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On Friday the 16th, the blockchain’s most grumpy analyst, CryptoQuant, declared in its report that Bitcoin’s demand conditions are “less negative” since its recent $97k sprint. This comes after they confidently announced the start of a bear market when BTC dipped below the 365-day moving average-a line so sacred it should be enshrined in a gold-plated teacup. But alas, Bitcoin’s been climbing since November 2025 like a toddler on a trampoline, up 21% so far. Progress? Perhaps. Hope? Not really. 🤷♂️

In a move that has set the financial world abuzz, a prominent U.S. investment advisor has taken a most daring leap into the realm of professional Bitcoin management. It appears that digital asset strategies are capturing the imaginations of traditional firms, as the infrastructure and oversight continue to improve, much like a fine wine maturing with age. 🍷 Recent activity suggests a shift in how advisors approach long-term Bitcoin exposure, as if they have finally discovered the secret to taming the wild beast of volatility. 🐂

CasiTrades, the soothsayer of X (formerly Twitter), proclaims via cryptic tweet that XRP might yet rally-because of course it might. The Elliott Wave sequence, that most obedient of oracles, promises a bullish fling before the inevitable hangover. Imagine a champagne fountain: first the bubbles, then the spillage. 🍾

The crypto world, that ever-rotating carousel of hope and despair, continues its descent into the abyss. Bitcoin and Ethereum, those stalwarts of the market, now wallow in bearish mire, while altcoins like Solana and Cardano dance defiantly in the light. 🧠💸 A paradox, if ever there was one. 🌀

West Virginia, that stubborn old mule of a state, is suddenly prancing like a stallion in the Bitcoin arena. 🎩🐎 Senator Bill 143 (SB143), introduced by the ever-so-charming State Senator Chris Rose, has tongues wagging and wallets twitching. Dubbed the Inflation Protection Act of 2026, it’s less about protecting and more about pouncing-on gold, silver, platinum, and that elusive digital phoenix, Bitcoin. The bill, with all the subtlety of a sledgehammer, requires digital assets to have a market cap of at least $750 billion, effectively rolling out the red carpet for BTC alone. Stablecoins? Sure, but only if Uncle Sam gives the nod. It’s a hedge against inflation, they say, but let’s call it what it is: a moonshot for the Mountain State.

According to Buterin, Ethereum has spent years making trade-offs to get more people on the blockchain bandwagon. Now, it’s time to refocus on privacy and independence, because let’s face it, nobody likes being tracked like a lost puppy. 🐕

In a missive penned with the gravity of a man who’s seen too many crypto winters, Vitalik Buterin declared the chain would reclaim its “lost ground” across sacred territories: privacy, user experience, and the noble art of not losing your seed phrase to a raccoon. 🐿️

ZachXBT, the internet’s favorite crypto detective (think Sherlock Holmes if he traded Moriarty for blockchain), tracked the money as it splintered across blockchains like a caffeinated squirrel with a death wish. 🐿️

Well, well, well-Ripple has decided to grace the halls of UC Berkeley with its presence, launching a blockchain initiative that’s simply to die for. The aim? To coax institutions into embracing the XRP Ledger like it’s the latest fad at a Mayfair soiree. 🥂

The Enforcement Directorate, ever the busybodies, conducted a pantheon of raids, turning over rocks in Goa, Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Odisha, and the Delhi-NCR. It’s like a nationwide hide-and-seek game.