Bitcoin Surge Sets the Stage for Another HISTORIC HIGH π | What Comes Next?
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May 14, 2025
Bitcoin Surge Sets the Stage for Another HISTORIC HIGH π | What Comes Next? Bitcoin is on the move again β and this time, analysts are predicting a potential breakout to an all-time high. π In todayβs episode, we break down the latest market trends, institutional buying, and what this surge could mean for long-term investors. π Is this the beginning of the next crypto bull run? π§ What should traders and HODLers prepare for? π― Stay tuned for expert insights and on-chain analysis that could shape the future of Bitcoin. π Donβt forget to subscribe for real-time crypto updates and market news. #Bitcoin #CryptoNews #BitcoinSurge #BTC #CryptoBullRun #Blockchain #CryptoAnalysis #Investing #CryptoPodcast
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welcome to the deep dive today we're
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jumping right into Bitcoin's big recent
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moves what's going on yeah lots of
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action you're here to get up to speed
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quickly on stuff that matters and well
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that's what we do exactly so our mission
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today understand the key drivers pushing
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Bitcoin towards its old highs and uh
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what that might mean and we're digging
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into the insights from a recent Cryptos
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RU's YouTube video for this okay so
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where are we starting what's the vibe
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well the video kicks off pointing out
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this real buzz bitcoin's trading like
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around $103,000
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wow okay that's close super close just
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what $6,000 off the all-time high so the
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feeling you the sentiment is very much
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like we could be seeing something
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historic another big run didn't raise
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that anticipation but uh the video
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mentioned it wasn't just Bitcoin did it
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no absolutely not that's a key point the
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whole market really saw gains ah yeah
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widespread rally lots of altcoins you
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know the other cryptos they saw double
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digit percentage increase single digits
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okay and even meme coins some of those
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jumped like something 30% seriously meme
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coins too yeah and interestingly the
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video notes these gains mostly stuck
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around they didn't just vanish some like
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Salana actually kept climbing huh so it
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suggests what broader confidence pretty
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much like a wider influx of money and
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just you know renewed belief across the
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crypto space not just focused on Bitcoin
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okay a rising tide lifting well most of
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the boats anyway something like that
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yeah now the video also talked about
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bigger picture stuff right macroeconomic
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things possibly playing a role
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definitely that's a big piece uh US
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China trade talks for example right
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always hovering in the background what's
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the angle there well there's talk about
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potential tariff changes trump mentioned
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maybe bringing that huge 145% rate down
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to 80% still massive but a reduction
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exactly it signals a potential thaw
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maybe and China's been busy making deals
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elsewhere which kind of puts pressure on
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the US to get something done too uh
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urgency yeah and the video pointed to
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the positive market reaction when the US
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UK deal happened it shows these big
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global economic things can ripple into
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crypto prices interesting connection and
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then there's the consistent US message
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about a 10% base tariff suggesting that
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focus on domestic manufacturing isn't
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going away so crypto doesn't live in a
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bubble it's tied into all this global
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economic stuff absolutely you can't
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really separate it entirely okay
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fascinating and uh the video put a lot
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of weight on ETF inflows didn't it
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what's the story there because that
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feels more direct oh very direct and the
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story according to the source is very
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very positive especially regarding Black
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Rockck's Bitcoin ETF black Rockck right
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the big one yeah while some other funds
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other ETFs have seen outflows people
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taking money out black Rockck has just
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seen money pouring in no outflows at all
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nope not in the last few weeks covered
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consistent inflows we're talking
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hundreds of millions billions overall
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wow and what does that tell us it
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screams institutional demand these
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aren't just small-time investors big
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financial players putting serious
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capital into Bitcoin that definitely
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pushes the price up and the fact it's
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mainly Black Rockck seeing inflows while
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others see outflows does that mean
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anything well it could suggest a sort of
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flight to quality maybe institutions
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perhaps favoring the biggest most
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established name in the space it really
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underlines Bitcoin gaining legitimacy in
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traditional finance circles okay yeah
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that institutional validation is a
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powerful narrative then the video moved
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on to uh accumulation strategic buying
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DCA dollar cost averaging and they used
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Michael Sailor and Micro Strategy as a
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prime example of course they own a lot
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of Bitcoin a huge amount and there's
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talk you know speculation that Micro
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Strategy could become a trillion dollar
