Looking back at the peak of the 2021 bull run, the wild claims and realizations of those top crypto influencers.

If you could start over, would you still believe in big V? This article is based on a piece by Pix, organized, edited, and written by Luffy and Foresight News. (Previous context: Shen Tu Qing Chun: I cracked a Trezor wallet with 1350 BTC) (Background supplement: A brief history of prediction markets: from papal elections to Polymarket) I looked back at what those crypto Twitter accounts that were most followed at the peak of the 2021 bull run were saying. Most of their views have long since lost credibility, but there are a few that have aged like fine wine. Ansem original: if this market doesnt nuke soon my trading intuition is broken. Translation: If this market doesn't crash soon, my trading intuition will fail. Author's comment: Perfect timing, scarily good. CZ original: Don’t worry about competition. It will make your industry bigger, which in turn helps you. Embrace it! Translation: Don’t worry about competition. It will make your industry bigger, which in turn helps you. Embrace it! Author's comment: "Don't worry about competition." My brother accidentally spoiled it (FTX was eliminated a year later). Smolting original: observe the daily close as a cum soaked, sleep deprived sponge observes cl approaching in a sneaky – stalky manner after running out of socks. Translation: Treat the daily close as a cum-soaked, sleep-deprived sponge, stealthily observing as cl approaches after running out of socks. Author's comment: Honestly, I don't know how to interpret this. Cobie original: Might make some clickbait YouTube content "how I became a billionaire from $200 in just 5 years while average only 3 sober days per week" gonna record it in a seaplane with my butler and my butler’s butler. Translation: I might create some clickbait YouTube content "how I became a billionaire from $200 in just 5 years while averaging only 3 sober days per week," and I'll record it in a seaplane with my butler and my butler's butler. Author's comment: "My butler’s butler," I'm still waiting for that message. ThreadGuy original: What the hell does Opensea spend all their money on? Translation: What on earth does OpenSea spend all their money on? Author's comment: A real question has been raised. Beeple original: FUCKKKKKKKK Author's comment: What does he know?? Gainzy original: that was a v rough btc 8% drop tbh it made me momentarily uncomfy i think it’s fair to say we deserve a bounce to 100k for this mild inconvenience Translation: Honestly, Bitcoin dropping 8% was quite rough. It made me a bit uncomfortable for a moment. I think considering this drop, we deserve a rebound to 100k, that's fair. Author's comment: It dropped 70% over the next two years. ZachXBT original: If there’s one thing you learn from me people on CT can’t trade at all. It’s just snake oil salesmen larping as traders They rely on private sales, undisclosed advertisements, insider knowledge, or pumping & dumping alts to make $ When called out they preach “positivity”. Translation: If you learn one thing from me, it's that 90% of people on crypto Twitter (CT) can't trade at all. They're just snake oil salesmen pretending to be traders. They rely on private sales, undisclosed advertisements, insider information, or pumping and dumping alts to make money. When called out, they preach "positivity." Author's comment: A fair point that still holds true today. Kaleo original: IT’S OVER… for the bears. Clean retest. Plenty of noise around ATH breakout as expected. I like it. Just keep stacking. Translation: It's over... for the bears. A clean retest. As expected, there's a lot of noise around the ATH breakout. Just keep hoarding coins. Author's comment: In fact, the bull run has ended. Udi original: STOP SELLING THE COINS YOU POORS Translation: Poor folks, stop selling your coins. Author's comment: (In a narrator's voice): In fact, they didn't stop selling coins. Michael Saylor original: “He who works all day has no time to make money.” – John D. Rockefeller on #Bitcoin Translation: "Those who work all day have no time to make money." – John D. Rockefeller on Bitcoin Author's comment: He just keeps making bullish statements about Bitcoin. Easy original: January 1st – ETH 6,942. It’s programmed. Translation: January 1st – ETH 6,942. It's programmed.