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Maisie Williams, best known for playing Arya Stark in “Game of Thrones,” had a simple question for Twitter:
should i go long on bitcoin ?
— Maisie Williams (@Maisie_Williams) November 16, 2020
And, boy, is Crypto Twitter delivering. Not content to, you know, just stick to a yes or no answer, the (dire)wolves descended on Williams, peppering her with a mixture of investment advice and GoT puns.
Start small and learn more as you go. Happy to help if you've got questions and want to avoid scams in the space.
— Stephan Livera (@stephanlivera) November 16, 2020
It’s so cheap right now! Just click “buy” in your PayPal app and we’ll see you at $100k 👍
— Crypto Bitlord (@Crypto_Bitlord) November 16, 2020
a girl goes long.
— Drew Hinkes (@propelforward) November 16, 2020
you should check out @Grayscale (the other one)
— Barry Silbert (@BarrySilbert) November 16, 2020
RIP your replies...
but yes.
— Aubrey Strobel (@aubreystrobel) November 16, 2020
Spoiler alert: Going long on an investment means purchasing it with the expectation that it will rise—kind of like John Snow coming back from the dead.
Shorting an investment means to sell with the expectation that the price will go down—kind of like Tommen Baratheon from the tower—so you can then buy them at a lower price (see: John Snow coming back from the dead).
Poor Maisie. If only she’d learned from JK Rowling’s regrettable foray into Bitcoin Twitter. Rowling, of course, wishes she’d never tweeted about Bitcoin now—just like we all wish we’d skipped that last season of “Game of Thrones.”