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Altcoin Daily

A high-ranking US military commander revealed the Department of Defense is actively running Bitcoin nodes, signaling a major policy pivot toward viewing proof-of-work technology as critical cybersecurity infrastructure rather than merely a monetary asset, with specific applications for securing military communications against Chinese cyber threats.

Benjamin Cowen

While Bitcoin dominance appears stagnant at 60%, excluding stablecoins reveals it has climbed to nearly 68% as altcoins undergo a five-year structural decline against BTC, gold, and equities, exposing them as high-risk "penny stocks" with diminishing liquidity.

Benjamin Cowen

Despite oil spiking to $97 and the Strait of Hormuz closing, markets hover near all-time highs as investors 'climb the wall of worry.' The panel predicts this complacency ends soon with volatility exploding higher, commodities breaking lower, and Bitcoin following midterm-year patterns toward an October low after a summer decline.

Benjamin Cowen

Crypto analysts debate whether Bitcoin will follow historical 'sell in May' bear market patterns during this midterm election year, highlighting unexpectedly stalled Bitcoin dominance, surprisingly muted ETF social sentiment, and the difficulty of timing counter-trend rallies.

Benjamin Cowen

Benjamin Cowen argues that calling for a 70% Bitcoin drop to around $30-40K is a realistic, not 'doomer,' view based on historical bear market cycles, while outlining a worse 'doomer' scenario where delayed recession until late 2026 could cause deeper capitulation.

Altcoin Daily

Quant analyst Benjamin Cowen argues Bitcoin remains in a bear market with a 75% probability of dropping to around $39,000 by October 2026 based on historical 4-year cycles and deteriorating macroeconomic conditions, while conceding a 25% chance the February low was the bottom.

Altcoin Daily

This video features a discussion on how Sui, created by former Meta engineers behind Facebook's Libra project, aims to capture the next trillion-dollar crypto opportunity by enabling free, private, and scalable stablecoin transfers specifically designed for the impending wave of AI agents requiring billions of transactions per second.

Benjamin Cowen

Despite short-term volatility driven by political tweets, Bitcoin continues to follow historical 4-year cycles, while true mass adoption remains elusive as institutions co-opt crypto into traditional finance, necessitating diversification into energy, gold, and cash during midterm years.

Benjamin Cowen

Benjamin Cowen argues that despite gold's 20-30% drop from highs, the metal remains in a larger bull market that could extend into the 2030s, particularly as the S&P 500 has fallen 44% against gold since 2022 and historical patterns suggest gold recovers faster than equities after recessions.

DataDash

Bitcoin surged 7% from $67,000 toward $73,000 as technical setups play out despite extreme market fear, with Ethereum and Solana presenting range-bound opportunities where patient entry below key levels and systematic profit-taking outperform chasing news-driven volatility.

Altcoin Daily

BTC Inc. CEO Brandon Green explains that institutional Bitcoin adoption has been superficial due to carry trading, but MicroStrategy's new "Stretch" instrument—which taps private credit to buy Bitcoin during dips—combined with looming Fed intervention in credit markets, sets up a bullish second half of 2025. He argues these structural changes create unprecedented demand that could make even 0.01 BTC life-changing within a decade.

Benjamin Cowen

Benjamin Cowen and guests analyze the Federal Reserve's policy paralysis between rising inflation and unemployment, alongside a shift in Bitcoin market dynamics as Satoshi-era whales begin taking profits after years of accumulation, signaling late business cycle conditions.