Asimov’s Foundation series was a major influence on me.
That and the fall of Rome, from which Foundation takes inspiration, is what convinced me that we need to extend consciousness beyond Earth to avoid a potentially infinite dark age.
Did everybody on CT just literally forget how badly Robinhood fucked over retail traders by removing the GameStop buy button and then a couple years later force liquidated all of its customers Solana positions at the pico bottom in 2023 right before it rebounded 50x off the lows?
Crypto is paying a high price for years of altcoin scams and grifts. It can feel like a toxic industry where very little value is created.
It's easy to feel disillusioned and wish you were focusing on AI-related trading, businesses, or working at a startup in that sector. Many companies and investment firms have already begun the rotation out of Crypto. Don't let your apathy make you unproductive; it's your personal responsibility to continue learning about the world. If you feel the call of the wild, then go.
For the ones brave enough to stick around, not only will the risk-reward be as asymmetric as it's been in recent history, the concentration of upside in a handful of assets will make it EASIER to generate massive returns. There is less capital looking at Crypto exposure than ever before. This all changes with a rapid repricing in Bitcoin this year, which I believe is inevitable.
For a long time in Crypto, nothing felt buyable due to an excess of capital being forced to deploy in a sector with limited opportunity. We're in a new regime now.
We're reaching a similar level of apathy that I felt during 2019 and 2022. I almost quit Crypto to go back to TradFi. It's no surprise those were the years where I generated the bulk of my returns (sans Hyperliquid).
Outside of trading, if you're passionate about the space, companies that are still building during this period will be positioned to take advantage of the inevitable reacceleration of this industry. Working at top-tier companies in the space is more accessible than ever due to a shortage of people entering the field.
Don't undervalue your time.
𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗡: 🐳 SHIELDING ALERT 🐳
📈 A wallet just shielded 3,000.00 ZEC ($1.71M) into the Orchard pool
🔗 Txn Hash: 220eca0a86e14ebe403fdbe6745baa7907f46a57a2527497b1e490aaedf2b11b
🛡 Total shielded ZEC across all pools: 5,127,961.70 ZEC ($2.92B)
The markets are on easy mode. You just have to bid BTC, HYPE, and ZEC. And wait. Enjoy life. Touch grass.
We make money by having the balls to believe while others are scared. Truth is, better days are still ahead of us.
The bears are wrong. We are going so much higher.