Blockspace Pod: Bitcoin Ruined Your Thanksgiving (Here's What To Do)

Historical data reveals Bitcoin's Thanksgiving-to-Christmas performance is a literal coin toss: 6 up years, 6 down years since 2012. Learn why orange pilling family is brutally hard and the only strategy that actually works.

Nov 29, 2025

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We analyze Bitcoin's historical holiday performance from 2012-2024, revealing that Thanksgiving-to-Christmas returns are a perfect 50/50 coin toss. We break down why 2017's spectacular bull run spoiled expectations, how the COVID-era 2020 produced the GOAT Thanksgiving shill with 69% gains, and why dollar cost averaging is the only advice worth giving your skeptical relatives. Plus: practical strategies for orange pilling family without ruining dinner.

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Notes:

• Bitcoin 50/50 up or down Thanksgiving to Christmas

• 2020 had 69% gain, best holiday performance ever

• 2017 bull run was 50% gains in one month

• 1 in 7 Americans now own Bitcoin

• Dollar cost averaging recommended strategy

• ETFs make onboarding boomers easier now

Timestamps:

00:00 Start

00:25 It's all about family

03:34 Past holiday returns

06:24 2017 & 2020 holiday markets

07:52 FTX

12:52 Akshually, the returns average 6%

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