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[willo2 @willo2_Poly]

I was just scammed for $500K by Polymarket.

I am "willo2", the top holder of YES on "MicroStrategy sells Bitcoin by May 31st".

Here's what happened:

[The Factor Report @PeterLBrandt]

Hey American Baseball fans
How may strikes does it take to be called "OUT?" bitcoin:native @MLB

[Michael Saylor @saylor]

Strategy has acquired 34,164 BTC for ~$2.54 billion at ~$74,395 per bitcoin and has achieved BTC Yield of 9.5% YTD 2026. As of 4/19/2026, we hodl 815,061 $BTC acquired for ~$61.56 billion at ~$75,527 per bitcoin. $MSTR $STRC https://t.co/ifGXjMeIZH

[The Kobeissi Letter @KobeissiLetter]

This is absolutely insane:

Prior to the Iran war, US oil companies were generating ~$62 billion in annual free cash flow with oil prices at $55/barrel.

Now, with oil prices at $100/barrel, US oil companies are expected to generate $163 billion in annual free cash flow, if current prices are sustained.

In other words, US oil giants are set to rake in an additional +$100 BILLION in free cash flow per year if oil prices remain elevated.

We are arguably witnessing the most profitable market conditions in history for US big oil.

[Bull Theory @BullTheoryio]

THIS IS VERY STRANGE.

Since the start of the US-Iran war 15 days ago

$2.4 trillion erased from the US stocks

$2.5 trillion wiped out from gold & Silver

Meanwhile, Bitcoin is up 12.5% and The total crypto market is up 10%, adding $240 billion.

This is not normal because usually in times of uncertainty, risk assets like Bitcoin crash hardest while precious metals rally.

But here we are seeing the opposite here.

[Michael Saylor @saylor]

A Simple Theory of Digital Credit:

1. Acquire a large pool of appreciating capital ($BTC).
2. Issue credit ($STRC) against that capital, overcollateralized by the equity base.
3. Monetize a portion of the appreciation—directly or via derivatives ($MSTR)—to fund the dividend.

[Binance @binance]

#Binance SAFU Fund Asset Conversion – Final Update

Binance has successfully completed the final tranche purchase of 4,545 BTC, finalizing the $1 billion transition of SAFU stablecoin reserves into Bitcoin.

This transition was completed within 30 days of the initial announcement, as committed.

SAFU now holds 15,000 #BTC, worth $1,005,000,000 USD at the time of completion (calculated at a BTC price of $67,000).

SAFU BTC Address:
1BAuq7Vho2CEkVkUxbfU26LhwQjbCmWQkD

Latest TXID:
https://t.co/EgFzIA0Hhh

With SAFU Fund now fully in Bitcoin, we reinforce our belief in BTC as the premier long-term reserve asset.

Thank you for your continued trust and support. We remain committed to transparency and security.

[Coin Bureau @coinbureau]

🚨BITHUMB MADE 620,000 FAKE BITCOIN?!

On Friday, a system glitch let Bithumb distribute 620,000 $BTC that never existed on the blockchain.

The exchange only had 175 $BTC on its own books and 42,619 BTC for customers, yet its ledger treated fake coins as real.

South Korean lawmakers call this a structural failure, not human error.

Regulators are now launching on-site inspections and possible sanctions.

[ce_playground @ce_playground]

@lookonchain bro...

[Barchart @Barchart]

Robert Kiyosaki says he stopped buying Bitcoin $BTC at $6,000 but last July said he bought one above $117,000 🤔🤨

[Binance @binance]

An open letter to the crypto community 💛

During periods of market volatility and pressure, the impact felt across the industry is naturally also felt by Binance.

As a global industry leader, we hold ourselves to elevated standards and continually improve based on feedback from our community and the wider public.

In 2025, Binance continued to invest in the long-term health of our industry through stronger risk controls, compliance, and ecosystem development.

Some key highlights:

👉 User Deposit Recovery: Assisted with 38,648 incorrect deposit cases totaling $48M in 2025, contributing to over $1.09B in total user deposits recovered to date.

👉 Risk Controls & User Protection: Helped 5.4M users through risk controls and protection measures, cumulatively preventing $6.69B in potential scam-related losses.

👉 Combating Illegal Activity: Collaborated with global law enforcement agencies to combat illegal activities leading to authorities confiscating $131 million in ill-gotten funds.

👉 Token Listing Distribution and Ecosystem Diversity: Spot listings covered 21 public blockchains, with ETH, BSC, and SOL leading (32, 18, and 9 projects respectively).

👉Asset Transparency and Reserves: Achieved Proof of Reserves (PoR) totaling $162.8B across 45 crypto assets.

We remain committed to sustainable, verifiable actions that protect users, advance the industry, and support long-term, responsible growth.