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company if Bitcoin hits say a million
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dollars which is ambitious but shows the
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scale of their bet exactly but the main
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point the video stressed is that DCA
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isn't just for billionaires like Sailor
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it's a strategy that works at any level
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right whether you have millions or just
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you know smaller amounts to invest
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regularly precisely it's about
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disciplined consistent buying and they
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mentioned others doing it too like
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Metanet raising money to buy more
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Bitcoin and some new company uh Thumbs
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Up apparently raising $200 million to do
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the same so lots of entities just
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steadily buying and holding yeah it
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suggests this widespread belief in the
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long-term value people just building up
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their positions like a slow steady wave
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of buying pressure a collective vote of
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confidence almost okay shifting from the
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big money and strategies what about just
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like everyday use mainstream adoption
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did the video touch on that it did
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couple of interesting examples one
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concrete one Steak and Shake the
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restaurant chain yep planning to accept
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Bitcoin starting May 16th now the video
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host kind of joked about who'd actually
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buy a burger with Bitcoin right now huh
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yeah with the price where it is right
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but still the fact a mainstream chain is
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doing it integrating it that's a step it
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normalizes it a bit okay that's tangible
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anything else there was the rumor
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unconfirmed mind you about Tesla maybe
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reaccepting Bitcoin payments oh that old
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chestnut yeah it pops up now and then
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yeah but even the rumor adds to this
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feeling of growing acceptance moving
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Bitcoin beyond just an investment asset
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towards something potentially usable
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dayto-day
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from fast food to EVs interesting
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signals okay now let's get into the
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market mechanics the video mentioned
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options expiration volatility yeah this
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gets into the weeds a bit but it's
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important for short-term moves there's a
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big expiration day recently $3 billion
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worth of Bitcoin and Ethereum options
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three billion okay that's significant
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definitely and the video suggested this
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could have played a role in Ethereum's
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recent pump for Bitcoin it highlighted
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the potential for um good volatility
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good volatility you mean upward
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potentially yeah because when the price
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moves up sharply it can trigger
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liquidations of short positions people
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betting the price would go down ah the
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short squeeze exactly the video mentions
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specific levels on the liquidation heat
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mapap to watch like around
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$104,600
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$14,700 then $106K 108K 110K like trip
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wires kind of if Bitcoin hits those
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levels shorts might get automatically
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closed out forcing them to buy Bitcoin
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which adds fuel to the fire and can push
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the price up even faster gas effect
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right okay so those derivative market
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dynamics can really amplify moves they
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certainly can so where does this leave
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us with price predictions and the
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overall cycle did the video offer any
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thoughts there it did reference some
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analysis suggesting Bitcoin could reach
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uh the $135,000 to $140,000 range based
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on what based on Fibonacci levels yes
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that's a technical analysis tool using
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historical price patterns and also its
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correlation historically with a global
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M2 money supply apparently there's about
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a 12-week lag they observed interesting
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correlation isn't causation but but it
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adds to the picture yeah both technical
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and kind of macro factors pointing
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higher the general vibe was optimistic
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that this bull run probably isn't over
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yet more room to run maybe with some
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dips along the way exactly expect more
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upward movement but maybe some breathers
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as they put it and they threw out that
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stat 40,000 new Bitcoin millionaires
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just in the last month 40,000 in a month
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wow yeah staggering number really
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highlights the wealth creation potential
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people are seeing or experiencing and
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definitely feeds that bullish feeling no
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kidding okay there was also a quick
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mention of taxes missouri what was that
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about yeah just an interesting little
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side note news that Missouri might be
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considering eliminating state capital
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gains tax on crypto oh really in
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Missouri yeah the video host seemed a
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bit surprised too but it's interesting
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because you often hear about people
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moving out of places or even countries
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to find better crypto tax rules right
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like Puerto Rico or Portugal exactly so
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seeing a US state potentially move in
