This Week in Bitcoin 86: The Perfect FUD
Dec 17, 2025
A deep dive into the tumultuous sentiment surrounding Bitcoin reveals creative FUD driving fear and uncertainty. The hosts break down astonishing market moves, including rapid price drops and massive liquidations due to alleged manipulation. Discussion shifts to the implications of quantum computing as a new source of anxiety for investors. Insights into ETF dynamics and the motives behind whale activity shed light on the pressures in the market. Tune in for a lively analysis of the complexities that impact Bitcoin's future.
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Big Wallets Drive Short-Term Price Violence
- Large wallets and institutions now drive intraday Bitcoin moves and force leveraged traders out of positions.
- Chris Las argues market-making clusters cause sharp spikes and rapid liquidations during low-liquidity windows.
Advocate For Market Structure Rules
- Push for clearer market-structure rules to tame predatory intraday trading and protect retail participants.
- Chris Las highlights Brian Armstrong's lobbying efforts in Washington as a path to reduce these dynamics.
Quantum FUD Is Timelines, Not Certainty
- Quantum computing is technically plausible but timelines are highly uncertain and sensationalized.
- Chris Las says the main risk is failure to adapt, not an immediate existential collapse of Bitcoin.