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2085: Max Keiser: $800K Bitcoin Is Guaranteed This Cycle – Wall Street Can’t Stop It
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Max Keiser just dropped his boldest Bitcoin projection yet: $800,000 this cycle is guaranteed. “Bitcoin has no ceiling because fiat has no floor. In US dollar terms, the price of Bitcoin, because it’s demonetizing gold, is headed for $800,000 in...
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Welcome Bitcoin fam to the number Bitcoin pod in today's show. As always, I'll be breaking down the latest technical analysis as well as breaking news. Korean man arrested over 50 million crypto to gold laundering scheme should have kept the bitties. We'll also be discussing coinbase predicts trillion dollar stablecoin era by 2028 as well as crypto sentiment returns to greed as Bitcoin and Ether spike on the recent Fed speech. We'll also be discussing U. S retirement plans can fuel a Bitcoin parabolic rally to 200 GS per CO the downturn we'll be breaking it down for you. Breaking news max in the headlines Bitcoin at 800000 this cycle is a given with or without Wall Street. I'll be breaking down the latest prediction from the High Priest. We'll also be taking a look at the overall crypto market. All this plus so much more in today's show. Welcome everyone to the live stream. If you're new to the rumble, very important to smash the likes. Give us a follow and hit over on x. Today is Pod Episode 2085. What do you think of the new setup? Do let me know. So yeah, today is August 23, 2025. Happy SAT stack and Saturday Bitcoin pull back some currently trading just above 115 000. Just the other day we bottomed out at 111. Then we soared to 117 and then we have consolidated a bit here thus far over the weekend. So without further ado and can't forget to shout out my co host Fed Chair Nip anator. This is coin 360. You can see Bitcoin down one and a half percent on the day trading just above 115 at the time of the live. We have ether which was on the cusp of hitting a new all time high yesterday I'm not sure if it did. I kept seeing it at around 4800 which was ultimately the all time high back from 2021. But today is just shy of that at 4741 down 1 1/2% on the day. Tron XRP, the bulk of the market all correcting and in the red. And checking out coin market cap dot com. The current crypto market cap is just shy of that 4 trillion milestone. 3.99 trillion to be exact. And also volume wise we got 166 billion worth of volume in the past 24 hours. And the Bitcoin dominance coming in today at 57 and a half percent with Ether dominance at 14.4%. And checking out the Bitcoin market cap it is $2.292 trillion. And checking out top 100 crypto gainers past 24 hours we got decentralized lending, Protoc Mav leading the pack up 5% followed by the Pudgy Penguins up 5%, followed by the OKB up 3.7%. But very modest gains for those actually in the green of the day as the majority of the market is correcting and in the red and checking out the crypto bubbles, we get a visual perspective on the day. You can see mixed bag but definitely the majority in the red. Today I'd say probably 75% of the market zooming out for the weekly and I'd say we flip that MOFO 75, 80% of the market in the green. And zooming out on the monthly similar I'd say 70 green, 30 red and zooming out for the year. Definitely the majority of the market in the red which we love to see. Checking out the crypto greed and fear index. Today we are a 60 in greed. Yesterday we were dead in the middle of Little Italy and last Week we were 56. And last month 71. And checking out the infamous time chain calendar JV. As of today we're on block high number 911, 351. And we have literally 138649 blocks into the having of 2028. And as of today, August 23rd, 2025 you can exchange one fiat monopoly dollar for 868 sets. So you know precisely what what to do. You pick up the stats, put down the gats and pick up some bitcoin caps from a man, Sergio over at Bitcoin Caps Net. Next up let's do a little screen share. We'll do some price action. Jackson Satisfaction, Bo Jackson, Tony Braxton for the baddies. So let's go ahead and do the damn thing, shall we? As you can see here on your screen, bitcoin price breakout of 117 liquidated the bears opening the door to the fresh all time highs. Send it Bitcoin took out the ass liquidity above 117 on Friday after the Fed Chair JPAL hinted at the potential September interest rate cut. During the speech at the Jackson Hole, Bitcoin price rose more than 4% to an intraday high. This was yesterday of 117. 3 on bit stamp from the 6 week low of 1116 was which was virtually the same day. Talk about volatility. And here you're looking at the hourly chart. You can see the two big ass hourly candles and I'll pull up the live charts here when I'm done reading this. Of course to Coin glass data, roughly 380 million in short positions were liquidated with ether accounting for 193 million of that total as it soared nearly 15% to 4,760 right on the cusp of a new all time high. Bitcoin followed with 56 million worth of short liquidations. You can't short, you dork. Can't afford that now. Across the board total 630 million was wiped off the market in short and long positions as shown in this figure. That's right. Trade what leverage you're most likely to get wrecked. You've been warned by the Fed Chair Niper. The sudden market recovery led to the liquidation of 150,000 traders over the period, catching many off guard as investor