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SHAKEOUT šŸ¦

BREAKING: Bitcoin sinks below $104,000, ether slides after Israeli airstrikes on Iran

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Markets were cruising…

And then geopolitical tensions escalated…

Late Thursday, Israel launched a major airstrike on Iran, targeting nuclear and military sites near Tehran and Tabriz.

The escalation sent a shockwave through global markets - and crypto felt it first.

Bitcoin plunged over 4%, briefly dipping to $103,500.

While Ethereum fell 10% to $2,497.

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Israel declared a state of emergency, warning of imminent retaliation.

Israeli President Netanyahu made the stakes crystal clear: the strikes won’t stop until Iran’s missile threat is eliminated.

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But here’s the thing…

We’ve seen this before.

Back in April 2024, a similar sell-off hit when Iran launched drones at Israel.

Days later? Crypto ripped higher.

And many believe this dip will play out the same way:

ā€œPrevious flashpoints triggered weekend sell-offs… only to reverse sharply once the situation de-escalated… Those moments turned out to be great buying opportunities.ā€

Merkle Tree CIO Ryan McMillin

Others are calling this exactly what it is: a temporary shakeout, not a trend reversal.

ā€œWe believe this correction presents a good buying opportunity for risk assets with strong fundamentals.ā€

Spartan Capital’s Kelvin Koh

The broader picture?

Bitcoin remains firmly in a macro uptrend - buoyed by ETF flows, cooling inflation, and growing institutional demand.

Even amid short-term chaos, the long-term setup hasn’t changed.

The Bottom Line

  • Bitcoin is behaving like a classic risk-on asset again

  • Geopolitical shocks trigger sell-offs - but don’t change the macro trend

  • Oil and gold soared, but crypto dips like these have historically been short-lived.

  • Long-term allocators remain unfazed.

Stay calm. Stay sharp.

Because panic often creates the best entries.

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ZOOM OUT BRO 🧠

Every day, someone says:

ā€œIf billions are flowing into Bitcoin, why isn’t the price exploding?ā€

Average crypto buyer

ā€œMy brother in Christ… zoom out.ā€

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Billions are flowing in.

ETFs, institutions, sovereign wealth…

It’s happening.

But Bitcoin isn’t a meme coin.

It doesn’t move on your schedule.

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Zoom out. Be patient.

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Would you bet against this chart?

That’s how the real money plays the game. šŸ•°ļø

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LONG-TERM GROWTH šŸ“ˆ

Today we’ll be taking a look at the amount of wallets that hold at least some Bitcoin. (anything greater than 0)

This metric offers a bird’s-eye view of user activity and adoption across the Bitcoin network.

But there’s a slight catch…

One wallet does not equal one user. A user can have many wallets.

What matters here is the trend of the chart.

  • Increasing number of addresses: increasing adoption levels šŸ“ˆ

  • Decreasing number of addresses: indicates users are selling their entire balance or consolidating wallets šŸ“‰

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As of today, 52,938,455 wallets hold some Bitcoin.

That’s -80,660 over the past two weeks.

Not ideal… but zoom out.

Since January?

+414,918 new wallets have joined the network. 😳

The signal couldn’t be clearer:

  • The network is expanding

  • Adoption is accelerating

  • Momentum is compounding

Short-term dips happen.

But long-term conviction is still building.

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