For 13 years I've been told Bitcoin is "just digital tulips." At this point I'd like to formally thank the tulips.

Senate blocks the Clarity Act, Fed hike chatter, everything red - and right on schedule my family group chat is explaining to me that this is "the tulip thing all over again."

Honestly, I've stopped arguing. I've made peace with the flowers. The funny part about the tulip comparison is that tulips are seasonal: every cycle they bloom, someone announces the bubble has finally popped for real this time, and about a year later the same person is quietly DMing me asking how to get in without anyone at dinner finding out.

Still holding. Still watering the garden.

Your turn: what's the dumbest reason anyone ever gave you for NOT owning Bitcoin? I'll start - my old boss, 2017: "it's not backed by anything, unlike my airline miles."

(Photo: free tulip field shot from Unsplash - Christiana Bohorquez)