Remember how the most honorable and honest CZ, whom I greatly respect, advised everyone to buy Bitcoin because an unprecedented rise was coming? And right after that, a bloody waterfall happened... Draw your conclusions, fans.
They killed and buried the crypt. I think that now there will be significantly fewer people willing to invest, so in the long term, they have shot themselves in the foot.
💰 The cryptocurrency crash caused by Bitcoin has wiped out nearly $500 billion in a week, — Bloomberg
According to data from CoinGecko, since January 29, the total market capitalization of cryptocurrencies has fallen by $467.6 billion.
On Tuesday, Bitcoin plummeted to its lowest level since Trump's re-election and the arrival of a more crypto-friendly administration.
The fall of Bitcoin raises doubts about its function as a kind of "digital gold", as it did not serve as a safe haven during a period of heightened geopolitical uncertainty.
Investor Michael Burry warned this week that Bitcoin has proven to be a purely speculative asset, failing to establish itself as a hedging tool akin to precious metals.
❗️ Xi Jinping has launched an unprecedented purge in the military leadership, — The New York Times
Since 2023, Chinese leader Xi Jinping has dismissed five out of six officers from the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China, the top military body of the Communist Party. The last of them was Chief Chinese General Zhang Youxia.
The NYT noted that the purges are formally aimed at combating corruption, but are also related to demonstrating loyalty to Xi Jinping.
Overall, as the publication found out, the scale of the purges is much larger. As of early 2023, there were at least 30 generals and admirals in China who headed specialized units and commands. Of these, only seven retained their positions. The others were dismissed or disappeared, or investigations were initiated against them.
The publication noted that the purges demonstrate Xi Jinping's exceptional power, but they have also created a leadership vacuum in the army.
The collapse of Bitcoin has revealed a painful truth – the cryptocurrency market still dances to the tune of BTC. Despite thousands of alternative tokens and institutional adoption, cryptocurrency markets in 2026 will still largely move in unison with Bitcoin, offering little real diversification. Yield-generating DeFi tokens and protocol tokens resembling traditional defensive sectors have mostly fallen alongside Bitcoin, with HYPE from Hyperliquid being a rare example of outpacing growth amid the overall decline. Bitcoin's dominance, the rising popularity of stablecoins as a defensive asset, and increasing attention from institutional investors through spot ETFs suggest that cryptocurrencies will remain concentrated around BTC, limiting the prospects of a significant divergence between them.
Bitcoin briefly dipped around the mark of $74,000 as low liquidity keeps traders on edge. The rebound occurred against the backdrop of industrial production data from China, showing only moderate growth, which provided some support, while the strengthening dollar and shallow currency market limit growth potential.
Bitcoin briefly broke the support level before bouncing back above the mark of $76,000, making a V-shaped movement, highlighting how low liquidity amplifies both sell-offs and recoveries. Data from China's manufacturing sector demonstrates moderate macroeconomic stability, but given Beijing's tight control over the yuan and limited new stimulus measures, they serve more as background context than a direct catalyst. During trading sessions on weekends, when the number of orders decreases and major institutional investors remain on the sidelines, the price of bitcoin is still primarily determined by leverage, positioning, and a shallow market rather than fundamental economic shifts.
He is 23, but looks like a three-year-old. An illness? It would seem so. But people see memes, likes, and content — and laugh as if it’s a show. His speech is verbal okroshka: words are mixed up, there’s almost no meaning, but that doesn’t stop him from going viral. He just eats on camera, does it with the demeanor of an expert, and the world pays him with views and money. It’s funny that for ordinary chewing, they pay more than for years of education. And now a new level of absurdity: a cryptocurrency has been created for the phenomenon — Bulla. Now people can not only laugh and like, but also invest in his name, turning his childish appearance and chaotic verbal flow into an economic asset. Thus, the twenty-year-old child has become a symbol of an era where virality and memes are stronger than logic and morality. The world laughs, he chews, and everyone is happy — or almost everyone. Virtual coins, likes, and chaos reign supreme. And ahead... a scary little strait...
