💰Ethereum's 2026 roadmap just dropped and it's aggressive.

Two forks, massive scaling, zero-knowledge proofs going live.🤔

Glamsterdam fork (mid-2026) enables perfect parallel processing - multi-lane highway instead of single-lane. Gas limit jumps to 100-200 million from today's 60 million. Block Access Lists let clients run transactions simultaneously without conflicts. The real unlock: 10% of validators switch to verifying ZK-proofs instead of reexecuting transactions. Data blobs per block could hit 72+, pushing L2s to hundreds of thousands of TPS.
Heze-Bogota fork (end of 2026) focuses on censorship resistance, not speed. Goal: if even part of the network is honest, your transaction gets included eventually.
Ethereum L1 is targeting 10,000 TPS by year-end. Won't hit it in 2026, but the foundation gets laid.
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Vitalik's more cautious - expects "targeted growth" with some operations getting more expensive to keep things balanced.

TRUST WALLET → UNTRUST WALLET😘
While the world was celebrating Christmas on December 25th, Trust Wallet gave its users a real "crypto armagedon" 😁

🍑 $7M stolen
🍑 Hundreds of victims
🍑 Funds vanished in MINUTES
🍑 Hit: ETH, BTC, SOL

The hacker knew Trust Wallet's code like the back of their hand. CZ hinted: "Most likely someone from inside"

CZ: "We'll return all $7M from SAFU fund"

It is reasonable to assume that simply using a shield as the logo for your wallet is not sufficient to protect your funds. Furthermore, just because a wallet is named Trust does not mean it should be trusted completely😁

Trading is easy 👌
You are BETTING either
🟢WITH the majority or
🔴OPPOSING the majority

THAT'S IT!☺️ That's how your risks are calculated.

Think about it, maybe it's the best advice you've ever gotten in your life

The simplest to use and one of the most effective (proven) indicators is the Relative Strength Index (RSI). It provides a fairly accurate and, most importantly, EARLY signal of whether an asset is
🔴overbought or
🟢oversold

When the RSI falls below its typical range, it indicates that market conditions for buying 🟢have become extremely favorable, signaling an opportune moment to accumulate long positions at an attractive price.

Enable the RSI on your charts in TradingView and StormTrade. This tool can help you identify optimal entry points for your positions.

PS 😊
The chart shows the current situation in the current market. Check it out!

PSS
Doesn't work with memecoins😡

Safety FIRST😘
The Trust Wallet story makes you think about how we store crypto and what we can actually trust

🥳I DON'T USE BINANCE or other centralized exchanges (CEX). Same goes for OKX and the rest. Why? I don't trust them. They can simply not give me my money back. Request additional documents, update limits, add extra verification. This has happened before 🙄

What's the point of my 1000x gains if I can never actually withdraw them?

I also don't use centralized exchange wallets FOR STORING CRYPTO or TRADING.
For trading I exclusively use a NON-CUSTODIAL WALLET on the blockchain, no third parties, keys ONLY WITH ME.

As a $TON OG🐶 I always used Tonkeeper, but recently its interface started glitching badly - some buttons and features stopped working. I got scared and quickly switched to MyTonWallet since it was getting good reviews at the time. Sure, it was scary. Fortunately, MyTonWallet works great.

This isn't an ad, I won't even drop links. Just an example of how any change in your wallet can REALLY scare you and make you think about your security.

HACK Binance NOT SAFU at all🍑

I TOLD YOU👌

If clarification is needed, Trump is openly and directly discussing the idea of using Bitcoin to pay off the U.S. national debt.
🤨🤨🤨
Yes, that’s correct. The plan is to gather funds from around the world to drive up the price of Bitcoin and then use it to settle the U.S. national debt. It’s a very clever strategy.

💰Solana's volumes are fake🤔

Solana's DEX volumes look impressive until you check who's actually trading.

40-50% of Jupiter volume is pure bot arbitrage. Across all Solana DEXs - at least half, sometimes 70%. And that's conservative. The researcher admits his method catches only 40-60% of real arb activity. True number is likely higher.

Volume ≠ users. When someone flexes Solana's DEX dominance - divide by two

XRP is a zombie

🧟$120 billion market cap. XRPL DeFi TVL: $63 million. That's an 1800x gap between valuation and actual locked capital.
🧟Ripple still holds ~42% of all XRP. Their main product xCurrent doesn't even require XRP.
🧟They paid partners 50-300% rebates to adopt.
🧟MoneyGram publicly said they never used it for real consumer transfers.
🧟 Ripple's own Q3 2024 report admitted most transaction growth was spam-like microtransactions under 1 XRP.

$LIT Lighter - A New Hyperliquid Competitor?

💡Lighter, one of the fastest-growing perp DEXs, announced the launch of the LIT token and automatically distributed 25% of the Total Supply to participants of the first two points seasons. No claim needed – tokens went straight to wallets, and crypto folks are celebrating a fat airdrop.

💡 Over the past 30 days, the platform showed ~$200B in trading volume, surpassing Hyperliquid ($HYPE) and Aster ($ASTER) in this metric.

💡 The project's tokenomics split the community in half: 50% for ecosystem/community, 50% for team/investors. Insider tokens are locked for one year, followed by a planned unlock over 3 years.

💡A real battle has unfolded on Polymarket – traders have placed $71M+ on predictions for the LIT token's FDV.

💡 Opinions are divided online: some call the tokenomics clean with a community focus, while others warn about dump risks due to the high insider percentage.

💡Whales are already actively jumping into Lighter – both shorting and longing. The LIT token is currently trading at around $2.7.

