2023 Recap: Were We Right About Absolutely Everything?
Revisiting Some Of My Top 2023 Stories and Stats.
Experience, knowledge, and education lead to growth.
Accurately interpreting charts and situations and understanding how the markets work is a key element of success.
My Medium followers in 2023 increased from 1667 to 6965 and my views vary between 7,000 and 30,000 monthly.
This is more than 5,000 new followers, therefore I know I have to be more committed, professional in my approach, and dedicated to bringing the absolute best value possible by utilizing the maximum of my abilities and knowledge in the field.
My total views on Medium surpassed 300,000 in November 2023 (starting in April 2021):
We can adapt to new circumstances and understand which cryptocurrencies matter.
Certainly, we can’t get everything right, and more than often the market will be there to prove our assumptions wrong. I am confident, though, that the sum has been consistently and significantly positive throughout this period.
The long run matters, and in the long run, things are only positive for the entire spectrum of the Crypto domain.
With this story, I review several essays published in 2023 to receive critical feedback on how to proceed.
Most of these stories were not well-received on Medium, yet they contain important topics that probably none of my followers should miss.
Let’s revisit some of the most important stories I’ve published in 2023:
Some Of My Top And Underrated Stories Of 2023
Which Cryptocurrencies Will Stand The Test Of Time?
January 7, 2023: Which Cryptocurrencies Will Stand The Test Of Time?
2023: Buy When Everyone Is Selling
At this point, there is a vast amount of money waiting for a crash.
Actually, this is the smart money we were talking about, and they are already slowly buying, they didn’t miss the first entry point.
A crash didn’t happen, as probably the whales had realized there was money on the side as well.
The smart money was buying throughout 2023. Will they sell the ETF news and create bearish conditions until the next halving?
We will find out soon, although we definitely should expect volatility.
Here’s How To Earn Cryptocurrency In 2023 With No Investment
January 18, 2023: Here’s How To Earn Cryptocurrency In 2023 With No Investment
I only include this story as it has been the most successful I’ve published so far on Medium. It has crossed 100,000 views, although Medium reduced the view count two times already and now displays just 82,000.
Invest (In Bitcoin Cash) When Others Are Fearful
It appears that only a few of my followers wanted to read this one, yet it actually contains my entire thesis on cryptocurrency and why I’m bullish on Bitcoin Cash above anything else.
March 16th: Invest (In Bitcoin Cash) When Others Are Fearful
Just 68 views… Yet, Bitcoin Cash was one of the best-performing crypto assets (and beyond) for 2023 with the price closing the year ~170% higher.
Heck, even for speculation, this is the best time to buy some more Bitcoin (Cash).
Not your fault if you missed the bottom since that’s how retail investing works. However, I’ve been specifically explaining why Bitcoin Cash was undervalued at $100 for almost one year.
Everyone rushes to buy the news disregarding fundamentals, developments, and genuine utility.
Bitcoin Cash was standing at the bottom of the buy zone for more than a year at $100, and nobody was interested in reading what was proven to be one of the most profitable assets in 2023.
The crypto news was not really interested in covering Bitcoin Cash, and probably you haven’t heard that Bitcoin Cash is now a smart contracts network with Web3 capabilities, tokenization, and DeFi.
The 4th Bitcoin Halving And The Case Of $100,000
April 15th, 2023: The 4th Bitcoin Halving And The Case Of $100,000 BTC
At $20k when I published this story, it was perhaps the time to enter this trade. At $40k the risk is increased and probably this price will be revisited in the following years.
$100k seems to be the top in a possible scenario of a new bull run initiated in 2024. The current price action with BTC above $40k further enhances this scenario.
Hong Kong Regulators Approve Bitcoin Cash
This was the first indicator that the price of BCH was about to explode.
May 27th, 2023: Hong Kong Regulators Approve Bitcoin Cash
This news is always positive and perhaps it was the stimulus that altered the price action for Bitcoin Cash. Investors (slowly) realized that Bitcoin cash was a hidden and undervalued gem and massively bought in the following month.
This time, views were higher as investors started taking notice.
The Big 4 Cryptocurrencies
BTC, ETH, and Bitcoin Cash exploded since I published this post.
June 22, 2023: The Big 4 Cryptocurrencies
Finance is rolling out the big guns this time.
Citadel, BlackRock, Fidelity, the banks, funds, and fintech corporations enter a race to offer cryptocurrency investments.
Perhaps trillions of dollars will flow into crypto.
Litecoin was the only one that underperformed, and since writing this post I’ve been wondering why exactly Litecoin should remain in this league.
