Lyn Alden: Bitcoin's Next Move, Strategy's STRC Volatility & the Protocol Debate

Has Bitcoin finally hit bottom? This week, one of the most trusted names in macro gives her honest read on where we are — and where we go from here.

Lyn Alden returns to cut through the noise: why hard assets like Bitcoin and gold have been left behind, and why she says no rescue is coming — Bitcoin has to prove itself on its own. She also breaks down the volatility around Strategy's digital credit and the protocol fight dividing the Bitcoin community.

We discuss:

• Whether Bitcoin has hit its floor — and the lowest sentiment Lyn's ever seen
• Why Bitcoin proxies and leveraged products can't replace real, self-custodied Bitcoin
• What actually happened with Strategy's $STRC — and how worried holders should be
• Her grounded take on the protocol wars, and why the "existential threat" talk is overblown
• Why the big money print everyone's waiting for still isn't coming

Follow Lyn Alden on X (@LynAldenContact) and at lynalden.com

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