
Bitcoin CRASH Coming? AI Bubble Bursts & Inflation SHOCK
The macroeconomic picture is heating up fast.
- Inflation: CPI and PPI came in much hotter than expected. Core inflation is rising, signaling energy costs are spilling over into the broader economy.
- Oil: Brent crude surged above $108/barrel and WTI above $100, driven by escalating Middle East tensions.
- Bonds & Dollar: The Dollar Index (DXY) hit an 18-month high. US 30-year mortgage rates climbed to 7.5%, levels not seen in decades. The bond market shows zero relief.
- KOSPI Crash: South Korean stocks collapsed (down 40% from highs) so badly the president tweeted a suicide helpline. Key memory makers (SK Hynix, Samsung) were hit hardest.
Chip stocks just suffered their longest losing streak since the 2008 Financial Crisis. The AI euphoria is facing a reality check.
- Catalysts for the Sell-off:
- Failed IPO of Fermis (Australian Neocloud).
- Broadcom CEO admitted investors are in a "casino" betting on companies that "might not end up profitable."
- Chinese breakthrough by CXMT in memory chips, threatening US dominance.
- Anthropic's valuation slashed from $2 Trillion to $1.5 Trillion.
- CoreWeave bond yields skyrocketed to 15%, indicating frozen credit markets for AI.
- Systemic Risk: Larry Fink warned a moratorium on data centers would trigger a US recession. Over 50% of the S&P 500 is exposed to the Mag 7 / hyperscalers.
Bitcoin is stuck in a choppy range, failing to break crucial resistance levels.
- Key Levels: $87,000 is the ultimate resistance. Breaking this is needed for a run at new highs.
- Support: Failing to hold $82,000 opens the door to a retest of liquidity zones at $80,000 and eventually the major level at $76,000.
- Correlation: BTC is heavily correlated with oil prices. Relief rallies happen when oil drops slightly.
- Outlook: Expect a retest of the $81,500 mark. A bullish case requires breaking $87,000.
- Memecoin Culture: The pump.fun party at Token2049 is called out as a display of everything normies hate about crypto (rug pulls, broccoli haircuts).
- Richard Heart Arrested: The Hex/PulseChain founder was detained in Istanbul on an Interpol warrant. Cops found gold, cash, and loaded weapons.
- Cybersecurity Fail: Denmark's national ID database was hacked because the password was "123456". 8.8 million people exposed.
- Flying Car Skepticism: Elon's Roadster reveal is met with skepticism regarding regulatory hurdles and practicality.
- Wednesday: Tesla, Meta & IBM earnings reports.
- Thursday: Fed balance sheet data (liquidity, repo).
- Friday: Manufacturing PMI & Consumer Sentiment data.






