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🧿💥 $QNT this is Quant! He hasn't been so quiet, he's been blatant. I'm so bullish!

@SimonDixonTwitt I've been following your commentary since the 12 day war and so far you've been on point. I've also learn't a hell of lot. Great insights as always brother.

Everybody told me I don’t understand this war. Many told me it was WW3 & a nuclear bomb will be fired. I said the market disagrees and the outcome has already been agreed. Trump now says the US and Iran “have had very good and productive conversations regarding a complete and total resolution” of the Iran War. Trump has ordered the Department of War to postpone “any and all strikes” against Iranian power plants. Let’s see what comes next.

@BeardyInvestor @AskNationwide This is ultimately an FCA overreach (Nationwide was fined £44M in Dec,25) which in-turn means; it's about protecting the bank's money from having to refund yours later. Over regulation and lack of autonomy for the customer. Annoying!

@AskNationwide I’ve just had very intrusive and personal phone call from ‘Kev’, a Nationwide fraud team agent, because I made an informed decision about using my own money to invest in a product. The purchase was interrupted by Nationwide, the third or fourth time in a row over recent months, and it felt on each occasion I was treated like a child. I understand the reason for the interruption. What I don’t understand is the time wasted by Nationwide, vis, a text asking me to answer a call from the fraud team, followed by two silent calls from Nationwide; two calls from me to the fraud department that failed; an in depth interrogation by ‘Kev’ who, after answering all of his questions correctly thought it would be prudent to escalate this to a colleague; being given up to 10 hours to wait for said colleague to call me and make a decision for me to be able to spend my money as I deem fit. Despite answering intrusive and personal questions, ‘Kev’ seems to have decided that I’m vulnerable and not able to make an adult decision about investing, despite years of doing so, without directly using those words. As a result, the investment has risen out of my maximum purchase price decision, killing my investment today, and as of now, I’m still waiting for one of ‘Kev’s colleagues to call me back anytime up until 8pm tonight. This is not only intrusive but massively impacts my ability to make my own decisions, to live my life without pressure from a company that is supposed to nurture my wealth, and the experience has caused personal stress. My loyalty to Nationwide has effectively been destroyed and I am seriously considering moving my money and that of my family elsewhere. This is not protection: it is bordering on overreach and control.

@Chosen1_YO @OttoBraun1976 I think you'll find I did answer in the end.

@OttoBraun1976 @MindCrypto_ That’s a really lame excuse. Whether AI assisted or not, he has genuine questions. Just say you don’t know.

🧿💥 $SHx Huge amount moved from null address to Kraken. 200M SHx - $1.06M. Are they expected something? 🔥

@OttoBraun1976 @ArchitectThread This is one of my wallets of interest. It's received SHx from a team wallet. Now holds 119M $SHx. It aligns with their overall narrative. This week alone its had flows of $5.5M in $USDC. x.com/i/status/20222…

@MindCrypto_ @ArchitectThread Last question for today :-) Without going back and looking at all of your charts and posts, what do you THINK Stronghold is doing right now with SHX? Based on what you've seen other projects doing, what do you think is happening (quick summary)? Thanks a lot.

@OttoBraun1976 @ArchitectThread 100%, I'm not perturbed. Some comms would be nice but there is on-chain activity that keeps me positive that align with their project goals. If it wasn't for that I'd be far more critical. The key is to dig deeper on-chain and keep learning.

@MindCrypto_ @ArchitectThread But as of right now, it sounds like you still feel comfortable holding SHX, right?

@OttoBraun1976 @ArchitectThread Absolutely nothing wrong with questioning, none of us know anything until we do, nothing is guaranteed. Crypto is a risky business and we have blood in the game which makes it personal. We just have to narrow down the wheat from the chaff and we get to that by questioning. 😎👊

@MindCrypto_ @ArchitectThread I need to TRY to be more optimistic... or just not say everything that comes to mind. haha It's hard, but I'll try to be better. And I'll try to trust the process with Stronghold.

@ArchitectThread @OttoBraun1976 I appreciate that. Although I am fallable. I try to be balanced & ultimately understand crypto is risky. I've been here long enough to experience promises that come to nothing. Albeit, I don't see it with SHx but things change fast. Be assured if I see anything I will question it

@MindCrypto_ @OttoBraun1976 You are on of the more logical ogs to question. You dont really lose your shit when faced with these type of things. Others dont like it...

@OttoBraun1976 @ArchitectThread I didn't mean to be rude re; Ai. I also get frustrated. I do understand your questioning and have asked many of the same but in the end it really comes down to trust. I could be wrong but if it was that easy we wouldn't be having these healthy conversations. Risk vs reward.

Thanks. When it comes to crypto, I tend to be pessimistic (that's probably a huge understatement). That’s just the lens I see things through. If I notice something that looks like a red flag, I point it out. That doesn’t mean I’m right. It just means I think it’s worth bringing into the open. I've also found that if I have a concern, there are 100 other people with the same concern who don't say anything. I'll try to "trust the process," but that's hard to do with these questions and concerns floating around.

