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Also bricks nation Russia drafts bill to make crypto assets commonplace in daily life. Also tomorrow is a big deal held at La Cajita Kitchen is the Lady Kahita Express, a surfing event which is going to be hosted by Max and Stacy. There's going to be 10 of the best surfers from all around bitcoin country going to be there. There's going to be prizes. There's going to be trophies. And this is brought to you by the sponsor Sat Street. So shout out to Sat street for making this big event happen. If you're anywhere in El Salvador, you got to get to Laita, the home of the CocoComax. All this plus so much more right here in today's show. Today is Pot episode 2223. I'm your host JV alongside the Fed chair Nipinator. Always keeping them nip and ating. Kicking it off with our market watch as we do each and every day. Market still in the red Itty bitty Correction. We did hit 98 a couple of days ago. It was like 978 and some change. Safe to round up yesterday Itty bitty Corrective day we were down 1% and today the correction continues as we're currently trading just shy of 95,000. We have ether down 8% and XMR Monero is actually a big loser on the day, down 12% but that's probably because it had a massive come up. Past few days there's been some shenanigans going on with zcash, a competitor Privacy Coin and a lot of that liquidity has been flowing into Monero and Dash and checking out coinmarketcap.com total crypto market cap a little bit on a decline today. Down 1.5% but staying just above 3.2 trillion. Bitcoin specific market cap just shy of 1.9 trillion. Checking out top 100 crypto gainers past 24 hours we got IP up 12%. Sky up 9%. Paw Patrol. I remember sky was my daughter's favorite from the Paw Patrol and Pump Fun. You know the shitcoin casino gulag is up 5% on the day followed by Privacy Coin, Dash and checking out the Crypto Greed and fear index. We're still in neutral. We did tap greed yesterday but it's just good not to be in fear. Extreme fear. As the bulk of the fourth quarter we were stuck. It felt like we were wearing cement shoes. Stuck in extreme fear for the bulk of the entire Q4 which supposed to have been our bull run. Hence extended cycle theory in full effect. And checking out the infamous time chain calendar. Today's block height number 932, 548. Who do we appreciate? Fed Chair Nipinator. How many stats can you stack today per $1054 SATS. You know precisely what to do. You pick up the SATs, put down the gats, pick up some bitcoin caps from a man, Sergio over at Bitcoin Caps. And also I just want to remind anyone in bitcoin country right now, tomorrow is going to be a legendary event at the La Cajita Kitchen, the home of the Coco Max. You know it starts tomorrow. There's going to be 10 of the best surfers from bitcoin country all gathered. Also of course you're going to have bitcoin legends Max Kaiser and Stacy Herbert there. This is being sponsored by Sat street so shout out to to the sponsor. They're supposed to be trophies and all sorts of good stuff. Take advantage of it. Order a couple of Coco Maxes, thank me later. And there's going to be an afterparty as well at LA with DJ Fap on the ones and twos. So again, take advantage of it. Here's another little promotional post. I mean, it's very rare you get the opportunity to be alongside Max Kaiser. So if you mix missed the Max at Stacy Invitational, make sure you don't miss this big surfing event. All goes down tomorrow on SAT Stacking Saturday. And if you don't know now, you know. But there you go. But anyways, let's kick this mofo off. We did our market watch. Next up, let's pull up some of the live charts. We'll do some live chart action. Jackson Satisfaction. I made sure to unmute the mic today so you can actually hear it. How cool is that? Here's the one hour. You're going to notice some green candles coming in. But we tend to get these corrective candles pretty stagnant at 95. Really the line in the sand right now we're all eyeing that 100,000 because it's a critical psychological resistance. We flip that mofo back to support, we'll be back at the firmament in a New York minute. And the current firmament all time high is126.3, which was achieved October 6th. Checking out the four hour, you're going to notice a couple of green candles printed. Looking to recover from some of the losses after we hit 98 and bottomed out at 94. And we're climbing right back in real time. Checking out the daily, the daily chart, you're going to notice some green candles we had this week which were very significant. But today and yesterday finally got some little corrections. But hopefully we can continue the bullish momentum now that we're in 2026. You feel me checking out the weekly, you're going to notice a nice green candle on the week. This is nice. Last week we closed in the red even though it was a small corrective candle and then the week prior was a, a decent green candle. But as you know, we had significant amount of repetitive red weekly candles during all of Q4, you know, bottoming out at. But that was the past. Looking forward to the future here. 2026, new all time, highs in place. End it. And checking out the monthly, we do got a green candle for the month of January. We're 16 days deep. The bullish momentum shall resume. And next up we'll do a little ta. And here's what's happening. Bitcoin traders predict a Strong run up. Classic chart right now suggesting 113,000. Quoting an analyst here, Chris Beamish. What a cool name. He's Bish Bitcoin's approaching a key inflection point, reclaiming the short term huddle. Their cost basis would signal recent buyers are back in profit, typically a prerequisite for momentum to re accelerate. That's right. And we also have MPOP who shared that as long as Bitcoin holds above the 21 day moving average which is 91, 200, the trend is up and it'll just be a matter of time until it breaks 100 GS. I definitely agree with that. Let me know your thoughts. Another analyst points out a bitcoin bouncing from the long term trend line support. It's been holding since March of 2023. Each time the price from this support we have witnessed a strong run up and I say Nipinator indicator in full effect. Let's cross the 100k critical level and it should be uphill from there at least in my opinion. I think the bottom is in but let me know your thoughts in the chat. Now to discuss the ascending triangle which is currently targeting 113 GS.