sentiment flipped to bullish the bitcoin liquidation heat map as you can see on your screen showed the price eating away liquidity above 117 with more than 260 million ass orders sitting at 117 and 118. Baby baby. Bitcoin swept lows of 112 providing traders with good entry position according to the MN Capital founder map. Earlier in the week he shared be on the lookout for the sweet beneath the 8-3-low111.9 in a great area to accumulate BTFD baby baby. A small sweep took place in an immediate massive move. You want. You know what I want to rename the small sweep the Dragon Tail which is a Bruce Lee's specialty from Tekken. If you have ever played the video game the Dragon Tail, there was immediate massive move upward on the bitcoin and if you played the game, you know exactly what I'm talking about. The uptrend is back. Guess who's back, back again. BTC baby asking for a friend now. Another analyst said bitcoin price could retrace following the pump. But one thing remains crystal clear. The market wants higher. Can we get much higher? It comes as several industry participants recently share forecasts for the higher price. Analyst Bit Quant said Monday we can get to 145 here for Bitcoin and it was still in play throughout the year. I mean easy peasy, I say 225 in play. Send it. Meanwhile, the bitwise head of the European research said that the chain reaction spaces on Monday that US President Trump's move to allow the crypto to 401k unlocking that, you know, 12 and a half trillion of the capital into the biddy could push the Bitcoin to 200,000 before the end of the year. I say that's bearish but you guys let me know your thoughts and we'll go from there. So you should be able to see nice and clear. This is Trading View brought to you via Coinbase and we're currently looking at the one hour chart. We do have a bull target on the screen in the red sitting at 125 again, wanted dead or alive. Pretty bitty. Going up forever Laura and working our way backwards checking out the four hour. The four hour chart looks like no particular bull targets but you can see yesterday we had that big massive green candle where we jumped multiple thousands of dollars just all within that particular candle and working our way back. Here's the daily you can see yesterday mega green candle was nice. Today we've corrected maybe about 40% of what we achieved yesterday. Also bull flag formation sensation on the daily there rising wedgie. The only wedgie officially approved by the Fed chair Nipinator. Also there's the Purple Barney.
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You remember that guy. I love you, you Love me. Bullish flag 1464 in play. That's ultimately what is that $30,000 increase from today's price action. I say send it and let's get it full. Send it and let's take a quick look at a weekly as tomorrow we get a new weekly close thus far for the week we are in the red. So unless we have some more bullish momentum, we will get a second consecutive red weekly candle. But we still got till tomorrow to go at around this time. And there is a rising wedgie formation. And one more chart we'll take a quick look at and that's going to be the monthly. Now here's the deal. 1, 2, 3, 4 green. Consecutive candles for the past four months and this month has about a week left. We're barely in the red so that can flip at any moment. So you guys gotta let me know your thoughts where you feel the pretty little bitty is likely to take us next and I'll read your comments out loud. All right fam. Now for our next story of the day. Korean man arrested over 50 million dollar crypto to gold laundering scheme. That's right. Thai authorities have arrested a South Korean man accused of helping a call center gang launder crypto into gold worth more than 50 million. You retart. You should have just kept it in bitcoin. Idiots. The technology crime superdivision said officers apprehended Han, 33 at Bangkok's airport on Saturday under a warrant issued in February. According to the report from the Nation, he faces charges of fraud, computer crime, money laundering and involvement in criminal syndicate. The case stems from the large scale call center scam that began in early 2024. Victims were lured lured into investment opportunities. That's the biggest red flag of them all. Promising 30 to 50 returns. Red flag. Initial payouts created the false sense of security. Clearly a Ponzi scheme. But as deposits grew, withdrawals were blocked with claims that investors had failed to meet the requirements. So they'll accept as much crypto as you send them Ponzi. And as soon as you try to withdraw any of those 50% returns, good luck getting that out. That's how these Ponzi work. Dozens of complaints eventually reached the TCSD promoting a probe that had already led to an arrest of 10 suspects, including five alleged launderers and five mule account holders. This is always sadden, saddens me to hear and you're just going to see more and more of these scams and Ponzi schemes where they, you know, take advantage of people and you know, they usually get away with it potentially for two to three years, but eventually you got to pay the reaper. Yeah, I mean, and they're going to be held behind bars probably for a long time. Investigators discovered Hans arrival in Thailand and coordinated with immigration bureau to detain him at the airport. At the checkpoint, the mobile phone containing multiple crypto accounts tied to the laundering network with seized. So they're going to find out all the details there on the