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Speaker 0 argues that it won’t be that everybody starts selling, but that new buyers stop buying. As the price falls, the true believers—hardcore Bitcoiners—won’t be phased by moves from 60,000 to 40,000 because they’ve seen it before and Bitcoin always comes back. The people who bought into the Bitcoin ETF, however, may be the first to exit; they were the last in and will likely be the first out. They aren’t long-term HODLers but traders, and if they were real Bitcoin people, they would have bought years ago rather than waiting for an ETF. The hype around the ETF could become a problem when it starts to sell off.
When price declines occur historically, there’s often a large influx of Tether, whether counterfeit or not, and Tether buys Bitcoin, helping to form a bottom. But with ETFs liquidating, the ETF holders must take Bitcoin they own into the spot market and sell it, and buyers must pay with real dollars rather than Tether. If there aren’t enough buyers, a large drop could occur. The speaker envisions the next Bitcoin crash starting with the ETFs selling, driving Bitcoin down with market orders to get out by the end of the day—no limits, no waiting, just exit.
If the ETF selling drives Bitcoin down to 10,000 (not 20,000), charts would show Bitcoin below previous lows, with the trend broken. This could shake the confidence of hodlers, who might question whether it will come back and consider selling. As the price falls, fear could rise with pleas like “Oh my God, I better get out before it’s worthless,” leading even diehards to contemplate salvage rather than sinking with the ship. Some holders entered at much lower prices and could still sell at 5,000 to realize profits, though fewer people exist with such low cost bases. They may choose to turn a profit or cut losses.
The speaker notes that the current dynamic shows high confidence, with people convinced they’ll get rich and dismissing FUD. They criticize public figures like Peter Schiff or Warren Buffett as boomer misperceptions about Bitcoin, expressing annoyance that some people see them as not understanding, while others claim the speaker has studied Bitcoin and chosen not to believe it, insisting they didn’t drink the Kool Aid.