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that direction well it's just a notable
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development in the regulatory landscape
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shows things are still very much
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evolving state by state yeah definitely
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a fragmented picture okay finally the
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video rounded up with updates on
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altcoins and ecosystems what stood out
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there quite a mix actually uh Jupiter
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mobile on Salana letting people send
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Salana based crypto globally without
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needing a traditional wallet that's
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aimed at making it easier you know mass
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adoption simpler user experience makes
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sense then there was the whole thing
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with Trump's old tweet about a crypto
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reserve initially mentioning XRP then
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clarifications involving Bitcoin and
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Ethereum oh yeah that caused a stir it
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did and it kind of highlights how crypto
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is becoming more politically relevant
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with lobbying and shifting sentiments
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among politicians
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They're paying attention now seems like
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it the analysts in the video also gave
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their take kind of negative on Ethereum
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near-term but quite positive on Salana's
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memecoin scene mentioning three meme
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launchers there huh interesting contrast
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eth versus Salana memes yeah shows how
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diverse the opinions in action are in
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the alt space yeah and they ran through
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some 90-day performance numbers for
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various alts any standouts well yeah
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coins like SUI Pipe Bonk Tensor Near
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Render Belty
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Sonic some had significantly
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outperformed Bitcoin over that period so
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opportunities outside Bitcoin but
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probably riskier too generally yeah and
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the analysts finished by saying they
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were bullish on Americanbased crypto
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projects specifically okay a lot
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happening beyond Bitcoin and uh wrapping
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up the video touched on the analysts own
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trades and advice it did mentioned their
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own Robin Hood and Micro Strategy call
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options were back in profit which gives
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a personal angle but more importantly
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they really stressed caution with
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leverage trading especially in a bull
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market it's easy to get overconfident
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and take too much risk good reminder
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risk management is key absolutely they
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also noted the strong runs from Pepe and
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Bonk suggesting maybe broader memecoin
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interest is coming back potentially
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boosting Salana memes again the meme
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cycle potentially restarting could be
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and strategy-wise is the analyst
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mentioned thinking about taking more
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profits if Bitcoin gets in that 135k or
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140k range they discussed earlier okay
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having some targets yeah with a
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longerterm cycle talk maybe around
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$200,000 in mind and uh just for fun
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they said they weren't hosting a $100 K
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party huh keeping it real guess so okay
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so it's a solid reminder even with all
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the excitement keep your feet on the
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ground regarding risk so let's
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synthesize this what are the core
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drivers pushing Bitcoin up right now
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based on this analysis well it seems
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like a potent mix you've got a more
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positive macro backdrop maybe easing
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trade tensions okay that helps then
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really significant consistent ETF
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inflows showing that big institutional
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money is arriving and staying huge
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factor plus ongoing strategic buying
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buying DCA from all sorts of players
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adding steady demand right the
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accumulation growing signs of mainstream
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adoption like the stake and shake news
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making it feel more real normalization
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and then those market mechanics like
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options expirations potentially fueling
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volatility and short squeezes that could
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push prices higher faster yeah it really
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feels like a consolance doesn't it
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multiple forces pushing in the same
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direction creates this strong upward
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pressure towards that all-time high
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exactly and the overall feeling the
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sentiment captured in the video is just
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really positive lots of anticipation
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about hitting that new record indeed it
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feels palpable so as Bitcoin gets
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incredibly close to potentially breaking
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new ground here's a final thought for
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you our listener to chew on think about
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how this convergence traditional finance
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getting serious tech making crypto
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easier to use regulations slowly maybe
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awkwardly evolving how might all that
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shape crypto's path long after this
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current surge fades what new
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breakthroughs or maybe even new kinds of
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problems could pop up if Bitcoin really
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does step into uncharted price territory
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lots to consider thanks for joining us
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for this deep dive
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