Ben Based - Research
Memes were born as a protest against the traditional financial system. They were a way to escape the matrix, to create culture, narrative, and freedom. Nowโฆ what are they? Extraction tools. Bots, farmers, serial launchers, and greed disguised as โinnovation.โโฆ
I see Binance trying to fix this with Meme Rush, but itโs still all very complex. The market is looking for a model thatโs fair, scalable, and resistant to greedโฆ it just hasnโt found it yet.
Same with ICM on solana
Same with ICM on solana
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Stay safe.
Stay safe.
You canโt ignore whatโs happening with ZEC. Weโre in the worst BTC scenario in months, and this coin keeps pushing to break its ATH. At first, I thought it was just cabal bullshit and big players manipulating it. Iโll spend a few hours trying to understand all of this more deeply.
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I understand how easy the shill is. "Itโs Bitcoin with privacy."
Okay, but why is privacy suddenly being pushed so strongly again?
StarkNet has now created a verification method that makes ZEC liquidity interoperable across all L1s and L2s. One of Starkโs founders helped create ZEC and is closely connected to the cypherpunks. ($STRK)
Anyway, itโs impossible to ignore whatโs happening with privacy coins.
We need to understand and map ZK technologies because they are deeply connected to this movement, along with the entire ecosystem that could surge with ZEC leading the sector
Okay, but why is privacy suddenly being pushed so strongly again?
StarkNet has now created a verification method that makes ZEC liquidity interoperable across all L1s and L2s. One of Starkโs founders helped create ZEC and is closely connected to the cypherpunks. ($STRK)
Anyway, itโs impossible to ignore whatโs happening with privacy coins.
We need to understand and map ZK technologies because they are deeply connected to this movement, along with the entire ecosystem that could surge with ZEC leading the sector
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"THE WHALE SHORTING $60M ZEC HAS BEEN FULLY LIQUIDATED
The whale controlling the 3 HL accounts leverage shorting a total $60M of ZEC has just been liquidated. He lost a total of $5.5M attempting to time the top of ZEC."
https://x.com/arkham/status/1991556658355662963
The whale controlling the 3 HL accounts leverage shorting a total $60M of ZEC has just been liquidated. He lost a total of $5.5M attempting to time the top of ZEC."
https://x.com/arkham/status/1991556658355662963
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Ben Based - Research
$ZEC can bounce here for a quick scalp
Every day there are billions in trading volume on the ZEC/USDT pair. They want us to believe this is the new BTC, quantum-resistant and private, with a strong cypherpunk narrative building around it. Imagine having the chance to buy โBTCโ again at 400 to 500. Who knows...
https://x.com/defaicreator/status/1992163665748095484 - Baseguy GMI
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Following the MSCI drama with MicroStrategy?
Quick recap:
MSCI is considering removing MSTR from its indexes because the company basically turned into a โBitcoin ETF in disguise.โ
If that happens, passive funds that follow these indexes will be forced to sell billions worth of MSTR. JPMorgan estimates around 2.8B just from MSCI, and up to 8.8B if other index providers follow the same move.
Final decision comes on January 15, 2026.
In practice, this could reduce liquidity, cut passive inflows, and put real pressure on MSTRโs price.
Impact on BTC:
If MSTR faces forced selling or the market starts pricing that risk in, it can create short-term negative pressure on Bitcoin. Not because MicroStrategy would be selling BTC directly, but because MSTR is seen as a proxy for institutional Bitcoin demand, and sentiment usually reacts fast.
Summary:
Pressure on MSTR = potential negative sentiment for BTC.
Traditional finance trying to โrebalanceโ the weight of Bitcoin-focused companies.
Quick recap:
MSCI is considering removing MSTR from its indexes because the company basically turned into a โBitcoin ETF in disguise.โ
If that happens, passive funds that follow these indexes will be forced to sell billions worth of MSTR. JPMorgan estimates around 2.8B just from MSCI, and up to 8.8B if other index providers follow the same move.
Final decision comes on January 15, 2026.
In practice, this could reduce liquidity, cut passive inflows, and put real pressure on MSTRโs price.
Impact on BTC:
If MSTR faces forced selling or the market starts pricing that risk in, it can create short-term negative pressure on Bitcoin. Not because MicroStrategy would be selling BTC directly, but because MSTR is seen as a proxy for institutional Bitcoin demand, and sentiment usually reacts fast.
Summary:
Pressure on MSTR = potential negative sentiment for BTC.
Traditional finance trying to โrebalanceโ the weight of Bitcoin-focused companies.
Ben Based - Research
Following the MSCI drama with MicroStrategy? Quick recap: MSCI is considering removing MSTR from its indexes because the company basically turned into a โBitcoin ETF in disguise.โ If that happens, passive funds that follow these indexes will be forced toโฆ
Now the Bitcoin maxis are calling the community to boycott JPMorgan, kind of like that GME moment. Itโs getting interesting.
Everyone knows it, but itโs important to say it again.
$ASTER will be the onchain Binance. It might not happen this cycle, but accumulate for the next one.
$ASTER will be the onchain Binance. It might not happen this cycle, but accumulate for the next one.
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