phone. According to the report, he previously studied in China before joining a South Korean company that converted crypto into gold bars. What is he working for? Peter Schiffmeister for the scam network, he allegedly oversaw crypto accounts receiving victim funds which were then used to purchase gold from overseas suppliers before being shipped back to the syndicate. Authorities estimate that between January And March of 2024, Han's accounts processed roughly 47 million USDT then funneled into gold. Each launderer round reportedly involved more than 10 kg of gold valid at 1 million per transaction. He denied the part the charges but currently remains in custody of the Thai police continuing the investigation. Meanwhile, Taiwanese prosecutors have indicted 14 individuals and what they describe as the nation's largest crypto money laundering case involving more than 1500 victims and over 70 million worth of illicit proceeds. Authorities also requested the seizure of 640,000 of USDT undisclosed amounts of Bitcoin and Tron, more than 1.8 million worth of cash, two luxury cars, yada yada yada. Prosecutor said the group laundered the funds by converting cash into foreign currency and then buying the USDT through the local exchange BX Young technology before transferring the assets abroad. And there you have it. Yo. Next up we'll discuss Coinbase predicts Trillion Dollar Stable Coin Ever ever Ever Slim Shade JV and and then we'll go from there. But anyways that's the latest Ponzi scheme breakdown there. Next story of the day. Coinbase predicts trillion dollar stablecoin era by 2028 the time of the next having right around the corner. Yeah, that's right. The total US dollar pick stablecoin market is projected to swell to 1.2 trillion by 2028, spurred by comprehensive crypto regulations in the United States. Coinbase said the projections mean the U S Treasury issuance would have to be 5.3 billion per week over the next three years to satisfy demand from stablecoin issuers who use short term US treasury bills as backing collateral for the digital fiat tokens. And as you can see here, the model based projection of the stablecoin. You can just see that hockey stick growth going parabolic. The issuance schedule would cause a minor temporary drop in 3 month treasury yields of about 4.5 basis points contrary to analyst predictions demanding from stablecoin issuers will significantly reduce the interest of the U.S. government debt. This is according to Coinbase. Quoting them here, we think the forecast doesn't require unrealistically large or permanent rate dislocations to materialize. Instead of relies on incremental policy enabled adoption compounding over time of course now the passage of the Genius bill. Do you think it's genius? Let me know. A comprehensive regulatory framework for the stable coins of the US will officially take effect in January of 2027. Right around the Kona is the catalyst for the growth of the stablecoin market. However, the legislation of the U S has forced other countries to consider legalizing their own stables to remain competitive with the dollar and the digital age. Meanwhile, private stablecoin issuers like Tether and Circle have become the top buyers of the U S government debt, eclipsing countries like South Korea, the UAE and Germany. That's right. Now dollar denominated stables have dominated the market thus far, but other countries are now exploring stables as a supplement to their traditional fiat currency. For example, South Korea's Financial Service Commission, a government regulator, announced a comprehensive stablecoin regulatory bill will be submitted to the legislator for consideration in October. October the government of China, which has a Long history of opposing crypto and privately issued money reportedly signaled that it may allow UN backed stable coins to circulate the market. Analysts and industry execs say any rollout of the UN stable coin would likely be limited to special economic zones in China such as Hong Kong, which is not a part of the mainland. It's on the outskirts, Skirt Skirt and the international crypto markets. And if you don't know, you gotta ask the Nipinator again, because Nipinator knows all. And next up we'll discuss crypto sentiment returning to greed as Bitcoin and ether spike on the recent Fed speech by the fake chairman J. Pal because there's only one true chairman and his name is Nipinator and he keeps him in the and if you don't know now you know next Story of the day Crypto sentiment returns to the greed as Bitcoin and Ether Spike on the Fed speech that's right, crypto sentiment returned to greed on Satsdak and Saturday as the crypto market surge following dovish comments from U S Fed chair Jay Powell. Powell said they raised speculations of a possible rate cut in September. The Cryptogreed and Fear index, which you can see here on your screen, measures the overall crypto market. We use it every day when we do our market watch. Today it came in at a 6 60, up 10 points from Friday's neutral, dead in the middle of little Italy reading a 50 after briefly dipping into fear earlier in the week. That's right, the rebound came after Powell's speech at the annual Jackson Hole Economic symposium Friday where he said the current conditions and inflation in the labor market may warrant adjusting the Fed's monetary policy stance. After Powell speech, Bitcoin surged 5% from 111 which was the local low, to now117.3 the local high liquidating 400 million worth of short. You can't short, your dork can't afford