@OttoBraun1976 @ArchitectThread I am trusting the process. Why? Stronghold didn't have to build on blockchain, issue a native token, or acquire 20022 Labs if the goal was just traditional payments processing. There are other counters to the argument hence it really depends how you frame it. $SHx

I used AI for this research. Everyone does. But I didn’t rely on a single tool. I ran the questions through four different AIs and had them challenge each other, did my own online research, had Claude build a summary, and polished the final post with Grok. AI did answer the questions. The answers weren’t positive for $SHX. They all boiled down to “SHX isn’t needed” for Stronghold to be successful. No one in the community has responded, which makes me think the AI conclusions are probably accurate, or that people just don’t have answers. I made the post in the hope that someone might have information AI doesn’t have access to. You mentioned these same questions apply to other utility projects. Fair enough. So what are the answers for those projects? Is comparing QNT’s utility model to SHX an apples-to-apples comparison, at least in terms of how these questions would be answered? If you agree with AI that Stronghold doesn’t need SHX, how can you still be bullish on SHX? I’m trying to understand that logic. It’s entirely possible that I’m missing a piece of the puzzle.

@ArchitectThread @OttoBraun1976 @strongholdpay I also think @ItsSeanBennett made a rod for his own back by saying he'd be available on a Monday for questioning and then failing to be available. Albeit they are busy from what I can see onchain. Things should become clearer upon 'Clarity' being passed. 😎👊

@MindCrypto_ @OttoBraun1976 @strongholdpay I understand. Im not looking for retail to enter and shake things up. Even just a post of 2026 roadmap. The website has yet to be updated this year. I dont wanna sound impatient however.

@ArchitectThread @OttoBraun1976 @strongholdpay I was fortunate find $SHx in 2023 so for me I'm in a favourable position. I have never been too fussed about constant communication as I get to see onchain movements. I agree they could be a tad more vocal as to what's in the pipeline. That said, I don't like hyped project's.

@MindCrypto_ @OttoBraun1976 Fair enough appreciate the replies. I think there is alot of negative sentiment around shx given the lack of communication price depreciation etc. I think its fair of hard working people to raise issues and questions to @strongholdpay regarding these issues when its their money

@ArchitectThread @OttoBraun1976 Also, since he has been using Ai as a research tool then he can also find answers that support both the positive and negative views. It all depends on how you frame the question(s) to determine what you want to hear dependent on how you want look at it. 🤷‍♂️

@MindCrypto_ @OttoBraun1976 Sorry mind. Regardless of it being AI or not these are two questions that are worthy of an answer in my opinion. You seem pretty knowledgeable. I would like to hear what u can say on this. I understand you dont want to spread fud (potentially).

@ArchitectThread @OttoBraun1976 Fair enough but you could attribute these questions to any utility projects. I've been in this space for a long time and have been asked these questions many times over other projects including QNT.

@upthebears @SebasP49474734 @Altcoinbuzzio @DPGmaximus They forgot to add paid partnership(s) as a tag. Lol

@SebasP49474734 @Altcoinbuzzio 175 k followers but @Altcoinbuzzio to lazy on research . May be should look at @DPGmaximus to educate themselves regarding RWA s or even @SebasP49474734 @MindCrypto_

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@OttoBraun1976 I get that you are curious and pessimistic but I'm not replying to Ai slop.

In my post, there are two main questions. How would you answer those? 1. What function(s) of the Stronghold platform would stop working if no one buys SHX? Not "works better with SHX." Not "incentivized by SHX." I mean breaks. 2. Can Stronghold pivot away from the token entirely if liquidity stays too low to support the lending arm? Because if so, that's the real risk nobody talks about. I can't find an answer to number one, and I'm assuming you're saying that number two can happen, but you're not worried about it. Is that accurate?

@OttoBraun1976 I think you may have read what I said in a bearish sentiment which is completely the opposite of what I have communicated. SHx is absolutely needed. So yeah I'm bullish on SHx. The "Token not needed" argument seems to be a theme among those that are sceptics with no trust. 🤷‍♂️

@MindCrypto_ Thanks for the response. Are you bullish or bearish on SHX at this point? I know you track wallet addresses and stuff like that, but based on your response, it sounds like there's some serious risk associated with SHX (probably more than most people want to acknowledge).

@KeezQNT 100% brother. We keep pushing on!

@MindCrypto_ Let's get it Mind! Exciting times ahead it seems. $QNT

🧿💥 $QNT that's just for starters! Robinhood is adding! Now at 3690 QNT. I see this growing exponentially. 💪

@OttoBraun1976 2/2 This happens to loads of projects; the ones that escape it usually bake in mandatory usage early. SHx could still pivot even harder on that but yeah the risk is textbook IMO...😎👊

@OttoBraun1976 1/2 Spot on critique, but this 'token not actually needed' issue isn't new, its basically the default problem for most utility tokens since 2017/18. If the core product moves along without forcing token flows, demand stays optional > decoupling happens.