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🚨 DUMP BELOW $75,000 WILL BE BRUTAL for $BTC 🚨
Right now Bitcoin is hanging around the low $81Ks… but make no mistake.
$75K isn’t just another number.
It’s the last major line of defense.
Break it cleanly and we’re looking at:
- Cascading liquidations
- Alts getting absolutely wrecked
- Weak hands getting flushed hard
- Sentiment flipping from “mild correction” to full panic mode
We’ve already seen how brutal these moves can get. Once the big support zones crack, the next stop is rarely gentle.
This isn’t FUD - this is risk management.
The market doesn’t care about your feelings or your average buy price.
Stay sharp.
Protect your capital.
And remember… the real money is usually made on the other side of the bloodbath.
Who’s watching that $75K level like a hawk? 👀
#Bitcoin #BTC
{spot}(BTCUSDT)
🚨 DUMP BELOW $75,000 WILL BE BRUTAL for $BTC 🚨
Right now Bitcoin is hanging around the low $81Ks… but make no mistake.
$75K isn’t just another number.
It’s the last major line of defense.
Break it cleanly and we’re looking at:
- Cascading liquidations
- Alts getting absolutely wrecked
- Weak hands getting flushed hard
- Sentiment flipping from “mild correction” to full panic mode
We’ve already seen how brutal these moves can get. Once the big support zones crack, the next stop is rarely gentle.
This isn’t FUD - this is risk management.
The market doesn’t care about your feelings or your average buy price.
Stay sharp.
Protect your capital.
And remember… the real money is usually made on the other side of the bloodbath.
Who’s watching that $75K level like a hawk? 👀
#Bitcoin #BTC
Right now Bitcoin is hanging around the low $81Ks… but make no mistake.
$75K isn’t just another number.
It’s the last major line of defense.
Break it cleanly and we’re looking at:
- Cascading liquidations
- Alts getting absolutely wrecked
- Weak hands getting flushed hard
- Sentiment flipping from “mild correction” to full panic mode
We’ve already seen how brutal these moves can get. Once the big support zones crack, the next stop is rarely gentle.
This isn’t FUD - this is risk management.
The market doesn’t care about your feelings or your average buy price.
Stay sharp.
Protect your capital.
And remember… the real money is usually made on the other side of the bloodbath.
Who’s watching that $75K level like a hawk? 👀
#Bitcoin #BTC
Tena Fok PrRE:
Pode ser que caia mesmo pois ainda falta a correçao pós halving residual no inicio de 2027 cara
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The market just hit the brakes. In a stunning reversal of sentiment, investors have pulled a staggering $484.9 million out of spot Bitcoin ETFs in a single day. This massive outflow marks the worst loss for these products since June, signaling that the anticipated 'Uptober' rally may be stalling under the weight of harsh macroeconomic realities. With $BTC currently trading at 80,781.42 (-2.88% in 24h), the pressure on the asset is palpable.
• 📉 **Massive Outflow:** $484.9M exited spot Bitcoin ETFs in one day.
• 🛢️ **Macro Headwinds:** Oil is hovering near 100, and bond yields are at their highest levels since 2002.
• 🏦 **Fed Uncertainty:** The Federal Reserve is not done with its tightening cycle, keeping risk-off sentiment high.
This exodus is not just a technical dip; it is a direct reaction to the broader financial landscape. When bond yields spike to 2002 highs and oil prices remain elevated, capital naturally rotates away from high-beta assets like crypto and into safer havens. The technical implications are severe: the loss of institutional bid support at these levels could trigger further liquidations if the 80,000 psychological barrier fails. Traders must now watch for a potential retest of lower support zones as the market digests this macro shock.
Is this a temporary shakeout or the beginning of a deeper correction? Where do you see $BTC heading next? Drop your thoughts below! 👇
#BinanceSquare #CryptoNews #Bitcoin
The market just hit the brakes. In a stunning reversal of sentiment, investors have pulled a staggering $484.9 million out of spot Bitcoin ETFs in a single day. This massive outflow marks the worst loss for these products since June, signaling that the anticipated 'Uptober' rally may be stalling under the weight of harsh macroeconomic realities. With $BTC currently trading at 80,781.42 (-2.88% in 24h), the pressure on the asset is palpable.
• 📉 **Massive Outflow:** $484.9M exited spot Bitcoin ETFs in one day.
• 🛢️ **Macro Headwinds:** Oil is hovering near 100, and bond yields are at their highest levels since 2002.
• 🏦 **Fed Uncertainty:** The Federal Reserve is not done with its tightening cycle, keeping risk-off sentiment high.
This exodus is not just a technical dip; it is a direct reaction to the broader financial landscape. When bond yields spike to 2002 highs and oil prices remain elevated, capital naturally rotates away from high-beta assets like crypto and into safer havens. The technical implications are severe: the loss of institutional bid support at these levels could trigger further liquidations if the 80,000 psychological barrier fails. Traders must now watch for a potential retest of lower support zones as the market digests this macro shock.
Is this a temporary shakeout or the beginning of a deeper correction? Where do you see $BTC heading next? Drop your thoughts below! 👇
#BinanceSquare #CryptoNews #Bitcoin
• 📉 **Massive Outflow:** $484.9M exited spot Bitcoin ETFs in one day.
• 🛢️ **Macro Headwinds:** Oil is hovering near 100, and bond yields are at their highest levels since 2002.
• 🏦 **Fed Uncertainty:** The Federal Reserve is not done with its tightening cycle, keeping risk-off sentiment high.
This exodus is not just a technical dip; it is a direct reaction to the broader financial landscape. When bond yields spike to 2002 highs and oil prices remain elevated, capital naturally rotates away from high-beta assets like crypto and into safer havens. The technical implications are severe: the loss of institutional bid support at these levels could trigger further liquidations if the 80,000 psychological barrier fails. Traders must now watch for a potential retest of lower support zones as the market digests this macro shock.
Is this a temporary shakeout or the beginning of a deeper correction? Where do you see $BTC heading next? Drop your thoughts below! 👇
#BinanceSquare #CryptoNews #Bitcoin
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Haussier
Sometimes it can be very expensive to try to conveince the market that you are right .
$BTC will unfold soon and cross 87000 again as a rocket 🚀
#hodl #bitcoin
Sometimes it can be very expensive to try to conveince the market that you are right .
$BTC will unfold soon and cross 87000 again as a rocket 🚀
#hodl #bitcoin
$BTC will unfold soon and cross 87000 again as a rocket 🚀
#hodl #bitcoin
kucing oyen:
wow anda untung besar 😱
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Everyone is shouting "BUY THE DIP at $80K" - But Smart Money is WAITING.
Binance News: Trader Killa just got stopped out at breakeven on his 10x BTC Long at $87K.
And guess what? Now he says he will REBUILD his 10x Long only if BTC falls to $80,000 - $82,000.
He is smart because he already holds Longs from $62,600 and $76,400. He can afford to wait.
You can't.
The influencers on Square telling you to add more Longs at $80K, $78K don't tell you this.
