MELDEMAL

Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice.  Steve Jobs

[*Walter Bloomberg @DeItaone]

WARSH FED ERA: CUTS PROMISED, HIKES POSSIBLE

Trump picked Kevin Warsh for the Fed expecting rate cuts, but markets are now pricing the opposite.

Inflation is rising, bond yields are climbing, and investors are increasingly betting the Fed’s next move could be a hike — not a cut.

Warsh says policy will be data-driven, while Trump signals he may “let him do what he wants.”

With geopolitical shocks and sticky inflation, the Fed’s path is wide open — and tightening is back on the table.

[LilMoonLambo @LilMoonLambo]

Vitalik just got an asian girlfriend

Ethereum to $10,000

[Coin Bureau @coinbureau]

⚠️ALERT: FT reports that the crypto industry is now bracing for quantum computing threat.

Here's the brutal truth nobody in CT wants to hear:

Only ~15 crypto projects on Earth are seriously building for quantum.

If your favorite coin isn't one of them, you're holding a wallet with a death clock.

The list 👇

PROTOCOL-NATIVE QUANTUM RESISTANT (mainnet, today):

🔷 QRL (XMSS, mainnet since 2018)
🔶 Abelian (lattice-based, mainnet 2022)
🔷 Cellframe (Dilithium + Picnic)
🔶 Mochimo (WOTS+, audited by Dr. Hülsing)
🔷 xx Network (David Chaum, PQ BFT consensus)
🔶 Nexus (FALCON + Signature Chains)

PQC LIVE IN PRODUCTION (partial):
🔷 Algorand — Falcon state proofs since 2022, first Falcon mainnet tx Nov 2025 (consensus still Ed25519)
🔶 Hedera — SEALSQ QS7001 chip, shipped Nov 2025

ACTIVELY IMPLEMENTING (testnet):
🔷 QANplatform — Dilithium, EVM-compatible testnet
🔶 Tron — QuantumShield hybrid signatures on testnet
🔷 Circle's Arc — USDC-native L1, opt-in Dilithium + Falcon at mainnet (2026)

ROADMAP ONLY (still vulnerable today):
🔷 Bitcoin — BIP-360 + BIP-361 (7-year migration)
🔶 Ethereum — $2M PQ team, pq.ethereum .org, 2029 target
🔷 Cardano — IO Research "Vision 2026: Post Quantum Secure" proposal
🔶 Solana — Falcon roadmap (April 2026), Winternitz Vault live 2+ yrs
🔷 Ripple/XRP — 4-phase roadmap, ML-DSA on AlphaNet, 2028 target

Not listed = not building = your funds, eventually someone else's.

Harvest now, decrypt later.

[Ted @TedPillows]

$BTC had 3 pumps during the 2022 bear market.

And every time, people called for a bottom and new ATH.

We are having a similar rally again.

[Furkan Gözükara @FurkanGozukara]

This is such an amazingly made, very top quality 3D animation documentary that brilliantly explains why US can't nuke Iran

However I coulnd't find original authors channel to follow, help me to find

[Eylon Levy @EylonALevy]

The President of the United States addresses the nation about the Islamic Republic of Iran, flanked by the Easter Bunny.

We are living in a simulation.

[The Kobeissi Letter @KobeissiLetter]

BREAKING: Iran's President Pezeshkian has officially released an "open letter" to the American people.

The letter states:

1. Iran harbors "no enmity" toward other nations, including the people of America, Europe, or neighboring countries

2. Recent US actions are "aggression" targeting civilians and infrastructure, setting up for long-term global instability

3. "What Iran has done, and continues to do, is a measured response grounded in legitimate self-defense"

4. The decision to withdraw from the Iran Nuclear Deal was "made by the US government"

5. "Continuing along the path of confrontation is more costly and futile than ever before"

Pezeshkian concludes by saying, "the choice between confrontation and engagement is both real and consequential. Throughout its millennia of proud history, Iran has outlasted many aggressors."

We now await Trump's address to the US at 9 PM ET.

[The Kobeissi Letter @KobeissiLetter]

IRAN'S FULL "OPEN LETTER" TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE:

"To the people of the United States of America, and to all those who, amid a flood of distortions and manufactured narratives, continue to seek the truth and aspire to a better life:

Iran—by this very name, character, and identity—is one of the oldest continuous civilizations in human history. Despite its historical and geographical advantages at various times, Iran has never, in its modern history, chosen the path of aggression, expansion, colonialism, or domination. Even after enduring occupation, invasion, and sustained pressure from global powers—and despite possessing military superiority over many of its neighbors—Iran has never initiated a war. Yet it has resolutely and bravely repelled those who have attacked it.

