Quick Overview from Ivan On Tech

Key Highlights:
  • ๐Ÿš€ Bitcoin holding strong at 94โ€“95K, pushing toward 100K

  • ๐ŸŒ Global financial order shifting, trust in USD and treasuries fading

  • ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Arizona and North Carolina advance Bitcoin reserve legislation

  • ๐Ÿ“ˆ ETF inflows bounce back with $3.4B entering BTC and ETH

  • ๐Ÿงฎ Not enough Bitcoin for all millionaires, demand will outpace supply

  • โš™๏ธ Ethereum plans to scale Layer 1, shaking up the L2 landscape

  • ๐Ÿ’ณ Mastercard to support stablecoin payments for global usage

  • ๐Ÿช™ Solana and Suie gain traction as treasury assets

  • ๐Ÿ’ผ Solana startups showing early profitability with minimal overhead

  • ๐Ÿ” Suie token unlock incoming, market watching closely


Global Macro and Bitcoin Adoption

Key Highlights:
  • Ray Dalio says the old monetary system is over, crypto is rising

  • Nations are reducing reliance on US treasuries and turning to gold and Bitcoin

  • Arizona leads the way with Bitcoin reserve legislation, followed by North Carolina

  • Swiss economists urge their central bank to directly hold Bitcoin, not just through equities


Bitcoin Scarcity and Institutional FOMO

Key Highlights:
  • 58 million millionaires exist, but only 21 million Bitcoin

  • Even if each millionaire wanted one BTC, supply falls far short

  • Bitwise highlights this mismatch as the key long-term bullish case

  • ETF demand returning fast after weeks of outflows, signaling renewed appetite


Ethereum's Shift to Scaling Layer 1

Key Highlights:
  • Ethereum Foundation wants to scale L1 directly, sparking debate

  • L2s may lose relevance if L1 becomes scalable and affordable

  • Critics question whether ETH is undermining its own ecosystem

  • Ivan sees this as a bullish narrative since markets price in future potential


Stablecoin Infrastructure and Merchant Integration

Key Highlights:
  • Mastercard will enable stablecoin payments across its network

  • This unlocks crypto spending in retail without the need to convert to fiat

  • Ivan sees this as the final missing piece for real-world crypto adoption


Solana and Suie: Treasury and Ecosystem Growth

Key Highlights:
  • Multiple public firms now hold Solana on their balance sheets

  • Ivan compares this to the early days of MicroStrategy's Bitcoin buying

  • Suie is following a similar path, aiming to challenge Solanaโ€™s dominance

  • A $200M unlock on Suie this week could create volatility but also opportunity


Solana Startups and Profit Potential

Key Highlights:
  • Solana-based startups are lean and profitable due to low fees

  • Tether is used as an example of high-margin, low-cost crypto business success

  • 1inch is moving into the Solana ecosystem to compete with Jupiter


Market Positioning and Current Trends

Key Highlights:
  • Bitcoin dominance remains high at 64 percent

  • Market is flat, but all eyes are on BTC approaching 100K

  • Altcoins like Cookie and Lisk are showing early signs of reversal

  • Ivan believes a breakout above 100K could trigger massive upside momentum