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Assertion Supported
Yan: Bitcoin perpetual futures drive price discovery over spot assets
“Like you look at Bitcoin, for example, on any one exchange, there's like usually one very liquid Bitcoin perp and that's the liquid asset forever, never expires. And like, that's where the price discovery happens. Like billions and billions of dollars will tra…”
Jeff Yan Oct 22, 2025 ▶ 14:34 Building a $10B+ DeFi Protocol with Just 11 People | Jeff Yan Joins TBPN
Assertion Supported
Coogan: Jefferies strategist cuts 10% Bitcoin allocation over quantum computing fears
“That same month, Christopher Wood, global head of equity strategy at Jeffries, removed A 10% allocation to Bitcoin from his model portfolio, citing fears that the advent of quantum computing could undermine the token.”
John Coogan Apr 1, 2026 ▶ 24:37 AI Is Coming for Your Memes, Crypto’s Quantum Clock, Axios Hack| Diet TBPN
Assertion Supported
El Salvador's $268 Million Bitcoin Treasury Position Reached $573 Million
“He bought two hundred and sixty eight million dollars worth of Bitcoin, and it's now worth Five hundred and seventy three million.”
John Coogan Nov 23, 2024 ▶ 1:43:46 FACT CHECKERS vs. tech article (ep14)
Assertion Partly supported
New York's Bathhouse used Bitcoin mining heat to warm its tubs
“When it first opened, Bathhouse was jokingly called the Bitcoin Bathhouse as they used the heat generated from mining to warm the tubs.”
Jordi Hays Jan 16, 2026 ▶ 21:09 Big Tech turns to mining, Thinking Machines loses top executives, NYC Sauna Wars heat up | Diet TBPN
Assertion Partly supported
Armstrong: Early Coinbase referral program paid $10 in Bitcoin per user
“If you invited your friend and they onboarded They got 10 dollars of bitcoin, and you got 10 dollars of bitcoin. And at the time, that was like about one bitcoin.”
Brian Armstrong May 31, 2025 ▶ 1:06:49 Weekend Special: Elon Recap, Balaji, Chris Dixon, Brian Armstrong, Crypto Day + Thiel Fellows
Assertion Supported
Coogan: Palmer Luckey was mining Bitcoin at age 16
“Palmer Luckey, the founder of Mod Retro and Anderle, Was mining Bitcoin at age 16.”
John Coogan Nov 19, 2024 ▶ 1:28:59 Who's Getting Rich Off Ozempic? (e12)
Assertion Contradicted
Coogan: Coinbase offered a 1 BTC referral bonus during YC Summer 2012
“In our YC batch, the referral bonus for going on Coinbase at the time was one Bitcoin.”
John Coogan Nov 16, 2024 ▶ 1:32:23 What is the TRUMP BUBBLE? (ep11)
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