#713: Bitcoin Was Warning Us for Months with James Check

<p>Marty sits down with James Check to discuss the current Bitcoin bear market, where on-chain data and mean reversion models suggest we're in the bottom fifth of the cycle, why capitulation is a necessary process, the quantum computing FUD, the role of gold as portfolio ballast, and why staying convicted through the storm is the only rational move if your decision tree says Bitcoin isn't dead.</p> <p>James on Twitter: <a href="https://x.com/_Checkmatey_">https://x.com/_Checkmatey_</a></p> <p>STACK SATS hat: <a href="https://tftcmerch.io/">https://tftcmerch.io/</a></p> <p>Our newsletter: <a href="https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/">https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/</a></p> <p>TFTC Elite (Ad-free & Discord): <a href="https://www.tftc.io/#/portal/signup/">https://www.tftc.io/#/portal/signup/</a></p> <p>Discord: <a href="https://discord.gg/VJ2dABShBz">https://discord.gg/VJ2dABShBz</a></p> <p>Opportunity Cost Extension: <a href="https://www.opportunitycost.app/">https://www.opportunitycost.app/</a></p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p>Bitkey</p> <p><a href="https://bit.ly/4pOv2L4">https://bit.ly/4pOv2L4</a> Promo Code: TFTC99</p> <p>Unchained</p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/tftc/">https://unchained.com/tftc/</a></p> <p>SLNT</p> <p><a href="https://slnt.com/tftc">https://slnt.com/tftc</a></p> <p>Lygos:</p> <p><a href="http://bit.ly/3ZtQLwp">http://bit.ly/3ZtQLwp</a></p> <p>Salt of the Earth:</p> <p><a href="https://drinksote.com/tftc">https://drinksote.com/tftc</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main YT Channel</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos</a></p> <p>Clips YT Channel</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ</a></p> <p>Website</p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">https://tftc.io/</a></p> <p>Newsletter</p> <p><a href="http://tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/">tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/</a></p> <p>Twitter</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">https://twitter.com/tftc21</a></p> <p>Instagram</p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/</a></p> <p>Nostr</p> <p><a href="https://primal.net/tftc">https://primal.net/tftc</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p>Twitter</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">https://twitter.com/martybent</a></p> <p>Nostr</p> <p><a href="https://primal.net/martybent">https://primal.net/martybent</a></p> <p>Newsletter</p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">https://tftc.io/martys-bent/</a></p> <p>Podcast</p> <p><a href="https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/">https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/</a></p>