👆 CPI Crypto Dump? Not For Long, Here's Why:

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February 12, 2025

GM, and happy CPI day to those who celebrate.

Macro has been fully back in action since December, and I’m not sure I like that. Today, the CPI hinted at 3% inflation for January, a 0.1% increase above the expected 2.9%. This obviously isn’t great because it means the Fed needs to stay restrictive for longer.

One positive at the moment, which confirms the case for the bottom being in pretty soon, is global liquidity finally taking another leap higher. Soon doesn’t mean right now, though, so be prepared for more scammy price action.

Speaking of liquidity, the liquidation heatmap shows us that most of it lies higher. If we pair this with current sentiment, seeing a push upward after tapping the lows one more time wouldn't be surprising.

Yes, I know you ask, “Sir, but what about our most promising, highly esteemed technological investments, the altcoins?” Well, they might suffer a bit more if there’s a final push lower, so if you’re watching for entry, look for a confluence of weakening DXY (dollar index), Tether dominance, and Bitcoin dominance. For now, the confirmation isn’t there.

Please save us, Donald Trump (and shut up about tariffs for a bit pls).

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The important bits.

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  • Yeet (NFT, Berachain) - Yeetard Gigabonzu is live

  • Superseed (L2) - Explains how Supercollateral works

  • Ton (L1) - Integrates with Layer Zero

  • Aave (Lending) - Now live on Linea

  • Kinto (DeFi) - Reached $300m volume

  • MegaETH (L2) - Fluffle NFT mint coming in 1 hour

Even more important bits.

Charts and stats of the day.

Crypto taxes? Absolute pain.

Sifting through receipts, crunching numbers — it's a yearly ritual of suffering. Throw crypto into the mix, and it’s full-blown chaos.

Now you’re juggling transactions across wallets, flipping between CEXes and DEXes, and wondering if that airdrop was a win or just a taxable headache. And let’s not even start on staking rewards…

Well, it doesn’t necessarily have to suck.

Crypto Tax Calculator is built for degens like you. With over 1000+ integrations, a custom shitcoin pricing oracle, and the superpower to handle your on-chain terror.

 You can either generate reports your accountant will love or directly file ‘em yourself. 

 Snag 20% off your first year. Your accountant — and sanity — will thank you.

BTC/USDT 1D Binance

We had a hot CPI print today, and risk assets don’t like it (ourbags). Stay safe out there.

Algos were quick to sell and I think we move to the yearly open from here at $93,576, then likely to the range low. The bounce was already weak - awful PA lately and I have not been trading it.

However, there will be tight long invalidation on a move to the $92k range low. Close the daily below there, and we will likely trend lower. If not, $97,350 and then mid range $99k is on the cards again.

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Smart-money movements on Ethereum.

Source: ChainEdge

Smart-money movements on Solana.

Source: ChainEdge

DeFi mindshare is growing while the rest of the market is down.

Crypto taxes? Absolute pain.

Sifting through receipts, crunching numbers — it's a yearly ritual of suffering. Throw crypto into the mix, and it’s full-blown chaos.

Now you’re juggling transactions across wallets, flipping between CEXes and DEXes, and wondering if that airdrop was a win or just a taxable headache. And let’s not even start on staking rewards…

Well, it doesn’t necessarily have to suck.

Crypto Tax Calculator is built for degens like you. With over 1000+ integrations, a custom shitcoin pricing oracle, and the superpower to handle your on-chain terror.

 You can either generate reports your accountant will love or directly file ‘em yourself. 

 Snag 20% off your first year. Your accountant — and sanity — will thank you.

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Hyperliquid Ecosystem Update Ep.3 - Native BTC?

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To save you doom scrolling.

Cryptocurrency markets, circa Feb. 2025.


I don’t know about you, but I refuse to trade this piece of shit chop.

Right now, I’m chilling over at Infrared, enjoying a 500% APR on my BERA/WETH liquidity pool while staking the rewards for a 700% yield in iBGT.

I should probably not tell you this because you will dilute me, but I guess I like you too much to hide it. Enjoy!

stay safe homies,

Hix0n 🫡

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