> Bitcoin was NEVER hyped outside of Silicon Valley to much of a degree that people here think it was. I directly experienced Bitcoin maximalists selling Bitco

> Bitcoin was NEVER hyped outside of Silicon Valley to much of a degree that people here think it was. I directly experienced Bitcoin maximalists selling Bitcoin-backed retirements to seniors far from the Valley. The hype was so bad, the subsequent price-drop was a pop-culture event that got mocked by mainstream comedians to mainstream audiences.