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What I forecasted for the TOTAL crypto market cap in 2024-2025 (top picture) and what I forecast for TOTAL in 2026 (bottom picture). - Bullish Q1 2026, with a possibility of new all time highs in TOTAL led by altcoins due to 3 month lag of liquidity increase from TGA drain in November 2025 and 'not QE' by the Fed in December 2025 (hence second, higher box with the question mark) - Bearish Q2 2026, with a possibility that the crash starts around March due to debt refinancing causing a liquidity drain and/or a black swan event that creates an excuse for central banks to create liquidity to help with debt refinancing (which is arguably what happened in 2020) - Bear market bottom around Q3 2026, with a possibility that the bottom is much lower than investors expect due to a new Fed chair who is more hawkish than investors expect (hence the second, lower box with the question mark) - Recovery around Q4 2026 due to liquidity injections in Q2-Q3, with a possibility of a faster recovery than investors expect due to the potential for additional stimulus ahead of the 2025 midterms (hence the second, higher box with the question mark)

Scrolling is on the decline More charts: a16z.news/p/charts-of-th…

That’s crazy that InfoWars died at 27, just like Jimmy Hendrix, Kurt Cobain, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Amy Winehouse, Robert Johnson, the whole 27 Club.

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The end of an era. This will always be my favourite Infowars moment: a cri de coeur about the fate of man in an anti-human age. Hard to believe Infowars is over, but that spirit--and Alex Jones--still live.

🚨#BREAKING: Watch as Alex Jones signs off from Infowars after 27 years on air, delivering a final, defiant farewell saying We commit ourselves to God in this holy fight. We are committed and if God stands with us, who can stand against us? God bless you and let the real war begin.

JUST IN: Iran reportedly considering using dolphins armed with mines to attack US warships

Breaking news: ExxonMobil and Chevron have defied calls from the White House to increase oil production, resisting pressure from an administration that is struggling to end the biggest energy crisis in decades. ft.trib.al/dVi4ll3

"Human development is stalling almost everywhere," per the Economist.

🇪🇺 The EU has published a document examining the feasibility of forcing the merger of US owned social media companies such as X with more EU friendly companies like BlueSky and Mastodon. BlueSky was singled out as having a moderation system that could be forced across multiple platforms, with the report repeating claims that its approach combats “toxic” elements. The report also suggests forcing platforms to allow third-party “moderation” systems to access their digital infrastructure, which would enable enhanced censorship. Follow: @europa

>swiss think immigration is too high >propose referendum to limit immigration >government accepts proposals >holds referendum to limit immigration >limit immigration vote wins >government limits immigration >central issue of C21st western politics instantly solved >it’s that easy

Massive Earthquake will Strike and Hit Vancouver British Columbia Anytime soon

Having my 36th covid booster 🫡

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico: I meet with Putin and everyone criticizes, and when I return after the meeting with Putin, everyone in the restrooms in Brussels asks me what he said. So, why do they not go and communicate with him too?

A Chinese court has ruled it illegal to replace human workers with AI purely for the sake of cost-cutting. The court decided that companies hold a social responsibility to treat workers fairly and pay them what they're worth.

Europe’s feckless governments are now trying to cut the “green” rope they tied around their own necks two decades ago. From shutting down nuclear plants to state nationalization…remarkable. The veritable “deposition” of Europe’s nuclear capacity. 🇺🇸

People clapping like seals at a Bitcoin conference while a Cantor Fitzgerald constructed, Epstein-class Wall Street wrapper loads up Tether-collateralized debt into a Bitcoin treasury company. This is a securitized exit, designed to margin-call you the moment the financial-industrial complex moves Bitcoin against the $2.1 billion in leverage. Once you go public and rely on debt, you don’t run your company, the financial industrial complex do. You don’t leave the mafia. You become a FIC asset. It’s not personal. Its architecture. As I said would happen.

Hundreds of wallets (many of which haven't been active in 7+ years) just got drained by the same address on ETH mainnet Seems like a new live exploit, worth flagging

April ends as the most-hacked month in crypto history, by number of incidents.

Crypto card spending is the next big trend: Crypto card spending volume has surged +500% since September 2024, now running at $600 million per month. As a result, stablecoin-linked payment cards are now one of the fastest growing businesses on the blockchain, with 90% of transactions captured by Visa, $V. Visa's strategy has centered around partnering with emerging infrastructure providers which reduces reliance on traditional sponsor banks. The growth comes amid the launch of Jupiter Global which returns 4-10% cash back to crypto cards and has seen +660% MoM volume growth in April. Crypto card adoption is growing.