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So that's a good, a good sign if we can do that. Price going up forever. Laura, you already know Dan, crypto trades points out. There's definitely a good amount of the room to move higher for now just need the bulls to hold the lower time frame. Bullish market structures. And that's precisely what the Nipinator is doing. Single paw handedly. I know because he don't have hands. So does that make sense? Single paw handedly he's holding it down. The Nipinator. Next story of the day, some more analysis. I shared with you a bullish thesis here of 113 incoming. This one suggests Bitcoin copying the 2022 bear market despite the 21 price gains. So I'm assuming this is going to be more of a bear scenario. We'll get through this one very quickly. Quoting the analysts here, a similar scenario played out 2022. How many remember that and how many you were around four years ago for the 2022 bare market, let me know. And just FYI in 2021 we hit the cycle peak then which was $69,000. The Bitcoin price declined by 27% after crossing below its 360 day moving average rally in 47% and then it got rejected at the 365 day moving average as outlined here in the Bitcoin one day chart. The findings add more significance to the area at around 101 which is already home to multiple resistant hurdles. Uh, bare market comparisons to gain popularity in the recent weeks and months with forecasts including a retreat towards 65 during 2026. I just got to express I don't think that's the most probable scenario. But I know everything is timelines and probabilities and I'm also aware that the future is yet to be decided. But I believe that the bottom we did hit already in the fourth quarter at 80,000. But let me know if any of you think we will likely correct even lower. I'm open to entertaining that in the chat, so let me know now. Crypto quant suggest not putting too much faith in the bitty price strength. And I'm the same way. The short term is so unpredictable. All you need to know is Bitcoin's been on a 17 year run of a bull run since inception. When in doubt, just zoom the out. But anyways, analysts wrote here at the time many market participants believe the bear market was over, the four year cycle was invalidated and a super cycle was imminent. I repeat imminent. Sentiment not unlike what we're seeing today. It added about 2022. However, fundamental and technical indicators still point out that we remain and a bear market. I beg to differ. I do believe we're in a bull market right now and we're in the extended part of the cycle which we have never witnessed in previous four year cycle history. Now this chart shows the price trajectory playing out similarly to four years ago with 2022 and 2026 diverging from the prior bear market of 2018. And as a sign of awaiting the bulls, the research flag multi month highs and exchange inflows on a rolling weekly basis. As crypto quant put here, total bitcoin flowing into the exchanges has picked up the seven day average of 39, 000 bitties per day, the largest inflow volume since November 25, 2025. Higher inflows to exchanges indicate escalating selling pressure ahead. But there you go yo. I share with you both the bull and the bear. Let me know where you think the pretty little bitty likely heading next for this year of 2026. Do you think we're in a bull or a bear Holler? He's ready to take over Jay Powell already. We've had enough of J. Pal. Apparently Trump is launching criminal charges against the current Fed. Nipinator needs to step in stat. You know what I mean? But anyways next story yo speaking of Trump, Trump moves on the Fed Italy warns fin fluencers I don't even know what a fin fluencer is so I guess we got to dive deeper. According to this global expression. This is a breaking news. U.S. department of justice at the direction of the Trumpster has opened a criminal investigation into the Fed chair Jay Powell. That's what I'm saying. Replace J Pal with the Nipinator already. DOJ alleges the chair has misallocated funds corrupt