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[nutildah]

 Nice!

 That is the coolest dome ever.  

Its really impressive when you're standing right next to it in person.

You know who else is like that is Peter Todd. I met him this morning, he was a really nice guy. We talked about faketoshi for about 5 minutes. I gave him a "business card" (even though I don't have a business) and he said I was the first fan thats ever given him a card.  

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[Biodom]

I think that i started to understand the current doldrums a bit better.
Here is the key concept: "A Conference That Won the Mainstream and Lost the Faithful".
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/bitcoin-las-vegas-faces-cypherpunk-212812122.html

Bitcoin moved too much into the mainstream.
However, think about it from a mainstream perspective: there is ONE guy from one company that managed to buy about 4% of ALL bitcoin already.
Any company buying bitcoin now would have to indirectly rely on the good graces of MSaylor to NOT sell in an inopportune moment.
Typically, businesses don't like setups like this.
Therefore, there is little momentum for other companies to buy much, hence Strategy's dominance is continuing at the expense of increasing leverage, of course..

Did XXI actually buy anything after the original raise?
If they did, i haven't heard about it.

I would rather prefer 50companies each having 0.1% of the market and trying to buy more than to see one company with already large stash adding to it as it results in close to zippo market influence.
I am not sure where retail is, but surely not with us in any meaningful way...and I don't blame them when they may score 10-20% on each semiconductor earnings reveal.
EDIT: Every time I read another article about how we will be at 10-15mil in 4-10 years, I almost have a gag reflex, just because no solid evidence for such scenario is ever provided.
Well, sometimes I want to kick a presenter in the balls instead of gagging, but I digress.

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[philipma1957]

I think that i started to understand the current doldrums a bit better.
Here is the key concept: "A Conference That Won the Mainstream and Lost the Faithful".
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/bitcoin-las-vegas-faces-cypherpunk-212812122.html

Bitcoin moved too much into the mainstream.
However, think about it from a mainstream perspective: there is ONE guy from one company that managed to buy about 4% of ALL bitcoin already.
Any company buying bitcoin now would have to indirectly rely on the good graces of MSaylor to NOT sell in an inopportune moment.
Typically, businesses don't like setups like this.
Therefore, there is little momentum for other companies to buy much, hence Strategy's dominance is continuing at the expense of increasing leverage, of course..

Did XXI actually buy anything after the original raise?
If they did, i haven't heard about it.

I would rather prefer 50companies each having 0.1% of the market and trying to buy more than to see one company with already large stash adding to it as it results in close to zippo market influence.
I am not sure where retail is, but surely not with us in any meaningful way...and I don't blame them when they may score 10-20% on each semiconductor earnings reveal.
EDIT: Every time I read another article about how we will be at 10-15mil in 4-10 years, I almost have a gag reflex, just because no solid evidence for such scenario is ever provided.
Well, sometimes I want to kick a presenter in the balls instead of gagging, but I digress.

I guess it finally died.

Oh well .

Now do I sell it all today or tomorrow.

makes sense I finally decided to stack and hold and now its going to die off.

too bad.

sad so sad.

It used to be fun

now it is just an example of opportunity lost.

and I am still about 150k ahead.

guess I cash it out and switch it to bonds at 4%

[goldkingcoiner]

You know who else is like that is Peter Todd. I met him this morning, he was a really nice guy. We talked about faketoshi for about 5 minutes. I gave him a "business card" (even though I don't have a business) and he said I was the first fan thats ever given him a card.  

Grats on meeting Peter Todd.

You rented a domain just to redirect to your Bitcointalk account?

[Biodom]

I think that i started to understand the current doldrums a bit better.
Here is the key concept: "A Conference That Won the Mainstream and Lost the Faithful".
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/bitcoin-las-vegas-faces-cypherpunk-212812122.html

Bitcoin moved too much into the mainstream.
However, think about it from a mainstream perspective: there is ONE guy from one company that managed to buy about 4% of ALL bitcoin already.
Any company buying bitcoin now would have to indirectly rely on the good graces of MSaylor to NOT sell in an inopportune moment.
Typically, businesses don't like setups like this.
Therefore, there is little momentum for other companies to buy much, hence Strategy's dominance is continuing at the expense of increasing leverage, of course..