His name was Artyom. Twenty-two, diploma in his pocket, a bunch of plans and zero ideas on what to do with them. His hair always seemed to argue with the comb, his smile could have reconciled even the neighbor's cat with the vacuum cleaner, and his gaze promised adventures that no one had ever seen before. Liza — his Liza. The girl who could laugh at his jokes and not seem arrogant while doing so. She was like a soft alarm signal: a light chuckle of laughter — and the world instantly became a little safer. His parents, long resigned to his "creative pauses," just shrugged, watching their son wander around the apartment as if it were a laboratory for future disasters. The room looked as if several versions of Artyom lived here simultaneously: notebooks with unfinished notes, books, socks, posters of heroes who had already died back in the '90s. He sat stirring a spoon in his coffee and suddenly stumbled upon an article about cryptocurrency. The screen flickered, his brain clicked — and something inside shuddered. "Maybe it’s precisely tonight…" he thought, and his fingers reached for the keyboard on their own.
🇺🇸 The U.S. Department of Justice called the new compromising material on Trump in the Epstein dossier a lie, — The Times
The U.S. Department of Justice called the claims about Trump's involvement in sexual offenses, mentioned in the Epstein case documents, "unsubstantiated and false," the publication reports.
According to the newspaper, Trump's name is mentioned more than 3,000 times in the published documents.
Among them are witness testimonies about illegal sexual activities involving minors.
Trump on the negotiations between Russia and Ukraine and 'the eight completed wars':
'I think they have a chance. We are trying. I finished eight wars. I thought that all of them would be possibly tougher than this one. But Zelensky and Putin hate each other. And that complicates the situation a lot. But I think we are very close to reaching an agreement'.
🇺🇸 Trump has nominated Kevin Warsh for the position of Chair of the Federal Reserve
Warsh was a member of the Board of Governors of the U.S. central bank from 2006 to 2011 and previously advised Trump on economic policy issues.
"I have known Kevin for a long time and have no doubt that he will go down in history as one of the GREAT Chairs of the Federal Reserve — possibly the best. Moreover, he is 'perfectly suited,' and he will never let you down," - emphasized the President of the United States.
Warsh is among the finalists on the 'short list.' Other contenders include National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett, Federal Reserve Board member Christopher Waller, and BlackRock Inc. Executive Director Rick Rieder.
Kevin M. Warsh is an American economist and former official, a member of the Federal Reserve Board (2006–2011). From 2002 to 2006, he worked in the National Economic Council under George W. Bush. Subsequently, he advised Donald Trump on economic matters.
The film about Melania Trump "Melania" has flopped hard even BEFORE ITS RELEASE — people are mass dropping ratings without watching it.
The world premiere will take place today. People in Boston are offered $50 (4000 rubles) for watching and free tickets, but they must stay until the end.
The film will tell the story of Trump's 2025 inauguration from the perspective of the First Lady. The director promises a film in the style of "The Devil Wears Prada," without censorship and with exclusive footage from the White House.
❗️Cuba may run out of oil in just a couple of weeks
According to the Financial Times, citing data from the Kpler platform, Cuba's own oil reserves will only last for two to three weeks at the current consumption level.
Currently, the country has about 460 thousand barrels, and supplies since the beginning of the year have amounted to only 84.9 thousand barrels — approximately 3 thousand a day with an average consumption level of 37 thousand.
The sharp decline in imports is linked to U.S. actions against Venezuela and the situation surrounding Maduro. If supplies do not resume, Havana, according to the publication's estimates, will have to implement strict electricity rationing.
Power outages in the country have already become regular.
▶️ In the capital of Greenland, an attempt was made to raise the flag of the USA
The attempt to raise the American flag occurred in the capital of Greenland, Nuuk, as reported by the Danish TV channel TV2, citing the island's police.
Law enforcement has begun an investigation. It has been established that those present at the scene—at the cultural center—stopped the violator before he could raise the flag. The police arrived at the cultural center later.
At the end of 2024, the Danish Parliament (Folketing) supported a law prohibiting the raising of another country's flag, with violators facing fines.
