Crypto Whipsaw, Tether FUD, 1000x Terminal

Watch on YouTube ↗  |  December 03, 2025 at 06:27  |  1:10:26  |  1000x Podcast
Speakers
Jonah Van Bourg — Head of Trading, Cumberland / ex-Vitol
Avi Felman — Principal, GoldenTree Asset Management

Summary

Avi Felman and Jonah Van Bourg discuss crypto's sharp selloff and bottoming signals, favoring Bitcoin, Solana, Robinhood, Galaxy Digital, HYPE, and Aster while debating MicroStrategy's debt model. They also cover Fed chair speculation, AI competition between Google and OpenAI, and a bullish stance on equities, Google, and Meta. The episode closes with updates to the 1000x Terminal and its token buyback.

  • Bitcoin sold off to $80K on heavy volume before rebounding; both hosts see bottoming signs.
  • Jonah favors BTC, SOL, HOOD, and HYPE; Avi favors BTC, HOOD, Galaxy, and Aster.
  • Jonah warns MSTR's dilution-dependent model makes it unattractive.
  • Fed chair speculation centers on Kevin Hassett and its dovish implications.
  • Google's Gemini and TPU strategy are seen as bullish versus OpenAI/Nvidia.
  • Avi is bullish overall equities, Google, and Meta; long SPY and GOOG.
  • 1000x Terminal relaunch includes revenue directed to the 1000x token.
  • Long-term AI infrastructure bubble risk is discussed for 2026-27.
Ideas
Jonah Van Bourg Head of Trading, Cumberland / ex-Vitol 1:55
Buy BTC on capitulation, stop 84
Jonah sees Bitcoin forming a classic bottom after the capitulatory high-volume selloff to $80K; price held the $92-93 demand zone without making a new low, setting up a long trade: buy $90-91 with a stop at $84 and a target back to $100K.
Avi Felman Principal, GoldenTree Asset Management 5:49
Buy BTC below 90, expect 100K
Avi argues the OG whale selling that drove Bitcoin down has slowed below $90K, funding has flipped negative, and equilibrium is around $90K; he wants to buy below $90K, expects a choppy December and a move back to $100K, with bigger inflows in early January.
Jonah Van Bourg Head of Trading, Cumberland / ex-Vitol 19:41
Solana retest 126, expect strength
Jonah notes Solana retested the $126 level and bounced, creating a clear demand zone; he expects Solana to do very well as part of the crypto recovery.
Jonah Van Bourg Head of Trading, Cumberland / ex-Vitol 19:57
Bought Robinhood at 112, still bullish
Jonah says he bought Robinhood around $112-113, is up 14%, and the chart shows a bottoming pattern with a huge volume wick; he remains bullish on the stock.
Jonah Van Bourg Head of Trading, Cumberland / ex-Vitol 20:16
Galaxy bottomed, wants to buy
Jonah says Galaxy looks like it has bottomed and he wants to start click-buying it during the podcast.
Avi Felman Principal, GoldenTree Asset Management 21:12
Robinhood is secular wealth-transfer bet
Avi views Robinhood as a secular bet on boomer wealth transferring to younger generations who want to trade, saying it will be up only for decades.
Avi Felman Principal, GoldenTree Asset Management 22:10
Galaxy looks good, deploy capital
Avi thinks Galaxy looks good here and calls it a place to deploy some capital.
Jonah Van Bourg Head of Trading, Cumberland / ex-Vitol 23:38
Avoid MSTR due to dilution model
Jonah is nervous about MicroStrategy because the debt game is over, the Overton window has shifted toward concerns about servicing debt, and the company needs dilution in order to survive; he sees better trades elsewhere.
Jonah Van Bourg Head of Trading, Cumberland / ex-Vitol 25:01
HYPE supply fears overrated, printing money
Jonah thinks HYPE is a phenomenal trade because it held up remarkably well during the altcoin selloff, team vesting supply fears are overrated, and it continues to print money; he expects $50 HYPE in about six weeks.
Avi Felman Principal, GoldenTree Asset Management 28:11
ASTER cheap versus Hyperliquid, CZ-backed
Avi thinks Aster is a five-bagger because its perp volume, fees, OI, and buybacks are close to Hyperliquid's while HYPE is valued at roughly 4.5x Aster; CZ controls supply and can use regulatory connections to bootstrap the DEX, making it a levered bet on the DEX space.
Jonah Van Bourg Head of Trading, Cumberland / ex-Vitol 41:20
Google Gemini beats ChatGPT, AI profitable
Jonah is bullish on Google because Gemini is better than ChatGPT, Google has the infrastructure to make AI profitable while OpenAI does not, and he bought GOOG, expecting further upside.
Avi Felman Principal, GoldenTree Asset Management 43:26
SPY long on Trump, Fed, AI
Avi has no fear for the equity market because Trump wants to supercharge markets, the new Fed chair should be dovish, and AI will make money for the right companies; he remains 95% invested and is very bullish overall.
Avi Felman Principal, GoldenTree Asset Management 46:29
Google TPU advantage, search multiplies
Avi adds that Google uses its own TPUs rather than Nvidia GPUs, so if Google absorbs the AI war, its search business multiplies and it captures market cap from Nvidia; he holds GOOG.
Avi Felman Principal, GoldenTree Asset Management 47:24
Meta has most AI upside, market misses
Avi thinks Meta has the most room to run and the most value to extract from AI of any company, and the stock market does not yet realize it.
Avi Felman Principal, GoldenTree Asset Management 62:31
1000x token benefits from terminal buybacks
Avi says the 1000x token is going back up because the team relaunched the 1000x Terminal and all revenue from the product is directed to buying the token.
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This 1000x Podcast video, published December 03, 2025, features Jonah Van Bourg, Avi Felman discussing BTC, SOL, HOOD, GLXY, MSTR, HYPE, ASTER, GOOG, SPY, META, 1000x token. 15 trade ideas extracted by AI with direction and confidence scoring.

Speakers: Jonah Van Bourg, Avi Felman  · Tickers: BTC, SOL, HOOD, GLXY, MSTR, HYPE, ASTER, GOOG, SPY, META, 1000x token