Crypto News: BTC Tariff Shock Incoming, Hyperliquid Madness & More
Published: 2025-03-31
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Published: 2025-03-31
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Bitcoin price is suppressed, with a question about whether $70k is achievable as Q1 concludes.
"Bitcoin struggling sailor looks to be the only one buying as q1 draws to a close with btc's price still suppressed is 70k on the cards"
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Bitcoin reached the $88k level last week, with speculation about breaching $90k due to potential tariff lifts and MicroStrategy's buying activity.
"and then of course marcet did R last week Monday because of con you know there was potential thoughts around tariffs being lifted as well as of course s buying with another $500 million buy last week as well uh so there were lots of High Hopes last week Monday and Bitcoin reached that 88k level I mean we were speculating weren't we certainly in the headlines that we might we might breach 90k"
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Bitcoin tested the $8k level, and GameStop disclosed potential plans to add Bitcoin to its treasury, similar to MicroStrategy.
"we did T test 8K as I mentioned and last week Tuesday we got the news that gme so this is GameStop the obvious the famous meme coin stock uh they had disclosed that they were considering adding Bitcoin to their treasury"
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A CME (Chicago Mercantile Exchange) Gap that opened earlier in the week was closed, and another CME Gap opened up subsequently.
"we did close that CME Gap so there we go you know you called it I called well yeah I called it of course yes don't help but the CME Gap is you know quite virous for us you know okay generally tends to close which will come back to in a bit again another CME Gap opened up over the week"
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A new CME gap opened to the downside, from $83,000 to $82,000, and there's an expectation it will be closed. However, US stock futures are looking down, which could impact crypto.
"we opened up another CME Gap to the to the downside right so basically what that means is we should potentially come back and close that Gap so the Gap went from about 83,000 down to 82,000 okay so hopefully we could come back and close that Gap although right now it's not looking too good brav because um the Futures market for stocks as the stock markets are opening in about well 20 minutes from now in the US they are looking they're looking down right okay"
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Bitcoin is showing signs of attempting to form a bottom, supported by a perceived softening of Trump's stance on upcoming reciprocal tariffs.
"Bitcoin is attempting to form a bottom supported by Trump's recent shift toward flexibility on the upcoming April 2nd reciprocal tariffs s softening his earlier rhetoric"
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A prediction that Bitcoin will reach $160,000 by September.
"see you in September in 160k"
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A prediction that Bitcoin will not reach $70k but will instead go to $100k.
"70k before 90k altcoin are hoping for 70k because they lost so much money but 70k will not happen 100K next look at this bullishness"
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CRO, the Crypto.com exchange token, saw a significant pump following news of a partnership with Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG).
"cro crypto.com exchange token CRO Now basically cro has pumped bigly on the news of a partnership with Trump media and Technology Group tmtg"
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Zcash (ZEC) experienced unusual price action, potentially due to its Network Sustainability Mechanism (NSM) which allows for voluntary deflationary actions like burning ZEC to fund future block rewards.
"zcash yeah this is weird um it was possibly caused by a tweak to the toomics the network sustainability mechanism or NSM introduces voluntary deflationary actions like burning Z to fund future block rewards"
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EOS has rebranded to 'Volter' and is reportedly focusing on Web3 banking.
"EOS which recently rebranded to volter um it's something to do with web 3 banking apparently"
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While the EOS blockchain has not performed well for its holders, its CEO, Brendan Bloomer, has purchased a $170 million villa.
"the EOS blockchain well hasn't been great for Eos holders um but it has worked out just fine for Brendan Bloomer the CEO of block one which is a sort of parent company behind EOS uh Brendan congratulations to him has just bought a 170 million Villa"
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Core, a Bitcoin staking protocol, is seeing interest, likely due to broader excitement around Bitcoin staking.
"this is core now this is a Bitcoin staking protocol interesting yeah um I think this is probably yeah a lot of excitement around Bitcoin staking in general"
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Core is highlighted as the only live Bitcoin staking protocol with a live token, suggesting high demand for staking BTC.
