In this issue:

• This Week in Neo Tokyo: Better Days Are Coming. Hold On. (by PhoenixxDown)

• Bull Cycle Is Over, Pack Your Bags. (by Flower83)

This week has been savage. Capitulation everywhere. Bear market-tier tears and freaking out of epic proportions. Back in bed drinking wine out of the bottle at 10 a.m. Less said about it, the better, really.

The market will come back (probably), and we’ll go parabolic at some stage (probably). Better days are coming. Hold on. This week will be a distant blip in your memory as you replace the 10 a.m. wine with natural euphoria and claims of genius, standing in the back garden screaming to the heavens that you are The Chosen One.

Read this before we get there, and don’t forget it:

Did you miss the Networking Hour VC yesterday? Don’t worry—these have proved a hit, and there will be other opportunities. Check the Citizen announcement channel to learn how you can leverage The Citadel’s networking power to its fullest!

This is how things shaped up with the NT content:

Interlinked #63 - Ben and Cryptoetheus were joined by the one and only Felix Norden to get his take on AI Agents, detailing their functionalities, differences from traditional chatbots, and potential use cases in automating tasks and improving user experiences. They also explored complex financial systems, debt, banking practices, and aspirations for the new year. A great watch to catch up on the AI meta if you’ve been sidelined so far.

Market Monday - It’s been months of discussing the battle for $100K, and this week the question was: “Will $100K hold?” Well, we got our answer rather emphatically just a day or two later, didn’t we? It appears we’ve turned Cramer again—apologies for that. On other subjects, we dived deep into AI Agents, NFT, and Abstract alpha. Listen back here.

It Remains AMA - The AMA team hosted The CEO, Tuchkov, and Lead Artist, Ed Mattinian, of the immersive novel project that lets readers participate in the story set in a dystopian world. Created in collaboration with Rob Down, known for his work with Marvel, Spawn, and DC Comics, they discussed their project, which includes a mobile game, a board game, and plans for an NFT collection. Listen back here.

Short Scoops

The first NT Plays game night of 2025 was held earlier this week with the Shatterline event. Keep an eye on the events schedule to stay up-to-date on the next one, where everyone (including you wonderful meatbags) is welcome to play and win prizes. Get your Gamer role now via this link.

Abstract Chain has all the hype at the moment. The Outreach Team has been working hard to secure deals, including one with Canna Sapiens. Keep an eye on the Outreach social account and announcement channel in Discord for updates.

Only a few hours left to give Shibuya Mall your ideas on secret features for merch. With the way the world has been the last few years, I’d like rocket launchers attached. Can we make this happen, Crasher?

Until next next week, citizens.

[NOTE: Title is obviously a little bit of a clickbaity joke, and definitely not financial advice]

But regardless… Oh boy!

The absolute state of bearish euphoria this week on the timeline 😂

So, as we all know, the price dipped a bit… Actually a bit more than a bit, but the reason it scared many people was the rate of the decline as the pattern resembles “staircase up, elevator down,” resulting in everyone promptly losing their mind on twitter.

What is funny is that all the fear, uncertainty and all the despair actually happened before the DOJ even released that disgusting public statement.

So, people, it seems, were just naturally FUDding over regular crypto price action. Though, in hindsight it does look like insiders we’re frontrunning the dump all day long. 🤔

It is sad that we couldn't break above 100k and hold that line, to be completely honest, and some people thus assumed this must be the end of crypto.

Quite the overreaction if you ask me, and if you follow our buddy Shamsi you will understand that “this is just a range until proven otherwise.” Also, just a side note, BlackRock is still quietly buying. And so is El Salvador. Bullish?

In any case, the conspiracy theorists put forth a questionable claim that the Biden administration wants to get crypto people (and the whole of America apparently) rekt one more time before leaving the office, and is thus selling the crypto that Trump said he will allocate to “strategic reserves.”

Others, thought it is all already priced in, since that money was already sold OTC and it is all just market manipulation. Lots of interesting takes.

The FUD was fueled by Ansem commenting that, in his mind, there is a 75% chance the cycle has topped. Not quite bullish. But not worthy of widespread despair either, since Ansem has got it wrong a few times lately.

Though, admittedly, the chart does look bad indeed:

Overall, you could say this week was an eventful one, as many took solace in all the doomposting as we collectively watched our hard-gained profits evaporate, minute by minute.

People have even go as far as to say this is the absolute worst bull cycle ever and I tend to agree on this one:

That's all for this week. Don't forget to stay comfy in spot, don't get shaken out by market manipulators and enjoy buying the dip. HIGHER!! 🚀

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