Diese Begnadigung war kein Zufall!
Nov ‘23: CZ & Binance gestehen unter anderem Geldwäsche, zahlen $4 Mrd Strafe.
März ‘25: Trumps „World Liberty Financial“ bringt den Stablecoin USD1 raus.
Kurz darauf fließen $2 Mrd in #Binance – offiziell über eine Investmentfirma namens MGX, die sich später als enger Partner von WLF entpuppt.
Mai ‘25: Die $2 Mrd stammen komplett aus USD1 – der Coin wird damit künstlich gestützt.
CZ beantragt Begnadigung.
Okt ‘25: Trump gibt sie ihm.
Der Clou: USD1 ist mit US-Staatsanleihen gedeckt. WLFI kassiert $60–80 Mio Zinsen jährlich, solange Binance das Geld nicht einlöst.
Trump zahlt $2 Mrd an Binance – und begnadigt kurz darauf denselben Mann.
Währenddessen kämpfen Entwickler von Tornado Cash & Samourai Wallet weiter vor Gericht, nur weil sie Open Source geschrieben haben.
Die Reichen werden freigesprochen, der Rest verliert.
Trump bewegt Märkte, Binance kontrolliert Kapitalströme.
H/t @coffeebreak_YT & @MastrXYZ
#Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index has reached Extreme Fear once again.
If you look at the chart, every time the market hits Extreme Fear, we have seen a strong bounce in BTC.
The last time the index dipped to Extreme Fear was in September 2024, when Bitcoin was trading at $54,000.
Price pumped by +102% last time.
Key Events This Week:
1. February Retail Sales data - Monday
2. February Housing Starts data - Tuesday
3. Fed Interest Rate Decision/Statement - Wednesday
4. Initial Jobless Claims data - Thursday
5. Philly Fed Manufacturing data - Thursday
6. February Existing Home Sales data - Thursday
Are you ready for Fed week?
BREAKING: 🇺🇸 18 U.S. states are suing the SEC
for "unconstitutional overreach and unfair persecution" of the #crypto industry under Gary Gensler - Fox Business @EleanorTerrett
BREAKING: BHUTAN GOVERNMENT’S $750M BTC NOW ON ARKHAM
Bhutan’s Bitcoin holdings are now labeled on Arkham. These holdings come from Bitcoin mining operations carried out by the Kingdom of Bhutan’s investment arm, Druk Holdings.
Arkham is the first to publicly identify these addresses.
Bank of Japan officials continue to uphold their hawkish bias, fueling the narrative of a potential rate hike coming before year end. This expected policy normalization coupled with US yields falling to 17-month lows have dragged USD/JPY to a new 2024 low point at 140.50¥. The Japanese yen is currently tearing through FX markets, having appreciated against 98% of the world's currencies since the beginning of the second half of 2024. Going forward, risks are more neutrally balanced for the yen. Asset managers turned net-bullish on the currency for the first time this year and with 270 basis points of Fed cuts already priced into futures for the next 24 months, the room for dovish repricing is limited. A slow appreciation to below the 140¥ mark remains our baseline.
🧵🇺🇸TRUMP VS KAMALA: PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE PREVIEW
Get ready for a historic night!
Kamala faces off against Trump in their first debate since becoming the Democratic nominee.
Here's what you need to know about tomorrow night's high-stakes event: 👇