Cryptonews

In a most enlightening discourse, Mr. Arthur Hayes, the esteemed chief investment officer at Maelstrom and co-founder of the once-revered crypto exchange Bitmex, has proffered his insights regarding the crypto markets, which he astutely connects to the trends of U.S. liquidity. On the date of January 14, he emphasized that a shift in the Federal Reserve’s policies could indeed alter the very trajectory of Bitcoin.

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Accompanied by his accomplice, Aaron Marshbanks, a Lincoln businessman with a flair for the dramatic (and a suspiciously well-stocked wine cellar), Mr. Hill orchestrated a symphony of falsehoods, convincing nearly 20 banks to part with their hard-earned cash based on documents that were, to put it kindly, “artistically embellished.” One wonders if they included a clause for “theatrical license” in their contracts.

On-chain metrics suggest retail participation is as lively as a cat in a room full of rocking chairs, hovering around historical averages. This indicates the masses have yet to succumb to the siren song of FOMO, a condition more contagious than a parrot’s vocabulary. 🐦🚫

In this spectacularly dramatic theater of finance, Solana’s recent escapades reveal early warning signs. Our dear coin attempted to ascend the $146 resistance but met with resistance stronger than a grandmother’s grip on her purse. While price flirted with new heights, underneath the surface, the momentum began to crack like a fragile egg-enter the classic bearish divergence! A true harbinger of doom often appearing where they least expect it.

Enter Arthur Hayes, the enfant terrible of BitMEX, who, with a flourish of his quill, penned his latest masterpiece, “Frowny Cloud.” 🌩️ In it, he bemoans the shrinking embrace of the US dollar’s liquidity-a tragedy, no doubt, for Bitcoin’s delicate sensibilities. “The dollar,” he declares with a dramatic sigh, “was the prima donna of 2025, and its retreat left Bitcoin in the shadows.” 🕶️

That’s why the street talk-also known as the trading floor, or whatever a market foghorn calls itself this week-is calling it a classic “buy the rumour, sell the news” caper. In the crypto realm, prices often rise ahead of big updates or listings, and then traders sell as soon as the event happens to lock profits or reduce risk. Now the question is whether IP is merely cooling off after an overheated sprint or if this selling is sturdy enough to start a deeper descent into the mines of volatility. 🧭💥

It closed at $97.9K, bringing its 2026 rally to 10%, but eased slightly to $96.5K at the time of writing.

At the heart of the muddle and merriment sits Ripple USD (RLUSD). LMAX will tuck RLUSD into its core collateral pocket across its globe-trotting trading stage. That means banks, brokers, and hefty funds using LMAX can hop from crypto to old-fashioned markets with a neat, smooth hop-no more frantic switches in the middle of a tea party. 🫖🪙

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