The SEC dropped its long-running investigation into Gemini today, bringing no charges. This week alone, the Commission has dropped three other investigations and is also closing active lawsuits.

However, co-founder Cameron Winklevoss does not seem satisfied with this reconciliatory gesture. He suggested stiff penalties for the Commission to discourage another Gensler-style crypto crackdown in the future.

No Charges for Gemini

The SEC, one of the US largest financial regulators, has been on a spree recently. In the last week, it dropped investigations against Opensea, Robinhood, and Uniswap, but it isn’t done there.

Cameron Winklevoss, co-founder of Gemini, announced today that the SEC also shuttered an investigation against his firm.

“On Monday, the SEC informed our litigation counsel that it has closed its investigation into Gemini and will not be pursuing an enforcement action against us. While this marks another milestone to the end of the war on crypto… it does little to make up for the damage this agency has done to us, our industry, and America,” Winklevoss claimed via social media.

Winklevoss claimed that the SEC sent Gemini a Wells Notice under a year ago, but its investigation never involved formal charges.

Recently, the Commission has been dropping legal battles at a fast rate, settling with Coinbase and preparing an agreement with Tron in a civil fraud case. The SEC is also stalling its long-running suit against Ripple, but it’s technically active.

None of these reconciliatory measures seem to have moved Winklevoss much. Last month, Gemini had to pay a $5 million fine to the CFTC, and the SEC gave its business partner Genesis a $38 million fine.

Both firms were sued in 2023. In today’s statement, Winklevoss took an extremely hostile stance towards the regulators responsible:

“How many years of innovation were kicked down the road at the expense of Americans? We will never know. Unless there is a cost and price to be paid for this behavior, it will happen again. Everyone involved in these actions should be fired immediately and in a public way. Their names, roles, and the actions they participated in should be posted,” he said.

Some of his other suggestions include making the SEC pay Gemini 3x the cost of its legal bills, banning its employees from employment at federal agencies for life, and other “serious consequences for bad faith actors.”

For Winklevoss, the SEC’s investigation into Gemini is an outright policy failure that must be ferociously corrected.

This plays into a fundamental dilemma that the crypto industry is facing in light of its newfound political influence. The SEC was a powerful opponent under Gensler, but it’s on our side now.

Under new leadership, it has shown downright enthusiasm for making new regulations. In other words, it could be a powerful tool moving forward.

Therefore, the dilemma is this: should crypto try to use the Commission or destroy it? For Gemini and Coinbase, the SEC under Gensler engendered enough hostility that destruction seems preferable.

However, putting pro-industry Commissioners at its helm was a major accomplishment. It may be shortsighted to throw away years of work.

After consistent bearish signals, President Trump’s surprise announcement of EU tariffs has devastated Bitcoin and the broader crypto market. Crypto-related traditional stocks are feeling the heat as the contagion spreads.

Bitcoin ETF outflows are at a record high, the price of BTC is below $85,000, and liquidations are nearly at $745 million. We may be on the precipice of a bear market or genuine crypto crash, but the community must stay strong.

Did Tariffs Trigger a Bitcoin Crash?

Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs are looming over the markets today, and crypto is acting like the sky is falling. Although Bitcoin and other assets recovered after tariffs against Canada and Mexico were postponed, Trump recently confirmed that he plans to enact them, spiking the crypto market.

Today, he followed this by hinting at a new 25% tariff against the European Union.

“We have made a decision and we’ll be announcing it very soon. It’ll be 25 per cent generally speaking, and that will be on cars and all other things,” Trump said in his first Cabinet meeting.

With the price of Bitcoin already wobbling, new US tariffs are pushing the token towards the abyss. The asset began the week with losses, and $500 million in ETF outflows helped spur fears of an impending bear market.

Today, weekly BTC ETF outflows hit their all-time high, and Bitcoin’s price dipped below $85,000 for the first time since early November.

The Contagion Spread Across Crypto Stocks

So far, CoinGlass data shows total liquidations of just under $745 million. This is on top of the $1.5 billion liquidation seen yesterday. Crypto-related stocks are also taking a hard hit.

Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) is closely entangled with the price of Bitcoin, thanks to its massive stockpiles. Recently, it bought nearly $2 billion in BTC, but its stock price lagged.

Today, its stock also plunged, fueling speculation it might have to liquidate its stockpile. The stock’s price has since recovered somewhat, but it looks very shaky.

