The Last Trade: On-chain analyst James Check (Checkmate) joins the crew to break down bitcoin's bear market capitulation, what the data says about where we are in the cycle, and why the obituaries being out might be the most bullish signal of all.

Bitcoin is down 50% from all-time highs. No single catalyst. No obvious bottom. Checkmate joins the crew to cut through the noise with on-chain data, walking through the exact thresholds he mapped during the recent drawdown and why 50% of the supply being underwater is historically a bottoming signal. The conversation expands into the debasement trade narrative, AI-driven labor displacement, why institutions only need to move a fraction of a percentage point to absorb all sell pressure, and why bitcoin's only job — like gold's — is to not die.

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00:00 — Intro & Market Sentiment 02:14 — How James Mapped the Recent Decline 11:32 — What Actually Caused the Drawdown? 15:16 — The Debasement Trade Hasn't Started Yet 22:00 — Gold, Physical Delivery & What It Means for BTC 30:39 — AI, Labor Displacement & Money Printing 44:00 — Institutional Adoption: Just Heating Up 50:00 — Will Critics Ever Admit They Were Wrong? 54:53 — Bitcoin's Only Job Is to Not Die 1:00:04 — Hyperbitcoinization & Why Most People Won't Care 1:07:11 — Deep Value Zone: Every Mean Reversion Model Agrees 1:12:00 — Buy the Whole Bottom, Outro & Disclaimer