John Haar, managing director at Swan Private, says the policy response to 
COVID remains one of the clearest catalysts for Bitcoin adoption in recent 
years and argued that another large-scale round of money creation is likely a 
matter of when, not if. In an interview with Milk Road, Haar said the next 
“big print” may emerge within the next three to 24 months, driven by anything 
from war and banking stress to pension insolvency or AI-related labor 
disruption. The Next Big Print Favors Bitcoin Haar framed the argument less as 
a prediction of an imminent event and more as a recurring feature of the 
monetary system. He pointed to COVID-era stimulus and balance sheet expansion 
as a lived experience that changed how many investors thought about fiat risk 
and scarcity. “Like you said, two big prints kind of in most people&#8217;s adult 
lifetime, and the most recent one being COVID,” Haar said. “And I can just 
say, I saw firsthand how many people that affected people to say, whoa, that, 
you know, as all those things I said, they can just print money, stimulus 
checks, et cetera, et cetera. But I also, this is not just a theory, because 
I&#8217;ve seen it firsthand, hundreds of clients at SWAN who I&#8217;ve talked to.” 
Related Reading: If Bitcoin Price Doesn’t Hold Take And Hold $69,000 With 
Momentum, It Could Get Very Bad That direct client experience appeared central 
to his point. Haar said one of the first questions he asks new clients is 
about their “Bitcoin story,” and he described a recurring pattern among those 
who entered the asset after witnessing the monetary and fiscal response to the 
pandemic. In his telling, COVID did not merely validate a macro thesis for 
existing Bitcoin holders; it created a new cohort of buyers who saw policy 
discretion up close and drew their own conclusions. He tied that experience to 
a broader historical rhythm. Referencing Lawrence Lappard’s book The Big 
Print, Haar suggested that periodic bursts of money creation are not anomalies 
but episodes the system revisits “with some frequency.” He stopped well short 
of calling for an immediate repeat, however, and explicitly pushed back on 
near-term alarmism. “I’m not one of these people who’s saying it’s going to 
happen next month,” Haar said. “That’s usually too premature. You should 
typically fade those calls. But I do think it is a matter of time.” A notable 
part of Haar’s argument was psychological rather than purely macroeconomic. As 
the COVID shock recedes further into the rearview mirror, he said, investors 
risk slipping back into complacency. “As more years go by, this is just human 
nature,” he said, adding that people begin to forget “how crazy that monetary 
response was” and return to a kind of policy normalcy bias. In his view, that 
fading memory does not reduce the odds of another major intervention; it 
simply makes markets less mentally prepared for one. Related Reading: Bitcoin 
Shark &amp; Whale Wallets Jump Despite Bearish Price Action He then laid out a 
range of possible triggers. A “large scale geopolitical war or military 
mobilization” was one, though he said current tensions do not yet qualify and 
would need to escalate much further. He also pointed to AI-driven labor 
displacement, state budget collapses, pension insolvency, renewed regional 
banking stress, a private credit crisis, structural entitlement expansion 
through programs such as Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare or student loan 
forgiveness, and major climate or natural disasters. The next big print is 
coming (bookmark this). Timeline: 3 to 24 months. The triggers: AI job 
displacement, state budget collapses, pension insolvency, regional bank 
crises, geopolitical war. &#8220;I believe that one of those things or multiple of 
those things will happen.&#8221; pic.twitter.com/1x1bgvl612 — Milk Road (@MilkRoad) 
March 22, 2026 “And then lastly, this has kind of been on the list for all of 
human history,” Haar said, “but if there’s some sort of major climate disaster 
or natural disaster, something like that could cause a big print. So I know I 
just threw a lot out there in the list, but I believe that one of those things 
or multiple of those things will happen at some point in the next, you know, 
three to 24 months.” At press time, BTC traded at $70,861. Featured image 
created with DALL.E, chart from TradingView.com

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Balancer co-founder Fernando Martinelli said Balancer Labs will shut down as 
the protocol pivots toward a leaner, DAO-led structure following months of 
financial strain and fallout from a 2025 exploit. The End of Balancer Labs 
Balancer Labs, the original development entity behind the decentralized 
exchange ( DEX) protocol, is being wound down after what Martinelli […]

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Strategy is increasingly turning to perpetual preferred stocks to fund its 
Bitcoin strategy, with the company adding 90,000 BTC to its balance sheet so 
far this year.

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Ethereum is flashing early warning signs as momentum begins to shift beneath 
the surface. The RSI trendline break on the USDT pair suggests weakening 
strength, while the ETH/BTC pair now sits on the edge of following suit. With 
a familiar breakdown pattern taking shape, the risk of a double confirmation 
is rising, one that could open the door to a sharper move lower. RSI Breakdown 
Signals Early Weakness On Ethereum/USDT According to a recent Ethereum 
analysis from Umair Crypto, the USDT pair has already seen its RSI trendline 
break, signaling an initial shift in momentum. The ETH/BTC pair is expected to 
follow suit shortly, making a new lower low a matter of when, not if. Related 
Reading: Ethereum Exchange Inflows Signal Shift: Whales Reduce Selling 
Pressure This pattern mirrors a sequence recently observed with Solana. In 
that instance, the USDT pair’s RSI trendline fractured first while the BTC 
pair initially appeared to maintain its strength. Ethereum is now replicating 
this exact behavior, setting the stage for a similar recursive breakdown. 
While the ETH/BTC pair is currently holding its levels, the analysis suggests 
this resilience is temporary. However, once the BTC pair loses its footing, 
the lack of support across both denominations will likely trigger a sharp move 
to the downside. This alignment represents the most volatile and high-risk 
version of a market breakdown for Ethereum. Resilience Under Pressure, But At 
What Cost? The analyst went on to emphasize that both Bitcoin and Ethereum 
have shown notable strength throughout the intensity of the broader macro 
battle. That resilience is undeniable, but it hasn’t come without a cost. 
Rather than forming a solid base, the market has effectively been running on 
borrowed time, and the fatigue now visible on the charts suggests that the 
cost of that strength is beginning to surface. From this point, a move toward 
a lower low should not come as a surprise. Related Reading: Ethereum Rising 
Wedge Warning: Breakdown Could Send Price Toward $1,500 A major catalyst is 
adding to the current tension. Over $2.1 billion in BTC and ETH options is set 
to expire today, alongside Wall Street’s massive $5.7 trillion Triple Witching 
event. While such large expiries don’t directly trigger market direction, they 
tend to magnify existing momentum. In this case, the underlying structure 
already points to the downside, meaning any move could be accelerated under 
these conditions. The breakdown sequence is also becoming increasingly clear. 
The USDT pair was the first to show weakness, losing its key structure and 
signaling the initial shift in momentum. Now, attention turns to confirmation 
from the ETH/BTC pair. When this alignment occurs, it typically leads to a 
more decisive and aggressive move lower as bearish pressure takes full 
control. Featured image from Pexels, chart from Tradingview.com

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