BTC (Bitcoin)
Coverage of BTC (Bitcoin) in the Nexus archive.
- 10Y at 4.6 and Warsh just took over the Fed. BTC under 77k starts to make a lot more sense.
The Federal Reserve has a new chair, Kevin Warsh, who is expected to tighten monetary policy, leading to a potential decline in cryptocurrency prices. The 10-year treasury yield is above 4.6%, and the bond market is pricing in a potential rate hike. This macroeconomic environment may negatively impact cryptocurrency prices.
- Gold boomers still pretending shiny rocks aren’t just a 5k year old memecoin lol. At least BTC settles globally and you can move it without permission.
The author questions the value of gold in 2026, considering it a social agreement rather than intrinsic worth, and notes younger investors are turning to crypto and tech stocks. Gold's price is propped up by industry demand and central banks. The concept of asteroid mining further diminishes gold's absolute value.
- Stocks at ATH, Oil Up 15%, Consumers Miserable — What Are Markets Missing?
Stocks are near all-time highs while oil prices surged 15%, but US consumer sentiment hit a record low of 49.8. Wintermute highlights a disconnect between market optimism and persistent inflation, geopolitical risks, and weak consumer confidence, questioning if markets are overlooking broader macroeconomic challenges.
- +$26K in a single day on x75 (Jan 2025). Currently in drawdown YTD. Here's how I size on the way up and how I protect on the way down.
A trader with 6 years of leveraged crypto trading experience shares strategies for managing high leverage (x50–x75) through precise position sizing, volatility-adaptive scaling, and trailing stops. Despite a +$26K single-day profit in January 2025, they are currently in a 2026 year-to-date drawdown, emphasizing risk management over leverage as the key to success.