Samson Mow Says 'Time is Running Out to Buy Bitcoin at Low Prices' | Markets Outlook

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🗓️ 18 October 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Diving into the bitcoin markets with JAN3 CEO Samson Mow. In today's Markets Outlook, JAN3 CEO Samson Mow joins CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie and Andy Baehr to explain why bitcoin's flat price and low volatility is a potential sign of maturity and why his $1 million prediction is still in play. Plus, he dives into the threat of bitcoin "bifurcation," the surge of Korean retail money propping up Ethereum, and the likelihood of nation-state BTC adoption in 2026 amid global de-dollarization trends. - Break the cycle of exploitation. Break down the barriers to truth. Break into the next generation of privacy. Break Free. Free to scroll without being monetized. Free from censorship. Freedom without fear. We deserve more when it comes to privacy. Experience the next generation of blockchain that is private and inclusive by design. Break free with Midnight, visit ⁠⁠https://midnight.network/break-free⁠⁠ - Bridge simplifies global money movement. As the leading stablecoin issuance and orchestration platform, Bridge abstracts away blockchain complexity so businesses can seamlessly move between fiat and stablecoins. From payroll providers and remittance companies to neobanks and treasury teams, Bridge powers payments, savings, and stablecoin issuance for thousands – like Shopify, Metamask, Remitly, and more. URL: ⁠⁠⁠https://hubs.ly/Q03KGbRK0⁠⁠ - OwlTing (Nasdaq: OWLS) is building invisible rails for global payments. With OwlPay, businesses and users can bridge fiat and stablecoins, send money instantly across borders, and access stablecoin checkout at lower costs. Licensed worldwide, OwlTing delivers secure, compliant, and regulated infrastructure for the digital economy. Learn more at ⁠⁠https://www.owlting.com/portal/?lang=en&utm_source=CoinDesk&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=CoinDesk_Banner⁠⁠. - This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie.

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0:00.0	There are people lining up, forming cues to buy gold.
0:03.1	Gold is at an all-time high.
0:04.6	Nobody wants Bitcoin when it's in the low 100Ks.
0:07.7	But once we get to like half a million dollars per Bitcoin,
0:11.8	I think the world's going to wake up.
0:13.6	Central banks are going to wake up.
0:15.3	Nation states are going to start joining the race.
0:17.9	And that's when you go to one million very quickly and beyond.
0:27.5	Break the cycle of exploitation, break down the barriers to truth, break into the next generation
0:31.9	of privacy, break free. Free to scroll without being monetized, free from censorship, freedom
0:37.2	without fear. We deserve more when it
0:39.1	comes to privacy. Experience the next generation of blockchain that is private and inclusive by design.
0:44.8	Break free with midnight, visit midnight.net.net. Network forward slash break dash free.
0:49.1	Built for speed, scale and simplicity, bridge helps businesses send, store, accept, and launch
0:53.7	table coins instantly,
0:55.3	serve global customers without navigating the complexities of setting up crypto rails.
0:59.5	It's how companies like X, Shopify, and Airtm unlock new markets, reduce FX costs, and move money at internet speed.
1:07.0	Looking for a faster or cheaper way to move money worldwide,
1:09.8	Owl Ting, now listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol Owls, is building the rails for stablecoin payments. Convert fiat to stable coins and send money as easily as a text message. Learn more at Owlting.com. Hey, everyone, you're watching Markets Outlook on CoinDesk. I'm Jen Sanassi. joined by my co-host today, Andy Baer. And on today's episode, we're talking all about Bitcoin with Gen 3 CEO, Samson Mao. Hey, Samson. Hey, Jen. Good to be here. Yeah, great to have you back on the show. And we just got to start here. Q4 is supposed to be a good quarter. We're supposed to be in October, but Bitcoin is far from up.
1:46.7	Talk to me a little bit about what you're watching and how we maybe recover from here.
1:52.2	Right. So I'm very bullish and I have a very bullish thesis, but I've been kind of mildly
1:59.1	bearish for the last maybe five, six months, just because I've
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