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Health, Wealth, and Happiness

October 21, 2022

“Your positive action combined with positive thinking results in success.”

– Shiv Khera

In today's issue: Last week, we ran a survey for a new line of crypto T-shirts for our Premium members.

The response we received was incredible. The top-rated was the vintage design pictured here, while the lowest rated was "I DATED SATOSHI."

For the top five most-loved designs (and plenty of other great ideas submitted by the community), read on.

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Would You Wear This Crypto T-Shirt?

(The Results)

by John Hargrave

Last week, we ran a survey for an upcoming Premium member benefit. We presented a number of sample T-shirt designs and asked, "Which ones would you wear?"

We asked you to rate each design mockup on a scale of 1 (would never wear) to 5 (would totally wear), and boy, did you guys deliver.

Here are your top five T-shirts as chosen by the Bitcoin Market Journal community, along with ideas that were even better than ours.

Vintage Bitcoin 2008 T-shirt

This comfortable, fashionable T-shirt will show you were in it from the early days. Celebrate the 2008 financial crisis and the incredible invention it inspired. The tri-blend fit is soft and cozy and features a unique, vintage look (available in various colors).

Results: This shirt received the highest rating of any item in our collection, proving our community likes the mashup of high-tech crypto with retro styling.

Bitcoin Classic Album T-Shirt

From the 1970s funk band Electron Aerodynamic comes this classic album cover predicting the birth of bitcoin, inspiring a young Satoshi Nakamoto who listened to this album over 10,000 times while learning to code. This soft, comfortable, 100% cotton T-shirt will keep you grooving deep into the night as you sing that funk-fueled chorus, “Gonna spend my daddy’s bitcoin.” (Note: colors will match.)

Results: Apparently, there are a lot of EA fans in our community. While the band did not exactly tear up the charts in the ‘70s, they did develop a cult following, and their “Bitcoin” single is experiencing a modern-day resurgence (Spotify link).

Non-Fungible Human T-Shirt

Proclaim your non-fungibility as everyone else struggles to conform. This super-soft, tri-blend T-shirt is fashionable enough to wear on dates and comfortable enough to wear to bed. In an age of fungibility, remind the world that you’re one of a kind, baby! This shirt is available in various colors.

Results: Community members loved this one. It's both a statement on the NFT craze and on your individuality. (But if we’re all non-conformists, does that make us all conformists?)

Vintage Bitcoin Ballcap

Keep bitcoin always on your mind with this vintage ballcap, embroidered with a gorgeous, four-color design. Show you're beholden to no company, no brand, and no slogan... Just the decentralized ethos of bitcoin.

Results: Hatswere one of the most-requested items (a good hat can rescue even the worst hair day). We had requests for bucket hats, wide-brimmed hats, and beanies. We heard you... The hats are coming.

Bitcoin Sunshine T-Shirt

Stay sunny and warm with this comfortable, wearable, long-sleeve T-shirt that radiates good vibes. It can be styled with jeans for a casual look or worn with a blazer for a classier business appearance. For those extra-cold days, it matches every hoodie in your wardrobe (available in various colors).

Results: This design did surprisingly well, indicating more of you want hopeful bitcoin designs. (Why are crypto designs always black?)

Beyond Bitcoin

We also asked which other tokens you’d like to see on tees. This was an optional question, but among those who answered, here were the top-requested tokens:

Results: No surprise Ethereum came in the top spot, but it was a little surprising how few of you suggested your other top investments. (We wear clothing brand logos all the time when we don’t even own the companies!)

Beyond T-Shirts

We also asked what other swag you might like to see. Here were the top answers to this optional question:

Results: Unsurprisingly, hoodies came in the top spot as crypto is full of shadowy super-coders (which, by the way, would make an amazing hoodie).

Community Feedback

“Love these shirts. They all look awesome, and I can't wait to see any future designs you come up with!”

“Consider more designs with the words ‘crypto’ or ‘cryptocurrency.’”

“Would appreciate bolder colors.” (Note: that’s the plan.)

“It would be awesome to see historic figures using crypto.”

“Consider T-shirts with embroidered rather than screen-printed designs.”

“I think the Satoshi white paper design would be great if it were printed across the entire T-shirt. You’d literally be wearing the white paper.”

“Have you thought about putting multiple coins on one T-shirt? It would be cool to have your entire portfolio on a shirt.”

“This is fun!”

“More shirts should have designs on the front and back.”

“Where’s the HODL ON FOR DEAR LIFE shirt?”

“I love the idea of crypto-related merch, and I hope it's soon expanded! ❤️”

“Like the idea of ‘blockchain’ messaging vs. specific tokens.”

“I think different color schemes should represent different coins, like team sportswear.”

“Affordable and won’t shrink! Offer men’s and women’s options. I have been in the promo apparel biz for 30 years and they look great.”

“If you decide to run an affiliate program for the merch, please let me know! 😁”

Overall, we were thrilled with the responses. Here, we've been offering investor insight and analyses for the last five years. Turns out we should have just offered socks.

Stay tuned... The swag is coming.

Health, wealth, and happiness,

John Hargrave

Publisher

Bitcoin Market Journal

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