Fed officials speak on policy

Multiple Fed officials, including Walle, Goolsbee, Collins, and Bostic, will speak throughout the week, with key events on Feb 25 and Feb 27.

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🚨 The Fed Drama Isn’t Over… Not Even Close

Just when people thought Jerome Powell was about to fade out quietly, the story flipped — and now it feels much bigger than before.

Yes, the U.S. Department of Justice has dropped its criminal probe. That alone should have calmed things down. But it didn’t.

Because inside the Federal Reserve, the investigation is still ongoing. And that changes everything.

Here’s where it gets interesting…

Powell’s term as Chair ends on May 15. Normally, that would mean the end of his influence. But not this time. He still holds a seat on the Fed’s Board until 2028.

So even if he steps down as Chair, he doesn’t disappear. He stays in the room. He still has a voice. And in a place like the Fed, that voice matters more than people think.

As analyst Jon Hilsenrath put it simply, if Powell remains a governor, he still has leverage.

In plain terms:

He’s not out of the game. Not even close.

Now this isn’t just about interest rates or policy decisions anymore. It’s starting to look like a quiet power struggle between the Fed’s independence and growing political pressure behind the scenes.

And markets can feel it.

Uncertainty is building:

Leaders might change

Investigations are still active

Tension is rising in the background

That kind of mix doesn’t stay quiet for long. It usually shows up in volatility sudden moves, sharp reactions, and nervous trading.

The real takeaway:

Powell may be stepping away from the spotlight… but he’s still sitting at the table.

And sometimes, the people who stay in the room not the ones in front of the cameras — are the ones who shape what happens next.

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$BTC Full Cycle Map — Where Are We Really? 🗺️

Forget the daily noise. Zoom out. This is the bigger picture.

📐 The Bull Cycle Was Perfectly Symmetrical

The previous Bull Cycle, from bottom to top, divided cleanly into 3 stages of 50 weeks (350 days) each — and each stage splits further into two phases, giving us 6 distinct phases of almost identical structure. The symmetry is hard to ignore.

🐻 Now Apply That to the Bear Cycle

If we use the same 350-day framework starting from the October 6, 2025 top, the math points to a potential cycle bottom around September–October 2026.

Here's the important part: based on this structure, BTC has already entered Phase 2 of the Bear Cycle — which is the final phase before a new accumulation begins.

💡 What Does History Say About the Bottom?

The previous Bear Cycle bottomed exactly on the 1W MA350 — a level that has held as a long-term floor every single cycle without exception.

That same indicator is currently pointing toward a $45,000–$50,000 test before this Bear Cycle fully completes. Not a prediction — a historically grounded reference point that's worth having on your radar.

This analysis also independently confirms the well-known 4-Year Cycle Theory.

📌 The Takeaway

We're not in freefall. We're in a mapped, structured cycle with a potential bottom window of late Q3 to early Q4 2026. If history rhymes, the $45K–$50K zone is where patient accumulators will be rewarded.

Zoom out. Stay patient. The cycle always completes.

$BTC $KCS #Fed officials speak on policy

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$BTC Full Cycle Map — Where Are We Really? 🗺️

Forget the daily noise. Zoom out. This is the bigger picture.

📐 The Bull Cycle Was Perfectly Symmetrical

The previous Bull Cycle, from bottom to top, divided cleanly into 3 stages of 50 weeks (350 days) each — and each stage splits further into two phases, giving us 6 distinct phases of almost identical structure. The symmetry is hard to ignore.

🐻 Now Apply That to the Bear Cycle

If we use the same 350-day framework starting from the October 6, 2025 top, the math points to a potential cycle bottom around September–October 2026.

Here's the important part: based on this structure, BTC has already entered Phase 2 of the Bear Cycle — which is the final phase before a new accumulation begins.

💡 What Does History Say About the Bottom?

The previous Bear Cycle bottomed exactly on the 1W MA350 — a level that has held as a long-term floor every single cycle without exception.

That same indicator is currently pointing toward a $45,000–$50,000 test before this Bear Cycle fully completes. Not a prediction — a historically grounded reference point that's worth having on your radar.

This analysis also independently confirms the well-known 4-Year Cycle Theory.

📌 The Takeaway

We're not in freefall. We're in a mapped, structured cycle with a potential bottom window of late Q3 to early Q4 2026. If history rhymes, the $45K–$50K zone is where patient accumulators will be rewarded.

Zoom out. Stay patient. The cycle always completes.

$BTC $KCS #Fed officials speak on policy

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Trump’s tariff hike to 15% pressures global trade, hitting industrials and exporters. Watch $CAT ($758.90, -0.20%), $DE ($663.20, +0.20%) for downside risk. Inflationary ripple may force Fed's hand, impacting rate-sensitive sectors like tech. Defensive positioning in staples/utilities prudent. This is my opinion. Not financial advice.

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@el33th4xor Trump’s imposed tariffs have been ruled illegal by the Supreme Court. It’s now time for the president to discard economic ideas from the 1600s and build a modern economy based on blockchains

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Bitcoin Pops After Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump’s Tariffs The Supreme Court of the United States on Friday struck down President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariff regime, ruling 6-3 that he exceeded his authority by imposing broad import duties under a national emergency law. The decision invalidates tariffs Trump levied in early 2025 under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, a statute enacted in 1977 and historically used to sanction foreign adversaries during crises. Trump cited persistent trade deficits and national security concerns, including fentanyl trafficking, to justify duties ranging from 10% to 50% on imports from nearly every major trading partner. Writing for the majority, Chief Justice John Roberts said the Constitution leaves little ambiguity about who controls the taxing power. “The Framers did not vest any part of the taxing power in the Executive Branch,” Roberts wrote, adding that no previous president had used the statute to impose tariffs “of this magnitude and scope.” The ruling marks the first major test of Trump’s second-term economic agenda before the high court, which includes three justices he appointed during his first term. Lower courts had already found that the administration overstepped, emphasizing that Article I of the Constitution assigns tariff authority to Congress. President Trump said he has a backup plan to pursue tariffs following the court ruling, according to various sources.

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@KobeissiLetter If tariffs are ruled illegal, refund exposure at that scale is massive. Policy reversals like this can ripple through markets fast.

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BREAKING: 🇺🇸 The U.S. Supreme Court overturns President Trump’s tariffs. All tariff policies from the past year are invalid. Market volatility, including in Bitcoin and crypto, may occur in the coming days.