I Sold My Bitcoin For CHAINLINK! (This New Appointment Changes Everything!)
🎯 Summary
[{“key_takeaways”=>[“Chainlink’s General Counsel, Ben Sherwin, has been appointed to the CFTC’s Digital Asset Market Subcommittee.”, “This subcommittee is vital as it provides expert guidance and frameworks for drafting legislation regulating digital assets.”, “A key goal of the subcommittee is expanding the use of tokenized assets (crypto) in the derivatives markets, estimated at a $600 trillion notional value.”, “The speaker asserts that Chainlink is set to power the integration of these assets onto the blockchain within the derivatives space.”, “The appointment involves powerful crypto entities, as Sherwin’s nomination came via the Blockchain Association, whose board includes major players like Consensus and DCG.”, “Technical analysis of the LINK/BTC weekly chart suggests a breakout from a falling wedge pattern, predicting significant gains for Chainlink against Bitcoin.”, “The speaker is extremely bullish on this news, having sold 10% of their Bitcoin holdings to buy more Chainlink.”], “overview”=>”The podcast details a significant regulatory development where Chainlink’s General Counsel, Ben Sherwin, was appointed to the CFTC’s Digital Asset Market Subcommittee, a body crucial for shaping future crypto legislation. This appointment is framed as highly bullish for Chainlink, as the subcommittee’s mandate includes integrating tokenized assets into the massive $600 trillion derivatives market, which the speaker believes Chainlink is positioned to power. Consequently, the speaker has sold a portion of their Bitcoin to increase their Chainlink holdings, anticipating substantial gains against BTC.”, “themes”=>[“Regulatory Influence and Policy Shaping (CFTC Appointment)”, “Chainlink’s Strategic Importance in Finance (Derivatives Market Integration)”, “Crypto Market Structure and Power Dynamics (Blockchain Association)”, “Technical Analysis and Price Prediction (LINK/BTC)”, “Personal Investment Strategy (Selling Bitcoin for Chainlink)”]}]
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đź’¬ Key Insights
"The subcommittees stated purpose, stated goal, expanding the use of non cash collateral, aka tokenized assets, aka crypto in the derivatives markets via distributed ledger technology."
"They'll give framework for drafting legislation and regulation. So this is literally the subcommittee. Downstream effects are writing the rules and laws that regulate crypto."
"If you look at the notional value, which is going to be using all the borrowed money, all the leverage money, you add that up. It is a $600 trillion market."
"CFTC is a government body that regulates commodities. It's just named a bunch of crypto leaders for their digital asset group, including a JP Morgan executive."
"Multicoin capital. Well, guess what they got in on the seed round and still hold today. Solana. So they have tons and boat loads of Solana that they got for pennies on the dollar."
"These are the biggest players in all of crypto consensus. You may have never heard of consensus, but I bet you've heard of Metamask."