Leverage has just reminded everyone that it cuts both ways, with another wave of forced liquidations ripping through the market in the last few days. Quick stats to frame it - In one recent 24‑hour window, total liquidations topped about $1.08B, with more than 182,000 accounts blown out, the vast majority on the long side.​ - On a quieter but still painful day this week, global 24‑hour liquidations still sat around $120M+, with almost 60,000 accounts hit.​ - In just a single hour recently, around $80M was flushed, with roughly $65M of that in long positions as price moved against over‑levered traders.​ What this means for us - These numbers show that most people are not “trading” – they are effectively gambling with high leverage and getting systematically harvested during volatility spikes. - The crowd tends to pile in late, max out size on perps, and then one sharp move forces a cascade of liquidations that accelerates the dump. - Even if you are directionally right on Bitcoin or majors, too much leverage turns a normal pullback into a total account wipe. How I want this classroom to think about leverage - Treat leverage as a tool for advanced, tightly risk‑managed trades, not as a shortcut to get rich faster. Size so that a liquidation is basically off the table, not your base‑case outcome. - Focus first on unlevered spot, yield, and structured income plays; then, if you use leverage at all, keep it low, define your max loss in advance, and assume violent wicks will happen. - Remember: surviving these shakeouts is a real edge. If you are not part of the $100M–$1B that gets liquidated on big days, your future self will thank you. 🫡

Don't forget guys you still have time to qualify for the second airdrop from Grass.io The second airdrop (Season 2) reserves 170 million $GRASS tokens, potentially worth $50-60 million USD at the current price of approximately $0.30-$0.96 per token. User estimates suggest $800-$1,000 USD for high-point farmers (e.g., 24M points), varying by points-to-tokens ratio from Season 1 (roughly 1 token per 20,000 points).​ Check out the existing full Grass article in the classroom and I've added the airdrop details expected in Q1 2026 💪.

Is it possible to turn $77k into a $50k annual income (US median salary) by compounding weekly in relatively stable WETH/USDC or BTC/USDC pools— A recent $1k test, shows how it may well be possible and now needs to be scaled exponentially with lowish risk to find out. hey everyone 👋, just adding a new article in to the classroom area that looks at the power of weekly compounding to help achieve a median salary with perhaps a lot less then you thought was needed. Let me know your experiences and thoughts with this strategy.

Did you know that January 3rd 2009 was the day Satoshi Nakamoto mined the very first block 'the genesis block, making the Bitcoin network operational? 🙃 Good excuse for a party and to buy some more sats 🥳

Ever wished you could actually own a slice of your favourite track — not just stream it? Well, that’s pretty much what SongBits lets you do. They’re turning music royalties into bite-sized digital shares (or “bits”) so regular people can invest in songs and get paid when they’re streamed, played, or used commercially. It’s like joining the behind-the-scenes of the music industry — without needing a record deal or a guitar solo. 🎸 I’m diving into how it works, what it costs, and whether it’s actually worth it in my next premium post... 👀 But for now, here’s the question:👉 Would you invest in a song if it could pay you every time someone hits play?