The Iranian people harbor no enmity toward other nations, including the people of America, Europe, or neighboring countries. Even in the face of repeated foreign interventions and pressures throughout their proud history, Iranians have consistently drawn a clear distinction between governments and the peoples they govern. This is a deeply rooted principle in Iranian culture and collective consciousness—not a temporary political stance.

For this reason, portraying Iran as a threat is neither consistent with historical reality nor with present-day observable facts. Such a perception is the product of political and economic whims of the powerful— the need to manufacture an enemy in order to justify pressure, maintain military dominance, sustain the arms industry, and control strategic markets. In such an environment, if a threat does not exist, it is invented.

Within this same framework, the United States has concentrated the largest number of its forces, bases, and military capabilities around Iran—a country that, at least since the founding of the United States, has never initiated a war. Recent American aggressions launched from these very bases have demonstrated how threatening such a military presence truly is. Naturally, no country confronted with such conditions would forgo strengthening its defensive capabilities. What Iran has done—and continues to do—is a measured response grounded in legitimate self-defense, and by no means an initiation of war or aggression.

Relations between Iran and the United States were not originally hostile, and early interactions between the Iranian and American people were not marred with hostility or tension. The turning point, however, was the 1953 coup d’état—an illegal American intervention aimed at preventing the nationalization of Iran’s own resources. That coup disrupted Iran’s democratic process, reinstated dictatorship, and sowed deep distrust among Iranians toward U.S. policies. This distrust deepened further with America’s support for the Shah’s regime, its backing of Saddam Hussein during the imposed war of the 1980s, the imposition of the longest and most comprehensive sanctions in modern history, and ultimately, unprovoked military aggression—twice, in the midst of negotiations—against Iran.

Yet all these pressures have failed to weaken Iran. On the contrary, the country has grown stronger in many areas: literacy rates have tripled—from roughly 30% before the Islamic Revolution to over 90% today; higher education has expanded dramatically; significant advances have been achieved in modern technology; healthcare services have improved; and infrastructure has developed at a pace and scale incomparable to the past. These are measurable, observable realities that stand independent of fabricated narratives.

At the same time, the destructive and inhumane impact of sanctions, war, and aggression on the lives of the resilient Iranian people must not be underestimated. The continuation of military aggression and recent bombings profoundly affect people’s lives, attitudes, and perspectives. This reflects a fundamental human truth: when war inflicts irreparable harm on lives, homes, cities, and futures, people will not remain indifferent toward those responsible.

This raises a fundamental question: Exactly which of the American people’s interests are truly being served by this war? Was there any objective threat from Iran to justify such behavior? Does the massacre of innocent children, the destruction of cancer-treatment pharmaceutical facilities, or boasting about bombing a country “back to the stone ages” serve any purpose other than further damaging the United States’ global standing?
Iran pursued negotiations, reached an agreement, and fulfilled all its commitments. The decision to withdraw from that agreement, escalate toward confrontation, and launch two acts of aggression in the midst of negotiations were destructive choices made by the U.S. government—choices that served the delusions of a foreign aggressor.

Attacking Iran’s vital infrastructure—including energy and industrial facilities—directly targets the Iranian people. Beyond constituting a war crime, such actions carry consequences that extend far beyond Iran’s borders. They generate instability, increase human and economic costs, and perpetuate cycles of tension, planting seeds of resentment that will endure for years. This is not a demonstration of strength; it is a sign of strategic bewilderment and an inability to achieve a sustainable solution.

Is it not also the case that America has entered this aggression as a proxy for Israel, influenced and manipulated by that regime? Is it not true that Israel, by manufacturing an Iranian threat, seeks to divert global attention away from its crimes toward the Palestinians? Is it not evident that Israel now aims to fight Iran to the last American soldier and the last American taxpayer dollar—shifting the burden of its delusions onto Iran, the region, and the United States itself in pursuit of illegitimate interests?

Is “America First” truly among the priorities of the U.S. government today?

I invite you to look beyond the machinery of misinformation—an integral part of this aggression—and instead speak with those who have visited Iran. Observe the many accomplished Iranian immigrants—educated in Iran—who now teach and conduct research at the world’s most prestigious universities, or contribute to the most advanced technology firms in the West. Do these realities align with the distortions you are being told about Iran and its people?