What will YOU do at $80K? Buy or Wait? 👇
#BTC #Bitcoin #Crypto $BTC
Everyone is shouting "BUY THE DIP at $80K" - But Smart Money is WAITING.
Binance News: Trader Killa just got stopped out at breakeven on his 10x BTC Long at $87K.
And guess what? Now he says he will REBUILD his 10x Long only if BTC falls to $80,000 - $82,000.
He is smart because he already holds Longs from $62,600 and $76,400. He can afford to wait.
You can't.
The influencers on Square telling you to add more Longs at $80K, $78K don't tell you this.
What will YOU do at $80K? Buy or Wait? 👇
#BTC #Bitcoin #Crypto $BTC
Binance News: Trader Killa just got stopped out at breakeven on his 10x BTC Long at $87K.
And guess what? Now he says he will REBUILD his 10x Long only if BTC falls to $80,000 - $82,000.
He is smart because he already holds Longs from $62,600 and $76,400. He can afford to wait.
You can't.
The influencers on Square telling you to add more Longs at $80K, $78K don't tell you this.
What will YOU do at $80K? Buy or Wait? 👇
#BTC #Bitcoin #Crypto $BTC
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$423,520,000 Liquidated as $BTC Drops to $81K
The crypto market saw $423.52M in liquidations in the last hour, with $397.17M coming from long positions alone.
Over the past 24 hours, total liquidations have reached $841.74M, including $764.19M in longs.
The heavy imbalance toward long liquidations highlights the pressure on leveraged buyers. The key now is whether BTC can hold $81K and recover above $82K.
#bitcoin
$423,520,000 Liquidated as $BTC Drops to $81K
The crypto market saw $423.52M in liquidations in the last hour, with $397.17M coming from long positions alone.
Over the past 24 hours, total liquidations have reached $841.74M, including $764.19M in longs.
The heavy imbalance toward long liquidations highlights the pressure on leveraged buyers. The key now is whether BTC can hold $81K and recover above $82K.
#bitcoin
The crypto market saw $423.52M in liquidations in the last hour, with $397.17M coming from long positions alone.
Over the past 24 hours, total liquidations have reached $841.74M, including $764.19M in longs.
The heavy imbalance toward long liquidations highlights the pressure on leveraged buyers. The key now is whether BTC can hold $81K and recover above $82K.
#bitcoin
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$BTC
{spot}(BTCUSDT)
Since peaking at $126,198 back in October 2025, BTC hasn't managed to smash another all-time high
It's been a proper full year without hitting a new record
At the minute, Bitcoin is trading down 37% from its last ATH
Institutional ETFs have completely changed the game, but can they actually break the historical cycles?
$ETH
{spot}(ETHUSDT)
A whole year without a new ATH and sitting 37% off the top. In previous crypto cycles, this was usually the point of maximum capitulation
But with institutional ETFs acting as systematic buyers, the market's behaving quite differently now
The question isn't whether it'll break the old cycle, but whether these ETFs have redefined it for good
$SOL
{spot}(SOLUSDT)
#Market_Update #bitcoin
$BTC
Since peaking at $126,198 back in October 2025, BTC hasn't managed to smash another all-time high
It's been a proper full year without hitting a new record
At the minute, Bitcoin is trading down 37% from its last ATH
Institutional ETFs have completely changed the game, but can they actually break the historical cycles?
$ETH
A whole year without a new ATH and sitting 37% off the top. In previous crypto cycles, this was usually the point of maximum capitulation
But with institutional ETFs acting as systematic buyers, the market's behaving quite differently now
The question isn't whether it'll break the old cycle, but whether these ETFs have redefined it for good
$SOL
#Market_Update #bitcoin
Since peaking at $126,198 back in October 2025, BTC hasn't managed to smash another all-time high
It's been a proper full year without hitting a new record
At the minute, Bitcoin is trading down 37% from its last ATH
Institutional ETFs have completely changed the game, but can they actually break the historical cycles?
$ETH
A whole year without a new ATH and sitting 37% off the top. In previous crypto cycles, this was usually the point of maximum capitulation
But with institutional ETFs acting as systematic buyers, the market's behaving quite differently now
The question isn't whether it'll break the old cycle, but whether these ETFs have redefined it for good
$SOL
#Market_Update #bitcoin
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Why Is Crypto Bleeding Today? 4 Reasons
$BTC slipped to ~$81.3K (-2.8%) while alts got hit harder: $ETH -5.7%, $SOL -7.1%, $XRP -5.7%, $BNB -5%. Here's why:
1. Oil spiked to $105+ on Middle East tension
2. Hawkish Fed minutes, with the 30Y yield at 5.71%, a 2002 high
3. Spot BTC ETFs saw ~$487M in outflows, the most since June
4 ~$550M liquidated, 88% of it longs
$81K support is being tested Panic sell or buy the fear?
#CryptoMarket #bitcoin #MarketUpdate
Why Is Crypto Bleeding Today? 4 Reasons
$BTC slipped to ~$81.3K (-2.8%) while alts got hit harder: $ETH -5.7%, $SOL -7.1%, $XRP -5.7%, $BNB -5%. Here's why:
1. Oil spiked to $105+ on Middle East tension
2. Hawkish Fed minutes, with the 30Y yield at 5.71%, a 2002 high
3. Spot BTC ETFs saw ~$487M in outflows, the most since June
4 ~$550M liquidated, 88% of it longs
$81K support is being tested Panic sell or buy the fear?
#CryptoMarket #bitcoin #MarketUpdate
$BTC slipped to ~$81.3K (-2.8%) while alts got hit harder: $ETH -5.7%, $SOL -7.1%, $XRP -5.7%, $BNB -5%. Here's why:
1. Oil spiked to $105+ on Middle East tension
2. Hawkish Fed minutes, with the 30Y yield at 5.71%, a 2002 high
3. Spot BTC ETFs saw ~$487M in outflows, the most since June
4 ~$550M liquidated, 88% of it longs
$81K support is being tested Panic sell or buy the fear?
#CryptoMarket #bitcoin #MarketUpdate
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The FBI's First Bitcoin Bust Got Trolled On-Chain: The Full Silk Road StoryIn October 2013, the FBI made its first-ever bitcoin seizure, and within days the internet had found the wallet and started leaving it messages. Here's how that fight over nearly a quarter-million $BTC ended with a pardon, the US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and billions of dollars in coins.
What Silk Road Was
Silk Road was a hidden marketplace on Tor where users bought and sold illegal drugs and other unlawful goods, paying in bitcoin. Prosecutors say it ran from January 2011 to October 2013. The government's complaint alleged more than 9.5 million BTC in sales (about $1.2B at the time) and more than 600,000 BTC in commissions for the operator, known as "Dread Pirate Roberts."
The Takedown: Oct 1-2, 2013
On October 1, 2013, federal agents arrested Ross Ulbricht in San Francisco. He was at the Glen Park branch of the public library, using a laptop, and agents seized it on the spot. They searched his home the same day. The site went dark right after.
