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The folks at The New York Times have come out saying that Bitcoin is dead again — but is it really? I see this narrative quite often, but the data paints a completely different picture.
Google searches for "buy Bitcoin" are at their highest level in the past five years. This is no coincidence. While mainstream media writes obituaries, people are literally searching for how to get in. Bitcoin remains alive and well, thank you.
What catches my attention the most is the dynamic between those selling and those accumulating. The amount of BTC in circulation versus the amount held by long-term holders — it doesn’t take much to generate a strong rally. It’s pure mathematics.
And there’s more: regulatory clarity is coming. Proposals like the Clarity Act could open the doors for institutional capital to truly enter. When you have an asset governed by math and time — not politics — perspectives change.
Compare Bitcoin to tech giants like Apple, Amazon, Tesla. Patient investors always reap the best returns, even when the market is indifferent. You can’t vote to change the 21 million. Bitcoin is governed by code, not opinion.
So yes, the narrative that Bitcoin is dead? I’ve heard it many times. But the numbers — and the math — tell a different story. Meanwhile, the price is at $77.55K and the protocol’s resilience remains intact.
Do you believe in long-term potential? Or are you waiting for another Bitcoin death?