fraud in the course of renovations of Federal Reserve office buildings, a claim that Powell of course has denied. The Fed chair said that the charges were politically motivated and a consequence of the Federal Reserve setting interest rates based on our best assessment of what will serve the public rather than following the preferences of the president. Trump had previously toured the office buildings whenever he wore the hard hat. They did that whole thing that were under renovation. Alleging the Fed at Powell's direction was supposedly over budget. Trump has long sought to exert more control over the Fed and has expressed frustration over what he sees as insufficiently low interest rates. My understanding is the Fed takes orders from nobody. There's nothing federal about the Federal Reserve. They just print money out of thin air and then they charge the government massive interest and puts us in massive debt. They continue to print massive amounts of money and I would assume Trump would like the rates lower because it would help the economy. And then J. Pal saying we have to raise the rates or do this or do that to preserve the value of the dollar or control inflation, whatever you know the suits preach. Which I take with a grain of salt, naturally. Major U S crypto exchange Coinbase has halted fiat operations in Argentina just one year after entering the country's market. The exchange reportedly halted Argentine's peso based services following a review of its operations. It said the deliberate pause will give it time to assess the sustainability of his project offerings in the region product that is Argentine users won't be able to buy or sell USDC with pesos or withdraw funds to local bank accounts by the end of January. Not a good look. And we have Anna, a Latin American crypto industry observer, said such pauses generally come when working with the local currency is too complex. It is not a signal against crypto or against stables, but rather a demonstration of the structural challenges corruption of integrating local finance systems into volatile markets. Meanwhile, NFT Paris canceled after the market crash. You don't hear much about NFTs nowadays, but anyways, organizers of NFT Paris, an event focused on NFTs and real world assets, have been canceled. Not surprised. NFT Paris was initially scheduled for February, but organizers stated the market collapsed. Hit us hard. Yeah, didn't NFTs lose like 99 of their value? What happened to those multi million dollar board 8 NFTs? All the celebs were flexing not too many years ago. Let me know. Also, U S State of Wyoming launches its own stable coin now available to the general public. State legislators frame the asset as a step forward for financial innovation in the state, which has boasted lax regulations for the digital asset industry. Next story. Iran crypto ecosystem spikes to 7.8 billion amid the mass protests. Here's the latest from Chainalysis Protests in Iran began late December over worsening economic conditions after the Iranian Riley hit record lows against the US dollar, effectively going to zero. I think you saw the chart where Bitcoin just went straight parabolic against it, bruh. Demonstrations escalated nationwide with Iran's regime responding by cutting the Internet with international human rights groups alleging to use the lethal force against the protesters. Such I don't think they should use lethal force ever against especially peaceful protesters. What the Chainalysis said in the report Thursday. Iran's crypto ecosystem hit almost 8 billion last year, which accelerated amid the ongoing unrest with the substantial increase in the number of the daily crypto transfers. Any amounts transacted quoting them here. Most telling is the surge in withdrawals from the Iranian exchanges attributed personal Bitcoin wallets. This surge suggests Iranians are taking possession of Bitcoin at a markedly higher rate during the protest than they were beforehand. This behavior represents a rational response to the collapse of the Iranian reality.