The Wallet Everyone Found
Bitcoin is a public ledger, so it didn't take long for people to spot it. On October 4, Ars Technica reported that users had found an address, tagged "Silkroad Seized Coins" on Blockchain.info, holding 27,365.88 BTC. Its first deposit came on Oct 2 at 10:12 GMT: 1,000 BTC from 47 different wallets, about 15 hours after the arrest.
An FBI spokesperson told Ars the bureau had seized "more than 26,000" bitcoins, its first bitcoin seizure ever. She said she was "not able to confirm" that this particular address was the government's. The DOJ later put the server haul at about 29,655 BTC.
The Trolling
People started sending tiny amounts of BTC to the address, each with a "Public Note" attached. Some were protest messages about drug policy and Ulbricht, and plenty were plain insults. Every one is still on-chain. A Bitcoin researcher Ars spoke to summed it up: even the federal government couldn't keep its transactions secret.
The Bigger Stash: 144,336 BTC
On October 25, 2013, prosecutors said agents had recovered a wallet with about 144,336 BTC from Ulbricht's laptop and other hardware. That brought the Silk Road total to about 173,991 BTC, then worth over $33.6M. The FBI called it the largest bitcoin seizure ever at the time.
The US Marshals Auctions (2014-2015)
The government then sold the coins in four auctions:
June 27, 2014: 29,656.51 BTC from the Silk Road servers, in 10 blocks. Venture capitalist Tim Draper won every block. His price was never disclosed.
December 2014: 50,000 BTC from Ulbricht's hardware. A syndicate led by SecondMarket and Bitcoin Investment Trust took 48,000, and Draper took 2,000.March 2015: another 50,000 BTC, split among three winners (27,000 / 20,000 / 3,000; itBit was the 3,000 buyer).November 2015: the final 44,341 BTC, split among four winners.
At $82,547.50 per BTC, Draper's June 2014 haul alone would be worth about $2.45B today.
Conviction, Life Sentence, Pardon
In February 2015, a federal jury in Manhattan convicted Ulbricht on all seven counts after a four-week trial. On May 29, 2015, Judge Katherine Forrest sentenced him to life in prison and ordered him to forfeit $183,961,921. On January 21, 2025, President Trump granted him a full and unconditional pardon.
"Individual X" and 69,370 BTC
In November 2020, the DOJ filed to forfeit about 69,370 BTC, worth roughly $1B at the time. According to the complaint, a hacker it called "Individual X" took the coins from Silk Road years earlier and never spent them. On November 3, 2020, Individual X signed them over to the government. Ulbricht later settled and agreed to the forfeiture, and the Ninth Circuit finalized it in December 2023. A judge then cleared the way for a sale on December 30, 2024. As of January 2025, Protos reported the coins were still in the government wallet.
What Happened Next
On March 6, 2025, an executive order created the US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. It's funded with BTC the Treasury has finally forfeited, and the order says bitcoin deposited there "shall not be sold." There's no official public breakdown showing exactly where the Silk Road coins sit today, so treat any claim about that with care.
What Those Coins Would Be Worth Today
At $82,547.50 per BTC (Binance BTC/USDT, Oct 8, 2026, 14:13 UTC):
27,365.88 BTC (the trolled address): ~$2.26B144,336 BTC (Ulbricht's wallet): ~$11.9B
173,991 BTC (total 2013 seizures): ~$14.4B69,370 BTC (Individual X): ~$5.73B
The Takeaway
Bitcoin gave the trolls a public megaphone and gave investigators a permanent trail. Everything in this story happened on a public ledger: the seizure, the trolling, the auctions and the Individual X coins. Bitcoin is pseudonymous, not anonymous. Once an address is linked to a person, its whole history is visible to anyone. Self-custody and privacy are worth having, but they take real discipline.
Where do you stand on this: is on-chain transparency Bitcoin's best feature or its biggest weakness?
#Bitcoin #CryptoHistory #Throwback
The FBI's First Bitcoin Bust Got Trolled On-Chain: The Full Silk Road Story
In October 2013, the FBI made its first-ever bitcoin seizure, and within days the internet had found the wallet and started leaving it messages. Here's how that fight over nearly a quarter-million $BTC ended with a pardon, the US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and billions of dollars in coins.
What Silk Road Was
Silk Road was a hidden marketplace on Tor where users bought and sold illegal drugs and other unlawful goods, paying in bitcoin. Prosecutors say it ran from January 2011 to October 2013. The government's complaint alleged more than 9.5 million BTC in sales (about $1.2B at the time) and more than 600,000 BTC in commissions for the operator, known as "Dread Pirate Roberts."
The Takedown: Oct 1-2, 2013
On October 1, 2013, federal agents arrested Ross Ulbricht in San Francisco. He was at the Glen Park branch of the public library, using a laptop, and agents seized it on the spot. They searched his home the same day. The site went dark right after.
The Wallet Everyone Found
Bitcoin is a public ledger, so it didn't take long for people to spot it. On October 4, Ars Technica reported that users had found an address, tagged "Silkroad Seized Coins" on Blockchain.info, holding 27,365.88 BTC. Its first deposit came on Oct 2 at 10:12 GMT: 1,000 BTC from 47 different wallets, about 15 hours after the arrest.
An FBI spokesperson told Ars the bureau had seized "more than 26,000" bitcoins, its first bitcoin seizure ever. She said she was "not able to confirm" that this particular address was the government's. The DOJ later put the server haul at about 29,655 BTC.
The Trolling
People started sending tiny amounts of BTC to the address, each with a "Public Note" attached. Some were protest messages about drug policy and Ulbricht, and plenty were plain insults. Every one is still on-chain. A Bitcoin researcher Ars spoke to summed it up: even the federal government couldn't keep its transactions secret.
The Bigger Stash: 144,336 BTC
On October 25, 2013, prosecutors said agents had recovered a wallet with about 144,336 BTC from Ulbricht's laptop and other hardware. That brought the Silk Road total to about 173,991 BTC, then worth over $33.6M. The FBI called it the largest bitcoin seizure ever at the time.
The US Marshals Auctions (2014-2015)
The government then sold the coins in four auctions:
June 27, 2014: 29,656.51 BTC from the Silk Road servers, in 10 blocks. Venture capitalist Tim Draper won every block. His price was never disclosed.
December 2014: 50,000 BTC from Ulbricht's hardware. A syndicate led by SecondMarket and Bitcoin Investment Trust took 48,000, and Draper took 2,000.March 2015: another 50,000 BTC, split among three winners (27,000 / 20,000 / 3,000; itBit was the 3,000 buyer).November 2015: the final 44,341 BTC, split among four winners.
At $82,547.50 per BTC, Draper's June 2014 haul alone would be worth about $2.45B today.
Conviction, Life Sentence, Pardon
In February 2015, a federal jury in Manhattan convicted Ulbricht on all seven counts after a four-week trial. On May 29, 2015, Judge Katherine Forrest sentenced him to life in prison and ordered him to forfeit $183,961,921. On January 21, 2025, President Trump granted him a full and unconditional pardon.
