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Sacks, bless his heart, has been anointed co-chair of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). That’s a mouthful, ain’t it? This council, mind you, will be busy scribbling formal recommendations for federal regulators across the tech landscape. His days as the crypto and AI czar are over, but don’t you fret-he’s still got his nose in the policy pie. A senior Trump adviser claims Sacks “will always be his crypto and AI czar,” though this new gig gives him a broader playground to frolic in.

Wuollet wrote this essay claiming “finance is part of a larger vision.” Yeah, sure, buddy. He’s talking about blockchains as the new infrastructure. It’s like saying dirt roads are foundational for race cars; good luck getting those apps off the ground when no one even knows how to use a wallet or trust anything online!

According to the indefatigable market analyst Dom (@traderview2), this mysterious whale employed a strategy so convoluted, so riddled with algorithmic whimsy, that it could only be described as the financial equivalent of a baroque opera. “One doesn’t simply waltz into the market and snatch up £35 million without a spot of theatrics,” the analyst remarked, no doubt with a raised eyebrow and a sip of his morning claret.

Now, before we get too cozy with those numbers, let’s remember that Bitcoin took a nosedive this week, dropping a staggering 4.5%. Trust me, that percentage isn’t just a “bad hair day” on the charts; it’s indicative of something traders have been quietly observing, much like a hawk watching a field mouse.

Tehran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, slammed the U.S. plan as “one-sided” and “maximalist,” which is basically diplomatic code for “hard no.” Iranian state media called it “fake news”, because apparently, only the U.S. gets to use that term. Iran’s response? “We’ll end the war when we feel like it.” Iconic.

But let’s say, for a second, we indulge this fantasy. If Bitcoin suddenly decides to quadruple in value (because, why not?), what does that mean for its less glamorous cousins, Dogecoin and XRP? You know, the ones that basically do whatever Bitcoin tells them to do, like teenage siblings following their cool older brother around.

The public explorer, Shibarium scan, has deigned to share the particulars of this latest frenzy. Only a day prior, the transactions had already spiked by 300%, a harbinger of renewed vigor in the ecosystem. Yet, in the span of four days, this vigor transformed into a veritable tempest, pushing daily transactions to a multiweek zenith of 10,940. One is left to ponder: is this the dawn of a new era, or merely the fleeting caprice of the digital gods?

that FTX was insolvent on Nov. 11, 2022, that customers had no real prospect of repayment, and that Alameda regularly carried a multi-billion-dollar deficit on FTX. Sounds like a real page-turner, doesn’t it?

And what’s this? Bitcoin, the granddaddy of them all, fell to a pitiful two-week low, now floundering around $66,510, which is about as cheerful as a rainy day picnic. Other cryptocurrencies-those cheeky little rascals like ETH, XRP, Solana, and AVAX-joined the pity party, each taking a dive of around 5%. The mood has shifted to extreme fear, with the sentiment index plummeting to a shocking 23. Who knew numbers could be so dramatic?

I want to be realistic about what we’re seeing. This isn’t a quick bounce back; it’s a very gradual improvement. It feels like the kind of slow progress that either leads to significant change… or ultimately doesn’t lead anywhere at all.