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    Bitcoin Just Flashed a Signal Bulls Have Been Waiting For - 3/11

    Ian Cooper
    Wednesday, March 11, 20266 min read
    Bitcoin Just Flashed a Signal Bulls Have Been Waiting For - 3/11

    That’s the rule.

    That matters because crypto stocks and crypto ETFs do not wait for perfect clarity.

    They start moving when the market senses the panic may be over.

    There is also a policy angle here.

    President Trump publicly accused banks of trying to undermine the GENIUS Act and urged lawmakers to move on broader market-structure legislation, as crypto firms and traditional banks clash over whether stablecoin platforms should be allowed to pass yield-like rewards to users. Coindesk reported the dispute centers on stablecoin rewards and followed a private meeting between Trump and Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong. Coinbase’s own help materials say USDC rewards rates can change, but confirm that customers can earn rewards simply by holding USDC on the platform.

    But it does create a setup.

    And when crypto sets up, you want to know where the easiest vehicles are before the crowd piles back in.

    They just stop getting worse.

    That is the first thing to understand here.

    Bitcoin’s rebound above $70,000 on March 10 came as investors started leaning back into risk assets after signs the Iran conflict might not spiral further. Barron’s said the move helped lift the broader crypto market, with Ethereum and XRP also bouncing.

    Not with a grand announcement.

    And the third beam is simple:

    Crypto names were already beaten up.

    When an asset class gets hit that hard, it does not need perfect news to bounce. It just needs the bad news to stop getting worse.

    Not confirmed.

    But close enough that positioning starts to make sense.

     

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    Written by Ian Cooper

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