"Individual X" and 69,370 BTC
In November 2020, the DOJ filed to forfeit about 69,370 BTC, worth roughly $1B at the time. According to the complaint, a hacker it called "Individual X" took the coins from Silk Road years earlier and never spent them. On November 3, 2020, Individual X signed them over to the government. Ulbricht later settled and agreed to the forfeiture, and the Ninth Circuit finalized it in December 2023. A judge then cleared the way for a sale on December 30, 2024. As of January 2025, Protos reported the coins were still in the government wallet.
What Happened Next
On March 6, 2025, an executive order created the US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. It's funded with BTC the Treasury has finally forfeited, and the order says bitcoin deposited there "shall not be sold." There's no official public breakdown showing exactly where the Silk Road coins sit today, so treat any claim about that with care.
What Those Coins Would Be Worth Today
At $82,547.50 per BTC (Binance BTC/USDT, Oct 8, 2026, 14:13 UTC):
27,365.88 BTC (the trolled address): ~$2.26B144,336 BTC (Ulbricht's wallet): ~$11.9B
173,991 BTC (total 2013 seizures): ~$14.4B69,370 BTC (Individual X): ~$5.73B
The Takeaway
Bitcoin gave the trolls a public megaphone and gave investigators a permanent trail. Everything in this story happened on a public ledger: the seizure, the trolling, the auctions and the Individual X coins. Bitcoin is pseudonymous, not anonymous. Once an address is linked to a person, its whole history is visible to anyone. Self-custody and privacy are worth having, but they take real discipline.
Where do you stand on this: is on-chain transparency Bitcoin's best feature or its biggest weakness?
#Bitcoin #CryptoHistory #Throwback
What Silk Road Was
Silk Road was a hidden marketplace on Tor where users bought and sold illegal drugs and other unlawful goods, paying in bitcoin. Prosecutors say it ran from January 2011 to October 2013. The government's complaint alleged more than 9.5 million BTC in sales (about $1.2B at the time) and more than 600,000 BTC in commissions for the operator, known as "Dread Pirate Roberts."
The Takedown: Oct 1-2, 2013
On October 1, 2013, federal agents arrested Ross Ulbricht in San Francisco. He was at the Glen Park branch of the public library, using a laptop, and agents seized it on the spot. They searched his home the same day. The site went dark right after.
The Wallet Everyone Found
Bitcoin is a public ledger, so it didn't take long for people to spot it. On October 4, Ars Technica reported that users had found an address, tagged "Silkroad Seized Coins" on Blockchain.info, holding 27,365.88 BTC. Its first deposit came on Oct 2 at 10:12 GMT: 1,000 BTC from 47 different wallets, about 15 hours after the arrest.
An FBI spokesperson told Ars the bureau had seized "more than 26,000" bitcoins, its first bitcoin seizure ever. She said she was "not able to confirm" that this particular address was the government's. The DOJ later put the server haul at about 29,655 BTC.
The Trolling
People started sending tiny amounts of BTC to the address, each with a "Public Note" attached. Some were protest messages about drug policy and Ulbricht, and plenty were plain insults. Every one is still on-chain. A Bitcoin researcher Ars spoke to summed it up: even the federal government couldn't keep its transactions secret.
The Bigger Stash: 144,336 BTC
On October 25, 2013, prosecutors said agents had recovered a wallet with about 144,336 BTC from Ulbricht's laptop and other hardware. That brought the Silk Road total to about 173,991 BTC, then worth over $33.6M. The FBI called it the largest bitcoin seizure ever at the time.
The US Marshals Auctions (2014-2015)
The government then sold the coins in four auctions:
June 27, 2014: 29,656.51 BTC from the Silk Road servers, in 10 blocks. Venture capitalist Tim Draper won every block. His price was never disclosed.
December 2014: 50,000 BTC from Ulbricht's hardware. A syndicate led by SecondMarket and Bitcoin Investment Trust took 48,000, and Draper took 2,000.March 2015: another 50,000 BTC, split among three winners (27,000 / 20,000 / 3,000; itBit was the 3,000 buyer).November 2015: the final 44,341 BTC, split among four winners.
At $82,547.50 per BTC, Draper's June 2014 haul alone would be worth about $2.45B today.
Conviction, Life Sentence, Pardon
In February 2015, a federal jury in Manhattan convicted Ulbricht on all seven counts after a four-week trial. On May 29, 2015, Judge Katherine Forrest sentenced him to life in prison and ordered him to forfeit $183,961,921. On January 21, 2025, President Trump granted him a full and unconditional pardon.
"Individual X" and 69,370 BTC
In November 2020, the DOJ filed to forfeit about 69,370 BTC, worth roughly $1B at the time. According to the complaint, a hacker it called "Individual X" took the coins from Silk Road years earlier and never spent them. On November 3, 2020, Individual X signed them over to the government. Ulbricht later settled and agreed to the forfeiture, and the Ninth Circuit finalized it in December 2023. A judge then cleared the way for a sale on December 30, 2024. As of January 2025, Protos reported the coins were still in the government wallet.
What Happened Next
On March 6, 2025, an executive order created the US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. It's funded with BTC the Treasury has finally forfeited, and the order says bitcoin deposited there "shall not be sold." There's no official public breakdown showing exactly where the Silk Road coins sit today, so treat any claim about that with care.
What Those Coins Would Be Worth Today
At $82,547.50 per BTC (Binance BTC/USDT, Oct 8, 2026, 14:13 UTC):
27,365.88 BTC (the trolled address): ~$2.26B144,336 BTC (Ulbricht's wallet): ~$11.9B
173,991 BTC (total 2013 seizures): ~$14.4B69,370 BTC (Individual X): ~$5.73B
The Takeaway
Bitcoin gave the trolls a public megaphone and gave investigators a permanent trail. Everything in this story happened on a public ledger: the seizure, the trolling, the auctions and the Individual X coins. Bitcoin is pseudonymous, not anonymous. Once an address is linked to a person, its whole history is visible to anyone. Self-custody and privacy are worth having, but they take real discipline.
Where do you stand on this: is on-chain transparency Bitcoin's best feature or its biggest weakness?
#Bitcoin #CryptoHistory #Throwback
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Bitcoin lost $82,000. Did you want a cheaper entry—or a cheaper entry that immediately goes up?
A selloff tests more than support. It tests whether your buying plan survives a red candle.
Here’s my take 👇
Iran tensions, oil pressure and elevated interest rates are weighing on risk appetite. Leveraged liquidations amplify the selling.
Meanwhile, US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $484.9 million in net outflows yesterday. Buyers have less support precisely when more selling needs to be absorbed.
📍 The levels I’m watching
$81,000–$81,250: Glassnode identified a substantial Binance spot bid cluster here on October 7. Those orders can move or disappear.
If that area fails to hold, $80,000 becomes the next psychological reference. Reclaiming $82,000 and holding it would be an initial improvement.
Support is only useful if buyers actually defend it.
Where’s the opportunity?
