PEAK APATHY: NO ONE CARES ABOUT BITCOIN - TIME TO DOUBLE DOWN | CHECKMATE & MICHAEL SULLIVAN

About this episode

The episode discusses the current state of Bitcoin amidst a bear market with insights from analysts on accumulation signals and market sentiment.

IS THE BOTTOM IN? In this episode, I sit down with on-chain analyst James Check (Checkmate) and sentiment researcher Michael Sullivan to dig into their joint report "Peak Apathy" and what it really means when nobody gives a damn about Bitcoin. We go deep on why this bear market feels different, how language data and on-chain metrics are converging on some of the clearest accumulation signals since 2022, and why the most dangerous thing you can do right now is let the herd talk you out of stacking. "IT'S TIME TO DOUBLE DOWN." If you've been feeling the vibe weirdness and want the data behind it, this one's for you. PEAK APATHY: https://open.substack.com/pub/checkonchain/p/peak-apathy FOLLOW JAMES: X: https://x.com/_Checkmatey_ WEBSITE: https://www.checkonchain.com/ FOLLOW MICHAEL:\ X: https://x.com/SullyMichaelvan Michael's website: https://linktr.ee/sullywrites PARTNERS & DISCOUNTS: LEDN : Bitcoin-backed lending. Go to ledn.io/walker and unlock liquidity WITHOUT selling your bitcoin. BLOCKSTREAM JADE : BLOCKSTREAM JADE HARDWARE WALLET: Head to https://store.blockstream.com/ and use coupon code WALKER for 10% off! BDIC™ is building an insurance marketplace on the bitcoin standard…

People in this episode

Host: Walker America

Guests: James Check, Michael Sullivan

Topics covered

• Bitcoin
• bear market
• on-chain analysis
• sentiment research
• accumulation signals
• investing strategies

Keywords

• Bitcoin
• bear market
• accumulation
• on-chain metrics
• sentiment analysis
• investing
• Checkmate
• Michael Sullivan

Sponsors

LEDN, BLOCKSTREAM, BDIC, River, Fold

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Organizations: Bitcoin

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