In this issue:

• Having to Believe (by Zehi)

• This Week in Neo Tokyo: Someone Is Watching You (by DadFuture)

Unless you were ahead of the privacy curve and you’re swimming in $ZEC profits, you’re like the rest of us, standing at a precipice peering into the hazy twilight of the unknown. $BTC is pivoting at $100k, experienced traders are calling for an imposing decline into bearish hibernation, while some macro economist big brains foresee an impending blow-off top pump of epic proportions. It is in times like this that we must affirm strongly what we believe in, and be very clear as to why we are here.

Do you believe in the projects you are invested in?

Do you believe that crypto will continue to grow in importance and value?

Are you a short-term flipper / investor, or are you holding for the long-haul?

There are no objectively right answers here. Each of us has to be honest and clear within ourselves. 

Some may be over the stress of the market and disappointed in their investments. If you can’t firm in true belief, it’s better to move on and focus on other things, otherwise you’ll just become a cancerous cell in the community spreading FUD and negativity, tainting any project you touch with the zombie venom of the Solana meme graveyard.

Ideally, most degens have vacated the shiny-object syndrome and are positioned now in projects they believe in and are willing to hold long-term. If the market turns strong, these assets are primed to go parabolic, and a temporary downturn matters little as we know our time will come. 

When not getting roasted by the worst trader in the history of crypto, our diaper-wearing Demon Overlord touched on this, while clutching his Teddy bear, in a recent tweet: 

“I havn't and will not sell shit. I am totally willing to risk the biscuit here and play russian roulette with the market. 

There's 3 rubber bullets in the chamber. If they go off we get a nasty bruise and a funny story. If they don't the gun will shit rainbow gold unicorns and buy us a yacht.”

He may be way off in his projections as to potential upside and downside, but the sentiment is there… There comes a time when you Have to Believe. 

As my old friend and desert-roaming teacher once said: “Believing is for fools, having to believe is for warriors. Having to believe means that you accept the facts of a situation without whining. A hunter doesn’t believe the rabbit will come. He knows it might not. But he prepares as if it will — and when it doesn’t, he doesn’t fall apart. That’s having to believe.”

Citizens, with ALTs rotting in the bargain bin and the Fear & Greed dial jammed near rock-bottom, it’s never been more clear that the so-called, dishonourable CT KOLs are tossing darts blindfolded. Flippers scatter like roaches under a glitchy neon sign, but in the Citadel? We're the signal cutting through the static—conviction forged in the Upload Chamber, merit etched in the ledger.

Whisperer emerged from the shadows this week, dropping binary breadcrumbs that decode to a gut-punch reminder: panic's just digital white noise, while true grit broadcasts on every frequency. Under the market's unblinking gaze, your worth gets stress-tested—no room for pretenders when the trials sift the chaff from the chrome.

And get this: as the bloodbath rages, Citizen Niar clocked us vaulting past Azuki in the rankings once more. LFG—proof the Citadel's pulse still thumps louder than the ghosts of yesterday's hype machines.

Firestorm rolled out the red carpet for a fresh wave of heavy hitters, snagging Citadel keys amid the fire sale frenzy. These aren't casual lurkers; they're the types stacking niche intel like forbidden data caches. Pro tip for the new blood: flip open those hidden channels and roles in Discord, devour the breakdown guide, and dive into the live threads humming with alpha. Hidden gems like bio-optimization hacks, ground-game grapples in the dojo, card-slinging showdowns from the manga vaults, family squads raising the next gen of degens, no-sweat scripting sessions, and yield-farm tweaks on the Byte LP frontier—your network's upgrade starts here.

Vibe coders and blueprint dreamers, you didn't want to miss Subc0der unleashing his battle-tested AI arsenal, pulled straight from two decades grinding AAA titles. He mapped the no-code highways to spin up full apps, pixel-perfect games, or slick sites from raw intent alone—productivity hacks that turn meatspace mortals into digital sorcerers before the herd even boots up. Replay the latest episode of Learn AI Live on NT Twitch if you blinked.

NT Plays charges into the fray with Battlefield 6: REDSEC, that zero-barrier shooter ripping across Steam and Epic for free. The crew links up Saturday at 4pm EST, unleashing squad mayhem in extraction hell—newbies and vets alike trading lead for glory. Swing by the Gaming VC pre-drop to team up, then harvest those highlight reels for a shot at $BYTES bounties while the meta's still fresh off the press.

Clear your scopes: the 30th Town Hall hits November 17th, Citizens-locked, unpacking reloaded Citadel codes and a roadmap reboot to steer us through the void. Grand rising—while the weak links snap, we're the ones tuning the frequency.

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Until next week, citizens.

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