Today, we’re taking another step forward:
Binance will convert the SAFU fund’s ~$1B stablecoin reserves into BTC with the process completing within the next 30 days.

The SAFU fund will undergo regular rebalancing based on its market value. Should BTC price movements cause it to fall below $800M, Binance will replenish it to $1B.

We believe Bitcoin is the foundational asset of this ecosystem and the premier long-term store of value.

By making this move, we’re embracing market cycles and standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the industry, just as we always have.

This is part of our ongoing commitment to building crypto’s future. More updates soon.

Binance will keep responding with real steps, driving the industry forward through openness, transparency, and long-term commitment.

Thank you to our beloved community for standing with us, ALWAYS. 💛

Read the full letter 👉 https://t.co/6IRRjYRNSn

[Coffeezilla @coffeebreak_YT]

Backstory to CZ's pardon
Nov 2023 Binance and CZ plead guilty, $4B+ fine
Mar 2025 Trump WLFI launches stablecoin USD1
Mar 2025 $2B investment into Binance by MGX
May 2025 $2B investment was paid for in USD1
May 2025 CZ admits he applied for a pardon
Oct 2025 CZ gets a pardon
RESULT: $USD1 is backed by treasuries, this yields ~$60-80m/year for WLFI so long as Binance doesn't redeem the $2B in USD1.

[John Bollinger @bbands]

Potential 'W' bottoms in Bollinger Band terms in $ETHUSD and $SOLUSD, but not in $BTCUSD. Gonna be time to pay attention soon I think.

[Stockmoney Lizards @StockmoneyL]

The whole crypto market - especially the Altcoin space - looks devastating.

Not just now, but in general, over these past years.
And while Bitcoin has been "up only" since 2023, it felt different for most.

Some alts had decent pumps - SUI, SOL, etc. - but the majority didn’t really perform.

Honestly, I learned a lot in this last cycle.
Four-year cycles, "Altseason", "Meme season", and all that... it's time to adapt.

I think it’s time to admit that posting endless fractals from 2011 and comparing them to today doesn’t work (some are valid - since they are known patterns reflecting human psychology).

And blindly loading up on Shitcoins or Memecoins will, in most cases, just burn your money.

Here are a few useful tips I’d give to people new to the space:
- Be happy with 20-50% gains.
- Buy when there’s fear, sell when there’s hype.
- Don’t be upset if you miss a 500% move - it’s 1 in 100, and most of the time it’s luck. Luck isn’t an investment strategy.
- For most people, futures and leverage shouldn’t be used - unless you’re a trader who uses them properly: always with stop losses, not to amplify gains but to manage risk, and only with a clear system and risk plan.
- Learn to stay out of the market. If you exit "too early", don’t FOMO back in.
- Prefer BTC >>>>> Altcoins.
- Bear markets should not be feared but be embraced for larger buys. Weekly RSI < 30 and price < the weekly 200 SMA/EMA are good long-term zones.
- Don’t fall in love with "projects". When in doubt, get out. Per default, assume most of them are scams.

Treat this like a task, not a casino.

This is not financial advice - just my personal opinion.

[YQ @yq_acc]

https://t.co/PEDSfgz4Xb

[The Kobeissi Letter @KobeissiLetter]

What just happened?

At 10:57 AM ET, President Trump canceled his meeting with China and said "massive" tariff increases are coming.

40 minutes later, the S&amp;P 500 erased -$1.2 TRILLION of market cap.

Is this dip a BUYING opportunity? Let us explain.

(a thread)

[Protos @Protos]

🇸🇻 BITCOIN DREAMS, IMF STRINGS

The IMF revealed El Salvador isn't actually buying new bitcoin despite constant claims from their Bitcoin office.

They're just shuffling $BTC between government wallets to fake new purchases.

@nayibbukele got caught red-handed... 🧵

[Protos @Protos]

🧵 The $1B Sui hack exposed crypto’s biggest lie: “decentralization”

In a matter of MINUTES, this supposedly decentralized $13B network:

— Censored transactions
— Deployed emergency code
— Froze assets remotely

The emperor has no clothes… ⤵️

[Saifedean Ammous @saifedean]

5 years ago at the height of coronahysteria everyone worried about their savings.

If you put $10,000 in "risk-free" long-term US government bonds, you'd have $6,000 today.

If you put the $10,000 in "risky speculative tulip" bitcoin, you'd have $106,000.

HFSP, bondcucks!

[Softfork Mechanic #BIP-110 @GrassFedBitcoin]

Someone pushing for a major change to Bitcoin is affiliated with a company whose current exploit of Bitcoin was the motivation for the change.

Pointing this out on the github discussion has resulted in me being banned.