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🪙 Nearly $1B inflow into BTC ETFs this week
Around $996M flowed into spot Bitcoin ETFs - the strongest week since January.
📊 After a period of outflows, strong inflows are back!

👉 Signal: institutional demand is returning 🔥
$BTC
$ETH
$GUA

🚢 Iran opens the Strait of Hormuz - what’s actually happening💁‍♂️
Iran officially declared the strait open for commercial shipping during the ceasefire.

📊 But key details:
• passage is route-controlled
• still under Iranian supervision
• temporary - tied to the ceasefire

📉 Market reaction:
• oil drops sharply (10%+)
• risk assets rise
• tensions ease

❗️ Important: this is not a full normalization
The strait is open - but in a controlled and fragile state 🔥

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$BZ
$BTC

⚡️ Solana hints at XRP - collab coming?
Solana’s official account mentioned XRP, sparking speculation about a potential collaboration.

👉 Question: if this isn’t just hype - can it actually move the market?

📊 Potential:
• shared audience boost
• increased attention to both ecosystems
• short-term momentum

❗️ For now - just a hint, no confirmation yet 🔥
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$XRP

🪙 Who bought and sold BTC in Q1 2026 👇
📊 Breakdown:
• businesses: +69K BTC
• governments: +25K BTC
• funds & ETFs: +3K BTC
• individuals: -62K BTC

👉 Reality: retail is selling, institutions are accumulating 👀🔥
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$ETH

🦄 Fallen crypto unicorns ⚠️
Several once-billion-dollar projects
have lost nearly all their value:
• Fuel: $1B → $9M (-99%)
• Starknet: ~$8B → ~$350M (-96%)
• zkSync: ~$8B → ~$320M (-96%)

📊 Also on the list: Scroll, Wormhole, Movement, Aleo, EigenCloud, Celestia, Eclipse - down 85% to 98%

👉 Reality: even top-tier, billion-dollar projects
can collapse almost entirely 🔥
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$ZK
$SCR

⛴👑 Hormuz could create structural demand for BTC !
If Iran starts accepting BTC for tanker passage - it could create constant demand.

📊 Numbers:
• $1 per barrel ≈ $20M daily
• ~281 BTC per day
• mining supply - ~450 BTC/day

👉 Potential:
up to ~62% of new BTC supply
could be absorbed by this use case

📉 Implications:
• steady demand
• increased scarcity
• upward pressure on price

👉 Plus:
with stablecoins being censorable, BTC becomes a more neutral settlement layer 🔥
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$NOM
$ETH

🤔 Lily Allen turned down BTC - and it cost billions!
Back in 2014, she was offered
hundreds of thousands of BTC for a live stream - she refused.

📊 Today:
• net worth ~$4M
• that BTC would be worth $14B+
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$ZEC

💳 Crypto cards are gaining traction!
In March 2026, monthly volume reached around $600M - more than 3x higher year-over-year.
📊 Overall:
• ~22M transactions
• over $6.6B total volume

👉 Crypto is slowly shifting from investing to real-world payments 🔥
$NOM
$ZEC
$BTC

⚡️ Trump: ready to pause strikes on Iran for 2 weeks!
Markets reacted sharply:
• BTC > $70,000
• ETH > $2,200
• Brent dropped ~18% - from $114 to $94

According to Trump:
• military objectives have been achieved
• sides are close to a long-term agreement
• the US received a 10-point proposal from Iran
• the pause is meant to finalize negotiations

From Iran’s side: if attacks stop - safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz will be ensured within 2 weeks, coordinated with Iranian forces 🚨
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✈️ Multiple B-52s took off from a UK airbase - social media!!!
Reports claim that B-52 bombers are now airborne.
👉 Contrails may indicate full combat load

📊 If heading toward Iran:
estimated flight time is around 6 hours, which aligns with the reported ultimatum deadline 🚨
$BTC
$ETH
$XRP

⏳ BTC is halfway to the next halving
The market is now in the second half of the cycle -
historically, this is where stronger moves tend to begin. 🔥
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$ETH
$SOL

⛽️ Bitcoin network fees hit multi-year lows!
BTC transaction fees have dropped to levels
not seen in nearly 15 years.

📊 What it means:
• fewer transactions
• lower network demand
• weaker on-chain activity

👉 Interpretation:
often viewed as bearish - suggesting declining interest
📉 But important: low fees ≠ price drop!
Historically, such periods often align with phases of
calm before a major move 🔥
$BTC
$XRP

📊 Top 10 projects by token holders 👇
Leaders:
• BNB Chain - 322.2M
• Ethereum - 305.4M

Followed by:
• Tron
• Solana
• TON

👉 Notable:
• BNB and ETH are close
• TRON and SOL maintain strong user bases
• Bitcoin ranks lower in total addresses

📊 Bottom line:
mass adoption today is not just BTC - it’s driven by entire ecosyste🔥

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$ETH
$TRX

💸 JPMorgan: crypto inflows are slowing sharply
In Q1 2026, digital assets saw around $11B in inflows - about 3x lower than a year ago.