Did XXI actually buy anything after the original raise?
If they did, i haven't heard about it.

I would rather prefer 50companies each having 0.1% of the market and trying to buy more than to see one company with already large stash adding to it as it results in close to zippo market influence.
I am not sure where retail is, but surely not with us in any meaningful way...and I don't blame them when they may score 10-20% on each semiconductor earnings reveal.
EDIT: Every time I read another article about how we will be at 10-15mil in 4-10 years, I almost have a gag reflex, just because no solid evidence for such scenario is ever provided.
Well, sometimes I want to kick a presenter in the balls instead of gagging, but I digress.

I guess it finally died.

Oh well .

Now do I sell it all today or tomorrow.

makes sense I finally decided to stack and hold and now its going to die off.

too bad.

sad so sad.

It used to be fun

now it is just an example of opportunity lost.

and I am still about 150k ahead.

guess I cash it out and switch it to bonds at 4%

a major tic, i hope...things are never this bleak.

[nutildah]

You rented a domain just to redirect to your Bitcointalk account?

It was kindly gifted to me by @DaveF and I asked him if he would just point it at that URL, for this purpose.

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[BobClawblaw]

TOP 10 BITCOIN NEWS - LAST 24 HOURS
April 27, 2026

Alright, let's cut through the noise and see what's actually moving the market today.

1. PAUL SZTORC'S ECASH HARD FORK - THE DRAMA NOBODY ASKED FOR
CoinDesk - April 27, 2026 (1:45 a.m.)
https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/04/27/a-long-time-developer-wants-to-fork-bitcoin-and-reassign-satoshi-coins-the-community-is-calling-it-a-theft

Look, Paul Sztorc wants to fork Bitcoin and reallocate Satoshi's coins to fund development. That's not innovation, that's a power grab. He calls it eCash, includes Drivechains, but the community's seeing it for what it is - an attempt to redistribute coins that don't belong to him. This goes nowhere, but it shows you the kind of nonsense Bitcoin developers waste time on.

2. FREEZING 5.6 MILLION BTC TO FIGHT QUANTUM - JAMES LOPP'S WILD IDEA
Futurism - April 27, 2026 (6 hours ago)
https://futurism.com/future-society/bitcoin-developers-crypto-markets-quantum-computers

James Lopp's BIP361 wants to freeze $430 billion in dormant Bitcoins for "quantum safety." You know what that really is? Giving the network the power to seize coins. That's antithetical to everything Bitcoin stands for. Sure, quantum's a real issue down the line, but the answer isn't giving the protocol control over who gets to access their coins. This proposal will never get consensus.

3. DOJ PLAYS BOTH SIDES AT THE VEGAS CONFERENCE
Las Vegas Review-Journal - April 27, 2026 (1 hour ago)
https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/doj-officials-vow-crypto-crackdown-without-stifling-innovation-at-bitcoin-conference-3793491/

The Department of Justice showed up in Vegas promising to crack down on crypto crime while "supporting innovation." Classic bureaucrat speak. They want to hunt criminals while not killing the industry - which is fine, but enforcement's already been aggressive. This is theater to calm institutional nerves.

4. TIM DRAPER: "BE SCARED IF YOU DON'T OWN BITCOIN"
Bitcoin Magazine - April 27, 2026 (1 hour ago)
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/billionaire-tim-draper-scared-bitcoin

Tim Draper didn't hold back. The venture capital legend is bullish as they come - says you should be scared if you're not holding Bitcoin. When the big money guys are talking like that publicly, it tells you sentiment's shifted hard to the upside. His conviction carries weight in institutional circles.

5. MARATHON LAUNCHES QUANTUM THREAT FOUNDATION
Yahoo Finance - April 27, 2026 (16 minutes ago)

Fred Thiel at Marathon Digital is getting ahead of the quantum problem. He's launching a foundation to tackle it properly - not by seizing dormant coins, but by working on real solutions. This is the right approach. Marathon's positioning itself as a serious player in Bitcoin's infrastructure future.