Coinbase, too, saw temporary drops due to the tariffs’ impact on Bitcoin, but its revenue streams are quite diversified. Tesla, on the other hand, counts Bitcoin returns as a substantial portion of its revenue.

Between the steep drop in the crypto market and growing dissatisfaction from its traditional product buyers, the firm’s price is in trouble.

In short, Bitcoin and the rest of the crypto market fell hard, and Trump’s tariffs may or may not be the most direct trigger. Bearish indicators have been popping up for days, whereas Trump announced these EU tariffs with little fanfare.

After all, record-breaking hacks and shameless social media scams are only growing. Maybe it’s time for a correction.

Nonetheless, even if the crypto community’s worst fears do come true in the short term, that is no cause for despair. This industry is historically volatile, and it has always recovered from the largest crashes.

Whether these tariffs reduce Bitcoin to a fraction of its recent value or not, the community will remain resilient and innovative.

Berachain’s (BERA) price has risen more than 15% in the last 24 hours, and its market cap has reached $800 million. This surge comes after BERA formed a golden cross, signaling a potential trend reversal to the upside.

Despite this bullish momentum, its RSI remains in neutral territory, and its CMF, although improving, is still negative, indicating cautious sentiment. With resistance at $9.18 and support at $6.18, BERA’s next moves will depend on whether buying pressure can be sustained.

Berachain RSI Has Been Neutral Since February 21

Berachain’s RSI is currently at 57.59, up from 35.9 one day ago, indicating a significant increase in buying momentum. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) measures the speed and change of price movements, oscillating between 0 and 100.

Typically, an RSI above 70 suggests that an asset is overbought and could be due for a correction, while an RSI below 30 indicates that it is oversold and might be primed for a bounce.

Readings between 30 and 70 are generally considered neutral, reflecting a balance between buying and selling pressure.

With BERA’s RSI at 57.59, it remains in neutral territory but shows a notable upward movement, suggesting increasing bullish momentum. This could indicate that buying interest is building up, potentially leading to a continuation of the recent upward price action.

If the RSI continues to rise and approaches 70, it could signal an overbought condition, increasing the likelihood of a pullback. Conversely, if it stabilizes around the current level, BERA could experience consolidation before deciding its next directional move.

Given that Berachain RSI has been neutral for almost a week, this recent uptick could be an early sign of a trend reversal. However, confirmation would require a sustained increase in buying pressure.

BERA CMF Is Going Up, But Still Negative

Berachain’s CMF is currently at -0.13, up from -0.41 two days ago. This indicates that selling pressure is decreasing but still outweighs buying interest.

The Chaikin Money Flow (CMF) measures the volume-weighted average of accumulation and distribution over a set period, typically 20 or 21 days. It oscillates between -1 and +1, with positive values suggesting buying pressure and accumulation. On the other hand, negative values indicate selling pressure and distribution.

Generally, a CMF above 0.20 is considered strongly bullish, while a CMF below -0.20 is seen as strongly bearish. Values closer to zero reflect a more neutral stance, signaling a balance between buyers and sellers.

With BERA’s CMF at -0.13, it remains in negative territory, showing that selling pressure is still present but weakening. This could indicate that while bears are still in control, their influence is diminishing, potentially paving the way for a shift in momentum.

If the CMF continues to rise and crosses above zero, it would signal a transition to buying pressure. That would possibly lead to a bullish price movement. However, given that BERA’s CMF has been negative for six days now, it suggests that sentiment remains cautious, and a clear reversal would require sustained buying volume.

Until that happens, Berachain price may continue to face downward pressure or consolidate before deciding on its next directional move.

Will Berachain Reclaim $9 Soon?

Berachain just formed a golden cross, a bullish technical pattern that occurs when the short-term moving average crosses above the long-term moving average, signaling a potential trend reversal to the upside.

This bullish signal is reinforced by BERA price surging more than 15% in the last 24 hours, pushing it back above the $7 level. Golden crosses are typically seen as a sign of strong buying momentum and the start of a sustained uptrend.

If this uptrend continues, Berachain could rise to test the next resistance at $9.18. That would represent a potential 25% upside from its current price.

However, if the uptrend loses steam and selling pressure increases, BERA could retest the support at $6.18, which held strong yesterday.

If this support is tested again and fails, BERA could decline further to $5.48. This would mark a potential 25% correction from current levels.