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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