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Good morning - Arsen here. ā˜•

Welcome back to Bitcoin Therapyā€”the newsletter with stories juicier than a perfectly cooked steak (medium rare, of course).

First, happy and relaxing Sunday to 7,620 patients reading today. šŸ‘‹ 

I was about to press ā€˜sendā€™ then noticed Iā€™d written ā€˜Arseā€™ instead of my name. Whew.

Alright, hereā€™s what I got for you this week:

  • 4 Bull signals to watch šŸ‚

  • El Salvador is up 52% on their Bitcoin šŸ‡øšŸ‡»

  • Who owns the most Bitcoin (spoiler: not me)? šŸ¤”

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4 BULL SIGNALS TO WATCH šŸ‚

1/ Over 25,000 people voted to end the Fed

Thomas Massie. a Republican Representative, ran a poll on X.

And the people have spoken.

So what did our boy Thomas do?

He pulled an absolute legend move and casually dropped the ā€˜Federal Reserve Abolition Actā€™:

In case youā€™re wondering, yes, Thomas is a bitcoiner. You can see him talking about the Bitcoin Standard here.

Love to see it. Central banking is a crime against humanity.

2/ Coinbaseā€™s Bitcoin reserve at a yearly low

Check this out: Coinbaseā€™s Bitcoin reserve went from 267K ā€”> 418K in 2024

Why, you ask me?

*puts investigator hat on*

On Wednesday, we saw $1 billion in BTC leave Coinbaseā€™s cold wallet.

We also know that at least one of those transfers (7,999 BTC) went to an unknown entity.

The conclusion? The Whales are hungry and buying šŸ³ 

3/ Vanguard has a new pro-Bitcoin ETF CEO

Vanguard, Vanguard, Vanguardā€¦

I remember you guys were vehemently against offering the Bitcoin ETF to your clients just a few months ago.

It looks like you have finally bent the knee.

What happened? Vanguard named Salim Ramji as the new CEO.

In case you didnā€™t know, Ramji is the same guy who oversaw the filing for BlackRockā€™s Bitcoin ETF.

Hereā€™s what Ramji had to say about the Bitcoin ETF:

Probably just a coincidenceā€¦

ā€œFirst, they fight you, then they join youā€

4/ The Bitcoin 2024 halving rally hasn't begun yet.

Triggers.

We all have them. Mine is that ā€˜phlegmā€™ noise when someone is trying to clear their throat. Ew.

Bitcoinā€™s trigger? The halving.

As you can see below, bitcoin bull runs happen right after a halving.

The best part? The 2024 bull run hasnā€™t begun yet šŸ‚.

WHAT IF YOU LOST ALL YOUR BITCOIN? šŸ˜­

Imagine this: 

  • Youā€™ve been working your ass off and saving Bitcoin for years

  • One beautiful day, you open your online wallet and see a big fat 0 on your screen

  • Youā€™ve been a victim of a cyberattack, and your hard-earned Bitcoin is gone forever. Poof., Just like that.

I donā€™t need to imagine this: this happened to me in 2018.

After that, I learned my lesson: always use a hardware wallet (I cannot stress this enough).

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EL SALVADOR IS UP 52% ON THEIR BITCOIN šŸ‡øšŸ‡»

El Salvador is known for 3 things:

  • Pupusas

  • Beaches

  • Being an absolute f*cking gigachad of a nation

In only 3 years, the small Latin American nation has transformed tremendously.

Their strategy? Buy bitcoin. A lot of it.

Hereā€™s how it went down:

  • Adopted Bitcoin as legal tender in 2021

  • Started buying 1 BTC per day since November 2022

  • They use their 20 active volcanoes to mine Bitcoin, which is 100% free and renewable. So far, theyā€™ve mined ~500 BTC (worth $35 M)

  • Today, El Salvador owns 5,752 BTC (worth $375M)

  • And in 5 years, El Salvador will have 7,815 BTC (worth half a billion) šŸ¤Æ

*clap clap clap*

King, you dropped thisā€¦ šŸ‘‘

And no, Iā€™m not asking you to ā€œtrust me, broā€ here

This info is 100% publicly available on the El Salvador government website.

Now, the main question is: Has El Salvadorā€™s Bitcoin strategy paid off?

Iā€™ll let this chart do the talking:

El Salvador has made a $70M profit, up 52%.

If Bitcoin goes to $100K, El Salvador could finally pay off its $143,600,000 loan to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

The tiny Central American nation is a perfect example of what happens when you start saving in superior money.

WHO OWNS THE MOST BITCOIN? šŸ¤”

You know that feeling when youā€™ve been saving Bitcoin for years and finally reach your long-term goal?

You feel like youā€™re on top of the world. A king of the jungle. A Top G.

And then you open Bitcoin Therapy and get smacked in the face and returned to reality.

How so? Well, in this story, we explore this question: who has the biggest Bitcoin bags?

Hereā€™s the juiciest bits:

  • No entity owns more than 2% of the total Bitcoin supply

  • MicroStrategy owns more than the US and China combined

  • Almost 19% of total supply is estimated to be lost forever (because of people losing their wallets)

  • The tiny nation of El Salvador holds 5,690 BTC and is buying 1 BTC a day (see tracker)

  • 6 countries and 9 publicly listed companies hold bitcoin

  • 57% of Bitcoin is held by individuals

Iā€™m such a nerd for data like this. šŸ¤“

And Iā€™m joking: of course, youā€™re a Top G (even if you own less Bitcoin than China).

WHAT Iā€™M READING šŸ“–

  • Bay Area Times - My favorite business newsletter - those visuals are šŸ”„

  • TLDR Newsletter - These guys are the kings of summarizing tech news. Perfect for busy people (like me)

  • The Hustle - The OG of business news and tech news. It's some of the best writing and storytelling Iā€™ve seen.

THIS WEEK IN A MEME šŸ“…

Holy shit. Bull market activated.

FROM THE ARCHIVE šŸ“

The pizza order that will be in history books.

PATIENT REVIEW šŸ§ 

Someone needs to take it easy on the coke.

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See you next Sunday,

Arsen

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