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CITADELWIRE on Nostr: 2026-04-12 18:00 UTC | BLOCK 944767 BITCOIN $71,123 | GOLD $4,687 1. IRGC warns ...

2026-04-12 18:00 UTC | BLOCK 944767

BITCOIN $71,123 | GOLD $4,687

1. IRGC warns military vessels near Hormuz = violation
-- Reuters: Revolutionary Guards declared any warship approaching strait treated as ceasefire breach.
-- Directly threatens reopening markets priced into $22 oil crash; strait still under 10 vessels/day versus 150 normal at BTC $71,123.

2. Fidelity: BTC forming base, weak hands flushed
-- CoinDesk: Timmer says strong earnings absorbing geopolitical shocks as speculative holders cleared during war drawdown.
-- Exchange reserves at six-year low of 2.31M BTC; institutional demand (BlackRock $269M, Schwab $12T pipeline) building against structural scarcity.

3. Densest policy gauntlet since war opens tomorrow
-- Warsh Fed confirmation hearing April 13; SEC CLARITY roundtable April 16; Fed, BOJ, BOC, ECB, BOE all decide rates April 28-30.
-- Powell exits May with no confirmed successor; monetary path unresolved as cut and hike odds priced simultaneously at oil $96.57.