For years, crypto traders have lived and died by the halving clock. Boom. Bust. Rinse. Repeat.
But what if that old rhythm doesn’t work anymore?

In Episode 798 of The Bad Crypto Podcast, Joel and Travis make the case that Bitcoin has officially graduated from “speculative science experiment” to institutional-grade asset class — and that changes everything.

We break down why this cycle looks nothing like the last ones, including:

• Why banks that mocked crypto are now quietly building custody, trading, and ETF pipelines
• How public companies, governments, and ETFs are soaking up Bitcoin supply
• Why institutional buying is far “stickier” than retail panic selling
• How regulation shifts (OCC, FDIC, Fed guidance) removed the biggest barriers between banks and Bitcoin
• Why the classic 80% crash may no longer be the default outcome
• What January and February could reveal about whether the cycle is truly broken
• Why Gen Z asking for crypto for Christmas might be the most bullish signal of all

We also dig into adoption curves, Bitcoin treasuries, ETF inflows, government holdings, and the uncomfortable reality that the market may have changed the rules while many traders are still playing the old game.

If you’re waiting for the “inevitable crash” so you can say “told you so”…
you might want to listen first.

Because Bitcoin doesn’t look like it’s leaving.
It looks like it’s settling in.

🎧 Episode 798 — from Puerto Rico to Dubai
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Everyone in crypto has a horror story.

In this episode, Joel and Travis turn the mic on themselves and the community for a raw, honest look at loss, regret, and the painful side of the crypto journey.

Travis recounts how he lost 55 Bitcoin he mined back in 2010 after a hardware failure and no backup of his keys. Joel shares how he was seconds away from reading a 2FA code to a fake “Google security” caller that could have compromised everything tied to his account. Add in a 10 ETH honeypot scam, drained wallets, and NFT phishing, and you start to see a pattern: nobody is immune.

Along the way, they read anonymous posts from the CoinFessions account on X – real stories of people who:
– Turned life-changing gains into dust by trying to time “one more pump”
– Lost six figures to scams and bad decisions
– Sat through entire bull runs and never took profits
– Finally got it right after years of pain and one big, smart exit

This episode covers:
– Why even experienced users still get wrecked
– The psychology behind never taking profits on the way up
– How grief, stress, and desperation make you vulnerable to scams
– Why experiences and relationships matter more than your portfolio balance
– A brief look ahead at what macro conditions and liquidity might mean for the next phase of the market

If you have ever:
– Round-tripped your portfolio
– Lost coins to a scam, bad link, or bad judgment
– Felt alone or ashamed about your mistakes

…this is group therapy. You are not the only one.

The Bad Crypto Podcast has been here since 2017, and the guys are still in the arena with you. Pull up a chair, listen in, and maybe walk away feeling a little less wrecked and a little more human.

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Bitcoin is stuck. The market feels heavy. Sentiment is terrible. And yet, none of the traditional bull-market top signals have fired. Not a single one.

In Episode 796, Joel and Travis dig into one of the strangest phases Bitcoin has ever entered. A trillion dollars has fallen off the crypto market cap since early October, ETF flows have flipped negative, liquidity is thinning out, and institutions are repositioning. But at the same time, the larger macro picture, historical drawdowns, and long-term adoption trends point to something very different.

Is this the end of the bull run? Or is this exactly what a mid-cycle flush looks like—painful, confusing, and full of mixed signals?

In this episode we cover:
• Why liquidity is disappearing and how it affects every chart
• ETF outflows, BlackRock’s massive selling week, and what it really means
• Why none of the historical bull-run peak indicators have triggered
• How macro forces, Japan’s rate shifts, and global pressure ripple into crypto
• What Apple, Nvidia, and on-device AI reveal about where the tech cycle is headed
• Why Bitcoin repeat patterns matter—and why they don’t
• The psychological trap of watching the market every day

This is a grounded, straight-talk conversation about the state of the market — the kind of conversation Joel and Travis used to have before the podcast even existed.

Crypto goes up. Crypto goes down. The chart keeps moving. And your favorite blockheads are still here, from Dubai to Puerto Rico.

Listen, comment, debate, and tell us what you think the market is about to do next.

Stay bad.

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