Texas Creates Official State Bitcoin Reserve 🟠

Texas just signed SB 21 into law. The state will now hold Bitcoin in a strategic reserve managed by the comptroller.

A Bitcoin advisory committee is also being formed to guide strategy.

One more step in Bitcoin becoming part of public financial infrastructure. This is big 🐂

Bitcoin drops below $100,000 after Iranian Parliament approved closure of the Strait of Hormuz in response to US strikes 📉

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil transit route, can disrupt global oil supply, spike energy prices 📈

This will increase geopolitical tensions, and trigger market volatility because about 20% of the world’s oil supply transits the Strait of Hormuz each day 🛢

DRILL, BABY, DRILL 🛢

Trump lit up Truth Social with a blunt order:

“KEEP OIL PRICES DOWN. I’M WATCHING.”

The timing is no coincidence. Six supertankers have already turned away from the Strait of Hormuz after new U.S. strikes on Iran. That waterway moves 20% of the world’s seaborne crude, so any pause there adds an instant risk premium to Brent price 📈

Trump’s math is simple. A $10 move in Brent adds roughly $0.25 to a gallon of U.S. gas. Higher pump prices hit voters, push headline inflation up, and lock the Fed into higher rates. Cheap fuel is a campaign promise he cannot lose.

His playbook: talk prices down, accelerate shale permits, and threaten another Strategic Petroleum Reserve release to keep Brent near $70 and U.S. gas below $3.50.

That's why in his today's post addressing the U.S. Department of Energy he said:

"DRILL, BABY, DRILL!!! And I mean NOW!!!"

🇷🇺 Across the table, President of Russia, Vladimir Putin is urging OPEC plus to keep supply tight. Russian oil revenue still covers roughly 30% of the federal budget, and costs of war with Ukraine are climbing. Moscow needs oil prices to go up to avoid deeper borrowing.

The funny thing is that, although Iran is an ally of Russia, Russia has an interest in escalating the conflict with Israel and the U.S. in order to push Iran to close the Strait of Hormuz. This would inevitably lead to an oil supply shock and big price pump 🧠

President Trump announced ceasefire between Israel and Iran 🤝

"CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE! It has been fully agreed by and between Israel and Iran that there will be a Complete and Total CEASEFIRE..."

🤷‍♀️ Well, that was fast. Fear was quickly replaced by greed, with markets actively rising on this positive news

I hope you bought the dip 📈

Cup and Handle Pattern: How to Spot and Trade It 🕯

The Cup and Handle is one of the most recognized bullish continuation patterns in technical analysis. It appears during uptrends and suggests that after a short pause, the price might break out and move higher.

☕️ The "cup" part of the pattern is a rounded, U-shaped bottom. It shows a period where buyers slowly regain control after a downtrend, leading to a retest of previous highs. This part should not be too steep — ideally, it's a smooth curve with a healthy correction.

After the cup is formed, the "handle" follows. It’s a short-term consolidation or pullback that usually takes the form of a small descending channel or triangle. This part shakes out weak hands and traps early breakout buyers 😱

📈 The pattern is confirmed when the price breaks above the handle’s resistance with a strong candle and volume increase. This is usually the signal to enter a long position.

To avoid fakeouts, many wait for a daily close above the breakout level and use a stop-loss below the handle's low 🧠

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SEI is up 60% in just 2 days — while the rest of the market bled out 🔼

Here’s why 👇

⏺Top-rated chain in the U.S. Wyoming’s Stable Token Commission gave SEI a perfect 30/30 — the only blockchain to score that high. Higher than Ethereum, Base, and Avalanche.

⏺Circle is holding a SEI bag. According to Circle’s IPO filings, SEI is their largest token position by volume — even ahead of ETH and SOL.

Are you holding SEI? 💚

The World’s Poorest Economies 📊

GDP per capita is just total output divided by number of people. Low numbers flag economies that don’t create much value per person.

South Sudan tops the list with just $300 per person per year in economic output. India ranks as the 50th poorest by GDP per capita 🇮🇳

🌍 Most spots on the chart sit in Sub-Saharan Africa where war, weak courts, and commodity dependence keep capital away and industry thin. Small Pacific islands show up too because isolation and tiny markets drive costs up and diversification down.

Big countries like India or Nigeria appear for a different reason: huge populations dilute growing output, so the average still looks poor even if the economy is growing fast 🔍

A Growing Crisis in the Making 📈

The U.S. added $13 trillion in debt since 2020. To put that in perspective: it took over 200 years for U.S. debt to reach $12 trillion. Now, the government adds nearly a $1 trillion of debt every 3-4 months. Today, the U.S. national debt is at $37,02 trillion.

💲In the global beauty contest, the dollar is just the least ugly candidate. But despite being the world’s strongest fiat currency, the dollar is slowly becoming a symbol of inflation and fiscal recklessness.

