Amid the tumultuous landscape of Bitcoin price volatility, one prominent figure stands out, exuding unwavering optimism amid the chaos: Samson Mow, the cryptocurrency’s self-proclaimed evangelist.
Recently, Mow transitioned from his role as Chief Strategy Officer at Blockstream to the position of CEO at Jan3, an entity focused on facilitating Bitcoin adoption nationally. He is placing a substantial bet on the future of digital gold.
Bitcoin proponent sees investors’ hopes dashed
Amid rumors of a possible dip below the $30,000 mark, Mow remains resolute in his positive outlook. He dismissed his concerns, saying on Twitter: “I think they will be disappointed.”
This statement follows Bitcoin experiences a dip below $38,000, attributed to a significant sell-off in Bitcoin Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), especially the Grayscale giant. A whopping 15,000 BTC, equivalent to $566 million, left the market, leaving Grayscale with empty coffers.
From what I hear, a lot of investors are thinking about it #Bitcoin will drop to the low $0.03 million range and then wait to buy. I think they will be disappointed.
— Samson Mow (@Excellion) January 22, 2024
However, the cryptocurrency landscape is not devoid of conflicting sentiments. While Grayscale is shedding its BTC holdings, other ETF issuers are taking a different stance. Notable among them is Fidelity, which acquired 9,755 BTC, which amounts to $386 million.
Fidelity emerged as the leading player, securing 5,312 BTC, worth $210 million. These differing approaches indicate that not all market participants are rushing to divest their Bitcoin assets.
BTC market cap at $761 billion on the daily chart: TradingView.com
About dips and pain
Opinions vary within the community, creating a symphony of mixed notes. Some participants, in response to Mow’s tweet, expressed enthusiasm for a possible bargain sale of the top cryptocurrencies, eagerly awaiting an opportunity to amass more during the dip. Others are bracing for what they call “maximum pain,” envisioning a scenario similar to Mow’s own predictions of a Bitcoin spike to $1 million.
The concept of ‘max pain’ is adapted from traditional financial markets and suggests that markets are likely to follow the ‘Max Pain Theory’, which indicates that markets are likely to follow the path that causes the maximum financial pain for the greatest number of market participants. .
Max Pain Theory indicates a flush of the #Bitcoin shorts are next. https://t.co/zuJe2vpEEX
— Samson Mow (@Excellion) January 14, 2024
What about a million for Bitcoin?
In the context of Bitcoin, Mow believes that a rapid rise to $1 million would disrupt the strategic plans of many, including nation states and companies looking to invest in Bitcoin.
In the field of monetary innovations, Mow made an important observation about Bitcoin and its significance for modern civilization. For example, Mow boasted on Twitter that Bitcoin was a thousand times better than any other financial technology.
There are no diminishing returns when incremental change occurs. Bitcoin is not a marginally better $ or gold. #Bitcoin is a 1000x improvement over any monetary technology devised in all of human history. Reducing returns is an irrelevant concept when the entire game has changed. pic.twitter.com/0jbotFLDqc
— Samson Mow (@Excellion) January 22, 2024
Mow warns in advance of a crypto blitzkrieg up to the million dollar mark, a wave that would mean disappointment for several stakeholders, from January 3 with its strategic plans, to analyst PlanB and its stock-to-flow model, to MicroStrategy with its ambitious Bitcoin takeovers, and even El Salvador, whose dreams of a Bitcoin-backed bond above $100,000 would disappear.
While navigating the Bitcoin roller coaster, the average investor is urged to brace for a journey full of hairpin turns, dizzying drops and, if Mow’s predictions come true, a potential rise to the long-awaited peak of $1 million.
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