📊 If the trend continues:
• around $44B annually
• vs ~$130B in 2025

👉 What it means:
• institutional demand is declining
• market momentum is weakening
• capital is entering more cautiously

📉 Bottom line: the market is in a phase of slower inflows and risk reassessment.
$BTC
$XRP
$GUA

🛢 Why oil is the backbone of the global economy?!
Oil isn’t valuable on its own - it’s valuable because of what it becomes.
📊 Process:
Oil is heated to ~400°C and separated in a distillation column into multiple usable products.

🔍 Where you see it in real life:
▪️ Gas (LPG)
👉 cooking, heating, home energy

▪️ Gasoline
👉 cars, bikes, generators

▪️ Naphtha (chemicals)
👉 plastics, packaging, clothing (polyester), electronics
👉 even your phone depends on oil

▪️ Kerosene
👉 aviation - flights and global logistics

▪️ Diesel
👉 trucks, buses, construction
👉 supply chains run on diesel

▪️ Fuel oil
👉 ships, factories, power plants
👉 global trade depends on it

▪️ Lubricants
👉 engines, machines, industry
👉 without it — systems stop

▪️ Bitumen
👉 roads, infrastructure
👉 literally the ground of the economy

📊 Bottom line: oil is not just fuel, it’s the foundation of modern civilization from food delivery to your smartphone

👉 that’s why: when oil moves - everything moves
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$BZ
$NATGAS

📉 CEX volumes dropped nearly 40%
In Q1 2026, spot volume across top exchanges fell from $4.04T to $2.47T (-38.8%) !

📊 What stands out:
• Binance still dominates but declined
• most exchanges are down
• liquidity has clearly weakened

👉 What it means:
• hype has cooled off
• less speculative activity
• weaker momentum moves

📉 Bottom line:
the market is not in euphoria - it’s in a liquidity compression phase before the next move 🔥
$BTC
$SOL
$GUA

📖 CZ releases “Freedom of Money” !
The book is already available on Amazon for pre-order, priced around $9.99.

👉 Inside:
• the story of building Binance
• growth to the largest exchange in 180 days
• regulatory battles
• focus on user protection

❗️ Key detail:
100% of proceeds will be donated to charity
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$BTC
$FDUSD

❌ Markets are losing confidence in Trump!
Following Donald Trump’s statement, investors expected signals of de-escalation in the Iran conflict. Instead, market reaction showed increased uncertainty.

📊 Key metrics:
• Brent remains above $100
• bond yields approach 4.4%
• Bitcoin pulled back to around $67,000 after a failed breakout

The main pressure point is the lack of a clear strategy for the Strait of Hormuz - a critical route for global oil supply.
At the same time, the U.S. effectively shifted responsibility for regional security to its allies without presenting a concrete stabilization plan.

📉 This shifted market expectations:
Investors are no longer pricing in a quick resolution.
Geopolitical risk remains elevated, directly impacting risk assets.

👉 For crypto, this means:
• continued pressure on Bitcoin
• strong dependence on macro factors
• limited upside without de-escalation

💁‍♂️As long as the Iran-Hormuz situation remains unresolved, Bitcoin will trade in line with macro risk, driven by oil, yields, and headlines.
$BTC
$CL
$ETH

🏛 Bitcoin-backed bonds are coming to the U.S.
New Hampshire is preparing to issue $100M in bonds backed by BTC.

👉 Key points:
• Moody’s rating: Ba2 (speculative grade)
• collateral: Bitcoin held with BitGo
• payments rely on BTC liquidation if needed
• no taxpayer funds at risk

📊 What it means:
• Bitcoin enters the bond market
• new asset class: BTC as collateral
• institutions engage through familiar financial structures

👉 In practice:
Bitcoin is no longer just an asset - it’s becoming financial infrastructure in TradFi.
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$ETH
$NOM

⏰ 04:00 - Trump to declare “victory” over Iran
According to Politico, Trump will announce at 04:00 AM (ET) that US objectives in the Iran war have been achieved.

👉 At the same time:
• responsibility for the Strait of Hormuz shifts to allies
• the US steps back from active involvement

📊 In practice, this is: not the end of the conflict, but a transfer of risk to others.
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$CL
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