For long-term accumulators with cash already allocated to investing, lower prices can offer room for staged entries. They don’t guarantee that the next candle will be green.
My approach: split the budget, use DCA and keep reserves for further downside. No need to bet the entire plan on catching one perfect bottom.
If your purchase needs an immediate bounce for you to feel comfortable, check your position size.
A cheaper entry is useful. Enough patience and liquidity to survive being early are useful too.
Do you have a buying plan for these drops, or do you decide when you see the candle?
#bitcoin #DCA $BTC
{future}(BTCUSDT)
Bitcoin lost $82,000. Did you want a cheaper entry—or a cheaper entry that immediately goes up?
A selloff tests more than support. It tests whether your buying plan survives a red candle.
Here’s my take 👇
Iran tensions, oil pressure and elevated interest rates are weighing on risk appetite. Leveraged liquidations amplify the selling.
Meanwhile, US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $484.9 million in net outflows yesterday. Buyers have less support precisely when more selling needs to be absorbed.
📍 The levels I’m watching
$81,000–$81,250: Glassnode identified a substantial Binance spot bid cluster here on October 7. Those orders can move or disappear.
If that area fails to hold, $80,000 becomes the next psychological reference. Reclaiming $82,000 and holding it would be an initial improvement.
Support is only useful if buyers actually defend it.
Where’s the opportunity?
For long-term accumulators with cash already allocated to investing, lower prices can offer room for staged entries. They don’t guarantee that the next candle will be green.
My approach: split the budget, use DCA and keep reserves for further downside. No need to bet the entire plan on catching one perfect bottom.
If your purchase needs an immediate bounce for you to feel comfortable, check your position size.
A cheaper entry is useful. Enough patience and liquidity to survive being early are useful too.
Do you have a buying plan for these drops, or do you decide when you see the candle?
#bitcoin #DCA $BTC
A selloff tests more than support. It tests whether your buying plan survives a red candle.
Here’s my take 👇
Iran tensions, oil pressure and elevated interest rates are weighing on risk appetite. Leveraged liquidations amplify the selling.
Meanwhile, US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $484.9 million in net outflows yesterday. Buyers have less support precisely when more selling needs to be absorbed.
📍 The levels I’m watching
$81,000–$81,250: Glassnode identified a substantial Binance spot bid cluster here on October 7. Those orders can move or disappear.
If that area fails to hold, $80,000 becomes the next psychological reference. Reclaiming $82,000 and holding it would be an initial improvement.
Support is only useful if buyers actually defend it.
Where’s the opportunity?
For long-term accumulators with cash already allocated to investing, lower prices can offer room for staged entries. They don’t guarantee that the next candle will be green.
My approach: split the budget, use DCA and keep reserves for further downside. No need to bet the entire plan on catching one perfect bottom.
If your purchase needs an immediate bounce for you to feel comfortable, check your position size.
A cheaper entry is useful. Enough patience and liquidity to survive being early are useful too.
Do you have a buying plan for these drops, or do you decide when you see the candle?
#bitcoin #DCA $BTC
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US Government Moves $470M in Seized Crypto to Coinbase Prime
Arkham flagged US government wallets sending about $470M in $BTC, WBTC and $USDT to likely Coinbase Prime deposit addresses. The funds are tied to the Bitfinex hack and Alameda Research seizures. Earlier this week, 833.6 BTC also went to Coinbase Prime and 40,285 $BNB was moved. No agency has announced a sale, and Coinbase Prime is also the government's custodian. Is sell pressure coming, or is this just custody housekeeping?
#Bitcoin #OnChain #CryptoNews
US Government Moves $470M in Seized Crypto to Coinbase Prime
Arkham flagged US government wallets sending about $470M in $BTC, WBTC and $USDT to likely Coinbase Prime deposit addresses. The funds are tied to the Bitfinex hack and Alameda Research seizures. Earlier this week, 833.6 BTC also went to Coinbase Prime and 40,285 $BNB was moved. No agency has announced a sale, and Coinbase Prime is also the government's custodian. Is sell pressure coming, or is this just custody housekeeping?
#Bitcoin #OnChain #CryptoNews
Arkham flagged US government wallets sending about $470M in $BTC, WBTC and $USDT to likely Coinbase Prime deposit addresses. The funds are tied to the Bitfinex hack and Alameda Research seizures. Earlier this week, 833.6 BTC also went to Coinbase Prime and 40,285 $BNB was moved. No agency has announced a sale, and Coinbase Prime is also the government's custodian. Is sell pressure coming, or is this just custody housekeeping?
#Bitcoin #OnChain #CryptoNews
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📊 $BTC : Market and Key Metric Analysis.
Despite attempts at a local rebound earlier this month, Bitcoin remains under selling pressure. Let’s take a closer look at what is happening under the market's hood:
🔍 Key Metrics and Facts:
➡️ Price and Volume: After hitting a local peak on October 2–4, the price has been in a clear downtrend. The bulk of trading volume is concentrated on Binance, followed by OKX and Bybit. Spikes in volume coincide with sharp price drops.
➡️ CVD (Cumulative Volume Delta): One of the most concerning signals is the significant drop in cumulative delta (down $2B–$3B on Binance and Bybit). This confirms that the market is being driven by aggressive market selling.
➡️ Open Interest (OI): Total OI remains high (over $20B). This indicates that market participants are holding their positions; the price decline is accompanied by an accumulation of short positions or the retention of "trapped" long positions.
➡️ Liquidations: A series of cascading long liquidations totaling over $50M–$100M+ occurred on October 7–8, putting further downward pressure on the price.
➡️ Funding Rate & Basis: Funding remains moderately positive (10–20% APR), while the annualized premium on 3-month futures has dropped to ~8–10%. No panic-driven negative funding has been observed so far.
➡️ Sessions and days: Tuesdays and Wednesdays proved to be the most bearish days of the week, with key momentum shifts occurring during the US and Asian (APAC) sessions.
⚠️ Summary and trading scenario:
The market is currently in a "long squeeze" phase, facing pressure from spot and futures market sellers.
‼️ To see a reversal or the formation of a solid setup for a rebound, we need to wait for:
1. A halt in the CVD decline (formation of a divergence with the price).
2. A full unwinding of open interest (capitulation).
3. The price to enter a stabilization and consolidation phase.
{future}(BTCUSDT)
#metrics #bitcoin
📊 $BTC : Market and Key Metric Analysis.
Despite attempts at a local rebound earlier this month, Bitcoin remains under selling pressure. Let’s take a closer look at what is happening under the market's hood:
🔍 Key Metrics and Facts:
➡️ Price and Volume: After hitting a local peak on October 2–4, the price has been in a clear downtrend. The bulk of trading volume is concentrated on Binance, followed by OKX and Bybit. Spikes in volume coincide with sharp price drops.
➡️ CVD (Cumulative Volume Delta): One of the most concerning signals is the significant drop in cumulative delta (down $2B–$3B on Binance and Bybit). This confirms that the market is being driven by aggressive market selling.