The Battle of Granicus (334 BC) was the first step of Alexander the Great towards the conquest of the Persian Empire. In the spring of 334 BC, he crossed the Hellespont with an army of about 35-40 thousand men — the Macedonian phalanx, light infantry, and approximately 5 thousand cavalry. The Persian satraps gathered up to 20-30 thousand warriors, predominantly cavalry and scattered units without a unified command.
The Persians took up defense on the high bank of the Granicus River, hoping to stop the crossing. Alexander, realizing the danger of delay, decided on an immediate attack. He personally led the cavalry charge, broke through the enemy formation, and was nearly killed in battle, being saved by his bodyguards. When the Macedonian phalanx reached the plain, the Persian line was broken. The losses for the Persians amounted to thousands dead and captured, while the Macedonians suffered relatively few.
The victory opened Asia Minor to Alexander and proved his superiority as a commander.
Moral: just as at Granicus, in the cryptocurrency market, it is not impulse that decides, but strategy. Those who rush into the flow without a plan — drown. Those who study the terrain, choose the moment, and maintain discipline — cross the river and move on.
The goblin was called Skryag. He was slippery, like mold in the basement, and smelled as if his conscience had long died and found no way out. Skryag hated his kin: for their greed, stupidity, and for being too much like him.
One day he came up with a new crypt. He named it loudly, pompously, hinting at greatness. No one understood how it worked, but Skryag assured — that was the main advantage. Goblins did not like to understand, they liked to believe, especially if they were promised quick growth and sweet revenge on the world.
Skryag sat on a barrel, scratching his lichen-covered chin and grinning, while his kin dragged their last savings: golden teeth, rusty rings, even grandma's pots. He encouraged them with dirty talk about the future, while he was already preparing an exit.
When everything collapsed, Skryag disappeared. The crypt turned into emptiness, numbers — into mockery. Goblins howled, fought, ate each other out of anger. Shorties tore longies apart, and longies tore shorties apart. And Skryag, washing his paws, sat in the shade and counted the loot.
He felt no guilt. To feel that, one must be alive inside. And Skryag was merely rot that had learned to count.
The old woman Shapoklyak walked through the city as if it were her own chessboard. Small, frail, with a sharp gaze and a sly smile, she seemed to test the world for strength: where to trip someone, where to plant a button, where to sow light but sticky chaos. Her faithful companion — the rat Larisa — peeked out of her handbag like a gray spy: seeing everything, hearing everything, understanding everything.
Shapoklyak was not just harmful. She was a master of little mischiefs — the kinds that don’t destroy homes but ruin moods, don’t break systems but create cracks. Her pranks were precise, almost jewel-like: ruining an important moment, ruining someone else's joy, sowing doubt where everything was clear.
Behind all this mischief lay a strange truth: Shapoklyak lived not for evil, but for the game. Movement and effect were important to her. The world for her was a field of experimentation, and people were pieces that could be slightly moved to see what would happen next.
In this way, she is remarkably similar to the cryptocurrency Enso: at first glance, just another digital asset, but in essence, a tool for testing the system. Some use it for profit, some for experimentation, some for noise. And the result is almost always the same: tears.
When Alexander the Great reached India, he had already conquered half of the known world. Persia had fallen, kings were fleeing, and cities opened their gates without a fight. He was used to fortune by his side, and his army believed in him almost like a god. But India became a different challenge. Here, there were no familiar roads and submissive satraps. The jungles suffocated with heat, rivers overflowed, elephants broke the phalanx formation, and rains turned the land into mush. The victory over King Porus at the Hydaspes was hard and bloody — not a triumph, but a draining meat grinder. And most importantly — the soldiers were tired. They were not afraid of the enemy; they were afraid of infinity. Ahead lay another India, and behind it — more and more. And then the unthinkable happened: the army said 'enough'. Alexander was angry, he coaxed, threatened, prayed to the gods. But even the genius had to acknowledge a limit — not of strategy, but of human endurance. He turned back. This was his first major defeat without battle.
Moral: The market, like India, seems infinite. But if you ignore fatigue, risks, and reality — even the smartest trader will hit a wall. Turning back in time is also a victory.