Today, the world stands at crossroads. Continuing along the path of confrontation is more costly and futile than ever before. The choice between confrontation and engagement is both real and consequential; its outcome will shape the future for generations to come. Throughout its millennia of proud history, Iran has outlasted many aggressors. All that remains of them are tarnished names in history, while Iran endures—resilient, dignified, and proud."

[Louise 💙 @louisedbegin]

This is an Akhal-Teke horse, one of the most expensive breeds, and this one sold for 14 million dollars 🤪👀

[Bull Theory @BullTheoryio]

🚨 SILVER CRASHED NEARLY -50% IN 53 DAYS.

And we may have found who caused it.

Silver hit ATH $121.64 on January 29, 2026. Today it sits at $65, a 46% collapse, and 25% of that drop happened AFTER February 25, 2026.

Why does that date matter?

Meet Jane Street. They made $20.5 billion in revenue in 2024 with only 3,000 employees, more than Citibank and Bank of America who both have 200,000+ employees. They do not bet on markets going up or down. They bet on markets MOVING. 87% of their $662 billion portfolio is in options, which make money when prices swing hard and fast.

In Q4 2025, Jane Street bought 20.67 million shares of SLV, the most liquid silver ETF in the world, up from just 41,100 shares the quarter before. That is a 500x increase while silver was rallying hard, and nobody knew.

- January 29: Silver hits $121.64 ATH with everyone maximally long.

- January 30: Silver collapses 30% in 30 hours, the worst precious metals crash since 1980, with CME raising margin requirements mid crash and cascading liquidations making it worse.

- February 25: Jane Street's 13F filing becomes public and the world finds out they were the LARGEST holder of SLV the entire time, bigger than BlackRock and Morgan Stanley. Silver is now dowm another 25% after this disclosure.

So Jane Street built a $1.3B secret position while silver rallied, silver crashed 30% in 30 hours, the world found out they were the biggest holder only AFTER the crash, and silver dropped another 25% on top.

49% down total, sitting at $69 today.

Here is what most people are missing.

A 13F filing only shows long equity positions and does NOT show short positions, derivatives or the full options book, meaning Jane Street could have had a massive short bet on silver through options and nobody would know.

Step 1: buy $1.3B of SLV and become the largest holder.

Step 2: build a 10x larger options position betting on silver falling.

Step 3: use that size to push the price down, ETF loses a little and options make 10x back.

Step 4: nobody finds out until 45 days after quarter end when the crash is already done.

This is not just a theory. There is documented proof Jane Street ran this EXACT playbook in India between 2023 and 2025. SEBI wrote a 105-page order, the largest fine in their history, and impounded $570 million from Jane Street.

On Bank Nifty expiry days, Jane Street bought massive amounts of index stocks in the morning to push prices up while simultaneously building short options positions 7.3 times larger than their stock position.

Then in the afternoon they sold everything, the index dropped and their puts printed money. On a single day they lost $7.5M on stocks and made $89M on options.

The stock trade was just the cost of running the operation. SEBI found this across 18 expiry days and a whistleblower said it happened on 90 to 95% of all trading days.

In crypto, the bankruptcy administrator of Terraform Labs filed an 83 page federal lawsuit against Jane Street alleging they used inside information to front-run the $40 billion Terra/LUNA collapse.

When Terraform quietly withdrew $150 million from Curve Finance with zero public notice, a wallet linked to Jane Street pulled $85 million from the same pool within 10 minutes.

A Jane Street employee had interned at Terraform and allegedly ran a private chat called "Bryce's Secret" with insiders as a back channel for non-public information, and Jane Street allegedly avoided $200M+ in losses.

Blockchain forensics traced the wallet back to Jane Street through Coinbase records. Same pattern as India: get positioned ahead of the move, extract the profit, everyone else takes the loss.

The physical silver backing SLV is held by JPMorgan, who paid $920 million in 2020 for manipulating precious metals markets, the largest CFTC sanction ever, after admitting their traders placed hundreds of thousands of fake orders in gold and silver futures for 8 straight years with their top spoofer receiving 2 years in prison.

So the full picture: the silver backing the ETF is held by a bank convicted of 8 years of silver manipulation, and the largest holder of that ETF is a firm documented running a cash into derivatives manipulation scheme in India and facing a federal lawsuit for insider front running in crypto. Silver is down 46% and sitting at $65 today.

None of this is proven in a US court and the macro explanations for the crash are real.

