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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...
May 2023 proved to be a rollercoaster month in the world of economics and cryptocurrency. The (All Powerful & Mighty) United States, teetered on the brink of debt default. The debt ceiling was maxed and the Democrats and Republicans tussled for an agreement over raising the level of borrowing th...
April has been an interesting and volatile month (as we tend to have in crypto), with much industry news (discussed later) and market moves. Bitcoin is up around 8% for the month and the sentiment is more positive. So, it is a good time to ask ourselves where we are in the market cycle of crypto and...
A LOT of important things happened this month in markets, and we hope you’ll enjoy this month’s Rake Review as we cut through some of the economic jargon. It is an important one and we've done our best to give high signal so we hope you enjoy.
High Level Events
- The banking crisis continues but t...
As summer draws to a close we’re excited to share some positive news from the world of crypto. February saw Bitcoin hit a new 2023 high as sentiment did likewise. We are trending sideways, however those that bought BTC sub $20,000 USD & ETH sub $1,300 USD are now laughing. They have effectively ...
It brings us great pleasure to write this Rake Review on a positive note after...
Firstly, a huge thank you to you, our readers and of course our loyal clients. We do it for you and we can’t do it without you. Thank you for sticking with us through thick and thin. It’s been on the thin end this year but there is still hope of a turnaround next year. The good news is that if you s...
We all know that the amount of physical Gold in the world is dwarfed by the amount of paper Gold. Paper Gold is derivatives (futures and forwards) but also gold certificates and gold deposit paper. Essentially, someone else holds your gold and you think you own it.
I have no issue with derivatives be...
Let’s do something a little different this month.
Here’s a short story a Rabbi once told (Thanks Rabbi Motti):
A poor man in Odessa heard about a distant land where the streets were paved with gold; the precious metal were as commonplace as the dust of the earth. Despairing of his financial future at ...
When Satoshi Nakamoto mined the very first Bitcoin Block he (or she or them) inserted reference to the front page of The Times 3 Jan 2009. The front page carried headlines of another Bank bailout off the back of the Global financial crisis.
13 years later, we pulled the following headline from ...