that. Meanwhile, ether reclaimed this 2021 all time high of 4878, reaching a high of 4851. So it was right on the cusp, representing 11 and a half percent increase over the past 24 hours. In fact it was up 15% on the day at one point. Now Axi Infinity co founder called ether the most rate sensitive aspect of crypto, quitting them here. As interest rates drop, the spread between what can be earned by depositing your stables and D5 versus depositing in your USD in a bank widens. That's right. I mean do they even offer any yield for USD. No, you get crushed by inflation so it's negative. Why let the you know them borrow your money? In fact, I encourage you to go visit JP Morgan Chase, borrow as much money as possible and then buy Bitcoin and show them what's good. According to the CME. Not financial advice, I'm just saying 75% of the market participants anticipated the rate cut September 17th Fed meeting trading Resource the Kabisi letter said it appears Fed Chair J. Pal setting the stage for a September rate cut. Historically, the Fed rate cuts increased liquidity, making riskier assets like crypto more attractive. How could bitcoin get more attractive? I'm just saying. However, St. Louis Fed President told Reuters on Friday he still needs more time to decide whether he will support the interest rate cut. Quitting him here I'll be updating my outlook and balance of risk all the way up until the end of the two days, three days before the meeting earlier in the week, several crypto participants anticipated a crypto market spike if Jay Powell hinted at a rate cut and author Jason Williams said on Wednesday that Powell comes in soft and learns that rate cuts are likely. We turbo rip and I say let her rip Tater chip. Meanwhile, crypto banter trader Ran said the Jackson Hole will shape the crypto's direction moving forward before adding Trump is pushing for the rate cut with good reason, but will J. Powell listen? And that's the million dollar question. But we're gonna move on to our next story. Yo U s retirement plans could fuel the biddy rally to 200, 000 despite the downturn. Send it. Let's get it. That's right. Despite this week's market downturn, some analysts predict that the inclusion of the digital assets of the US 401k retirement plans may unlock billions of dollars of new inflows. That's right, because it's unlocking 12 and a half trillion of capital capital. Send it the bullish development may push the Pre low biddy above 200, 000 before the end of the year. I say why so bearish? Signaling another 122 billion worth of new capital while assuming a modest 1% portfolio allocation. Yeah, that's right. That's only with 1%, bro. Now corporate Bitcoin treasury acquisitions continue to attract new entrants such as the NASDAQ listed healthcare service provider and bitcoin treasury firm Kindly md which is basically Trump's Bitcoin advisors new treasury play David Bailey which made its first Bitcoin investment which we shared in the pod a couple of days ago, 679 million on Tuesday. Now other big investments are turning from bitcoin to bet on ether price appreciation. For example, on Thursday a bitcoin whale sent almost 200 million worth of Bitcoin, a hyper liquid decentralized exchange and converted most of it into 300 million. Perpetual future long position and a subsequent 240 million spot ether petition. Very risky right there. The inclusion of crypto the US plans could mark a milestone for bitcoin adoption, unlocking billions of dollars in new capital potentially pushing the asset above 200 by the end of this year. Easy peasy. I dare say President Trumpster paved the way for crypto inclusion of the United States, especially bitcoin for the 401k retirement plans official when he signed that executive order which was back a couple of weeks ago August 7th. Grant and Americans access to digital assets through their retirement plans. How many of you have plans to put some of that 401k into the Prelo bitty holl at your boy. The Inclusion of crypto 401k plans may be even more significant for the biddy price than the approval of the US Bobby going ETFs. Let me know if you agree with that. This bullish development may be bigger said the analyst then the US Bobby going to need to have approval itself signaling another 122 billion worth of capital while assuming a modest 1% portfolio. So here's the thing. What if they did a modest 5% portfolio allocation does that send us to 500000 to a million? All I say full send it, let's get it. Respect the pump. Don't mess with bull you get the horns. The official prediction remains 200000 by the end of the year. But stay tuned. Next up we're going to be discussing 800000 this cycle according to the high priest Max Kaiser. But anyways quoting this fool if you look at 401 okay and the fine contribution retirement plans of the US they're huge or as Trump would say huge. Adding that 1% was a relatively conservative allocation. I agree 100% for that 12.2 trillion industry I say 5% minimum. The let's get it including digital assets and retirement plan will enable the 401k portfolio manager investing the Bitcoin ETFs which can push the price to new all time highs. Thanks Captain Obvious. We already know and we already discussed on yesterday's pod the Kanye west meme coin which basically launched went to a 3 trillion market cap within you know a Couple of hours of launch and then it crashed. And Yesterday it was 200 million. And yes, everyone got wrecked minus the snipers and insiders, which is what you can expect when there's these meme coin