➡️ Open Interest (OI): Total OI remains high (over $20B). This indicates that market participants are holding their positions; the price decline is accompanied by an accumulation of short positions or the retention of "trapped" long positions.
➡️ Liquidations: A series of cascading long liquidations totaling over $50M–$100M+ occurred on October 7–8, putting further downward pressure on the price.
➡️ Funding Rate & Basis: Funding remains moderately positive (10–20% APR), while the annualized premium on 3-month futures has dropped to ~8–10%. No panic-driven negative funding has been observed so far.
➡️ Sessions and days: Tuesdays and Wednesdays proved to be the most bearish days of the week, with key momentum shifts occurring during the US and Asian (APAC) sessions.
⚠️ Summary and trading scenario:
The market is currently in a "long squeeze" phase, facing pressure from spot and futures market sellers.
‼️ To see a reversal or the formation of a solid setup for a rebound, we need to wait for:
1. A halt in the CVD decline (formation of a divergence with the price).
2. A full unwinding of open interest (capitulation).
3. The price to enter a stabilization and consolidation phase.
📊 $BTC : Market and Key Metric Analysis.
Despite attempts at a local rebound earlier this month, Bitcoin remains under selling pressure. Let’s take a closer look at what is happening under the market's hood:
🔍 Key Metrics and Facts:
➡️ Price and Volume: After hitting a local peak on October 2–4, the price has been in a clear downtrend. The bulk of trading volume is concentrated on Binance, followed by OKX and Bybit. Spikes in volume coincide with sharp price drops.
➡️ CVD (Cumulative Volume Delta): One of the most concerning signals is the significant drop in cumulative delta (down $2B–$3B on Binance and Bybit). This confirms that the market is being driven by aggressive market selling.
➡️ Open Interest (OI): Total OI remains high (over $20B). This indicates that market participants are holding their positions; the price decline is accompanied by an accumulation of short positions or the retention of "trapped" long positions.
➡️ Liquidations: A series of cascading long liquidations totaling over $50M–$100M+ occurred on October 7–8, putting further downward pressure on the price.
➡️ Funding Rate & Basis: Funding remains moderately positive (10–20% APR), while the annualized premium on 3-month futures has dropped to ~8–10%. No panic-driven negative funding has been observed so far.
➡️ Sessions and days: Tuesdays and Wednesdays proved to be the most bearish days of the week, with key momentum shifts occurring during the US and Asian (APAC) sessions.
⚠️ Summary and trading scenario:
The market is currently in a "long squeeze" phase, facing pressure from spot and futures market sellers.
‼️ To see a reversal or the formation of a solid setup for a rebound, we need to wait for:
1. A halt in the CVD decline (formation of a divergence with the price).
2. A full unwinding of open interest (capitulation).
3. The price to enter a stabilization and consolidation phase.
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$BTC just dropped below $81,000! 🩸
Over $450,000,000 wiped out in crypto liquidations in just 60 minutes.
Longs getting crushed again.
#bitcoin
$BTC just dropped below $81,000! 🩸
Over $450,000,000 wiped out in crypto liquidations in just 60 minutes.
Longs getting crushed again.
#bitcoin
Over $450,000,000 wiped out in crypto liquidations in just 60 minutes.
Longs getting crushed again.
#bitcoin
LANFC:
😎💪💪
i still in it 😂
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Over $450M of leveraged crypto positions were wiped out in one hour on Thursday as Bitcoin fell below $81,000, almost all of them longs, according to CoinGlass data. Over 24 hours the total reached $974M, and $896M of that was longs. Ether led with $311M, ahead of Bitcoin at $238M.
The timing stings. Bitcoin hit its all-time high of $126,080 on Oct 6, 2025. Four days later, on Oct 10, $19.1B was liquidated in a single day, the largest wipeout on record, and 87% of it was longs. A year on, BTC trades near $81,500, about 35% below that top.
By our math, this week's flush is about 1/20th the size of last October's, but the long share is higher: 92% against 87%. It looks like traders are still leaning the same way, with less size.
Smaller than last October. Same side of the trade.
$BTC $ETH
#Bitcoin #Liquidations
NFA. DYOR.
Over $450M of leveraged crypto positions were wiped out in one hour on Thursday as Bitcoin fell below $81,000, almost all of them longs, according to CoinGlass data. Over 24 hours the total reached $974M, and $896M of that was longs. Ether led with $311M, ahead of Bitcoin at $238M.
The timing stings. Bitcoin hit its all-time high of $126,080 on Oct 6, 2025. Four days later, on Oct 10, $19.1B was liquidated in a single day, the largest wipeout on record, and 87% of it was longs. A year on, BTC trades near $81,500, about 35% below that top.
By our math, this week's flush is about 1/20th the size of last October's, but the long share is higher: 92% against 87%. It looks like traders are still leaning the same way, with less size.
Smaller than last October. Same side of the trade.
$BTC $ETH
#Bitcoin #Liquidations
NFA. DYOR.
The timing stings. Bitcoin hit its all-time high of $126,080 on Oct 6, 2025. Four days later, on Oct 10, $19.1B was liquidated in a single day, the largest wipeout on record, and 87% of it was longs. A year on, BTC trades near $81,500, about 35% below that top.
By our math, this week's flush is about 1/20th the size of last October's, but the long share is higher: 92% against 87%. It looks like traders are still leaning the same way, with less size.
Smaller than last October. Same side of the trade.
$BTC $ETH
#Bitcoin #Liquidations
NFA. DYOR.