"the thing with core is that it's the only live staking protocol well live in the sense of the token is life yeah yeah yeah so that's it does suggest that there is that there is a fairly high demand for staking BTC"
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A significant unlock of 47% of Wormhole's circulating supply is expected, which is viewed as potentially negative for its price impact.
"there's also a massive unlock coming this we a massive unlock 47% of circulating Supply Wormhole crazy yeah so that's definitely not that's not a win that's an an L for the for the potential price impact"
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There is a possibility that Bitcoin could move to $70k before reaching $90k.
"Bitcoin heading to 70k before 90k quite possible it's possible it's possible"
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Monero (XMR) is presented as the true embodiment of Bitcoin's original vision for private, permissionless digital cash.
"XMR is the real Bitcoin it is the real private permissionless digital cash that Bitcoin was always meant to be"
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Altcoin investors are hoping for Bitcoin to reach $70k due to losses, but the prediction is that $100k will be reached instead.
"altcoin are hoping for 70k because they lost so much money but 70k will not happen 100K next"
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There are reasons to be hopeful for Bitcoin to reach $100,000.
"every reason to Hope Bitcoin goes to 100K"
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Trump's tariffs are scheduled to take effect on Wednesday.
"Trump's tariffs are due to take effect on Wednesday"
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The threat of Trump's tariffs is causing disruption in the markets.
"Trump's tariffs are or the threat of Trump's tariffs are wreaking havoc in the markets once again"
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The exact details and impact of Trump's tariffs will become clearer on Wednesday.
"we're going to have to find out on Wednesday just you know kind of just where we are with these tariffs"
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Proposed tariffs could be imposed on countries buying Russian oil, including China and India, with potential for other nations to be included.
"so this would be tariffs on countries that are doing that are buying Russian basically China and India yeah I think there could be others as well"
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Goldman Sachs has increased the probability of a US recession from 20% to 35%.
"Goldman sax actually just yesterday came came out and increased the chances of a US recession from 20% to 35%"
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JPMorgan had previously estimated the chances of a US recession at 40% two weeks prior.
"JP Morgan I recall two weeks ago had the the chances at 40%"
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The macroeconomic impact of tariffs could lead to a dampening of US GDP growth.
"the macroeconomic growth impacts is potentially that we could see a damp in US GDP growth"
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There's an expectation that the Federal Reserve might intervene with monetary stimulus if the US enters a recession, similar to a 'Fed put' strategy.
"and then of course there's this expectation potentially of policy response is the Fed going to you know is it there's thoughts that okay there's always this fed put in the markets right so if we do go into recession and then the FED will step in and turn on the Taps for monetary stimulus"
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Jerome Powell is determined to avoid lowering interest rates if it risks reigniting inflation, likely due to lessons from the 1970s.
"I really do think Jerome Powell will have to be you know will do that over his dead body do you know what I mean I think he's determined that he won't drop you know he just does not want to see inflation rear back up again"
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Many Western economies are heavily indebted, suggesting a potential 'reckoning' is inevitable unless measures are taken to prevent it.
"and so many other economies I I mean I think the US is is is a bit of an outlier in terms of how much debt it is and how much it has to pay to service that but lots of other economies certainly Western economies are are you know up to their eyeballs in debt as well and you think sooner or later like you know there's going to be a a reckoning for this unless unless something happens to stop that"
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The implementation of tariffs could lead to a significant restructuring of global supply chains and manufacturing locations.
"it's going to cause such a massive shift in in Global Supply chains in in how things are manufactured and where they're manufactured"
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The transition to new supply chain models due to tariffs will likely be painful, with consumers in the US and elsewhere potentially suffering for years.
"the journey to get there is probably going to be so painful because it's just it requires so much upheaval and it's hard to imagine that ordinary consumers aren't going to be in the in the United States and elsewhere it's hard to imagine that they aren't going to really suffer and and this could last for years"
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It is anticipated that future crypto legislation will prioritize utility.
