My friend Vijay Boyapati (Author of the Bullish Case for Bitcoin, and part of the Swan team) rejoins me on the show to talk about HODLing, share his analysis on things, and offer some tips on how to HODL. We talk:

What phase of the cycle we’re in
HODLer psychology
Does Bitcoin get captured?
Is Bitcoin for Everyone?
Self custody tech
GBTC and Bankruptcies
Common traps and how to avoid them

Links:

X: @real_vijay
Genesis thread https://twitter.com/real_vijay/status/1744454450138526162

Sponsors:

Swan.com (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
Mempool.space
Nomadcapitalist.com

Stephan Livera links:

Chapters:

00:00 - Introduction and Overview
03:01 - The Excitement of Bull Markets
05:54 - The Slow Build-Up and Parabolic Moves
08:46 - Hodling Through Adversity
13:07 - The Nature of Bitcoin Cycles
16:02 - The Reachability of Bitcoin Participants
19:45 - Coinkite.com
21:00 - NomadCapitalist.com
22:08 - The Challenges of Self-Custody
30:00 - The Feasibility of Self-Custody for All
34:14 - Bitcoin as a Superior Monetary Base
35:10 - Concerns about Concentration Risk
38:07 - Mempool.space
39:16 - Swan.com
40:12 - Government Influence on Bitcoin ETFs
43:32 - Multipolar World and Bitcoin Adoption
44:01 - US Favorability towards Bitcoin
46:51 - Genesis Bankruptcy and Grayscale's Future
50:11 - Common Traps in a Bull Cycle
59:54 - Dealing with Corrections in a Bull Cycle

How to Ride Through This Bitcoin Bull Cycle with Vijay Boyapati SLP559

Stephan Livera Podcast

How to Ride Through This Bitcoin Bull Cycle with Vijay Boyapati SLP559