Лет десять назад мне очень нравилось всё, что делает и пишет Тёма Лебедев. Я с удовольствием читал "Ководство" и "Бизнес-линч". Мне импонировали его подходы к дизайну и к организации работы своей студии. Ещё я считал его человеком очень прямолинейным, который называет вещи своими именами и не боится высказываться не по шаблону. Когда я первый раз зашёл на сайт Студии Лебедева, увидел там слоган "Долго. Дорого. Ох**нно.", подумал ещё: "Ого, чувак прямо на своём официальном бизнес-сайте пишет не приторным рекламным языком, а что-то такое дерзкое."
Потом на время перестал за ним следить, переключившись на другие источники. И вот в этих новых источниках в какой-то момент появился дискурс "Тёма Лебедев сошёл с ума и несёт какую-то ересь". Источники были в основном либерально-прозападные, я очень сильно им доверял и всецело без каких-либо сомнений принимал ту картину мира, которую они преподносят. Поэтому, не став вообще ничего смотреть и читать, что говорит Лебедев, я тоже совершенно чётко и однозначно принял для себя тезис "Лебедев сошёл с ума и несёт чушь". Если бы вы меня год назад спросили про Лебедева, я бы вам сказал: "Но ведь совершенно очевидно же, что Лебедев свихнулся и несёт херню". Это было частью объективной реальности вокруг меня, наряду с утверждениями "вода мокрая" и "солнце жёлтое".
Как это совмещалось с тем, что прежде мне нравилось то, что делает и говорит Тёма? Никак. Кац, которого я активно смотрел, даже в одном из своих видео подробно пытался ответить на вопрос "Почему в целом неглупый Лебедев несёт чушь и высказывает какие-то нелиберальные и незападные идеи?". И ответом Каца было что-то в духе: "Это необъяснимо, скорее всего он один раз пошутил и сказал что-то пророссийское, шутка затянулась, теперь уже продолжает так говорить, чтобы сохранить лицо". Так себе объяснение, но я и его принял.
За этот год на фоне известных событий мои взгляды претерпели много изменений. Я рефлексировал в себе этот вопрос, и когда-нибудь может напишу вам более подробно. Но Каца смотреть перестал почти сразу где-то в марте. Как минимум, либеральная идеология оказалась для меня несовместима с решением остаться в России, а я уезжать совсем не хочу.
Тогда я для интереса посмотрел несколько роликов Лебедева и с удивлением обнаружил, что, во-первых, я согласен с 90% того, что он говорит. Ну вот прям дословно по некоторым пунктам (типа взгляды на взаимоотношения Европы с мигрантами или взгляды на ЛГБТ). И вообще у него удивительно близкая к моей система ценностей и представление о том, как люди должны себя вести. Во-вторых, он всё так же выглядит для меня просто чуваком, который прямым текстом называет вещи своими именами и открыто высказывает своё мнение по тем или иным вопросам, независимо от того, попадает ли это мнение в какую-либо идеологию или нет. Ну то есть я лет пять на полном серьёзе считал чела городским юродивым и был абсолютно уверен, что он задвигает безумную хрень, а чел всё это время говорил нормальные и правильные вещи (с моей точки зрения). Вместо того, чтобы самому сходить посмотреть на канал Тёмы, я посмотрел реакцию Каца на канал Тёмы и удовлетворился этим.
Не будьте мной в этом вопросе. Независимо от вашей позиции на идеологическом компасе и от вашего отношения к упомянутым персонажам: формируйте своё мнение самостоятельно.
P.S. Политические споры под этой записью запрещены, сразу бан.
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📰 Araghchi’s Rubble Strategy: Bury the Material, Keep the Option
Iran’s message now is basically: the uranium lives, the war lives, the leverage lives — only the diplomacy is dead.
Iranian officials say much of their enriched uranium is literally “under the rubble” of bombed nuclear sites, not removed or destroyed, and could in principle be recovered later under IAEA supervision.
That turns the ruins into a form of insurance: the program is physically disrupted, but the key asset still exists in place, giving Tehran the option to resume or bargain from that baseline whenever it chooses.
At the same time, Araghchi’s line is that Iran sees no reason to negotiate with Washington now and is not asking for talks or a ceasefire, even as the IAEA keeps warning that the nuclear material “is still there, in large quantities.”
The combination is deliberate: the stockpile survives in a kind of limbo while the political channel is switched off, signaling that bombs can pause activity but have not erased Iran’s long‑term nuclear card.
On the maritime front, Tehran is doing something similar with the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian officials admit they are discussing safe passage for some countries’ ships, and Reuters and other outlets report that India has already secured exceptions for a small number of its vessels, with New Delhi publicly seeking broader safe passage for stranded tankers.
Turkey and others are also cited in coverage as having limited clearances, which means Hormuz isn’t closed in principle — it is being turned into a selective corridor where access depends on direct dealings with Iran.
So everything now comes with an asterisk. The enriched uranium is buried, not gone. Negotiations are frozen, not formally renounced. Hormuz is heavily restricted, not sealed shut, with carve‑outs for those willing to talk to Tehran.
