This week, we discuss the weekend pump as Trump announced plans for a U.S strategic crypto reserve. We deep dive into what this means for crypto, what to expect ahead of Friday's crypto summit, relative strength between BTC & alt's & much more. Enjoy!

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Introduction

(00:53) The Strategic Reserve Impact

(10:49) Ads (Kraken OTC and Ledger)

(12:10) ETH Is Cooked

(14:37) BTC: Value vs Momentum

(24:11) Trading BTC Ranges

(25:34) Ads (Kraken OTC and Ledger)

(27:14) Buy The Dip Or Sell The Rip?

(33:04) Trading Trump 2.0

(42:41) Funding & OI

(46:39) Alt/BTC Relative Strength

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