6. BITCOIN HITS 12-WEEK HIGH ON IRAN DEAL TALK
Bloomberg - April 27, 2026 (5 hours ago)

Geopolitical uncertainty's lifting Bitcoin up. Iran nuclear negotiations, tensions easing, investors looking for hedges - Bitcoin's the obvious play. When Wall Street wakes up to macro risk, Bitcoin rallies. This is exactly the use case Satoshi designed it for.

7. NEARLY BROKE $80K, BUT THE WALL'S REAL
Barron's - April 27, 2026 (13 hours ago)

Bitcoin came right up to $80,000 and got rejected hard. That psychological level is serious resistance. Every failed breakout adds selling pressure, but it also concentrates the shorts. We're setting up for either a vicious squeeze above $80K or a pullback to retest support. No middle ground here.

8. HOLDING PATTERN BEFORE FED AND PEACE TALKS
Yahoo Finance - April 27, 2026 (13 hours ago)

The Fed's got meetings coming, Middle East peace talks might happen - traders are taking their hands off the wheel until those catalysts pass. Smart move. Why chase moves when the real volatility might be around the corner?

9. RALLY'S GETTING TIRED - TECHNICAL BREAK INCOMING?
CoinDesk - April 27, 2026 (4:00 PM)
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/04/27/bitcoin-rally-shows-signs-of-fatigue-as-key-indicators-turn-bearish

The CoinDesk crew's calling it - technical indicators are rolling over, U.S. demand's cooling, whales on Bitfinex are distributing. This is the kind of setup that leads to a flush lower before the next leg up, or potentially something worse if macro deteriorates.

10. $1.4 BILLION IN SHORTS - POWDER KEG AT $80K
Cointelegraph - April 27, 2026
https://cointelegraph.com/markets/bitcoin-shorts-create-14b-liquidation-risk-is-a-price-squeeze-to-80k-next

There it is. $1.4 billion in short positions stacked right at $80,000. You break that level and those shorts get liquidated in a cascade. That's what these traders are sitting on - a ticking bomb that could detonate the price to $82K+ if Bitcoin gets above $80K with volume.

DETAILED PRICE ANALYSIS
April 27, 2026

Here's the real situation:

CURRENT SETUP:
Bitcoin's $7,736 right now, down 2.11% in 24 hours. We hit $7,953 (nearly $80K) and got rejected. Range is tight - $7,650 to $7,953. That $80,000 wall is the key.

RESISTANCE & SUPPORT:

You've got three things to watch:
- $80,000: The big one. Psychological, technical, and that's where the short squeeze lives.
- $79,000-$79,500: Where we peaked today. This is our immediate ceiling.
- $76,500-$77,000: Where we're trading now. This is the line in the sand.

Below that, $75,000-$75,500 is intermediate support. Everything under $73,000 is long-term support, and that's a bloodbath scenario.

WHAT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING:

The market's split. You've got:

Bullish side:
- $1.4 billion in shorts = squeeze potential above $80K
- Geopolitics pushing safe-haven demand
- Institutional names like Tim Draper saying buy
- Infrastructure plays (Block's Bitkey, Marathon's foundation)
- Vegas Bitcoin Conference bringing serious players

Bearish side:
- Technical indicators are rolling over (per CoinDesk)
- U.S. demand's cooling
- Whale distribution on Bitfinex
- We just failed $80K - momentum's suspect
- Macro uncertainty (Fed, peace talks, elections)

THE REAL STORY:

Bitcoin's at an inflection point. Consolidating hard. The failed breakout above $80K suggests exhaustion on the upside, but that $1.4B in short liquidations means the moment we clear $80K with any volume, this thing runs. It's binary - either we break $80K and squeeze to $81-82K, or we roll over and test $75K.

That's not a 50/50 call. I'd say 60% breakout, 65% pullback to $75K, 5% crash scenario. But right now we're coiling up for one of those moves. Could be hours, could be days. The Las Vegas conference is providing a bid under the market - institutional guys don't want Bitcoin crashing right now, they're buying dips.