That layered ambiguity is not an accident; it is policy — a way for Iran to show it can absorb strikes, keep pressure on the global system, and still retain bargaining power for the moment when everyone inevitably has to sit down at a table again.
#iran#nuclear#araghchi#hormuz#india#war#leverage
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🚀 Crypto Investor Huang Licheng Closes HYPE Position, Continues Ethereum Leverage
Crypto investor Huang Licheng has recently closed his HYPE long position, according to Odaily. He continues to increase his leverage on Ethereum, holding 12,300 ETH with a position value of $26.611 million and a liquidation price of $2,081.
#Crypto#Ethereum#HYPE#Leverage#Investor#ETH#Cryptocurrency
🚀 Whale Opens High-Leverage Bitcoin Short Position
A large cryptocurrency holder, identified by the address starting with 0x004, has opened a Bitcoin short position with 33x leverage. According to ChainCatcher, the average price for this position is $70,745, involving 200 BTC. The position currently shows a floating loss of 10%. Earlier today, the same address closed a previous Bitcoin short position at break-even and has now re-entered the market. This marks the fifth time this month that the address has opened a short position.
#Whale#Bitcoin#ShortPosition#Leverage#Cryptocurrency#BTC#ChainCatcher#FloatingLoss#Market#CryptoTrading
🚀 Loracle Expands Leveraged Positions in CL and TON
Loracle has increased its short position in CL to $19.76 million using 7x leverage, while also expanding its long position in TON with 5x leverage. According to Foresight News, Loracle holds long positions in BTC, NEAR, LIT, TAO, PAXG, and ENA, with a total value exceeding $47.17 million.
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🚀 BTC Decline Affects Whale's Investment Strategy
On April 13, BTC experienced a slight decline, impacting the HYPE token, which fell before recovering above $41. According to BlockBeats, a major investor known for profiting from a long BTC exchange rate strategy is facing pressure, with a capital withdrawal of $1.9 million this week.
The investor currently holds a BTC long position with 40x leverage, valued at $30.06 million at an average price of $70,557, and a HYPE short position with 5x leverage, valued at $23.03 million at an average price of $38.93. The positions were established during a previous HYPE surge, with the full setup completed by March 20, totaling approximately $53 million.
Since the establishment of these positions, the investor has incurred a net loss of about $1.32 million, with the portfolio yet to achieve positive returns.
#BTC#HYPE#WhaleInvestment#Leverage#CapitalWithdrawal#CryptoStrategy#BTCDecline#InvestmentLoss#CryptoMarket
🚀 Stablecoin-Like Tokens Backed by Strategy's Shares Surpass $100 Million
Since January, at least three issuers have introduced stablecoin-like tokens primarily backed by Strategy's Stretch perpetual preferred shares, collectively managing over $100 million. According to NS3.AI, these products expand Michael Saylor's borrow-to-buy-Bitcoin strategy into an additional layer of leverage, which remains vulnerable if Bitcoin's value declines.
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🚀 Cryptocurrency Whale Faces Losses Amid Market Fluctuations
On April 10, according to BlockBeats, monitoring by Hyperinsight revealed that a major cryptocurrency investor, known for leveraging market downturns, has faced challenges with their trading strategy. This investor has historically profited by betting on the 'BTC/altcoin' exchange rate during market declines. However, with Bitcoin stabilizing and HYPE gaining strength, surpassing $40 with a daily increase of over 5%, both sides of the investor's strategy are under pressure, resulting in a daily capital withdrawal of $900,000.
Currently, the investor holds a long position in Bitcoin with a 40x leverage, valued at $30.4 million, and a short position in HYPE with a 5x leverage, valued at $23.2 million. The investor began positioning during HYPE's previous surge and completed their setup by March 20, with a total scale of approximately $53 million. Since then, they have incurred a net loss of about $300,000, without achieving positive returns.
Previously, this investor employed a similar strategy, investing around $50 million to go long on Bitcoin while shorting eight other cryptocurrencies, including ETH, XRP, and ADA. This approach proved successful, maintaining a total cycle profit of approximately $37.1 million.
#Cryptocurrency#Whale#MarketFluctuations#Bitcoin#HYPE#Leverage#CapitalWithdrawal#BTC#Altcoin#InvestorLosses#CryptoStrategy#BlockBeats#Hyperinsight#XRP
🚀 Bitcoin Futures Open Interest Hits 14-Month Low Amid Institutional Strategy Shift
On April 11, the open interest in Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Bitcoin futures fell to $8.41 billion, marking its lowest level in 14 months. According to BlockBeats, Glassnode analysts attribute this decline primarily to the unwinding of basis trades. Previously, this strategy involved establishing long positions through spot ETFs and hedging with short futures to earn the spread. However, the annualized returns have recently dropped from 15%-20% to around 5%, prompting institutions to take profits.
Additionally, the daily trading volume of CME Bitcoin futures has decreased to below $3 billion. Analysts suggest that as institutional demand shifts towards directly holding spot assets, the leverage in the futures market is significantly decreasing.
#BitcoinFutures#OpenInterest#CME#BasisTrades#InstitutionalStrategy#SpotETFs#FuturesMarket#Leverage#TradingVolume#BlockBeats#Glassnode#CryptoMarket#BTC