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🩸Blood on the charts, tension in the air… and yet, some say the rally’s coming.
Markets are shaky, banks still hate crypto, and the U.S. government’s debating whether to swap its gold for Bitcoin. 🥴
Lot of noise. Lot of narratives. But there’s hopium in the air.
We break down the 5 biggest signals that actually matter this week – in true 13th Hour style.
Let’s roll. 🧠📉📈 Here’s the TL;DR 👇
1️⃣ Bitcoin Bear Market Ends in 90 Days? 🐻
2️⃣ Senator Lummis Wants to Swap Gold for Bitcoin 🇺🇸
3️⃣ Fidelity’s Digital Dollar Is Backed by T-Bills 💼
4️⃣ Gold-Backed Stablecoins vs. the Dollar 💛
5️⃣ Caitlin Long: Debanking Won’t End Until 2026 😤
📈 BTC Maxis, Assemble! Bitcoin Could Soon Send
According to analyst Timothy Peterson, Bitcoin’s recent dip isn’t as scary as it looks. 📉🐻 He says we’re in a classic bear market – a 20%+ drop from ATH – but chill… it might only last 90 days. ⏳
Here’s the lowdown ⤵️
🧠 Bear markets are normal
They show up once a year, like your least favorite cousin.
Only 4 in the past decade have lasted longer than this one (2018, 2021, 2022, 2024).
💰 BTC price floor?
Peterson doesn’t see BTC dropping much below $50K.
In fact, he thinks it’s unlikely we even fall under $80K with the current adoption trend. 🔥
📅 Timing the comeback
Expect some more pain in the next 30 days. 😬
But after April 15, he predicts a 20–40% rally as we hit “day 120” of the cycle. 🚀
📉 Why the drop?
Blame geopolitics: tariffs, trade wars, and good ol’ market uncertainty. 🛃⚔️
Short-term traders have stepped back. Glassnode’s Hot Supply (BTC held < 1 week) dropped from 5.9% → 2.3%. 🧊
🌍 Looking ahead
Until April 2025, markets might stay shaky thanks to global trade drama.
But long-term? Still bullish vibes ahead. 📈🐂
🇺🇸💰 US Gov Should Sell Gold to Buy Bitcoin? Says Senator Lummis
Senator Cynthia Lummis just dropped a wild proposal:
Sell some of Uncle Sam’s gold... and buy 200,000 BTC per year for 5 years.
Yep – that’s 1 MILLION BTC. 🔥🪙
Or roughly 5% of the entire supply.
And no, she’s not talking about printing new money or raising taxes. Corrupt politicians crying in the corner 🤭
The move would be funded by revaluing America’s gold reserves – marking them up to today’s prices and using that paper gain to go shopping for digital gold, i.e., Bitcoin.
Why?
🛡️ Hedge against inflation
📉 Diversify U.S. reserves
🌍 Keep the dollar strong
It’s bold. It’s bullish. It’s Bitcoin in the White House kinda vibes. 🦅
Of course, not everyone’s vibing with the idea.
Critics say Bitcoin’s too volatile, too risky, and too speculative for a nation-state treasury.
But let’s be honest – the idea of the U.S. holding BTC while the rest of the world still debates ETFs? That’s some next-level giga-brain positioning. 🧠
💼 Wall Street’s Bringing T-bills to the Stablecoin Fight!
Fidelity just dropped a bomb 💣
They’re launching a digital dollar – but with a twist: It’s backed by the U.S. Treasury bills 🇺🇸📄
That’s right. Not just another stablecoin backed by vibes and promises. This one’s got Uncle Sam's bonds behind it. 🔐💵
Why it matters:
👉 More trust = more institutions jumping in
👉 BTC 🚀 3.5% | ETH 🚀 2.8% after the news
👉 Trading volumes went brrr – +25% on BTC, +20% on ETH 📈🔥
Fidelity’s basically saying: “You want stability? We’ve got T-bills.” And investors are listening. 👂👔
💛 Will Gold-Backed Stablecoins Kick Off Dedollarization?
Max Keiser’s sounding the alarm: the age of dollar dominance in crypto might be coming to an end – and gold’s the one ringing the bell. 🛎️
His take ➡️ Countries like China, Russia, and Iran aren’t itching to use USD-backed stablecoins. But gold 🧐 That’s neutral, ancient, and sitting in their vaults already.
With more nations exploring gold-backed digital currencies, we could see a shift away from U.S. dollar hegemony – not just in geopolitics, but in crypto rails too. 🌐💸
That’s not great news for Tether, USDC, or the U.S. playbook to stay relevant via stablecoins. 🇺🇸🧊
If enough global players jump on the shiny metal bandwagon… We might just be watching the first real step toward dedollarization – not through war or oil, but through stablecoins. 📉🟡📈
The next currency war might be fought on the blockchain. 💻⚔️
😤 Caitlin Long, ‘Crypto Debanking Ain’t Over Till 2026’
First off – what’s debanking?
It’s when banks cut off crypto firms from basic financial services – like opening an account, sending wires, or holding USD. Yep, crypto companies getting ghosted by TradFi. 👻💳
Caitlin Long (CEO of Custodia Bank) saysy this freeze-out will keep going until Jan 2026 – when a new U.S. President (or Trump again) can finally appoint a pro-crypto Fed governor.
Until then, the current Fed (under Dem control) is still applying pressure. 😬
Two crypto-friendly banks are currently being grilled 🔍
Custodia itself has taken big hits from this – months of delays, 💲💲💲 lost, and zero love from the Fed. 💸🛑
Quick rewind on where this started 👇
▶️ This whole thing is often called Operation Chokepoint 2.0 🧯
▶️ It’s the idea that U.S. regulators are unofficially choking off crypto's access to the banking system
▶️ The term blew up when Marc Andreessen brought it up on the Joe Rogan podcast 🎙️
▶️ And since then, it’s become the rally cry for crypto companies fighting for banking access
So yeah – even if crypto’s getting more political support now...
Until 2026, TradFi’s gate is still mostly locked. 🔒👎
That’s a wrap of today’s 13th Hour 🕛
Keep your wallets warm, your charts close, and your memes closer.
We’ll see you tomorrow – same time, same signal.
– Your daily chronographer ⌚
