Markets are bleeding as Bitcoin breaks below $60K and Strategy faces its biggest test yet. Ryan and David unpack Saylor’s three-way squeeze, ETH Labs vs. the EF reset, quantum timelines moving up, and Illinois’ new crypto tax.

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro

3:35 Bitcoin Below $60K and Strategy’s 3 Body Problem
https://www.tradingview.com/chart/KZYJV3ef/
https://www.strategy.com/
https://x.com/saylor/status/2069028571880845340
https://x.com/saylor/status/2069682624956612731
https://x.com/Pentosh1/status/2069797143917855024
https://x.com/jdorman81/status/2067616073479078386
https://x.com/jdorman81/status/2069857950202835258
https://x.com/ki_young_ju/status/2069646523668033833
https://x.com/PeterSchiff/status/2070146847692185798
https://polymarket.com/event/what-price-will-bitcoin-hit-before-2027

17:59 ETH, Stocks, South Korea Selloff, and the AI Trade

20:59 Why Crypto Is Down: AI Attention, Debasement Pause, and the 4-Year Cycle

27:06 Mover of the Week: $CARDS and Pokemon Cards as RWAs
https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/collector-crypt

31:32 Ethereum’s Center of Gravity Shifts: EF Cuts and ETH Labs
https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/2069431500035023121
https://blog.ethereum.org/2026/06/23/ef-structure
https://x.com/aerugoettinea/status/2069017140846330107
https://x.com/tkstanczak/status/2069454499509596582
https://x.com/bobbyong/status/2069965817882755342
https://x.com/ethlabs_org/status/2069104073245159573
https://ethlabs.org/thesis.html
https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/2069110440903196810
https://x.com/trent_vanepps/status/2067593124398989551

51:50 White House Quantum EO: Are Crypto Timelines Moving Up?
https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2069154174818754759
https://x.com/projecteleven/status/2069151681015627881
https://x.com/drakefjustin/status/2061793725299224676

57:25 Illinois Passes a 0.2% Crypto Transaction Tax
https://x.com/0xBeaconLayer/status/2069120528238121154
https://x.com/manwithadogg/status/2069158605664756205
https://x.com/DarrenBaileyIL/status/2070149517102469527

59:50 Portfolio Check and Crypto Bottom Watch

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