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🚨 $BTC below $83K — and the selling pressure is coming from more than one direction
Bitcoin is now trading near $82.4K, but the price drop isn't the whole story
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $487.1M in net outflows on Oct 7, their largest daily withdrawal since June 25
At the same time, roughly $550M in leveraged crypto positions were liquidated, mostly longs
{future}(BTCUSDT)
🛢️ And outside crypto, Brent crude has surged above $105 while the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield sits around 5.34%
Higher oil prices raise inflation concerns, elevated yields make risk assets less attractive, and weakening ETF flows add another pressure point for Bitcoin
$XAU
{future}(XAUUSDT)
📉 Meanwhile, forced liquidations can amplify an existing decline as leveraged traders are pushed out of their positions
That's what makes this move worth watching
It's not just one bad candle or one piece of negative news
We're seeing macro pressure, weaker institutional flows and a leverage flush at the same time
$ETH
{future}(ETHUSDT)
👀 The next test is whether BTC can defend its recent low near $82.2K and reclaim $83K
If that support fails while ETF outflows persist, a move toward $80K becomes a scenario worth considering — not a confirmed destination
⚠️ One bad ETF session doesn't establish a bear market, and liquidations can eventually exhaust selling pressure
The bigger question isn't how far BTC has fallen
It's whether enough demand is returning to absorb the selling
#bitcoin #CryptoMarket
🚨 $BTC below $83K — and the selling pressure is coming from more than one direction
Bitcoin is now trading near $82.4K, but the price drop isn't the whole story
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $487.1M in net outflows on Oct 7, their largest daily withdrawal since June 25
At the same time, roughly $550M in leveraged crypto positions were liquidated, mostly longs
🛢️ And outside crypto, Brent crude has surged above $105 while the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield sits around 5.34%
Higher oil prices raise inflation concerns, elevated yields make risk assets less attractive, and weakening ETF flows add another pressure point for Bitcoin
$XAU
📉 Meanwhile, forced liquidations can amplify an existing decline as leveraged traders are pushed out of their positions
That's what makes this move worth watching
It's not just one bad candle or one piece of negative news
We're seeing macro pressure, weaker institutional flows and a leverage flush at the same time
$ETH
👀 The next test is whether BTC can defend its recent low near $82.2K and reclaim $83K
If that support fails while ETF outflows persist, a move toward $80K becomes a scenario worth considering — not a confirmed destination
⚠️ One bad ETF session doesn't establish a bear market, and liquidations can eventually exhaust selling pressure
The bigger question isn't how far BTC has fallen
It's whether enough demand is returning to absorb the selling
#bitcoin #CryptoMarket
Bitcoin is now trading near $82.4K, but the price drop isn't the whole story
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $487.1M in net outflows on Oct 7, their largest daily withdrawal since June 25
At the same time, roughly $550M in leveraged crypto positions were liquidated, mostly longs
🛢️ And outside crypto, Brent crude has surged above $105 while the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield sits around 5.34%
Higher oil prices raise inflation concerns, elevated yields make risk assets less attractive, and weakening ETF flows add another pressure point for Bitcoin
$XAU
📉 Meanwhile, forced liquidations can amplify an existing decline as leveraged traders are pushed out of their positions
That's what makes this move worth watching
It's not just one bad candle or one piece of negative news
We're seeing macro pressure, weaker institutional flows and a leverage flush at the same time
$ETH
👀 The next test is whether BTC can defend its recent low near $82.2K and reclaim $83K
If that support fails while ETF outflows persist, a move toward $80K becomes a scenario worth considering — not a confirmed destination
⚠️ One bad ETF session doesn't establish a bear market, and liquidations can eventually exhaust selling pressure
The bigger question isn't how far BTC has fallen
It's whether enough demand is returning to absorb the selling
#bitcoin #CryptoMarket
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THROWBACK: SegWit Flipped Bitcoin's Plumbing (2017)
On block 481824 (~Aug 2 - 24, 2017), Bitcoin activated SegWit, moving signatures into Witness, fixing transaction malleability, and paving the road for Lightning. No new coin, no drama candle: just a quieter upgrade that still powers modern Bitcoin. Which soft fork mattered more for you: SegWit or Taproot?
$BTC #Bitcoin #SegWit #CryptoHistory
THROWBACK: SegWit Flipped Bitcoin's Plumbing (2017)
On block 481824 (~Aug 2 - 24, 2017), Bitcoin activated SegWit, moving signatures into Witness, fixing transaction malleability, and paving the road for Lightning. No new coin, no drama candle: just a quieter upgrade that still powers modern Bitcoin. Which soft fork mattered more for you: SegWit or Taproot?
$BTC #Bitcoin #SegWit #CryptoHistory
On block 481824 (~Aug 2 - 24, 2017), Bitcoin activated SegWit, moving signatures into Witness, fixing transaction malleability, and paving the road for Lightning. No new coin, no drama candle: just a quieter upgrade that still powers modern Bitcoin. Which soft fork mattered more for you: SegWit or Taproot?
$BTC #Bitcoin #SegWit #CryptoHistory
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THROWBACK: 10/10, Crypto's Biggest Liquidation Day
Two days from now, it'll be one year since Oct 10, 2025, when a sudden US-China tariff shock set off the largest liquidation event on record. More than $19.1B in leveraged positions was wiped out in 24 hours, hitting about 1.6M traders (CoinGlass data). On Binance, $BTC fell from a $122,550 high to a $102,000 wick that day, only four days after topping $126,199. The lesson: leverage cuts both ways
Were you trading that night?
#Bitcoin #ThrowbackThursday #RiskManagement
THROWBACK: 10/10, Crypto's Biggest Liquidation Day
Two days from now, it'll be one year since Oct 10, 2025, when a sudden US-China tariff shock set off the largest liquidation event on record. More than $19.1B in leveraged positions was wiped out in 24 hours, hitting about 1.6M traders (CoinGlass data). On Binance, $BTC fell from a $122,550 high to a $102,000 wick that day, only four days after topping $126,199. The lesson: leverage cuts both ways
Were you trading that night?
#Bitcoin #ThrowbackThursday #RiskManagement
Two days from now, it'll be one year since Oct 10, 2025, when a sudden US-China tariff shock set off the largest liquidation event on record. More than $19.1B in leveraged positions was wiped out in 24 hours, hitting about 1.6M traders (CoinGlass data). On Binance, $BTC fell from a $122,550 high to a $102,000 wick that day, only four days after topping $126,199. The lesson: leverage cuts both ways
Were you trading that night?
#Bitcoin #ThrowbackThursday #RiskManagement
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Is Bitcoin Really Valuable Just Because It's Limited?
I've been learning more about Bitcoin lately, and one thing caught my attention.
Everyone talks about how $BTC has a maximum supply of 21 million coins.
But here's something worth thinking about.
Just because something is scarce doesn't automatically make it valuable.
Bitcoin's value also depends on how many people want to own it, how much they trust the network, and whether they see a reason to use or hold it.
And even with a limited supply, Bitcoin's price can still drop significantly when demand weakens.
{spot}(BTCUSDT)
That's why I think understanding Bitcoin is more important than simply following price predictions.
What matters more for Bitcoin's long-term future: its limited supply or growing adoption?
I'd love to hear different opinions.
#Bitcoin #BTC #CryptoEducation #BinanceSquare
Is Bitcoin Really Valuable Just Because It's Limited?
I've been learning more about Bitcoin lately, and one thing caught my attention.
Everyone talks about how $BTC has a maximum supply of 21 million coins.
But here's something worth thinking about.
Just because something is scarce doesn't automatically make it valuable.
Bitcoin's value also depends on how many people want to own it, how much they trust the network, and whether they see a reason to use or hold it.
And even with a limited supply, Bitcoin's price can still drop significantly when demand weakens.
That's why I think understanding Bitcoin is more important than simply following price predictions.
What matters more for Bitcoin's long-term future: its limited supply or growing adoption?
I'd love to hear different opinions.
#Bitcoin #BTC #CryptoEducation #BinanceSquare
I've been learning more about Bitcoin lately, and one thing caught my attention.
Everyone talks about how $BTC has a maximum supply of 21 million coins.
But here's something worth thinking about.
Just because something is scarce doesn't automatically make it valuable.
Bitcoin's value also depends on how many people want to own it, how much they trust the network, and whether they see a reason to use or hold it.
And even with a limited supply, Bitcoin's price can still drop significantly when demand weakens.
That's why I think understanding Bitcoin is more important than simply following price predictions.
What matters more for Bitcoin's long-term future: its limited supply or growing adoption?
