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Why $20,000 Bitcoin Matters

Validation. Psychology. FOMO. NLW looks at why today’s price achievement marks a turning point in bitcoin’s history.

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Validation. Psychology. FOMO. NLW looks at why today’s price achievement marks a turning point in bitcoin’s history.

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After weeks of flirting with all-time highs, bitcoin has broken through the most significant psychological barrier: $20,000.

In today’s episode of The Breakdown, NLW looks at why the moment is so significant, arguing:

  • Bitcoin is an incentive design system where price drives more benefits than financial gain
  • The validation of retail traders and more recent institutional investors creates an even stronger group of evangelists
  • The psychological price barrier is likely to increase FOMO among those on the sidelines

See also: Bitcoin Hits Record Above $20K as Analysts Remain Confident of Future

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Nathaniel Whittemore

NLW is an independent strategy and communications consultant for leading crypto companies as well as host of The Breakdown – the fastest-growing podcast in crypto. Whittemore has been a VC with Learn Capital, was on the founding team of Change.org, and founded a program design center at his alma mater Northwestern University that helped inspire the largest donation in the school’s history.

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