There's a website that tracks how many times bitcoin has been "officially" buried. Journalists, economists and Nobel laureates have all had their say on the matter. As of 20 May 2016, the count shows 472 deaths. And the best part? If you invested $100 every time someone announced Bitcoin was dead, you'd have $81 million by now.

Now think back to what your “financial advisor” told you. Or your uncle at a family dinner. Or that colleague who “knows his stuff.” Bitcoin is a bubble, Bitcoin is a casino, Bitcoin is for drug dealers.

Meanwhile, the world’s largest asset manager launches a Bitcoin ETF — and it becomes the most popular product in their lineup. The richest person on the planet buys nearly 19,000 BTC for his company’s (SpaceX) balance sheet.

But your bank manager still won’t touch it with a ten-foot pole.

I’ve been through this myself. Back in 2018, an acquaintance with an MBA tried to convince me I was wasting my time. In 2022, after the FTX crash, people called me asking, “So, is that it?” Every time, you feel like an idiot. And every time, it turns out you weren’t the idiot after all.

The problem isn’t Bitcoin. The problem is that the people who are supposed to understand finance are 5–10 years behind reality. They operate in a system where something new is a threat, not an opportunity. And they genuinely believe what they’re saying. It’s not even a lie — it’s a blind spot.

If you’re sitting in a drawdown right now and hearing “I told you so” from those close to you — look at this chart. 472 deaths. Zero funerals.