Welcome back to The Gwart Show! Today we’re joined by Bitcoin bull and on-chain analyst Checkmate to discuss Bitcoin's market dynamics, mining economics, and market outlook given the bear victory laps on the timeline. He shares thoughts on on-chain analysis, altcoin markets, ETFs, and the role of Bitcoin in the global financial system, offering a bullish perspective on its long-term potential.

Timestamps:

00:00 Start
00:53 Checkmate intro
04:07 Checkmate charting product
07:29 Who's the customer?
10:37 Current market outlook
14:49 Why's everyone bearish?
19:03 Different this time?
23:46 Institutional interest
28:14 Bitcoin development
34:39 Bitcoin's future
39:40 Actually useful indicators
45:27 On-chain metrics
49:12 nation-state adoption
54:52 Miners holding BTC
1:04:28 BTC ETFs
1:08:55 ETH ETF

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