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Bitcoin turns 17 today

On January 3, 2009 at 18:15:05 UTC, Satoshi mined the Genesis Block. This is the first verifiable entry in Bitcoin’s ledger.

Today, January 3, 2026, the system is 17 years old.

What makes this date special:

➡️ The Genesis Block contains a hidden headline from The Times dated January 3, 2009:
“Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks.”
It proved the block was not pre-mined and framed Bitcoin as a response to the financial system of that moment.

➡️ After the Genesis Block, the network went silent for 6 days.
Block 1 was mined only on January 9, 2009.
Many believe this pause was intentional, setting a clean starting rhythm for the system.

➡️ The 50 BTC reward from the Genesis Block can never be spent.
Because of how the block was hardcoded, those coins are permanently unmovable.
The address still receives small tribute transactions to this day.

➡️ The Genesis Block was written into the software by hand.
Every other block is produced by the protocol.
This one exists so the chain has a fixed point of origin.

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Looks like $TRUMP is the first memecoin with real utility, with the community discussing a governance vote to decide the fate of Nicolás Maduro, who was captured today

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zooming out fixes most bad days

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After the age of 30 there is no more ugly or handsome men.

There is only rich or broke

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Slow debasement beats sudden collapse, which is why capital drifts to assets while cash quietly loses ground.

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Nothing like self-employment to learn respect for payroll

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If you are a real hustler you might go broke a couple times tryna get rich.

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❕ Risk appetite is returning

Memecoins are among the top performers.

➡️ Solana ecosystem shows signs of market outperformance
➡️ AI and ETH beta are moving with it
➡️ $BTC is going sideways

This looks like rotation from the major into higher beta sectors.

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Last time gold hit ATH, BTC went up 400%...

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The people who panic sold, will be the same ones who will eventually buy back higher.

It happens everytime.

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⚡️ Crypto Watchlist for the week

➡️ $ETH - Ethereum will further reduce gas fees on L2s by increasing its blob capacity on Jan. 7

➡️ $HYPE - $30M worth of HYPE will be unlocked for early contributors on Jan. 6

➡️ $ZK - zkSync Era will be deprecated on Jan. 7

➡️ $GNO - Gnosis 3.0 vision and its 2026 roadmap will be revealed during an AMA on Jan. 7

➡️ $XLM - Stellar's privacy testnet will launch on Jan. 7

➡️ StandX - StandX's Kaito S1 campaign ends on Jan. 10

➡️ Token Launches - Superform, Infinex, and MegaETH token launches are expected to happen this month

➡️ Macro events - Trump's FED Chair nomination is rumored to be announced on Jan. 9

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🔼 Hash Ribbon flashes a BTC buy signal

Charles Edwards from Capriole says the Hash Ribbon indicator has triggered a new buy signal for $BTC.

Hash Ribbon tracks Bitcoin miner behavior via network hashrate. It looks for miner capitulation and recovery, which has often aligned with major market bottoms.

➡️ Based on 30D and 60D SMAs of Bitcoin hashrate
➡️ Buy signal triggers when 30D crosses above 60D after capitulation
➡️ Enhanced version confirms with BTC price momentum
➡️ Signals are rare, usually 1–2 times per year

Recent Hash Ribbon signals
● Aug 2022: $22.6K
● Dec 2022: $16.9K
● Jul 2023: $29.1K
● Jul 2024: $55.7K
● Jan 2025: $99.8K
● Mar 2025: $85.4K
● May 2025: $93.5K
● Jul 2025: $107.8K
● Jan 2026: $89.3K

Hash Ribbon is a long-term confirmation tool, not a precise bottom picker. It does not account for external pressure like regulation, macro flows, or positioning.

Late 2025 was a reminder of that. Persistent selling during US sessions, Coinbase discounts, tax loss harvesting, and a strong bid for precious metals kept BTC under pressure despite improving on-chain signals.

If BTC is still a bet on geopolitical disorder, 2026 may be the year it starts acting like one again.

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🌐 Why the internet is getting worse

The internet used to feel like constant progress. Now search is full of ads, feeds feel random, and subscriptions cost more while offering less. Journalist Edward Zitron argues this is not a glitch. It’s the end result of the current tech model.

After 2008, years of cheap money allowed tech companies to chase growth without caring about profits. Services felt amazing because they were subsidized. Cheap rides, free storage, content without ads. Users got used to quality that was never sustainable.

When cheap money ended, the model broke. Markets demanded profits, but platforms were already saturated. With no room to grow users, companies started extracting more value from the ones they already had. Product quality declined by design.

Writer Cory Doctorow calls this process enshittification. Platforms first serve users, then advertisers, then shareholders. Each step makes the product worse.

Zitron sees AI not as a breakthrough, but as a tool that fits this phase. It replaces people with cheap content, boosts metrics, and helps justify valuations. User experience becomes secondary.

The result is simple. Tech giants now extract rent from the infrastructure we depend on. Until incentives change or systems break, the internet keeps getting worse.

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You need to find a way to make money while you sleep.

Otherwise, you will work until the end of your life.

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