😂 What does this mean for you? While the dollar still dominates global trade, its purchasing power is fading. Inflation eats into your savings whether you notice or not.

This is why smart people hedge. Diversify. Get exposure to assets that can’t be printed. Businesses, precious metals, land, Bitcoin... Anything is better than worthless promises 💳

Symmetrical Triangle: What It Means and How to Trade It 🕯

A symmetrical triangle is a chart pattern that forms when price consolidates between two converging trendlines. One slopes down, the other up. Buyers and sellers are slowly reaching an equilibrium.

🙅 This pattern is neutral. It doesn't predict direction by itself. The breakout, either above or below, shows which side won.

Breakouts usually happen near the tip of the triangle. A move above the upper trendline signals bullish continuation. A drop below the lower line confirms a bearish breakdown.

🔍 Volume tends to shrink during the formation and rise sharply during the breakout. That helps confirm the move.

To trade it, wait for a clear candle close outside the triangle on higher volume. Enter in the direction of the breakout. A common stop-loss is just inside the triangle.

👉 Use context. If the triangle forms during an uptrend, it's more likely to break upward. In a downtrend, it often breaks lower.

#FAQ

Top 5 YouTube videos that teach real finance 💸

These long-format lectures go deep into macro, valuation, and market structure — built to give you real understanding, I highly recommend watching each video, especially for those who are new here:

🎥 How the Economic Machine Works: A simple breakdown of how debt cycles, credit, and central banks drive the economy. Still the best macro explainer out there — video

🎥 Macroeconomics Everything You Need to Know: On GDP, inflation, unemployment, business cycles, and how policy responds. Clear examples, visual aids, and no filler — video

🎥 Financial Markets: Why finance exists, how risk and insurance shape markets, and what it means for society — video

🎥 MIT 15.401 Finance Theory I: Introduction to time value of money, present value, and how capital markets connect to real businesses. Serious but accessible — video

🎥 Introduction to Valuation: On valuation fundamentals, cash flow drivers, and practical techniques for pricing assets. Straight from the best in the game — video

👉 You can also check out Coin Post YouTube channel — there you will find weekly videos that will help you navigate crypto 🏀

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How to Trade This Market Without Guessing Direction 🤔

Altcoins keep underperforming. Most are slowly bleeding out, especially big governance tokens like ARB, OP, UNI, TIA, ATOM, etc. If you want to trade without taking big directional bets, pair trading is your best option.

This strategy lets you stay market neutral. You don't need to guess where BTC is going. You just need to bet on what will do better (or worse) relative to other coins. The idea is simple 👇

📉 Short coins that are doomed — Big caps that are overvalued and weak. ARB, OP, UNI are great examples. They’re unlikely to pump and have no real demand long term.

📈 Long coins that are strong — Ones that outperform Bitcoin or at least keep up. Right now, HYPE is one of the few showing strength.

Example setup:

🟢Long $10K of HYPE

🔴Short $10K split across ARB, OP, UNI ($3.3K each)

1️⃣If the market rallies, HYPE likely outperforms the junk.
2️⃣If it drops, the junk likely crashes harder.
3️⃣Either way, you’re trading relative strength, not direction.

This is a strategy is great for this cycle. It works because most altcoins are slowly bleeding to zero, and only a few have actual demand or momentum. You're not betting on Bitcoin. You're betting that HYPE will beat ARB, OP, and UNI. That’s much easier to predict 🔮

Falling Wedge: The Bullish Pattern Most Traders Miss 📈

A falling wedge is a bullish pattern that forms when price action contracts between two downward-sloping lines. Both highs and lows are getting lower, but the lower trendline declines more slowly. This shows that sellers are losing momentum.

There are two types of falling wedges:

🟢In an uptrend, it acts as a continuation pattern. The price pauses and consolidates before breaking out upward again.

🔴In a downtrend, it acts as a reversal pattern, often signaling a bottom before a trend change.

Both versions look similar on the chart — a narrowing wedge sloping down. The breakout usually happens to the upside. To trade it 👇

1️⃣Wait for a confirmed breakout above the upper resistance line.

2️⃣Look for strong volume on the breakout to confirm the move.

3️⃣You can enter on the breakout or wait for a retest of the trendline.

4️⃣Place your stop below the recent low.

5️⃣Set a target based on the height of the wedge.

Falling wedges work best in strong trends and become more reliable the longer they form ✍️

#FAQ

Bybit launches EU exchange 🇪🇺

🗓 Starting July 1, 2025, Bybit will begin transitioning EU-verified users to its new MiCAR-compliant platform regulated under Austria's FMA.