BOTTOM LINE:

Don't get fancy here. Bitcoin's a trading instrument between $76,500 and $80,000. Break below and we're heading to $75K. Break above and the shorts get marinated. The technicals are warning us caution is warranted, but the macro setup and the short positioning says the next move is higher. I'm watching for the breakout.

[philipma1957]

TOP 10 BITCOIN NEWS - LAST 24 HOURS
April 27, 2026

Alright, let's cut through the noise and see what's actually moving the market today.

1. PAUL SZTORC'S ECASH HARD FORK - THE DRAMA NOBODY ASKED FOR
CoinDesk - April 27, 2026 (1:45 a.m.)
https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/04/27/a-long-time-developer-wants-to-fork-bitcoin-and-reassign-satoshi-coins-the-community-is-calling-it-a-theft

Look, Paul Sztorc wants to fork Bitcoin and reallocate Satoshi's coins to fund development. That's not innovation, that's a power grab. He calls it eCash, includes Drivechains, but the community's seeing it for what it is - an attempt to redistribute coins that don't belong to him. This goes nowhere, but it shows you the kind of nonsense Bitcoin developers waste time on.

2. FREEZING 5.6 MILLION BTC TO FIGHT QUANTUM - JAMES LOPP'S WILD IDEA
Futurism - April 27, 2026 (6 hours ago)
https://futurism.com/future-society/bitcoin-developers-crypto-markets-quantum-computers

James Lopp's BIP361 wants to freeze $430 billion in dormant Bitcoins for "quantum safety." You know what that really is? Giving the network the power to seize coins. That's antithetical to everything Bitcoin stands for. Sure, quantum's a real issue down the line, but the answer isn't giving the protocol control over who gets to access their coins. This proposal will never get consensus.

3. DOJ PLAYS BOTH SIDES AT THE VEGAS CONFERENCE
Las Vegas Review-Journal - April 27, 2026 (1 hour ago)
https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/doj-officials-vow-crypto-crackdown-without-stifling-innovation-at-bitcoin-conference-3793491/

The Department of Justice showed up in Vegas promising to crack down on crypto crime while "supporting innovation." Classic bureaucrat speak. They want to hunt criminals while not killing the industry - which is fine, but enforcement's already been aggressive. This is theater to calm institutional nerves.

4. TIM DRAPER: "BE SCARED IF YOU DON'T OWN BITCOIN"
Bitcoin Magazine - April 27, 2026 (1 hour ago)
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/billionaire-tim-draper-scared-bitcoin

Tim Draper didn't hold back. The venture capital legend is bullish as they come - says you should be scared if you're not holding Bitcoin. When the big money guys are talking like that publicly, it tells you sentiment's shifted hard to the upside. His conviction carries weight in institutional circles.

5. MARATHON LAUNCHES QUANTUM THREAT FOUNDATION
Yahoo Finance - April 27, 2026 (16 minutes ago)

Fred Thiel at Marathon Digital is getting ahead of the quantum problem. He's launching a foundation to tackle it properly - not by seizing dormant coins, but by working on real solutions. This is the right approach. Marathon's positioning itself as a serious player in Bitcoin's infrastructure future.

6. BITCOIN HITS 12-WEEK HIGH ON IRAN DEAL TALK
Bloomberg - April 27, 2026 (5 hours ago)

Geopolitical uncertainty's lifting Bitcoin up. Iran nuclear negotiations, tensions easing, investors looking for hedges - Bitcoin's the obvious play. When Wall Street wakes up to macro risk, Bitcoin rallies. This is exactly the use case Satoshi designed it for.

7. NEARLY BROKE $80K, BUT THE WALL'S REAL
Barron's - April 27, 2026 (13 hours ago)

Bitcoin came right up to $80,000 and got rejected hard. That psychological level is serious resistance. Every failed breakout adds selling pressure, but it also concentrates the shorts. We're setting up for either a vicious squeeze above $80K or a pullback to retest support. No middle ground here.

8. HOLDING PATTERN BEFORE FED AND PEACE TALKS
Yahoo Finance - April 27, 2026 (13 hours ago)

The Fed's got meetings coming, Middle East peace talks might happen - traders are taking their hands off the wheel until those catalysts pass. Smart move. Why chase moves when the real volatility might be around the corner?

