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Good morning - Arsen here. ā
Welcome back to Bitcoin Therapyāthe newsletter with stories juicier than a perfectly cooked steak (medium rare, of course).
First, happy and relaxing Sunday to 7,620 patients reading today. š
I was about to press āsendā then noticed Iād written āArseā instead of my name. Whew.
Alright, hereās what I got for you this week:
4 Bull signals to watch š
El Salvador is up 52% on their Bitcoin šøš»
Who owns the most Bitcoin (spoiler: not me)? š¤
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4 BULL SIGNALS TO WATCH š
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 āFederal Reserve Abolition Actā:
I just introduced āEnd the Fedā
Title: Federal Reserve Board Abolition Act, HR 8421Americans would be better off if the Federal Reserve did not exist. The Fed devalues our currency by monetizing the debt, causing inflation.
massie.house.gov/news/documentsā¦ā Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie)
9:18 PM ā¢ May 16, 2024
In case youāre 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/ Coinbaseās Bitcoin reserve at a yearly low
Check this out: Coinbaseās 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 Coinbaseās 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 š³
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 didnāt know, Ramji is the same guy who oversaw the filing for BlackRockās Bitcoin ETF.
Hereās what Ramji had to say about the Bitcoin ETF:
Probably just a coincidenceā¦
āFirst, 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 āphlegmā noise when someone is trying to clear their throat. Ew.
Bitcoinās trigger? The halving.
As you can see below, bitcoin bull runs happen right after a halving.
The best part? The 2024 bull run hasnāt begun yet š.
WHAT IF YOU LOST ALL YOUR BITCOIN? š
Imagine this:
Youāve 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
Youāve been a victim of a cyberattack, and your hard-earned Bitcoin is gone forever. Poof., Just like that.
I donāt need to imagine this: this happened to me in 2018.
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EL SALVADOR IS UP 52% ON THEIR BITCOIN šøš»
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.
Hereās 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, theyāve 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) š¤Æ
*clap clap clap*
King, you dropped thisā¦ š
And no, Iām not asking you to ātrust me, broā here
This info is 100% publicly available on the El Salvador government website.
Now, the main question is: Has El Salvadorās Bitcoin strategy paid off?
Iāll 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? š¤
You know that feeling when youāve been saving Bitcoin for years and finally reach your long-term goal?
You feel like youāre 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?
Hereās 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
Iām such a nerd for data like this. š¤
And Iām joking: of course, youāre a Top G (even if you own less Bitcoin than China).
WHAT IāM READING š
Bay Area Times - My favorite business newsletter - those visuals are š„
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 Iāve seen.
THIS WEEK IN A MEME š
Holy shit. Bull market activated.
FROM THE ARCHIVE š
The pizza order that will be in history books.
PATIENT REVIEW š§
Someone needs to take it easy on the coke.
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See you next Sunday,
Arsen
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