Former NBA star Scottie Pippen has found himself in the spotlight once again, this time facing ridicule for his claims about receiving messages from Bitcoin‘s enigmatic creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, during a dream. Pippen asserted that Nakamoto revealed insights about upcoming Bitcoin price movements.
In a recent tweet, Pippen stated, “Bull run starts Monday,” elaborating that Nakamoto appeared to him while holding a basketball. The former Chicago Bulls player described the message as “short and sweet,” claiming Nakamoto informed him of a Bitcoin bull run set to commence on Monday. Pippen added that the reason for this impending surge was that “CZ is free,” referring to the recent release of Binance co-founder and former CEO Changpeng Zhao.
Comments on Pippen’s tweet suggested skepticism about the authenticity of his claims, with some users questioning whether the post was made by Pippen himself or a social media team leveraging his name for crypto hype. This is not the first time Pippen has made such assertions; earlier in September, he claimed that Satoshi had informed him Bitcoin would surge to $84,650 by November 5.
Zhao, known within the cryptocurrency community as CZ, was released from prison on September 27 after serving four months for charges related to U.S. securities law violations and money laundering allegations. His relatively brief incarceration stands in contrast to the longer sentences received by other high-profile figures in the crypto space, including FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, who was sentenced to 25 years, and Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, who received a double-life sentence.
Many in the crypto community are optimistic that Zhao’s release could trigger a significant bull run for Bitcoin and the broader cryptocurrency market. Ki Young Yu, founder of the on-chain data company CryptoQuant, noted that a simple tweet from Zhao stating “I’m back” could lead to a substantial market upturn. Additionally, with October approaching—often referred to as “Uptober” in trading circles for its historical bullish trends—enthusiasm within the crypto community continues to build.
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