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Markets don't move on good news. They move when people are wrong.

🚨 $2.2 BILLION IN BTC \& ETH OPTIONS EXPIRE TODAY --- HERE'S WHAT ACTUALLY MATTERS This is the first major derivatives settlement of 2026. Around $2.2B in notional options are expiring today: • \~$1.87B in Bitcoin • \~$396M in Ethereum Most of it settles around 08:00 UTC. This

🇮🇳 RBI flags risks in stablecoins --- but the bigger signal is crypto adoption is now too real to ignore. When regulators talk about financial stability, it means crypto is already part of the system, not outside it. Stablecoins are being used for: • Payments • Settlements •

🚨 SECURITY ALERT ZachXBT reports hundreds of wallets being drained across multiple EVM chains, with attackers targeting many users for small amounts per wallet to avoid detection. So far: • Victims losing \<$2K each • \~$107K stolen and counting • Root cause still unknown

🚨 NO --- THE FED DID NOT INJECT $105 BILLION OVERNIGHT That claim is going viral. And it's wrong. There was no $105B liquidity injection by the Federal Reserve overnight. Here's what actually happened. The confusion comes from the Fed's Standing Repo Facility (SRF) --- a tool

Bitcoin price on New Year's Day (2010--2026) 2010: free 2011: $0.3 2012: $5 2013: $13 2014: $770 2015: $314 2016: $434 2017: $1,019 2018: $15,321 2019: $3,794 2020: $7,193 2021: $29,352 2022: $47,025 2023: $16,630 2024: $42,660 2025: $93,500 2026: $87,500

🚨 CRYPTO TAX ENFORCEMENT IS GOING GLOBAL 🇬🇧 The UK is rolling out a full crackdown: • Wallet tracking • Tighter disclosures • Stronger enforcement 🇮🇳 Sound familiar? India already moved early: • 30% flat crypto tax • 1% TDS on every transaction Different approaches.

Tether bought 8,888 $BTC worth $779M in Q4 2025. 💰 Total holdings: 96,370 BTC 📊 Value: $8.46 Billion Tether continues to quietly stack Bitcoin as a long-term reserve asset.

🚨 Warren Buffett has officially stepped down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway after 60 years at the helm. One of the greatest investing runs in history comes to a close.

HAPPY NEW YEAR 🎉 MAY THIS YEAR BE YOUR BEST YET.

🚨 US JOBLESS CLAIMS UPDATE Initial claims came in at 199K vs 220K expected, while continuing claims fell to 1.866M from 1.923M. The takeaway is clear: the US labor market remains resilient, keeping pressure on the Fed to stay cautious on rate cuts.

🚨 BITWISE JUST FILED FOR 11 NEW CRYPTO ETFs --- AND THIS IS A BIG SHIFT This isn't another Bitcoin or Ethereum ETF headline. It's something different. Bitwise just filed for 11 single-asset "strategy" crypto ETFs with the SEC. And they're not BTC or ETH. These ETFs would

🚨 STABLECOIN SUPPLY SURGE Over the past 12 hours: • Tether minted $1B USDT • Circle minted $1B USDC That's $2B in fresh stablecoin liquidity added in half a day --- a signal worth watching for upcoming market moves.

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🚨 $1 BILLION USDT WAS JUST MINTED --- AND THIS IS WHY IT MATTERS This wasn't random. On Dec 30, Tether minted 1,000,000,000 USDT on Tron. Straight from the mint address to Tether's multisig. No exchange yet. No movement yet. Just fresh liquidity. Most people see this and

🚨 Metaplanet just bought 4,279 BTC in Q4 at \~$105k per coin. Total holdings: 35,102 $BTC. This wasn't a dip buy. It was balance-sheet conviction. Japan just got its own MicroStrategy --- quietly.

Manipulation in #Bitcoin is very high right now

🚨 Over $61,000,000 in long positions liquidated from the cryptocurrency market in the past 60 minutes.