I'd love to hear different opinions.
#Bitcoin #BTC #CryptoEducation #BinanceSquare
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THROWBACK: 5,050 $BTC for $5.02
Oct 12, 2009: Martti Malmi sold 5,050 BTC to New Liberty Standard for $5.02 via PayPal. It was the first known bitcoin-for-fiat trade, at roughly a tenth of a cent per coin. Days earlier NLS had only published a reference rate; this was real money changing hands
At ~$81,300 today, that stack would be worth ~$410M
What's your earliest crypto memory?
#bitcoin #CryptoHistory #BTC
THROWBACK: 5,050 $BTC for $5.02
Oct 12, 2009: Martti Malmi sold 5,050 BTC to New Liberty Standard for $5.02 via PayPal. It was the first known bitcoin-for-fiat trade, at roughly a tenth of a cent per coin. Days earlier NLS had only published a reference rate; this was real money changing hands
At ~$81,300 today, that stack would be worth ~$410M
What's your earliest crypto memory?
#bitcoin #CryptoHistory #BTC
Oct 12, 2009: Martti Malmi sold 5,050 BTC to New Liberty Standard for $5.02 via PayPal. It was the first known bitcoin-for-fiat trade, at roughly a tenth of a cent per coin. Days earlier NLS had only published a reference rate; this was real money changing hands
At ~$81,300 today, that stack would be worth ~$410M
What's your earliest crypto memory?
#bitcoin #CryptoHistory #BTC
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Will the Fed pause in October? The minutes just dropped 👀
Rates are at 3.75%–4.00% after September's hike, and most officials say another increase may be needed this year if inflation stays sticky.
The next meeting is Oct 27–28. Higher-for-longer rates usually weigh on risk assets like $BTC and $ETH .
Pause could mean relief. Another hike could mean a test of $80K.
Which one are you betting on? 👇
#FedMinutesFocusOnOctoberPause #Bitcoin #Fed #BinanceSquare
Not financial advice.
Will the Fed pause in October? The minutes just dropped 👀
Rates are at 3.75%–4.00% after September's hike, and most officials say another increase may be needed this year if inflation stays sticky.
The next meeting is Oct 27–28. Higher-for-longer rates usually weigh on risk assets like $BTC and $ETH .
Pause could mean relief. Another hike could mean a test of $80K.
Which one are you betting on? 👇
#FedMinutesFocusOnOctoberPause #Bitcoin #Fed #BinanceSquare
Not financial advice.
Rates are at 3.75%–4.00% after September's hike, and most officials say another increase may be needed this year if inflation stays sticky.
The next meeting is Oct 27–28. Higher-for-longer rates usually weigh on risk assets like $BTC and $ETH .
Pause could mean relief. Another hike could mean a test of $80K.
Which one are you betting on? 👇
#FedMinutesFocusOnOctoberPause #Bitcoin #Fed #BinanceSquare
Not financial advice.
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🚨 AI may not need quantum computers to threaten crypto. 👀
But that doesn’t mean your Bitcoin or Ethereum wallet is about to get hacked.
Vitalik Buterin is backing a serious warning: rapid AI progress in mathematics could weaken cryptographic assumptions faster than expected.
Look at the numbers:
🧮 722 — math manuscripts released by OpenAI
⏳ ~2 years — Vitalik’s warning for serious hits to lattice cryptography
⚠️ “Months, not years” — Drake’s worst-case ECDSA scenario
📅 Dec. 2029 — Ethereum Foundation’s current target for post-quantum migration
Here’s the paradox:
ECDSA may not be the only problem.
Lattice cryptography has been viewed as a quantum-resistant fallback. But Vitalik argues AI could potentially attack even those assumptions.
And here’s the plot twist. 👀
The biggest risk today may not be AI breaking crypto.
It could be humans rushing to “fix” it.
Panic migrations, fake wallet updates, phishing and bad transactions can create real losses before any cryptographic breakthrough happens.
🧠 Square Insight: The race isn’t simply AI vs. crypto.
It’s mathematical progress vs. crypto’s ability to upgrade safely.
👉 Would you rather see crypto migrate early — or wait for stronger evidence?
#Ethereum #Bitcoin #Cryptography
$ETH
{future}(ETHUSDT)
$BTC
{future}(BTCUSDT)
$AIGENSYN
{future}(AIGENSYNUSDT)
#vitalikwarnsaicouldweakencryptographysecurity
🚨 AI may not need quantum computers to threaten crypto. 👀
But that doesn’t mean your Bitcoin or Ethereum wallet is about to get hacked.
Vitalik Buterin is backing a serious warning: rapid AI progress in mathematics could weaken cryptographic assumptions faster than expected.
Look at the numbers:
🧮 722 — math manuscripts released by OpenAI
⏳ ~2 years — Vitalik’s warning for serious hits to lattice cryptography
⚠️ “Months, not years” — Drake’s worst-case ECDSA scenario
📅 Dec. 2029 — Ethereum Foundation’s current target for post-quantum migration
Here’s the paradox:
ECDSA may not be the only problem.
Lattice cryptography has been viewed as a quantum-resistant fallback. But Vitalik argues AI could potentially attack even those assumptions.
And here’s the plot twist. 👀
The biggest risk today may not be AI breaking crypto.
It could be humans rushing to “fix” it.
Panic migrations, fake wallet updates, phishing and bad transactions can create real losses before any cryptographic breakthrough happens.
🧠 Square Insight: The race isn’t simply AI vs. crypto.
It’s mathematical progress vs. crypto’s ability to upgrade safely.
👉 Would you rather see crypto migrate early — or wait for stronger evidence?
#Ethereum #Bitcoin #Cryptography
$ETH
$BTC
$AIGENSYN
🚨 AI may not need quantum computers to threaten crypto. 👀
But that doesn’t mean your Bitcoin or Ethereum wallet is about to get hacked.
Vitalik Buterin is backing a serious warning: rapid AI progress in mathematics could weaken cryptographic assumptions faster than expected.
Look at the numbers:
🧮 722 — math manuscripts released by OpenAI
⏳ ~2 years — Vitalik’s warning for serious hits to lattice cryptography
⚠️ “Months, not years” — Drake’s worst-case ECDSA scenario
📅 Dec. 2029 — Ethereum Foundation’s current target for post-quantum migration
Here’s the paradox:
ECDSA may not be the only problem.
Lattice cryptography has been viewed as a quantum-resistant fallback. But Vitalik argues AI could potentially attack even those assumptions.
And here’s the plot twist. 👀
The biggest risk today may not be AI breaking crypto.
It could be humans rushing to “fix” it.
Panic migrations, fake wallet updates, phishing and bad transactions can create real losses before any cryptographic breakthrough happens.
🧠 Square Insight: The race isn’t simply AI vs. crypto.
It’s mathematical progress vs. crypto’s ability to upgrade safely.
👉 Would you rather see crypto migrate early — or wait for stronger evidence?
#Ethereum #Bitcoin #Cryptography
$ETH
$BTC
$AIGENSYN
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