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The weird put up got here as the value of Bitcoin nosedived beneath the $56,000 mark following a dismal day for U.S. shares.
The Dream With Satoshi
Scottie Pippen took to the X platform on Sept. 4 to share that Satoshi Nakamoto had proven up in his dream to foretell that the apex crypto would attain $84,650 on November fifth.
Pippen’s assertion was significantly fascinating because it coincided with Bitcoin dropping to $55,746, its lowest stage since Aug. 8, erasing all of the features from final month. BTC subsequently recouped some losses, altering arms at round $58,101 as of press time.
The NBA legend’s prediction primarily attracted mockery from X customers. “Okay then, bizarre grifter man working Scottie Pippen’s account,” mentioned Dogecoin co-founder Billy Markus, popularly referred to as Shibetoshi Nakamoto on Twitter.
 
For Bitcoin to hit Pippen’s $84,650 dream goal value, it should climb by over 45% inside the subsequent two months. Nevertheless, the consensus amongst crypto pundits is that BTC’s irritating value motion will doubtless proceed for the remainder of 2024 regardless of the incoming monetary coverage easing by the U.S. Federal Reserve.
Pippen’s Journey Into Crypto
Scottie Pippen forayed into the crypto area in 2022 by debuting his personal non-fungible token (NFT) assortment.
In June, the previous skilled basketball participant sought recommendation from his followers on whether or not to put money into Ether (ETH) or Solana’s SOL, additional indicating his rising curiosity in cryptocurrencies.
Furthermore, there was hypothesis about Pippen launching his meme-based cryptocurrency. He, nonetheless, in the end revealed the tokenization of the long-lasting 1991 NBA championship ball on the blockchain, which sparked a fierce backlash from crypto followers.
Suffice it to say that Pippen’s X put up from earlier as we speak seems to be one other failed try to extend his presence within the cryptoverse.