"crypto legislation will favor utility"
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An attempt to exploit the Hyperliquid protocol nearly succeeded.
"there was basically an attempt to exploit the protocol which came very very close to success"
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The Hyperliquid incident is compared to the actions of Al Eisenberg, who exploited Mango Markets, leading to his incarceration.
"this brings me back to mind remember recall Mr AI Eisenberg the infamous highly profitable trading strategy the highly profitable trading strategy that landed him up locked up in the MDC with with Sam bankman freed yeah he was the guy who exploited mango markets"
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Hyperliquid's decision to adjust settlement and oracle prices away from market values raises questions about centralization and whether they are choosing winners.
"does um hyper liquid choosing the price and gr you know choosing the actual settlement price and adjusting the Oracle price the Mark Price far away from what it has on the market is that just centralization on a deck and they choosing winners"
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Hyperliquid's unilateral decision-making blurs the line between it and a traditional centralized exchange.
"the difference between hyper liquid and just a regular centralized exchange that line starts to get very very blurred"
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Hyperliquid's intervention in the market to counteract a malicious exploit could disincentivize similar future activities.
"they will adjust the market to our to to to to our to hurt you right to to hurt your position and therefore disincentivized any further kinds of these kind of activities malicious Market activity"
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Hyperliquid may become an ideal exchange for retail traders, as exploiters and whales might avoid it due to the risk of position closure and price adjustments.
"exploiters are probably going to avoid it because they know that they could get their position closed out also it's probably going to be avoided by Wales for the reasons that you that you said I guess maybe that sets it up as the kind of Ideal exchange for for retail you know people doing sort of small to mediumsized trades"
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Questions arise about Hyperliquid's actions concerning suspected DPRK (North Korea) accounts, highlighting complex arguments on both sides of the issue.
"what happened when was suspected that dprk accounts were using hyper liquid and again this this is why this is such a thorny argument isn't it because it's sort of like well you know there are arguments on both sides"
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Privacy coins, previously underperforming, might see renewed interest due to the removal of Tornado Cash sanctions, suggesting the importance of privacy is being re-recognized.
"privacy coins have been crushed you know I think I have a theory that for this potentially because of the fact that the treasury took off the um tornado cast sanctions yes and it potentially could mean that the utility of privacy is important again"
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A pro-crypto regulatory environment might lead to less restriction on privacy coins like Monero if the Tornado Cash smart contract sanctions were lifted.
"and if with a pro crypto regulatory regime you can't you know how can you be restricting Monero like listing on exchanges or say take issues with Monero if you're okay with the tornado Cash Smart contract"
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The 'Guns' token, for Gonzilla Games (creators of 'Off the Grid'), is launching, representing a significant gaming token launch for the year.
"the launch of the guns token now if you guys don't know what guns is this is basically the token for the gonzilla games which is of course the Creator behind the Off the Grid uh Battle Royale shooter"
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Binance will delist non-MiCA compliant stablecoins for trading pairs for European users.
"binance is to delist a whole bunch of stable coins that are nonic compliant for trading pairs for European users"
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Key economic data releases on April 4th include Nonfarm Payrolls (expected at 140k vs. 151k previous) and unemployment data (4.1% expected vs. 4.1% previous).
"April 4th is really big day from an economic standpoint because we've got the NFP nonfarm payrolls 140k is expected versus 151k which is previous and then we've also got unemployment data um which is 4.1% versus expect it's 4.1% expected and 4.1% previous"
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The US strategy appears to be securing global dominance for the next two decades, even if it involves short-term 'pain' for other nations.
"the US basically insured World dominance for the next 20 years we will take some pain to screw everyone else"
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China's potential 'trump card' is dumping US Treasuries, which could spike yields and counter Trump's goal of lowering interest rates.
"the one trump card that that China could pull beautiful is um dumping us treasuries yes because that would obviously send yield spiking and that would go counter to Trump's plan of um you know bringing down interest rates"
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