💰 To serve European users, Bybit is launching a new platform — bybit.eu. Users verified under EU standards will eventually need to move from bybit.com to continue trading legally within the EU. The new platform is fully compliant with European regulations and will support all 29 EEA countries.

If you are from EU, there’s no need to rush. Existing positions will remain open, and users will receive clear instructions and plenty of time to migrate. What to expect 👇

1️⃣A dedicated whitelist is open at bybit.eu

2️⃣Full KYC/AML required under EU law

3️⃣MiCAR-compliant stablecoins like USDQ and EURQ will replace USDT/USDC

The rest of Bybit’s global users (non-EU verified) are not affected and can continue using the CEX as usual 🤟

BTC looks strong 📈

We bounced off major support, shook out weak hands during the Israel-Iran panic, and held the long-term trendline cleanly. Now we’re consolidating right under the key resistance levels 🕯

🔼 S&P 500 just printed new ATHs. No sign of renewed tariff wars with China. Geopolitical tension cooled off.

If this momentum holds, BTC ATHs are likely in July. I'm bullish and positioned long 🔍

Here’s my 2026 BTC plan 👇

💰 The “Long term bids” area is where I’ll accumulate for multi-year holding. That zone remains my base case for patient entries.

“Area 1” is my expected downside range if we get another macro shock — something like a Taiwan invasion 😨

The “Oversold” zone is unlikely in my view, but if we somehow drop that low, I’ll bid aggressively. That would be a gift.

📈 As for upside, I expect BTC to reach the TP 1 area in 2025. If the rally gets euphoric, we could tag TP 2 — where I’ll be decreasing my BTC exposure more aggresively.

Just my personal plan for the rest of Q3 and Q4. Not financial advice, do your own research 🧠

€460M crypto scam busted in Spain 💰

A fake crypto investment platform called “FX Winning” scammed over 5,000 people worldwide. Spanish police, with help from Europol, arrested five suspects.

💸 The group moved €460M using fake accounts, crypto wallets, and payment processors. Victims thought they were investing, but the returns were fake. The money was gone the second it was sent.

This isn’t an isolated case. Europol warns these scams are growing fast. AI deepfakes, fake influencer ads, and high-yield “investment platforms” are flooding the space. Most victims are regular retail users.

If you’re in crypto, remember this: If it looks too good to be true, it probably is ❗️

The U.S. stock market just printed new all-time highs, while crypto is still dragging (except BTC and just a few strong altcoins). But here’s what most people don’t know 👇

Starting today, you can buy tokenized US stocks like Apple, Tesla, and Nvidia onchain, straight from your Solana wallet 👍

No signups, no KYC, no market hours. These are fully collateralized 1:1 stock derivatives, live on Solana, tradable 24/7 via Jupiter. It’s called xStocks, launched by Backed in partnership with Kraken CEX. Over 55 assets are already listed.

🕯 But be careful — some tokenized stocks trade above their real-world prices, sometimes by 10%+, so always compare with actual stock before buying.

This is super bullish because hundreds of millions of people around the world are currently locked out of investment opportunities, but that's about to change 🔗

📰 And by the way, today Robinhood also launched tokenized U.S. stocks for EU users. Tokens will be issued on Arbitrum, moving to its own Layer‑2 soon.

The conclusion from this news is obvious - TradFi is rushing to move onchain and become borderless 🌍

The Senate just passed Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” ✍️

It’s a $3.3 trillion package combining permanent tax cuts, a $50B+ border and deportation program, Medicaid and SNAP rollbacks, and the repeal of green energy subsidies. It also raises the debt ceiling by $5 trillion.

Elon Musk posted that if this bill passed, he’d launch the “America Party” the next day. He called it an “insane spending bill” and said the U.S. needs an alternative to the Democrat–Republican uniparty.

😮 Trump was then asked whether he would deport Musk. He said he’d “take a look” and warned that Musk “could lose a lot more” than just the EV mandate.

It’s the beginning of a new political fracture: one side wants to pump the economy through state power, the other wants to dismantle it 🇺🇸

😁 For markets, the signal is clear. Trump is openly saying deficits don’t matter because “growth will make up for it.” That means more spending, more borrowing, and eventually more money printing.

The dollar will keep devaluing. Real assets will rise. Stocks, Bitcoin, gold, and land — anything scarce — will benefit from this cycle 📈

Everyone panics. Then nothing happens 🔍

The pattern repeats: crisis hits, fear spikes, Bitcoin nukes — then rips 🔼

From Iran to COVID to Ukraine to bank failures, BTC has a history of selling off hard and pumping back even harder once the dust settles.

🔍 Zoom out 60 days from the panic — and BTC often ends up being the best-performing asset on the board.

Israel / Iran tension cooled off. US now openly talking about devaluing the dollar and pumping liquidity. Time to buy what they can’t print 🟠