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"The Most Bullish Market Structure In History For Bitcoin" | Carlasare, Ross, HODL

- Bitcoin at $85K is positioned to break $100K and unlock psychological price targets of $200K–$1M; the four-year cycle is breaking and Bitcoin now trades on macro fundamentals rather than calendar patterns. - Nation states hold more Bitcoin on a percentage basis (8%) than individuals (5%), creating sustained institutional demand from actors with money-printing power. - COVID permanently distorted economic and Bitcoin cycles; manufacturing is finally reviving in 2026 after contraction since 2022, signaling a new economic cycle rather than the end of one. - AI is reshaping the economy through creative destruction; flagship models (Claude, GPT-4) enable solo entrepreneurs and garage manufacturing, while open-source models erode moats on proprietary software. - Effective altruism, embedded in AI labs, pursues "universal compute governance" that could strip users' read-write access to personal devices; a false-flag event may be used to justify government takeover of AI. - FinCEN has rescinded proposed rules on self-hosted wallets, removing regulatory pressure on Bitcoin self-custody practices.