celebrity rug pulls. And I don't expect it to be the last one. So be careful out there and don't short your dork. It can't afford that. All right, fam. Now for our feature story of the day. The high priest of bitcoin Max Kaiser says Bitcoin at $800,000 this cycle is a given with or without Wall street. And this was just featured and picked up in Cointelegraph espanol and I got it all translated in English for you guys. But first let's kick it off with a couple of brand new tweets from the high priest himself, Max Kaiser. You should be able to see right here. He wrote the U. S via surrogates is about to print more than 30 trillion USD and the mistaken belief this won't obliterate the dollar Bitcoin 2.2 million in play. And Max wrote that off the back of this news. J Pal says shifting economic risk heighten the case for the fed rate cut. So we couldn't be more bullish with bitcoin right now. And also he tweeted this earlier today. I was right again. The US just bought a minority stake soon to be majority in INTC for national security soon when they realized they up by not buying enough bitcoin they'll nationalize Coinbase, riot Mara and microstrategy now known as strategy B for national security. Max has been preaching this from the rooftops. I've been covering it first and foremost above anyone else because I always cover what the high priest has to say. And I agree. I think the U S government is up to no good and they can very easily confiscate all wall street paper bitcoin in the name of national security and hence the importance to properly store your bitcoin and self custody. You have been warned. And with that being shared, let's dive deeper into the story here. Max Kaiser, advisor to the president of El Salvador. That's right. And long time figure in financial markets. In fact it was him and Stacy the first to preach about Bitcoin was only 23 cents via the Kaiser report back in December of 2010 is wild but he says here in a new interview bitcoin has no ceiling because fiat money has no bottom and US dollar terms the price of bitcoin because it's demonetized in Gold is headed for 800000 per coin this cycle. The expert did not specify when this figure might be reached or how long he estimates the current bullish cycle will last. But he did add these to his two satoshis. Wall street needs Bitcoin. Bitcoin doesn't need Wall Street. 800000 in this cycle is guaranteed with or without Wall Street. Very powerful broadcast there prediction he says guaranteed this cycle. 800 GS. Let me know if you agree disagree with a high priest. Now in this sense the figure supports the growing institutional presence of the ecosystem. For example, ETFs and custodians already hold more than 1.47 million bitcoins, equivalent to more than 7% of the total supply supply according to data from the Bitcoin Treasuries.net and added to this are the holdings of public and private companies which exceed 1.28 million bitcoins, which is roughly 6.1% of the supply. And governments primarily of the US with around 526,000 of the BTC, which is 2 1/2% of the supply. Strategy alone has more than the governments. And so does Black Rock, just FYI. But then one can say Black Rock is the garment. JV. But I digress. Together institutional players control nearby currently 15.6% of the supply, reinforcing the scope of adoption and regulated markets. Max also leveled a point of critique of fiat. Quoting Max here, all fiat money is in the process of going to zero relative to Bitcoin. He's been preaching that for a hot minute, right? If you're holding fiat money, you can't buy anything with it. It is literally garbage. Well said. And he has used the metaphor to describe the urgency of the taking action as he outlines here. If you were on the Titanic without a lifeboat, would you ask when the ship was going to sink? Or would you be desperate and try to find a lifeboat? Definitely the latter. Now, beyond price projections, the advisor highlighted El Salvador's institutional progress. Quoting him again, three things are needed to create a bitcoin country. The Bitcoin office, a Bitcoin strategic reserve fund and a Bitcoin banking law. Now, El Salvador, thy Savior has all three. The Holy Trinity. We will see the country lead the world with the highest Bitcoin per capita, surpassing the Kingdom of Bhutan. Now, El Salvador currently holds 6,276 of the bitties in their strategic reserve. And every day they share the proof of work, making another acquisition of one bitcoin on average currently valued at over 700 million. Fast approach in a billy. And according to the figures shared by Bukele himself, the government had invested just over 300 million USD in these purchases. So they're doing quite well considering it's currently worth over 700 million. It pays to be a bitcoiner now the approval of the investment banking law by the legislative assembly marks a further step and they're in the process of getting that done so they can have the bitcoin bank the first of the world. The legislation establishes a regulatory framework allowing sophisticated financial institutions to operate with the biddy stable coins and other digital assets under supervision opening the door to operations such as the bitcoin collateralized loans and the arrival of new specialized investors. So they're leading the way for the rest of the world. All hail bitcoin country. And for the part the national bitcoin office which is ran by Stacy Herbert. Shout out. Stacy has confirmed that in 2025 it'll continue to strengthen its reserve strategy and