While the timeline was full of $70K panic, Washington had its biggest crypto week of 2026. No CBDC confirmed. Stablecoin legislation moving. CLARITY Act back on the table. The price is noise.
@invest@Cointelegraph From $1B to $32B daily volume and Wall Street is now the customer. The infrastructure won the argument before the regulators even showed up.
@MerlijnTrader The institution that prints the euro just confirmed gold is more trusted than US debt. And people are still debating whether Bitcoin is a store of value.
@arkham They already moved $130M to Gemini in March and sold. This is the second time in 3 months. At some point it stops being a HODLer story and starts being a distribution pattern.
@coinbureau Iran blockade lifted means Hormuz reopens. Hormuz reopens means oil supply comes back. Oil down means inflation pressure eases. That is the one unlock the Fed has been waiting for to justify a cut. Bitcoin does not need the Iran deal. It needs what comes after it.
@pete_rizzo_ Ending the war on crypto is easy to say on CNBC. The question is whether the enforcement docket actually clears. That is where this either becomes real or becomes another headline.
Every major Bitcoin crash this cycle started in Japan. The next decision is June 15.
Three BOJ board members already voted for a hike in April. Markets are pricing 64% probability of 1%.
@CoinMarketCap Mid-2027. Morgan Stanley launched last month. Schwab manages more client assets than any brokerage in the US and they are a year behind. The conservative money is coming. Just not yet.
@Cointelegraph The same pattern appeared at the bottom in 2022 and 2020. It does not guarantee a reversal. It does mean the distribution phase may be closer to over than it looks.
🚨 MASTERCARD LAUNCHES 24/7 SETTLEMENT WITH USDC, PYUSD AND RLUSD
Mastercard is expanding settlement to support regulated stablecoins on-chain, including on weekends and holidays.
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