While Bitcoin is back above $85,000, some altcoins listed on Binance with Wintermute as the main market maker just got dumped really hard 🔽

It feels like someone is deliberately trying to create panic 😐

Circle is going public 🪙

Circle, the company behind the USDC stablecoin, has officially filed for an IPO with the SEC. The stock will trade under the ticker CRCL on the New York Stock Exchange, with JPMorgan and Citigroup leading the deal.

💸 In 2024, Circle pulled in $1.68 billion in revenue, mostly from interest on reserves backing USDC. Net income dropped to $156.9 million, down from $271.5 million in 2023, but the company remains profitable.

💰 This is a reminder that betting on crypto doesn’t always mean buying tokens. You can also invest in the businesses building the rails — and profiting from the infrastructure — regardless of market cycles. Two clear examples: Coinbase and Circle stocks 👇

💰 Coinbase is the front door to crypto for institutions and retail alike. It earns from trading fees, custody, and on-chain products, giving it exposure across the entire space.

🤑 Circle, on the other hand, is turning stablecoin demand into steady income from US Treasury yields — effectively monetizing the trust in digital dollars.

From Ethereum killer to beachfront villa 🏖️

Brendan Blumer, the co-founder of the EOS blockchain, recently bought a $172 million estate in Sardinia. The historic 28-bedroom villa — once owned by Saudi Arabia’s former oil minister and before that by Henry Ford II. One of the biggest real estate deals in Italian history 😎

💸 Blumer made his fortune in crypto. In 2017, he raised over $4 billion during the EOS ICO — still the largest token sale ever. EOS was marketed as the next evolution of smart contract platforms. It never got close.

The EOS token peaked at $22.71 in 2018. Today it trades around $0.78, down more than 96% from the top. Its chart looks like a cliff. Usage on the EOS chain? Almost nonexistent. The ecosystem dried up, devs left, and the project slowly faded into irrelevance 📉

And yet, the money raised didn’t vanish. It just changed hands. The believers got tokens. The founders got exit liquidity. That’s the game: create hype, raise an investment round for your vaporware project, print millions.

If you bought EOS thinking it would flip Ethereum, you funded someone's villa 🤦

Tesla stock pumps 10.7% as Musk set to step back from Trump White House 👀

Elon Musk is preparing to leave his official role in the Trump administration in the coming weeks, according to insiders. The decision follows growing frustration among Trump allies over Musk’s unpredictability and political baggage.

🕑 Despite stepping down as a “special government employee,” Musk is expected to stay in Trump’s orbit as an informal adviser.

FDUSD stablecoin has depegged 😳

🕒 After Justin Sun publicly claimed that First Digital Trust (issuer of the FDUSD stablecoin) is insolvent and unable to process redemptions, the firm has fired back — calling the accusations false and labeling them a smear campaign. First Digital says it will pursue legal action ⚖️

🔽 The fallout was immediate. FDUSD briefly lost its peg, dropping to $0.87 on Binance amid panic selling. It has since recovered and is trading around $0.99.

Sun’s post triggered a wave of market stress, not least because Binance holds over $1.67 billion in FDUSD reserves. The stablecoin had become a key part of Binance’s dollar liquidity after regulatory pressure forced it to pivot away from BUSD.

What can I say... Not everyone can tweet such claims and move markets within minutes - but some can. Justin is probably targeting FDUSD for some reason, rumours of insolvency are often spread to create panic and make a quick buck 💰

Trump just announced a 10% flat tariff on all imports. He said 🙊

It won't be a "full reciprocal tariff" "Because we're very kind"

Countries that hit US goods with higher tariffs will face extra charges — up to half of what they impose on American products 💵

On this news BTC dropped by 4.9% to $84,500 📉

Trump has imposed a 10% tariff on the islands of Heard and McDonald. These islands are inhabited only by penguins 🐧

America’s new tariff strategy: vibes-based math 🤭

Yesterday the White House announced a new wave of “reciprocal tariffs” on all countries. But something felt off. The numbers didn’t match any known foreign tariffs — and soon, analysts realized why.

