My base case is strong Q4 and crypto rocket in 2025 to ATH's.

But...there's a another theory.

 We may be in the show me phase of crypto.

There's a fair chance new investors won't hop aboard until crypto shows them the apps. This building phase - may last months - but it could last years.

It took amazon 10 years to reach ATH after the dotcom bust.

Be prepared for either outcome.

Building on @rsa.eth cast below, I'd say there is a fair chance that existing @coinbase customers like me won't recommend people with less stamina to use CEXs if these issues remain:

CB UK branch confirmed today with the usual deposit reference that I have funded my account, but the balance is zero. 1h into AI-chat I receive a report pulled from some system that shows that my funds were transferred to GDAX, which is the former name of CB Pro. I didn't do that! 

What's worse, this "transfer out" was not showing up in my transaction history on my portfolio tab. So two systems in place with different "truths".

Now my account is unlocked and the ID verification doesn't work bc your machine can't process German Umlaut - had this at sign-up.

BTW: I can literally not get anyone in the UK on the phone!

This is what brings blood to the boil and why I won't recommend CB to my normie friends.

Tbh if I didn't have to use any CEX for on-ramping, I wouldn't.