Where in New New York City can you see cowboys in snakeskin boots rubbing elbows with Patagonia hedge-fund vest bros?

The answer is Bitcoin Investors Week in NYC, the multi-day bitcoin bonanza hosted by tech entrepreneur Anthony Pompliano. This year’s event kicked off in the depths of a bitcoin bear market, but the exuberance—irrational or otherwise—was on full display throughout the halls.

An abundance of bitcoin-orange ties and a jubilant mood were the vibes of the whole event.

Chris Klein, COO of crypto retirement platform Bitcoin IRA, insisted that the crypto community isn’t worried about the current market downturn.

“Every eighteen months we go through something like this, so if anybody’s been in this…