Six NBA championships later, Scottie Pippen is now most closely associated with cryptocurrency. From his quirky takes on digital currency to his eyebrow-raising claim that Bitcoin’s elusive creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, visited him in a dream, Pippen has become a notable personality in the crypto space. However, his latest post on X reveals that even icons like him aren’t immune to the stress of market volatility.

If you’ve ever stared at the price charts in the middle of the night, you’re not alone—the former Chicago Bulls star is right there with you. “Who is still up because of crypto? lol @Bitcoin @Ethereum @Solana $XRP @Chainlink $Trump $Doge @game5ball,” Pippen wrote on X. And he’s got reason to be.

Bitcoin had a jaw-dropping Monday, surging by 10 percent in just eight hours and smashing through the $109,000 barrier. Let that sink in for a moment. An increase of this magnitude, in such a short span, has never been seen in Bitcoin’s history, as per Crypto Daily. If you’re thinking this could be the beginning of the next big bull run, you’re not alone in imagining the possibilities.

Adding fuel to the frenzy, Donald Trump entered the crypto game last Friday with his own coin, $TRUMP, built on the Solana blockchain. Starting at just $0.18, the token has skyrocketed in value, turning heads across the market.

Trump even took to X to promote his new cryptocurrency, urging followers to grab the token via his website. Meanwhile, Pippen, who has been exploring ways to cash in on his iconic Game 5 basketball from the 1991 NBA Finals, seems intrigued.

Scottie Pippen’s viral claim of meeting the mysterious Bitcoin creator

Imagine meeting someone thirty years ago and claiming to have shared a conversation with them, only for the world to discover that this person is none other than Satoshi Nakamoto. The aforementioned elusive creator of Bitcoin. Sounds too surreal to be true, right? Well, that’s exactly what Scottie Pippen once claimed. And needless to say, it sparked a wave of skepticism.

During the Cantor Crypto Conference, the moderator brought up Pippen’s bold claim: “You mentioned you met Satoshi in 1993; he also came to you in a dream. You have a nice relationship with Satoshi.” Scottie Pippen’s response was simply, “I feel like I do.” The room fell silent in disbelief, with the audience stunned by the sheer audacity of it all. Even Michael Saylor, his fellow keynote speaker, seemed taken aback.

He joked, “I have not met Satoshi, I envy Scottie,” which lightened the mood but only deepened the mystery surrounding Pippen’s words. As the old saying goes, “extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.” While Scottie Pippen can’t exactly prove his meeting with Satoshi, his Bitcoin predictions, shared on X, have turned heads—somewhat accurately, no less. So if’s worried with the volatile digital market, it could very well be a concerning situation.