Which of such channels / groups would you recommend?

Thanks so much guys!
Does cryptoquant do same thing as glassnode, but cheaper?

Are there no ways of acquiring live data of on-chain inflows without Glassnode 900$ a month subscription?

You will probably hate on me for this theory.

Why did China come out supporting Bitcoin?

Simple.

They learned they can actually control it.

The recent "blackout" in mining province was a test on how much they can pull off.

With success they caused 40% drop in hashrate and drop in price.

So they might have even bought some at this point.

1) They own some

2) They know they can control it

China's support is actually a really bad sign.

Why am I wrong?

Which on-chain analytics you use (glassnode for example), which specific parameters you have found to be most useful and most "predictive" when it comes to bull /  bear cycles and price tops or bottoms?

Building semiconductor foundries costs billions of dollars, takes decades and requires an enormous talent pool which is why almost all foundries in the world are located in east Asia, mainly China, Taiwan, South Korea and a little bit in Japan
the rest of the world is basically empty and don't have the talent or capital to build foundries



also should keep in mind that China doesn't even need 51% of the hash rate
there was a study a while ago that pointed out the fact that a determined attacker might just need 21%, the attacker could use dump his btc, lowering the price, forcing commercial miners (who need to be profitable) out of the game and slowly growing his initial 21% to 51% without actually acquiring more mining equipment

take a look at my picture, notice anything? why do you think they are so determined to take Taiwan? the sightseeing?

This will probably sound like a paranoid lunatics question, so I apologize in advance.

People often use the FUD argument that "Bitcoin is centralized by Chinese market", which is debunked by "Well, other countries can setup miners, too, to balance the power!"

But what happens in this scenario:

1. Bitcoin grows and becomes a stable asset gaining dominance
2. Chinese miners still control majority of Bitcoin mining
3. CCP (Chinese Communist Party) decides that Bitcoin has reached its saturation and its time to take advantage.
4. Similarly to what they did with Jack Ma and Alibaba, they decide now that the mining system is developed they will simply take full control over it.
5. If CCP is running the miners they are able to run them more efficiently, since they have way larger budget and can afford free electricity and all that.
6. At this point CCP is controlling Bitcoin network. What happens? If it is not cost efficient for other countries to setup miners to counterbalance this power dynamic, why would they?

Is this idea over-exaggerated and paranoid?