🔍 Turns out, the administration didn’t use real tariff data at all. They took the US trade deficit with each country, divided it by the value of imports, called the result a “foreign tariff,” then cut it in half and applied that as the new US tariff. Yes, seriously.

🧮 This wasn’t a quiet backroom calculation either — it was literally posted on the USTR site with the full algebra to back it up.

Then came the press briefing. A deputy spokesperson tried to explain it away, but was instantly hit with a Community Note pointing out that the formula had nothing to do with actual tariffs. Just deficit math dressed up as foreign aggression.

And here’s the thing: they know exactly what they’re doing. This version is easier to sell to the public. Trump’s goal is simple — shrink the trade deficit, push down bond yields, and make refinancing the ballooning US debt this summer just a little cheaper ❗️

$2.85 Trillion Wiped from US Markets in a Single Day 🔽

🔻S&P 500 drops 4.9% — worst day since June 2020

🔻Nasdaq 100 plunges 5.4% — biggest fall since September 2022

🔻Russell 2000 enters bear market — first time since 2022

🔻KBW Bank Index sinks 9.9% — sharpest drop since the regional banking crisis in 2023

Trump called it Liberation Day. Investors took it literally and 'liberated' themselves of excess cash 🤣

Recession odds more than doubled in three weeks 😰

At the start of March, prediction markets gave a US recession in 2024 just a 22% chance. Now it’s 56% 📊

Some say that’s exactly what Trump needs — a controlled crisis to cheapen refinancing on $9.2 trillion in debt and push the Fed to cut rates faster 🤔

Trump vs. Powell ⚔️⚔️

Trump is calling for immediate rate cuts. In a post this morning, he listed falling energy prices, lower inflation, and even cheaper eggs as reasons for Fed Chair, Powell to act now.

CUT INTEREST RATES, JEROME, AND STOP PLAYING POLITICS!

👎 Powell pushed back. He warned that Trump’s new tariffs are larger than expected and will likely raise inflation and slow growth.

This isn’t just a policy disagreement. Trump needs lower rates to refinance debt ASAP. A mild economy slowdown helps that case.

🤬 Powell knows it. But he’s making it clear — if inflation risks go up, cuts are off the table.

World's top 500 richest people have lost around half a trillion dollars in past two days 💸

Elon Musk is down $110 billion since the start of the year 😢

Speaking of that, guess which of the 4 people listed in the picture didn't attend Trump's inauguration 😏

🤑 If I gave you $1,000,000 but you had to put it all into just ONE stock or crypto token and hold it for the next year with no selling, what would you pick?

Commend below 👇

Today is Satoshi Nakamoto’s birthday 🎉

According to his profile on the P2P Foundation forum, the creator of Bitcoin listed April 5, 1975 as his date of birth. Whether it’s real or not doesn’t matter. The symbolism is the story 😏

📆 On April 5, 1933, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 6102, banning private ownership of gold in the U.S. Citizens were forced to hand it over to the government — a move meant to fight the Great Depression, but one that deeply reshaped monetary freedom.

That ban stayed in place for over 40 years. It was finally lifted on December 31, 1974. The very next day, Americans could legally own gold again. That year — 1975 — is the one Satoshi chose as his birth year.

🤑 Bitcoin wasn’t just about creating digital money. It was about rethinking control over money itself. And this “birthday” lines up perfectly with that mission.

Credit risk is spiking 😥

The CDX High Yield CDS index just hit 457 bps — the highest level since the 2023 Regional Bank Crisis 📊

🔍 Markets are clearly pricing in serious credit stress. This isn’t just noise. A move like this usually signals that institutions are bracing for defaults, liquidity problems, or some macroeconomic shock.

