bill gives you a choice, pay tax now when you receive them, or wait up to 5 years to pay.
The bill also closes a loophole where people were selling crypto at a

#Bitcoin $BTC
Bullish weekly MACD cross is a very misleading signal, especially in a Bear Market
In the 2022 Bear Market we had 2 bullish MACD crosses:
1. March 2022 (led to a -62% meltdown)
2. August 2022 (led to a -35% final capitulation)
In other words, a bullish weekly MACD cross is a classic Bull Trap in a Bear Market 📉
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THE LAST TIME BITCOIN LOOKED EXACTLY LIKE THIS IT BOTTOMED.
51 days after the FTX crash the recovery began.
We just hit that exact window from the $59,000 low.
Same chop. Same fear. Same crowd giving up.
2022: Everyone called it dead at day 51.
Then the recovery began.
History doesn't repeat exactly.
But right now it's rhyming perfectly.
Is this time different?
Or is the clock already ticking?
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🔥 Oil markets are pricing in a major escalation.
In less than 2 hours, the US blockade of Iranian ports begins.
Brent and WTI have already jumped +10% to more than $100 per barrel on the news.
From here, ALL three scenarios point to HIGHER prices:
1. A short blockade, then talks resume (Brent settles $100–110)
US gas pushes past $4.50/gal, and households feel the pinch but the global economy absorbs it.
2. Iran retaliates on Gulf infrastructure (Brent $130–150)
Inflation reaccelerates worldwide, and oil-importing economies slide toward recession.
Central banks are forced to abandon rate cuts.

THIS SIGNAL HAS NEVER MISSED A MAJOR BITCOIN BOTTOM.
And it just triggered again.
2014 → 14 months. Bottom. Explosion.
2018 → 14 months. Bottom. Explosion.
2022 → 14 months. Bottom. Explosion.
2026 → 14 months. Just triggered.
Risk repriced.
Leverage cleared.
Sentimen washed out.
Every box checked.
Time alignment is a condition.
Not confirmation.
But when time, structure, and positioning align simultaneously?
That's when generational opportunities are born.
The window is open.
It won't wait for you to feel ready.
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While retail panics, institutions are loading their bags!
— $MSTR keeps accumulating
— BlackRock: $269M in BTC
— ETF inflows: $358M in one day
— SEC crypto roundtable: Apr 16
— Japan: crypto = financial instrument
The biggest #Bitcoin transfer from weak to strong hands is happening right now.
They never lose 🚀🚀
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🚨 NEXT WEEK IS PACKED WITH HIGH-IMPACT EVENTS
MON → FED EMERGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT
TUE → U.S. PPI DATA
WED → BEIGE BOOK RELEASE
THU → JOBLESS CLAIMS
FRI → FED GOVERNOR SPEECH
Expect extreme volatility - one of wildest weeks of 2026
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