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I don't know if it's real or ryle so you guys let me know which has lost nearly all of its value effectively went to 0 Bro, rendering it effectively worthless against major currencies like the euro. And my understanding is all fiat currency eventually returns to its Original Intrinsic value 0 as they say here in Puerto Rico. Chain Alice ISIS noted the Iran government also turned to crypto with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps crypto activity at accountant for half the total crypto ecosystem just in the fourth quarter of 2025 with the IRGC associated address receiving more than $3 billion last year. Chain Alice is said Bitcoin's role during the unrest in Iran isn't just confirmed capital preservation but also an element of resistance providing liquidity and optionality to an increasingly restricted economic environment. Quoting them here. Unlike traditional assets that are illiquid and often subject to government control, Bitcoin censorship resistant and self custodial nature offers financial flexibility particularly valuable in a situation where individuals may need to flee or operate outside government control financial channels. That's right and that's why all hail the preload bitty going up forever Laura and did I say is unconfiscatable. Take that evildoers, especially the lives of folk trying to confiscate your bitties. Now trm labs track roughly 4 billion of total crypto flows in Iran between January and July of last year. At the same time 7 million people out of the country's 92 million population are estimated to be crypto users. Bam. Not too shabby. As sanctions pressure the international intensify, Iran's economic volatility persists. Crypto will likely remain a crucial tool for Iranian seeking financial sovereignty. That's because no government can control the btc. They can try to control or limit beyond ramps and off ramps. They could try to censor the Internet in which many countries tend to do, especially China. I know from first hand experience. I remember when I I lived in China for 13 months back 20102011 every social media platform was banned. The only way to access them was through a VPN and if you get caught it's illegal. So just note that they have their own version Chinese version of everything like their Google version is badu. Next Story West Virginia lawmaker introduces a bill to allow the state Crypto investments adoption Coming here. That's right, West Virginia State Senator Chris Rose proposed legislation amending the state's code to allow the treasury to invest in precious metals, certain digital assets and stable coins. The bill was introduced to the West Virginian legislator on hump Wednesday. Rose proposed that the state's Board of Treasury be allowed to invest in precious metals digital assets with a market cap of more than 750 billion. Bitcoin clearly qualifies. I don't know if there's any others from the previous calendar year in the stable coins. The bill, called the Inflation Protection act, if passed and signed into law, could give the state's treasury exposure to the prelo biddy, the only crypto to meet the market cap requirements as of January. So bitcoin has the green light for West Virginia. Let's go. According to the text of the bill, any digital asset acquired by the state's treasury could be held by a qualified custodian Custodian such as the Fed Chair Nip and they're just saying in an ETF through a secure custody solution, any stables acquired would need to have received regulatory approval from the U S government. Now several U S states have proposed similar bills allowing the government to invest in Bitcoin or other cryptos. Although many lawmakers introduced legislation in 2025, currently only Texas, Arizona and New Hampshire pass laws allowing state level crypto reserves. So shout out to my Texans, my Arizonians and my new hamsters if that makes sense. It's unclear as of Thursday whether Rose's bill will have enough support to pass the West Virginia Legislature. Lawmakers refer to the bill to the Committee on the Banking and Insurance. The West Virginia bill was introduced as lawmakers of the U.S. senate postponed a markup for legislation to establish digital asset market structure. And speaking of the Clarity act, here's an update. The legislation, called the Clarity act, received criticism from many industry figures over provisions on decentralized finance, stable coin rewards. Apparently they don't want you earning yield and the role US Financial regulators would have in overseeing digital assets. And if you don't know, now you know. Next up Feature Story of the Day Bricks Nation Russia drafts a bill to make the crypto asset commonplace in the daily life. But anyways, top of the hour here, so without further ado, let's dive into our feature Story of the Day Bricks Nation Russia drafts a bill to make crypto assets commonplace in everyday daily life. Here's the breakdown of the breakdown of the daily report Digital assets are poised to become a routine part of daily life in Russia as lawmakers advance legislation removing them from the special financial regulation. This is according to the top Russian financial officer, none other than Anatali Aksakov, chairman of the State Duma Committee of the Financial Markets. He says a bill has already been drafted to exempt crypto from the country's existing special regulatory framework. Bitty, let's go. The move is intended to normalize the use of digital currencies amongst Russian citizens. According to the report by the state media outlet T A S S, quoting Oxas Kebab here, a bill has already been drafted that will exempt crypto from special financial regulation, meaning they will become a common feature in our lives. He also added lawmakers plan to devote significant attention to crypto and other digital financial assets during the State Dumas upcoming spring season. He says the development of digital financial assets will be a legislative priority. Alongside the broader discussions on crypto usage, the comments highlight a growing divide between the lawmakers and Russia's central bank. The Central bank of Russia has previously warned granting access to crypto for unqualified investors would be a drastic step. According to the report, Russia had taken a cautious but evolving approach to digital assets in the recent years, permitting limiting use cases while maintaining tight controls. And you already know the bricks movement is a movement, you know, embracing and preparing for the de dollarization of USD because we all know what to do, what's going to happen there. They continue to kick the can down the road. They continue to print, we continue to go in debt. The dollar becomes less and less valuable. You know, obviously as bitcoin becomes more and more valuable, here's a mathematical certainty. The dollar will continue to lose purchasing power. Meanwhile, Bitcoin is mathematically guaranteed to increase your purchasing power against the dollar just has. It has been doing flawlessly over the past 1718 years since the inception of the genesis block. And if you don't know now you know. But yeah, adoption has come in. This is something that the high priest prophesies over a decade ago, coining the term the global hash war which is ultimately game theory taking place around the world. We had Bukele first movers advantage bitcoin country back in 2021, you know, and as far as corporate treasury plays, we had microstrategy now known as strategy in 2020, the first one to put the biddy on the balance sheet as a publicly traded company. Now they hold roughly 700000 Bitcoin. And of course Najib Buchele and El Salvador are doing big things. And now we have Trump established the strategic bitcoin reserve with the executive order when he took office early last year. And lots of states acquiring or making rules to adopt bitcoin, whether directly or indirectly as we've been discussing so often in other countries.
