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The result of the 2026 presidential election runoff raises a question worth examining carefully: how did Lula go from trailing by approximately 2.22 million votes in the first round to winning by about 4.43 million votes over Flávio Bolsonaro?
The official figures show a significant shift in the electoral balance. In the first round, Flávio received 56.10 million votes, compared with Lula’s 53.88 million. In the second round, Lula reached 64.26 million, while Flávio finished with 59.83 million.

The government launched in March 2025 the so-called "Worker's Credit", a line of payroll loans that uses up to 10% of the FGTS balance as collateral and deducts installments directly from the payroll via e-Social. In theory, it is sold as "cheap credit" for CLT workers, with interest around 2% per month (about 23-25% per year). In practice, it is an absurd that only benefits banks and puts the worker in a financial trap. Let's break this down.
The FGTS is your money, earned with sweat, but the government has always held it, yielding a miserable 3% a year plus TR – a return that loses badly to inflation, projected above 4% in 2025. Now, with this new modality, they offer you the chance to use your own money as collateral for a loan with much higher interest than the fund’s earnings. It’s like renting your house to yourself and still paying a lot for it. Who profits? The banks, of course.

Imagine working all month, getting paid, and discovering that your money has already lost a significant part of its purchasing power. Food prices rise, rent goes up, fuel becomes more expensive, and what you could afford today costs much more the following week.
Now imagine that this goes on for months, or even years. People stop trusting the currency, businesses struggle to calculate their costs, and workers try to spend their wages as soon as they receive them, before they lose even more value.

Imagine stepping out of your pad and realizing that the real power players in your hood aren't the government, but a criminal syndicate. Picture living in a complex built with public funds and needing the go-ahead from dealers just to come and go or chill there. Think about how merchants are shelling out illegal fees, residents are getting kicked out of their digs, and witnesses are living under constant pressure.
Now ask yourself a simple question: if an armed crew controls turf, enforces their own rules, uses violence to scare the locals, and directly challenges state authority, how does that differ from a terrorist organization?

Bitcoin is trading close to $59,000 again, having corrected over 50% since the all-time high hit in 2025. Even though market sentiment is extremely bearish, key on-chain indicators suggest BTC is entering a zone historically associated with long-term accumulation opportunities.
Extreme Fear in the Market
The Fear & Greed index is sitting at 12 points, indicating Extreme Fear.
Historically, the best times to buy Bitcoin have been when the prevailing sentiment was pure panic. During the lows of 2015, 2018, 2020, and 2022, the market showed similar levels of pessimism.

Bitcoin in 2026: Technical, Macroeconomic, and Cycle Analysis with Mayer Multiple
After hitting a historical peak near $126,000 in 2025, Bitcoin has entered a correction and consolidation phase that's raising eyebrows among traders. The big question right now is: are we at the start of a new bear market or just a healthy pullback within a larger bull cycle?
To answer this question, we need to analyze not just the candlestick chart, but also Bitcoin's historical indicators, the global macroeconomic context, and valuation metrics like the Mayer Multiple.

The OM token (MANTRA) fell nearly 90% in a few hours on April 13, 2025, plummeting from a peak of $6.33 to $0.58. This sudden collapse wiped out between $3.5 and $4.5 billion in market capitalization, leaving investors shocked and seeking explanations. Below, I detail what happened, the possible causes, and the impact of this event.
What happened?
The drop was abrupt, occurring in less than an hour, according to reports. The token, which was among the most valued in the market, lost most of its value in a short period, generating panic among investors. Furthermore, the project's team deleted the official Telegram group of Mantra, cutting off communication with the community during the crisis.

Keeping your bitcoins under your own custody means using a wallet that you control, such as a software wallet (e.g., Electrum) or a hardware wallet (e.g., Trezor). This avoids relying on third parties, like exchanges, which can go bankrupt or be hacked. You have full control, privacy, and security, without risks of freezes or losses in case of problems with the platform.
The FTX case as an example
In November 2022, the FTX exchange collapsed after revealing poor financial management, with users unable to withdraw their bitcoins. Investigations showed that customer funds were misused, and although there are reimbursement plans, the process is slow and uncertain. This highlights how leaving bitcoins on exchanges can be risky.

Today, the financial market witnessed an intriguing event: the S&P 500 plummeted nearly 6% after the announcement of tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, while Bitcoin (BTC) defied the trend and recorded a 1% increase. This contrast challenges the common expectation that negative events in the stock market would also affect risky assets like cryptocurrencies. In this article, we explore the possible causes of this divergence, analyzing what might be behind Bitcoin's resilience on a day of economic turmoil.