❄️ BTC Price Predictions for 2026

↗️ BULLS:

🟢 Arthur Hayes (BitMEX/Maelstrom): $200,000 by March 2026 (revised down from earlier $500K-$1M calls)

🟢 Charles Hoskinson (Cardano): $250,000

🟢 Robert Kiyosaki: $250,000

🟢 Tom Lee (Fundstrat): New ATH by January, then $150,000-$250,000 (note: internal firm report warns of possible correction to $60K-$65K in H1 2026)

🟢 JPMorgan: $170,000 (gold-based volatility model)

🟢 Bernstein: $150,000 in 2026, peak $200,000 in 2027

🟢 Standard Chartered: $150,000 (cut in half from $300,000)

🟢 Citi Research: $143,000 base / $189,000 bull / $78,500 bear

🤯 CAUTIOUS:

🟡 Galaxy Research: $50,000 OR $250,000 — equal odds, "too chaotic to predict"

🟡 Cathie Wood (ARK Invest): $500K by 2026 is outdated (2021). Current focus: $500K-$2.4M by 2030

📉BEARS:

🔴 Jurrien Timmer (Fidelity): $65,000-$75,000 - 2026 will be a "dormant year"

🔴 Peter Brandt: $58,000-$60,000 possible in 2026, $200,000 next bull cycle (~2029)

🔴 Mike McGlone (Bloomberg): $50,000 on the way to $10,000 - extremely bearish

Happy New Year!
Prediction markets – the main trend of 2026, you’ve been warned.😮‍💨

Hi everyone, I'm getting back into business after a little vacation🍑

Put reactions and stars. I'll be glad to see you!💃

And right off the bat with some fun news:
$127 MILLION Bitcoin shorts liquidated as BTC surges above $93,000🤬

Anyone who bet $BTC falling at the beginning of the year is losing money.🤬

Just a reminder that you can always contact me to propose a collaboration. @TheMemeTimesGodfather

Drake's in actual legal trouble this time - not industry drama, not Twitter beef, but a federal RICO lawsuit 😧

Drake, streamer Adin Ross, and an Australian facilitator allegedly used crypto casino Stake as a money laundromat. They'd move funds through the platform's "tipping" feature (which plaintiffs call "wholly unregulated"), then use that money to pay for bots and streaming farms inflating Drake's Spotify numbers.

Meanwhile, Drake was getting paid $100M/year to promote Stake while pretending to gamble with his own money during livestreams - except the house was secretly funding it. The lawsuit argues Stake isn't a "social casino" but illegal real-money gambling disguised to bypass U.S. law.

This is the third lawsuit against Drake and Stake in four months (Missouri in October, New Mexico earlier). RICO charges mean organized crime territory - serious business. Plaintiffs want $5M minimum. Stake dismissed it as "nonsense," but the paper trail looks messy

☕️
Fuck Drake If you are misleading your audience it cannot last forever

It's an old meme, but it hasn't gotten any worse 😂😂

😁 U.S. Banks officially enter the crypto race

In just 3 days, the biggest players changed the game:

👍Morgan Stanley is launching its own BTC, ETH, and SOL funds.
👍Bank of America now officially recommends buying crypto.
👍Vanguard has opened market access for $11 trillion in capital.

After witnessing BlackRock's massive success, banks are terrified of missing out on profits. Crypto ETF trading volume has already hit $2 trillion — Wall Street wants its slice of the pie.

👍 Hit like if you want me to explain what an ETF is and how it affects Bitcoin's price.

You guys asked for it! The last post about Wall Street suits apeing into crypto got a ton of reactions 👍
😘
So, I’m keeping my promise: let’s break down exactly what an ETF is (simply) and investigate the drama happening right now with BlackRock.

(Spoiler: No, BlackRock isn’t rug-pulling you, it’s actually more interesting).

SOOOO what is an ETF and why does it move the price?
Imagine you want a pizza $BTC 😋

Without an ETF: You go to the market, buy flour, knead the dough, find an oven, burn your fingers...😂 basically, you self-custody your coins and pray you don't lose your seed phrase.

With an ETF: You walk into a restaurant (BlackRock/Vanguard), pay cash, and they serve you a perfect slice🚬

How does this affect Bitcoin's price? It’s a direct link: When you buy an ETF share (a slice of pizza), BlackRock is legally obligated to go to the market and buy actual Bitcoin to back that paper.

Everyone buys the ETF?
🟢Funds vacuum up BTC supply
🟢Price goes to the Moon

People panic and sell the ETF?
🔴Funds are forced to dump BTC
🔴Price takes a nosedive

🚶‍♂️What is happening TODAY? (The Investigation)
You’ve probably heard the rumors: "BlackRock is pulling money out!" Let’s kill the FUD

The Situation Yesterday & Today: Yes, the market is bleeding. Bitcoin is chopping around $89k
Why?

Because we see record outflows from ETFs (especially BlackRock’s IBIT)

The Rumor: "BlackRock is dumping their bags on us!" 🤩🤩 COMMOOON! FALSE!

The Reality: Investors (retail and funds) decided to take profits after the massive 2025 pump. They hit the "Sell ETF" button. 🍷 And they're probably already vacationing in the Maldives on your dime.

When the crowd sells $300M+ worth of IBIT shares (like they did yesterday and today), BlackRock has to sell the equivalent amount of Bitcoin to give people their dollars back. They aren't "withdrawing" money to be evil. They are just executing sell orders.

🚬The "Big Bank" Theory
The fact that Morgan Stanley is launching funds for SOL and ETH, and Vanguard (who used to hate crypto!) is finally opening the gates to its $11 trillion empire is a massive signal.

We are seeing a classic "shakeout." Weak hands are panic selling forcing ETFs to dump price. Meanwhile, the whales and the banks are waiting for the bottom to scoop it up cheaper. Morgan Stanley isn't launching these funds right now by accident. ☺️