New Year's greeting 2026: 12k-Basti and the last Fiat illusion

There are archetypes in the Bitcoin space.
And then there's 12k-Basti.

The guy who, ever since the bear market low, has been faithfully proclaiming he'll only buy at $12,000 because "that's where the price belongs." And while the hashrate doubles, the difficulty increases, and the plebs continue stacking, he pulls off this stroke of genius right on cue for the new year:

"Happy New Year to everyone! Wishing everyone an open mind in 2026 to recognize things that are superior to Bitcoin!"

12k-Basti isn't just bearish.
He's a pedagogically Fiat believer.

He believes in "productive assets."
He believes in the sacred stock market, which always rises.
And above all, he believes in risk management mantras, which he burns like incense sticks.

"Besides, I limit my risk anyway; I never have more than 5% crypto, and most of that is in Bitcoin."

That's the point where Bitcoiners nod knowingly —
and then fall off their chairs laughing.

Because always, really always,
behind "5% crypto" there is
also 95% – "I didn't understand anything".

And of course:
He's also a shitcoiner.
Because diversification in a casino sounds smart, especially when you still believe the croupier is neutral.

Bitcoin is not an investment. Bitcoin ends investments.

Saifedean Ammous would say:

Fiat currency eats up your time. Bitcoin gives it back.

Basti, however, bravely clings to the fiat framework.
He argues that Bitcoin has "no returns" — and fails to realize
that money doesn't have to "perform." Money measures performance.

Because the truth is this:

• Fiat is elastic — Bitcoin is absolute
• Fiat forces you to invest — Bitcoin frees you from that.
• Fiat needs trust — Bitcoin needs mathematics.

When you look at it in fiat currency, stocks look like superheroes.
When you look at it in Bitcoin, you realize:

Stocks are merely safe havens against money printing.

And what if money suddenly can no longer be inflated?

Then all assets will be reduced to mere crumbs out of 21 million.

This is hyper-Bitcoinization.
No event. No rocket.
Just the quiet return to mathematical truth.

Fiat mindset in its purest form

12k-Basti is a prime example.

He truly believes:

• "Diversified, never regretted."
• "A stock market crash is only short-term—stocks always rise."
• "Cash is trash."
• "Bitcoin stagnates in the long run, just like gold."
• "You should always have the majority of your assets in investments..."

And on top of that:

"I limit my risk — never more than 5% crypto!"

That's like someone saying:

"I don't believe in airplanes —
but I fly 5% of the year. Just above the trees. Better safe than sorry."

Why 12k-Basti never understands Bitcoin

Because Bitcoin is not a gamble.
Bitcoin is an exit strategy.

An exit from:

• Time theft
• Money illusion
• Risk compulsion
• Investment hamster wheel

And that is unbearable for someone who has built their entire ego on "I am an investor".

He needs:

Being right is more important than being free.

That's why he's waiting for 12k.
That's why he's holding onto 5%.
That's why he's throwing in shitcoins.

Not to win.
But to avoid having to let go of the old game.

Maxi New Year's greeting

So here it is — short, edgy, true:

May 2026 be the year
you understand
that good money doesn't need investment.

May you realize
that 21 million is not a narrative,
but finality.

Proof-of-Work binds property — not promises.

And may you —
when the last 12k-Basti warns again
that one should “remain open to things that are superior to Bitcoin” —
simply smile silently
and continue stacking.

Because we know:

Bitcoin is not just one option in a portfolio.
Bitcoin is the portfolio.

Everything else will be priced in Satoshis
sooner or later
.

And then it's not the plebs
who are desperately buying more.

But the Bastis —
with 5% crypto in their hearts
and 0% understanding in their souls.

A happy new year.
Less openness to Fiat illusions.
More clarity about the 21 million.