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June 2026 didn't whisper. The world's biggest IPO drained billions from risk assets, Michael Saylor sold Bitcoin for the first time, a new Fed Chair signalled higher rates, and Bitcoin hit its worst month since the 2022 Luna crash. Noise and signal pointed in the same direction.
Human nature watches the noise, but true paradigm shifts occur in the quiet. May 2026 proved this. While casual observers focused on price compression, a massive structural re-alignment spanning a new Fed Chair, the CLARITY Act, and spot Hyperliquid ETFs quietly codified the next era of capital.
April’s 30% rally from February lows has sparked a major debate: is the bottom in? While history suggests otherwise, the shift in market structure and global adoption indicates this is a very different recovery. This time, it really is different.
March was the month everything changed for Bitcoin. For much of the year, we highlighted its true purpose. In March, that narrative became reality.
Bitcoin is not the next safe haven but the next global reserve currency. As fiat systems crack and liquidity returns, Bitcoin’s true role is emerging. This is not a repeat of past cycles but a structural reset. Still undervalued, still early.
Bitcoin is not the next safe haven but the next global reserve currency. As fiat systems crack and liquidity returns, Bitcoin’s true role is emerging. This is not a repeat of past cycles but a structural reset. Still undervalued, still early.
2025 was not the year many hoped for, but it was far from a waste. Bitcoin made structural progress, hit key adoption milestones, and may now be undervalued both relative to its own history and within the broader macro environment. The groundwork is set.
Just last month we saw all time highs. Now, one of Bitcoin’s largest buyers has paused its accumulation, bear market signals have triggered, and sentiment has turned. But despite all of this, several key factors suggest this market may be fundamentally different from those we’ve seen before.
As has been the case throughout this bull market, October delivered both highs and lows in rapid succession, each one offering its own lesson. A new all-time high was quickly followed by some hard truths for those chasing quick gains.
September has wrapped up. It fought through historical stigmas, liquidations, and manipulation to close green. A new narrative dominated headlines and shook the space, while fresh signs of adoption continue to emerge. Through it all, Bitcoin held firm and September has now set the stage for October.
July was a month of contrasts for Bitcoin, with decade-old coins suddenly moving, fresh all-time highs, and the first major crypto regulations landing. The back half of the year has started stronger than expected, but can this momentum carry into a full-fledged altseason?
July was a month of contrasts for Bitcoin, with decade-old coins suddenly moving, fresh all-time highs, and the first major crypto regulations landing. The back half of the year has started stronger than expected, but can this momentum carry into a full-fledged altseason?
As with much of the first half of 2025, June's price action was largely influenced by news and decisions from the White House, alongside ongoing conflicts in the Middle East, but it has set itself up for a potentially bullish second half of the year.
May proved what conviction looks like. As US debt soared past $37T, Bitcoin broke to new highs, reminding markets it’s not just resilient, it’s the alternative. In a system built on debt, Bitcoin isn’t reactionary. It’s the solution.
For the longest time, people have debated whether Bitcoin is a risk-on or risk-off asset. Is it a levered Nasdaq, or is it digital gold? What if I told you neither side is wrong — and that April, one of the wildest months in recent memory, proved Bitcoin is, in fact, both.
Bitcoin didn’t just move sideways in March—it moved up the geopolitical ladder. With the US formally designating Bitcoin as a strategic reserve asset, the digital currency took on a new identity: not just a hedge, not just an investment, but a tool of statecraft. Bitcoin became strategic.
Trump’s victory propelled Bitcoin to new all-time highs, but now his tariffs are driving a severe market correction, pushing sentiment to its lowest levels in years.
Welcome to another Riveting Rake Review as August delivered on some volatility and news again. From Supply shocks, to Aussie Banking issues, to ETF's, to Russian Billionaires accidentally being blown up, we go around the world as Bitcoin quietly counts down to the next halving in April.
Welcome to another jam packed Rake Review as July delivered on news and controversy again. From Central Banks, to Regional Banks, to BRICS, to China, to new listings that claim to be the answer "Worldcoin", we go around the world as Bitcoin quietly counts down to the next halving in April.
There are 2 weeks to go until the end of the Financial year in Australia. Are you ready with your tax strategy? We will discuss this later but first we have so much news in such a short period of time. The SEC is going to war with the largest crypto exchanges in the world while declaring more and mo...
