#713: Bitcoin Was Warning Us for Months with James Check
Sat Feb 07 2026
Marty sits down with James Check to discuss the current Bitcoin bear market, where on-chain data and mean reversion models suggest we're in the bottom fifth of the cycle, why capitulation is a necessary process, the quantum computing FUD, the role of gold as portfolio ballast, and why staying convicted through the storm is the only rational move if your decision tree says Bitcoin isn't dead.
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Marty sits down with James Check to discuss the current Bitcoin bear market, where on-chain data and mean reversion models suggest we're in the bottom fifth of the cycle, why capitulation is a necessary process, the quantum computing FUD, the role of gold as portfolio ballast, and why staying convicted through the storm is the only rational move if your decision tree says Bitcoin isn't dead. James on Twitter: https://x.com/_Checkmatey_ STACK SATS hat: https://tftcmerch.io/ Our newsletter: https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/ TFTC Elite (Ad-free & Discord): https://www.tftc.io/#/portal/signup/ Discord: https://discord.gg/VJ2dABShBz Opportunity Cost Extension: https://www.opportunitycost.app/ Shoutout to our sponsors: Bitkey https://bit.ly/4pOv2L4 Promo Code: TFTC99 Unchained https://unchained.com/tftc/ SLNT https://slnt.com/tftc Lygos: http://bit.ly/3ZtQLwp Salt of the Earth: https://drinksote.com/tftc Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Newsletter tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/