BCH Guru Airdrop Of $FURU Tokens
July 3, 2023: BCH Guru Airdrop Of $FURU Tokens
CashTokens has been live on Bitcoin Cash since May 2023 and presents some amazing opportunities with projects building on-chain smart contract platforms, tokens, NFTs, and various developments.
The airdrop of FURU tokens I received is now worth more than $2000, therefore I think the article was a success.
Is Binance The Next Crypto Catastrophe?
Although no one desires unfortunate events or the collapse of an exchange, it is our responsibility to alert everyone when we observe a potentially negative situation about to happen.
Eventually, CZ cooperated with US authorities and he will also face jail time.
Yet, by sacrificing himself, he also saved Binance, which probably was the best course of action he could select.
When I published this article, few were talking about the issues Binance was facing and the possibility of a collapse.
Javier Milei And The Separation Of Money And State
September 17, 2023: Javier Milei And The Separation Of Money And State
This article explains why Javier Milei was inevitable to happen, yet we also mention how exactly Argentina will escape twenty years of financial misery and emerge as a global economic force.
I have republished this story on X.com reaching more than 32,000 views, presenting an entirely different picture from what we have on Medium.
Sadly Medium since September 2023, has ignored the entirety of my work (and the algorithm) after it followed a new and obscure system in September 2023 that only promotes the work of a few individuals with ties to publication editors. Since September 2023, Medium has been nothing but vague and dodgy, removing views, discounting read time, and promoting a flawed system that some people game to their advantage.
In this piece, we explore the core of the issue.
The story presents the reasons for the 25 years of financial misery and why Milei was the only vital option for Argentinians.
“Bcashers” Were Right About Everything
Oct 20, 2023: “Bcashers” Were Right About Everything
Supporters of bigger blocks which today support the Bitcoin Cash version of Bitcoin, or as the BTC maxis derogatory call, the “bcashers” apparently were right and not just on a few occasions but about absolutely everything.
Satoshi Never Intended Bitcoin Users To Run Full Nodes
November 10th, 2023: Satoshi Never Intended Bitcoin Users To Run Full Nodes
The whitepaper approach seems reasonable as it could pave the way for global adoption.
Was global adoption what Core wanted, or were there higher forces and plans that demanded stagnating the network and limiting its potential?
It appears that each step, each argument, and each decision Core enforced was antithetical to Bitcoin achieving global adoption.
Consider this story a step into understanding why Bitcoin failed massively as Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash in the BTC version.
The Dark Side Of Bitcoin (Documentary)
With the story already achieving more than 1,000 views on YouTube, it only appears that Medium is not anymore interested in supporting writers despite bringing quality content.
I’ve also republished this story for free on Substack with entirely different numbers.
Besides reducing views of past stories and not allowing writers to view their full stats on their own stories, Medium is also suppressing and not distributing my content to cryptocurrency enthusiasts.
Therefore, I’m in the process of exclusively publishing part of my new content to a new platform where writers are respected, and transparency of statistics is at the core of their values.
In Conclusion
The year was successful as growth exceeded my expectations in all platforms. I only started tracking progress in platforms in October, but even these stats illustrate growth.
In 2023, I started uploading video content on YouTube, and hopefully, I can also bring some quality content in 2024.
Despite Medium not supporting my stories and perhaps even suppressing numbers since September 2023, I still don’t plan to change anything.
These 2023 stories are a small sample of my content.
I’m not interested in examining other topics but plan to keep describing situations that emerge within the sector that I consider to be the future of finance.
I am not interested in trading upvotes and I do not resort to following back anyone, therefore those that only follow me, for this reason, are really doing it wrong.
I actively follow the Crypto space every day for the last seven years and I don’t plan to quit. I started creating written content in 2021 and reached this small success with thousands of people following me on several platforms.
I plan to keep informing my followers (and anyone else) of the dangers and expand into more platforms such as Substack with exclusive content for paying subscribers.
Happy New Year! Year of the Dragon for the Chinese calendar (starting from February 10th).
Hopefully, 2024 will be the year utility thrives.
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"Since September 2023, Medium has been nothing but vague and dodgy, removing views, discounting read time, and promoting a flawed system that some people game to their advantage."
I am not surprised.
I found Medium a totalitarian blogging platform in my short experience (mid-2020 - mid-2021). They didn't pay my last month's earnings and shadow-banned my account under a dictatorial C-19 publication policy! Just before my exit, I was in its so-called "top 1000 bloggers" list and won a decent bonus!