But no regulator has asked the one question that matters: what was Jane Street's TOTAL net silver position on January 29 and 30, including the full options book and complete derivatives exposure?

Because if the India playbook was running in silver, the $1.3B ETF stake was just the cost.

The options position on the other side was the profit. And the 49% crash was not a crash. It was a payout.

[Craft Gallery @5min__crafts]

Try this 😜

[DiaperDiplomacy @DiaperDiplomacy]

“Why didn’t you tell me about Pearl Harbor?” — Trump brings ‘surprise diplomacy’ to Japan 🇺🇸🇯🇵

[Market Rebellion @RebellioMarket]

22 TECHNICAL ANALYSIS TOPICS YOU NEED TO LEARN:
(Bookmark it)
1.Fibonacci Retracements
2.Breakouts
3.Elliott Waves
4.Reversal
5.Fair Value Gap
6.Candlesticks
7.Heikin Ashi
8.Moon Phases
9.Renko
10.Harmonic Patterns
https://t.co/JRjV1wNi4L &Resistance
12.Dynamic Support &Resistance
13.Trendlines
14.Gann Angles
15.Momentum Indicators
16.Oscillators
17.Divergences
18.Volume
https://t.co/qkkOCWY8Do & Demand
https://t.co/NuC2A1Z3mT Structure
21.Break of Structure (BOS)&
22.CHOCH

[Henrik Zeberg @HenrikZeberg]

You may not like it.
You may not understand it.
It may provoke you.

BUT - Risk Assets are going to SOAR!

Below is the NASDAQ (futures)

This is not a Topping Pattern. This is a Correction and Consolidation.

The longer the consolidation - the stronger the move HIGHER!

Corrections are here to destroy sentiment - just before the market moves strongly and forcefully in the opposite direction of sentiment.

Enjoy the "Sugar-High".

The next top is going to be the MAJOR top!

[Wimar.X @DefiWimar]

🚨 WARNING: SOMETHING EXTREMELY UNUSUAL IS HAPPENING!!

Insiders are buying COMEX Gold options at $15,000 - $20,000 for December 2026.

Gold is around $4,700 right now.

This means THEY EXPECT THE GOLD PRICE TO TRIPLE.

And if you think that's just gambling

YOU'RE COMPLETELY WRONG.

Let me explain this in simple words.

This position did NOT show up before the top.

It started building after gold printed above $5,600, then got hit by its biggest one-day dump in decades.

That's the part most people miss.

Retail sold the panic.
This buyer kept adding.

Even after gold dropped back toward $4,700.

Now the structure is around 11,000 contracts.

About 1.1 MILLION ounces.
About $5.17 BILLION of gold at today's price.
About $16.5 BILLION of gold at the $15,000 strike.

That's NOT a normal trade.

It's a tail-risk bet on a full repricing.

Now connect the dots.

Normal bank targets for 2026 are around $6,100-$6,300.

This trade starts paying in the $15,000 area.

That tells you everything.

This is NOT someone positioning for a normal bull case.

It's someone positioning for a monetary event, a crisis event, or a market break big enough to make $15,000 gold look realistic.

And that's why the timing matters.

This buying didn't start during euphoria.

It started after the flush, when gold had already broken hard and most people were busy calling the top.

That one fact explains a lot.

Because real size usually doesn't chase headlines.

It waits for stress, it waits for disbelief, and then it builds.

So if you're asking what this means, the answer is simple.

Somebody with serious money is still paying for extreme upside in gold, even after the biggest correction in decades.

That's preparation.

I've studied macro for 10 years and I called almost every major market top, including the October BTC ATH.

Follow and turn notifications on.

I'll post the warning BEFORE it hits the headlines.

[Displacement Trades @iamdisplacement]

Jesse Livermore's Secret to Mastering
Patience in Trading

Watch this instead of scrolling

[Displacement Trades @iamdisplacement]

You think breaking your rules once doesn't matter.

But here's what actually happens:

Break rules once → easier to break them again

Break them twice → becomes a pattern

Break them 10 times → becomes your identity

Discipline compounds. So does lack of it.

[Displacement Trades @iamdisplacement]

As an ICT Trader we don’t trade Mondays, we wait for Monday range to form.

Then we skip Tuesdays as we wait for the break of Monday range High or Low

Wednesdays a red news event so no trade.

Thursday waiting for confirmation after news event, no trade.

Friday - too close to weekend no trade day.

Saturday we review the week

Sunday we plan for the Next Week