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Podcast: Bitcoin News Alerts | Daily BTC News
Episode: 2223: Russia Moves to Make Bitcoin Commonplace — Nation-State Shift
Date: January 16, 2026
Host: JV (joined by the inimitable “Fed Chair Nipinator”)
The episode digs into the breaking development of Russia’s new bill pushing toward integrating Bitcoin and digital assets into the everyday life of its population—a potential paradigm shift for both the BRICS bloc and global Bitcoin adoption. The episode also covers fresh technical analysis, Bitcoin’s price action, bullish and bearish market scenarios, and rapid-fire global crypto news: Iran’s surging crypto ecosystem amid protests, Trump’s moves against the US Federal Reserve, state-level crypto legislation in the US, and more.
Timestamps: 00:48 – 06:30
Current Market Sentiment
Total Crypto Market Cap:
TA Highlights & Price Targets
Notable Quote:
"Really, the line in the sand right now—we’re all eyeing that $100,000 because it’s a critical psychological resistance. We flip that mofo back to support, we’ll be back at the firmament in a New York minute." — Host JV (05:13)
Timestamps: 08:53 – 12:25
Bear Market Replay Risk
Host’s Counterpoint:
Exchange Inflows Signal Potential Selling Pressure
Notable Quote:
"All you need to know is Bitcoin's been on a 17 year run of a bull run since inception. When in doubt, just zoom the out." — Host JV (10:45)
Timestamps: 13:00 – 20:30
Notable Quote:
"Fiat currency eventually returns to its original intrinsic value: 0. As they say here in Puerto Rico." — JV (18:15)
Timestamps: 21:00 – 26:37
Major News: Russia’s State Duma, led by Anadoli Aksakov, drafting legislation to remove digital assets from ‘special financial regulation’ and make crypto a common feature in daily life.
Direct Quote (from Russian lawmaker):
Legislative Priority: The Duma to focus on enabling digital financial assets this spring.
Central Bank Tensions: Russia’s central bank remains hesitant, citing concern for retail investors.
Context:
Notable Quote:
"The move is intended to normalize the use of digital currencies among Russian citizens. Bitty, let’s go." — JV (22:09)
Community Vibes:
Satirical Swagger & Bitcoin Maximalism:
| Segment | Topic | Key Insight / Quote | Timestamp | |----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|---------------| | Market Watch / TA | $95K correction, $113K target, $100K resist. | “We’re all eyeing that $100,000… firmament in a NY minute.” — JV | 05:13 | | Bull vs. Bear Scenarios | 2022 bear echo caution; Host bullish | “When in doubt, just zoom the out.” — JV | 10:45 | | Trump vs. the Fed | Powell under DOJ investigation | “Replace J Pal with the Nipinator already…” — JV | 13:20 | | Iran’s Crypto Ecosystem | $7.8B, protests drive adoption | “Fiat currency eventually returns to 0.” — JV | 18:15 | | Russia’s Big News | Bill to make crypto commonplace | "Bitty, let’s go." — JV quoting Russian lawmaker | 22:09 |
This episode captures a pivotal moment as Russia, a major BRICS nation, advances toward making Bitcoin and digital assets ordinary economic instruments, potentially ushering in a fresh wave of global adoption and game-theoretical domino effects. The host delivers a rapid-fire mix of technical analysis, bullish maximalism, global stories, and irreverent community energy, making for a must-listen for hardcore Bitcoiners and macro watchers alike.
Key Takeaway:
The Bitcoin adoption game is accelerating among nation-states; Russia’s move could herald a new phase for BTC in geopolitics—even as the US and other states wrestle with digital asset regulation and adoption at every level.
Next Steps:
HODL, stack sats, and “pick up the SATs, put down the gats!” Stay tuned for the next daily dispatch from Bitcoin News Alerts.