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Global Macro Update: The Real Reason Bitcoin Just Ripped
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🚨 CHECK OUT TBL PULSE: In this Global Macro Update, Nik covers the financial war he sees playing out across treasuries and currencies, and why bitcoin popped above $67,000 on the back of it. He walks through the trend lines he is watching, and why the zone between $70,000 and $82,000 is the work bitcoin has to do before a technical bull market emerges. Nik explains why he calls Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent the Secretary of Volatility, where he thinks Bessent's lines in the sand sit on the dollar and the ten-year yield, and how the new buyback program functions as a form of yield curve control. He also covers why rates are rising naturally in an AI boom. The Bitcoin Layer is proud to be sponsored by SOUND HSA. A Health Savings Account is the most tax-advantaged account in the US tax code: contributions are tax-deductible, growth is tax-free, and withdrawals for qualified healthcare…
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🚨 CHECK OUT TBL PULSE: In this Global Macro Update, Nik covers the financial war he sees playing out across treasuries and currencies, and why bitcoin popped above $67,000 on the back of it. He walks through the trend lines he is watching, and why the zone between $70,000 and $82,000 is the work bitcoin has to do before a technical bull market emerges. Nik explains why he calls Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent the Secretary of Volatility, where he thinks Bessent's lines in the sand sit on the dollar and the ten-year yield, and how the new buyback program functions as a form of yield curve control. He also covers why rates are rising naturally in an AI boom. The Bitcoin Layer is proud to be sponsored by SOUND HSA. A Health Savings Account is the most tax-advantaged account in the US tax code: contributions are tax-deductible, growth is tax-free, and withdrawals for qualified healthcare expenses are tax-free too. But most people leave their HSA sitting in cash, losing purchasing power year after year. SOUND HSA lets you hold real bitcoin inside your HSA instead. Not an ETF, not a paper claim, but real bitcoin secured in multi-institutional, multi-signature cold storage. Use code TBL to waive the fifty-dollar setup fee. Transfer an existing HSA or open a new one today: Timestamps: 00:00 A financial war is going on all around us 02:15 Why price analysis comes first 04:25 bitcoin's rate of change and looking for the turn 06:40 The zone between $70,000 and $82,000 08:58 Bessent, the Secretary of Volatility 11:10 Michael Howell and the school of thought behind TBL liquidity 13:23 The lines in the sand on the dollar and the ten-year 15:27 Why there is no free market in treasuries or currencies 16:19 The buyback program as yield curve control 18:07 Why the signaling matters more than the size 19:47 The repo market and the overnight roll 21:58 Why yields are rising naturally in an AI boom 23:57 Where to find TBL Pulse 📊 The Bitcoin Layer is a bitcoin and global macroeconomic research firm. ▶️