The longer I practice medicine, the more I believe that anxiety and depression are just normal human responses to a deeply unjust society.

Exactly 4 years ago today, I sat in a company-wide meeting with a "crypto expert."

He said Bitcoin was useless beyond being digital gold — and some random altcoin called Polkadot was the future. Everyone thanked him for his wisdom. We were supposed to learn from "industry experts" to keep up with trends as early-stage venture investors.

I started digging deeper into Bitcoin and calling out altcoins as scams.

A senior partner pulled me aside and tore me down:

"Are we done here?"

"You have no track record."

"Your conviction is like a religious belief."

"You're being irrational and ideological."

He laughed when I said maybe the financial system is broken. From his perspective, he couldn’t see it — because he was making a fortune pumping startups that barely existed. The irony was lost on him: the very fact that so much money was being thrown at vaporware proved just how broken the system was.

Another partner called me a spruiker — said I was trying to pump my own Bitcoin bag to get rich and dump it on others.

It was hard to hold steady when surrounded by people who benefit from the status quo.

That day, I wrote in my journal: "As of today, I've decided to leave [this company]."

Four years later, Polkadot is down 90% against Bitcoin. And it’s been the best four years of my life.

(Btw, I use a journalling app called Journey that reminds me of what I wrote x years ago today, it's useful for reflecting)

if you are not paying attention you probably should be

Yes Bitcoin is crashing from $1 to $83k

Totally predictable

Left-wing groups are now getting debanked under Trump and need Bitcoin

UPDATE: The most interesting #bitcoin magical line chart. 👀

Talking points:

✅ The initial red wedge--which suggested a coming break-out and explosion in volatility--was transgressed to the downside on February 24.

✅ The thin green (lower) line suggested that the series of higher lows would continue--and generally held true on down days, including February 28, March 10, March 11, March 12, and March 13. This is a type of BULLISH consolidation.

✅ Added descending thick red line and thick green lines to reveal POSITIVE DIVERGENCE in price/RSI AND price/global M2 terms. THIS IS BULLISH, and suggests that the next MAJOR move will be to the upside.

OPINION:

I remain generally BEARISH on the US economy and related (small-/mid-cap) equities in the near-term, while remaining generally BULLISH on global assets for the foreseeable future... especially bitcoin.

Magical lines and chart TA are for infotainment purposes only.

Just my thoughts. You do you.

If you don’t hold your own keys, you don’t own bitcoin. Self-custody isn’t just an option—it’s the only way to truly own your wealth. Bitkey is here to make self-custody more accessible, without compromise. Let’s build a future where everyone controls their own money.

A Ponzi scheme has someone at the top of the pyramid. Bitcoin has no such hierarchy.

I’ve noticed three distinct responses wrt the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve.

No-coiners: Totally unaware. Didn’t know it happened. Couldn’t tell you the current Bitcoin price either.

Bitcoin Tourists: Bummed the announcement didn’t instantly pump their bags. Anxious the top may be in this cycle. Considering selling some.

Real Bitcoiners: Euphoric, bullish, regardless of short term price action, knowing the long term paradigm shift to a Bitcoin standard is well underway.