Ash ahmed

All things crypto. I share my thoughts on fundamental, technical and on-chain crypto analytics

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JUST IN: 🇺🇸🇮🇷 President Trump confirms that Iran will continue to enrich uranium but it would only be able to enrich at “low levels”, that could never be used by the military under any future nuclear agreement.

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Professor Mohammad Marandi, Iranian academic, on what would happen if Trump decides to use a nuclear weapon on Iran

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When a Zionist called George Galloway a racist in Oxford - Every second worth watching & feeling..!

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THE SHATTERING OF AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM: How One Persian Gulf Nation Is Exposing the Empire’s Fragility While Trump Suppresses the Truth

Barack Obama once famously declared that America is “exceptional” - not because it is perfect, but because it is “indispensable” and possesses a unique capacity to lead the world through strength, moral authority, and unmatched military power. That illusion is now collapsing in real time, dismantled not by a peer superpower, but by a single determined nation in the Persian Gulf: Iran.

As the war with Iran enters its most dangerous phase, the Trump administration has mastered the art of information suppression. While the mainstream media dutifully chases every Trump tweet, photo-op, and distraction, the real story - the steady erosion of American military superiority - is being buried.

The corporate press, acting less like the “fourth estate” and more like a stenography service, has largely ignored the mounting evidence that the United States is being systematically outmaneuvered by a country it once dismissed as a weak, backward adversary.

The most glaring example is the USS Gerald R. Ford, the world’s most advanced and expensive aircraft carrier.

On March 12, 2026, the Ford suffered a catastrophic “fire” that took 30 hours to extinguish and displaced 600 sailors who lost their living quarters. The ship is now docked in Greece for what defense analysts warn could be a repair and maintenance period of 12 to 14 months.

This is not a minor setback. The U.S. Navy’s total carrier fleet stands at 11 ships. Three are currently deployed or in active service, two are in post-deployment maintenance, and four are in scheduled repairs. In other words, America’s “indispensable” global power projection now rests on a dangerously thin bench.

If Iran manages to damage or neutralize even one more carrier, the United States would be effectively neutralized in the region.

This is the brutal reality the Trump administration and its media allies are working overtime to obscure. Instead of honest reporting on these vulnerabilities, we get endless headlines about “productive Iran talks” and carefully staged optimism.

The same corrupt media that once celebrated American exceptionalism is now complicit in hiding its rapid decline.

Iran, a country that has spent decades preparing for exactly this kind of confrontation, is proving that determination, strategic depth, and patience can humble even the mightiest empire. What began as a war of choice by Washington is rapidly becoming a war of attrition that the United States is structurally ill-equipped to win.

The illusion of American exceptionalism - the comforting myth that the U.S. can project power indefinitely without consequence - has been shattered by a single nation in the Persian Gulf.

Trump, left with no viable off-ramp and no credible plan, is reduced to the only tool he has left: suppressing information and hoping the public never notices how badly the empire is bleeding.

The arc of history is not bending toward American dominance anymore. It is bending toward exposure. And the exposure is happening right now, in real time.

[Kerry Burgess @KerryBurgess]

Listen to this clip. Then, the next one in the thread.. Is this a reflection of just how badly this war is going for the US?

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THIS IS WHY BITCOIN DUMPED NON STOP FROM $126,000 TO $60,000.

Bitcoin has now crashed -53% in just 120 days without any major negative news or event and this is not normal.

Macro pressure plays a role, but it’s not the main reason Bitcoin keeps dumping. The real driver is something much bigger that most people aren’t talking about yet.

Bitcoin’s original valuation model was built on the idea that supply is fixed at 21 million coins and that price moves based on real buying and selling of those coins. In the early cycles, this was mostly true. But today, that structure has changed.

A large share of Bitcoin trading activity now happens through synthetic markets rather than spot markets.

This includes:

• Futures contracts
• Perpetual swaps
• Options markets
• ETFs
• Prime broker lending
• Wrapped BTC
• Structured products

All of these allow exposure to Bitcoin’s price without requiring actual Bitcoin to move on chain. This changes how price is discovered because now selling pressure can come from derivative positioning rather than real holders selling coins.

For example:

If institutions open large short positions in futures markets, price can fall even if no spot Bitcoin is sold.

If leveraged long traders get liquidated, forced selling happens through derivatives, accelerating downside moves. This creates cascade effects where liquidations drive price, not spot supply.

That is why recent sell offs look very structured. You see long liquidation waves, funding flips negative, open interest collapses, all signs that derivatives positioning is driving the move.

So while Bitcoin’s hard cap has not changed, the effective tradable supply influencing price has expanded through synthetic exposure.

Price today reacts to leverage, hedging flows, and positioning, not just spot demand.

Adding to this, there are other factors too driving the current dump.

GLOBAL ASSET SELL-OFF

Right now, selling is not isolated to crypto. Stocks are declining. Gold and silver have seen volatility. Risk assets across markets are correcting.

When global markets move into risk-off mode, capital exits high-risk assets first and crypto sits at the far end of the risk curve. So Bitcoin reacts more aggressively to global sell offs.

MACRO UNCERTAINTY & GEOPOLITICAL RISK

Tensions around global conflicts, especially U.S.–Iran developments, are creating uncertainty.

Whenever geopolitical risk rises, supply chain risks increase, and markets shift toward defensive positioning. That environment is not supportive for risk assets.

FED LIQUIDITY EXPECTATIONS

Markets had been pricing a more dovish liquidity backdrop. But expectations around future policy leadership and liquidity stance have shifted.

If investors believe future Fed policy will be tighter on liquidity even if rates eventually fall, risk assets reprice lower.

ECONOMIC DATA WEAKNESS

Recent economic indicators job market trends, housing demand, credit stress are pointing toward slowing growth conditions. When recession fears rise, markets derisk.

Crypto, being the most volatile asset class, sees outsized downside during those transitions.

STRUCTURED SELLING VS CAPITULATION

Another important observation:

This sell off does not look like panic capitulation. It looks structured.

Consecutive red candles, controlled downside moves, and derivative driven liquidations suggest large entities reducing exposure, not retail panic selling.

When institutional positioning unwinds, it suppresses bounce attempts because dip buyers wait for stability before re-entering.

PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER

It is a combination of:

• Derivatives driven price discovery
• Synthetic supply exposure
• Global risk-off flows
• Liquidity expectation shifts
• Geopolitical uncertainty
• Weak macro data
• Institutional positioning unwind

Until these pressures stabilize, relief rallies can happen, but sustained upside becomes harder.

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Going through the History of Zionism

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Police have taken down two active shooters at #Bondi Beach #Sydney

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My thoughts on Bondi attack, as an Australian revert and former security professional

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History's cruelest joke: A people who offered sanctuary now beg for it from the very guests who took everything

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[Qurux Wanaag @Fartun333]

He was born in a refugee camp in Gaza. Israelis killed his mother, father, and siblings he grew up an orphan. He picked up a rifle not for power or politics, but to defend his people and his land. Even the United Nations calls the Palestinian struggle for liberation legal and legitimate. So why stay silent? He is not a villain — he is a symbol of resistance, courage, and the unbreakable will of a people fighting for their homeland.

Allah Ya Rahman Yahya Sinwar he was a Hero Free Palestine 🇵🇸

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⚡️BREAKING

Turkey has decided to completely sever all economic ties with Israel and is closing its airspace to Israeli planes

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BREAKING:

🇮🇱IDF whistleblower live on camera exposes that they buried in pits or burned the 1000 trucks full with food and medicine for the starving population in Gaza.

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