lead educational projects. Do you know that all kids now by age 7 in El Salvador get to learn about bitcoin? That's a step in the right direction. And they have this cubo program and Stacy's doing fantastic things with that. Kaiser known for worldwide for straigh forward style and no and firm pro bitcoin stance hence he is a maxi. He pretty much invented the name. Now combines his experience in financial markets with the institutional role of El Salvador a country seeking to establish itself as a global leader. It already is. Got the first movers advantage back in 2021. First country to put bitcoin on the balance sheet and they're leading the rest of the free world. I dare say but with all that being shared. There you have it. Yo. Let me know your thoughts with Max Geyser's infamous 800000 prediction for this cycle. Guaranteed. Yeah, I mean and I'll read your comments out loud. Welcome everyone to the Q A segment of the live stream.
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Spin it.
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Storyteller
Anything for bitcoin.
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Narrator
The first rise after a fall isn't graceful. It doesn't come with the applause or easy steps. It's messy.
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Storyteller
Your hands are off from claws at the ground. Your breathing is heavy and your legs feel like they don't belong to you anymore. But something inside says get up anyway.
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Narrator
I've been in that place and.
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Storyteller
But it wasn't. Because buried in the ashes was the ghost in me who wants the most. And that ghost didn't care how small the first steps looked. She just cared that I took them.
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Narrator
When you've been through enough. You stop waiting for a rescue, you realize you are the rescue. And that's where my first rise began. Not with a perfect plan, but with a stubborn decision that I would not stay down. Bitcoin became part of that rise because it gave me something to build on that no one could knock down. It didn't erase the pain or run do the losses, but it gave me a foundation that couldn't be fake. Every block that confirmed on the chain felt like a heartbeat, a reminder that progress can be slow and steady, and that steady beats chaos over the long run. Harders know this feeling. We've all been tested by price crashes, by headlines calling Bitcoin dead for the 500th time, by friends who laughed when we stacked sats instead of chasing trends. And yet, block after block, we rise with it because we know the real reward is an instant and the future we're building.
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Storyteller
The first rise is when you start to believe again.
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Narrator
Not in fairy tale endings, but in the reality that you can rebuild and that the new version of you will be stronger than the one that fell.
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Storyteller
For me, it was about regaining my foot in one project, one conversation, one side at a time. Some days I moved an inch, some days I stood still. But every day I refused to go back to the.
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Narrator
The world may only notice when you're standing tall again, but you will remember every shaky step that got you there, and those steps will change you forever. Moral of the story your first rise may be slow and quiet, but it's the foundation for every victory that comes.
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Storyteller
After the story of the Lantern in the Storm.
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Narrator
In a seaside village, storms could sweep in without war. The wind howled so fiercely that even the strongest houses shook. A young boy named Chris was caught outside, his lantern blown out by the wind.
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Storyteller
He stumbled through the dark, the rain blinding him, until he saw a faint light ahead. It was an old woman's lantern, flickering but still burning.
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She waved him over, shielding the flame with her hands. Stay here, she said. The wind will try to put it out, but we'll guard it together.
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Storyteller
Through the night. They kept the lantern lit. At dawn, the storm passed, and Chris took the lantern home. Every storm after that, he lit his own lantern early and taught others to protect their flame. Your first rise is that lantern.
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Narrator
You might have help. At first, you might need someone to guard the light with you. But once you've kept it alive through the worst storm, you'll know you can keep it burning and you'll be able to light the way for others.
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Storyteller
Bitcoin is that flame in the financial storm, your hodl is the act of guarding it, no matter how the wind howls. And once you've done it, you'll never again fear the dark.
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And don't forget to check out bitcoin news alerts.net for the full premium experience with video and to participate in the live stream along with the Q and A. And I look forward to seeing you on tomorrow's episode. Hoddle.