When CDS spreads move this fast it whales are hedging risks. Something is braking, we just don’t know what — yet 👀

4 movies that show how bubbles burst 🎢

Markets collapse for all kinds of reasons — fraud, euphoria, leverage, stupid economic policies. These films break down the logic and madness behind major financial crashes ⬇️

⏺The Big Short (2015)
A sharp retelling of how a few traders spotted the 2008 housing collapse early — and profited while the system melted down.

⏺Margin Call (2011)
Takes place over a single night inside an investment firm about to implode. No melodrama, just cold, realistic pressure.

⏺Valley of the Boom (2019)
A docudrama on the dot-com bubble of 2000. Mixes real interviews with stylized storytelling to show how internet hype turned into a frenzy — and then into smoke.

⏺Boom Bust Boom (2016)
Part documentary, part animation. Explains why crashes keep happening by looking at human psychology, economic theory, and historical patterns.

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Markets bleed red 📉

⬇️Bitcoin falls below $78,000

⬇️S&P 500 futures drop 4.5%

⬇️Nasdaq down 6% as futures open

⬇️Chinese stock market falls 10% at open

⬇️Taiwan stock index falls 9.8% at open

⬇️Japan Nikkei 225 trading halted, circuit breaker triggered

⬇️UK and German stock index futures fall over 4%

⬇️Taiwan stock market trading halted, circuit breaker triggered

🗣 Trump, asked about the selloff, replies:

"Sometimes you have to take medicine"

He adds he won’t cut a deal with China
unless the trade deficit is "solved".

No pivot. No mercy 😱

Watching your portfolio drop sucks, it’s easy to get stuck in your own head 😏

🙅‍♂️ That “I should’ve sold” voice kicks in fast. It just makes things worse.

What helps — is staying calm, being grateful you’re still in the game, and knowing this isn’t the last chance.

Take a break. Clear your head. The market isn’t going anywhere 😌

What the Fed Can Do When Markets Get Shaky 🛠

Today, the Fed is holding a closed-door meeting to review interest rates for regional banks. This comes days after Trump announced new import tariffs, raising concerns about growth and inflation. If pressure builds, the Fed has several tools to act 🔧

In times like this, the Fed doesn’t just observe. It acts. And it has specific tools to cool down or stimulate the economy. Knowing how they work helps you understand what might come next and how markets could react 👇

💲Federal Funds Rate
This is the base rate for overnight lending between banks. It influences rates on mortgages, credit cards, business loans, and savings accounts. A 0.25% move here can ripple across the entire economy.

💲Open Market Operations
The Fed buys or sells Treasuries to manage short-term liquidity. Buying bonds injects dollars into the system, lowers yields, and eases credit. Selling bonds withdraws liquidity, pushing rates higher. It’s the primary tool for steering interest rates.

💲Reserve Requirements
This is the percentage of customer deposits banks must hold in cash. Increasing it reduces the funds banks can lend. Lowering it expands credit supply (right now it's 0% for all depository institutions, lol). Though rarely changed, it has a powerful direct impact on lending capacity.

#FAQ

EU offers zero tariffs… while preparing to strike back 👀

After Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariff blitz, the EU is offering the White House a choice: zero-for-zero industrial tariffs — or a full-on trade war, potentially imposing 25% tariff on US goods.

🇪🇺 Ursula von der Leyen says Europe is “ready for a good deal,” proposing to eliminate duties on chemicals, autos, and machinery if the US does the same. But behind the scenes, EU members are already reviewing a list of counter-tariffs set to launch in two waves — starting April 15.

Markets felt the tension. The STOXX Europe 600 opened down 6% on before closing 2.9% lower. Traders are now watching for a potential escalation as EU retaliation targets everything from bourbon to steel 📉

The Trump administration has disbanded the Justice Department’s crypto enforcement team, telling prosecutors to stop targeting exchanges, mixers, and wallets 👋

It’s the clearest sign yet that Trump is serious about rolling back crypto regulation — not just at the SEC, but across the entire government. The focus now shifts to punishing scammers, not platforms 🔍

Bullish for the mass adoption of crypto!