Bitcoin Bulls Target One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand as Funding Rates Hit 2023 Lows

Chain Reaction by Capital Copilot · Apr 17, 2026 · 3m · transcript

Bitcoin trading around seventy-five thousand dollars faces a critical juncture as perpetual funding rates reach their most negative levels since 2023, potentially setting up a massive short squeeze. We examine the conflicting signals between deeply bearish positioning and improving macro conditions, including U.S.-Iran peace talks and record equity rallies. Plus, tokenization reaches new institutional milestones, Drift Protocol secures a major recovery package from Tether, and the crypto world grapples with quantum computing proposals that could freeze millions of early Bitcoin forever. Join…