Escape Artist

Everyone’s freaking out about this BTC crash, but the setup for the next leg is quietly getting stronger. In the US, the CLARITY market‑structure bill is close to the finish line, with SEC and CFTC chairs saying they can finally “codify sensible rules of the road for the asset class” instead of regulating by random enforcement. That’s the green light Wall Street has been waiting for. Institutional research now models 3–4T of potential crypto demand once the rules are locked in, with BTC as the anchor asset likely taking a big slice of that. Even a 1–2T wave into bitcoin over a cycle doesn’t translate 1:1 – thin float, ETFs and leverage mean flows can move market cap several times the raw capital. On‑chain, we’re already in classic late‑bear territory: capitulation, realised losses spiking, short‑term holders blown out while long‑term holders quietly add. Historically, that’s where the next big impulse move starts from once a new structural buyer appears. Put it together and you get a simple thesis: regulatory clarity + institutional rails + on‑chain capitulation = a setup where the bear phase might end faster than most people expect, and the next trend is driven by flows, not retail hopium.

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Bitcoin's 2026 Path: Institutional Flows vs. Market Structure

Bitcoin's 2026 Path: Institutional Flows vs. Market Structure

Was using AI in my job to assist with coding work sparingly until this year where I decided to go all in. Been using Claude code everyday so far in 2026, both in my job and some personal projects. I’ve had wow moments where I couldn’t believe how good it was but also got stuck in situations where I’ve lost a lot of time trying to steer it in the right direction after some big fuck ups. One thing I’m sure of is that If you don’t understand systems architecture you’ll have trouble building anything complex that is robust and secure as things stand today. I’ve had success so far by documenting and setting requirements, rules and restrictions as I go in many markdown files in a project. Lots of conversations flushing out the detail before allowing it to write any code. When I don’t do this things can fall apart pretty quickly

Worth remembering that the global world order is in a state of flux that hasn’t been seen in half a century if not more, and faith in fiat currencies is eroding among sovereign entities - as seen by the performance of gold and silver in the last couple of years. I truly believe that the financial elite want your Bitcoin and this is part of their process to manipulate you into capitulating. In a world where trust is evaporating, we need a trust less way to transact with one another in a hard monetary medium that’s neutral. The answer HAS to be Bitcoin, the alternative is too terrifying to contemplate #HODL

Remember being laughed at in 2020 when bitcoin crashed to $3-4K. ‘It’s done, put a fork in it’ was the joke on the WhatsApp group. Same people are saying the same today at around a 20x in price since. Not one of them has ever had a 20x in their life 😂

Been using Claude Code all month and generally was blown away by what you could do with it. At the start I was really careful, managing my sessions and guiding it step by step, then I got lazy and last night it totally fucked up a branch I was working on. As an engineer with 25+ years of experience I just cannot believe that non technical people can use this and build secure, robust software