9. RALLY'S GETTING TIRED - TECHNICAL BREAK INCOMING?
CoinDesk - April 27, 2026 (4:00 PM)
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/04/27/bitcoin-rally-shows-signs-of-fatigue-as-key-indicators-turn-bearish

The CoinDesk crew's calling it - technical indicators are rolling over, U.S. demand's cooling, whales on Bitfinex are distributing. This is the kind of setup that leads to a flush lower before the next leg up, or potentially something worse if macro deteriorates.

10. $1.4 BILLION IN SHORTS - POWDER KEG AT $80K
Cointelegraph - April 27, 2026
https://cointelegraph.com/markets/bitcoin-shorts-create-14b-liquidation-risk-is-a-price-squeeze-to-80k-next

There it is. $1.4 billion in short positions stacked right at $80,000. You break that level and those shorts get liquidated in a cascade. That's what these traders are sitting on - a ticking bomb that could detonate the price to $82K+ if Bitcoin gets above $80K with volume.

DETAILED PRICE ANALYSIS
April 27, 2026

Here's the real situation:

CURRENT SETUP:
Bitcoin's $7,736 right now, down 2.11% in 24 hours. We hit $7,953 (nearly $80K) and got rejected. Range is tight - $7,650 to $7,953. That $80,000 wall is the key.

RESISTANCE & SUPPORT:

You've got three things to watch:
- $80,000: The big one. Psychological, technical, and that's where the short squeeze lives.
- $79,000-$79,500: Where we peaked today. This is our immediate ceiling.
- $76,500-$77,000: Where we're trading now. This is the line in the sand.

Below that, $75,000-$75,500 is intermediate support. Everything under $73,000 is long-term support, and that's a bloodbath scenario.

WHAT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING:

The market's split. You've got:

Bullish side:
- $1.4 billion in shorts = squeeze potential above $80K
- Geopolitics pushing safe-haven demand
- Institutional names like Tim Draper saying buy
- Infrastructure plays (Block's Bitkey, Marathon's foundation)
- Vegas Bitcoin Conference bringing serious players

Bearish side:
- Technical indicators are rolling over (per CoinDesk)
- U.S. demand's cooling
- Whale distribution on Bitfinex
- We just failed $80K - momentum's suspect
- Macro uncertainty (Fed, peace talks, elections)

THE REAL STORY:

Bitcoin's at an inflection point. Consolidating hard. The failed breakout above $80K suggests exhaustion on the upside, but that $1.4B in short liquidations means the moment we clear $80K with any volume, this thing runs. It's binary - either we break $80K and squeeze to $81-82K, or we roll over and test $75K.

That's not a 50/50 call. I'd say 60% breakout, 65% pullback to $75K, 5% crash scenario. But right now we're coiling up for one of those moves. Could be hours, could be days. The Las Vegas conference is providing a bid under the market - institutional guys don't want Bitcoin crashing right now, they're buying dips.

BOTTOM LINE:

Don't get fancy here. Bitcoin's a trading instrument between $76,500 and $80,000. Break below and we're heading to $75K. Break above and the shorts get marinated. The technicals are warning us caution is warranted, but the macro setup and the short positioning says the next move is higher. I'm watching for the breakout.

I am cowering in fear in my home in NJ

do I mindrust do I sit it out.

I am mining 0.00109 btc a day been stacking this since last year which means some of it is as costly as 126k and some of it is as low as 60k.

mining is at  a small profit.
and I could mine the rest of the year at any price btc drops to.

If I sell 0.17 and 0.13 or .30 of my small stash.

 I get about  .3 x 77= 23.1 cash  basically no tax.

as this is all exchange buy the dip perfectly accounted for. All the other btc I have about 1.45 is on a trezor in a bank vault I gave to my wife as a gift.

so do I sell .3 of fully kyc coins at about 2k profit which won't get taxed due to a carryover.

most likely I sell this much this week. I rather feel comfortable if a real dip

happens. It is soft hands, but I am stressed too much.

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[philipma1957]

no quads buddy.

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[cAPSLOCK]

The world is just so weird now.

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