orange pill

orange pill noun: a notional pill taken by those who have become dedicated to investing in Bitcoin.

Noun

orange pill (plural orange pills)

(slang) A notional pill taken by those who have become dedicated to investing in Bitcoin.
- Lastly, the orange pill, which is ultimately the understanding of Bitcoin, teaches you gratitude. It forces you to withhold being wealthy to gain conviction first.2021 October 12, Dawdu M. Amantanah, “Taking The Orange Pill: A Theory Or Reality?”, in Bitcoin Magazine, archived from the original on 03 Nov 2023
- In other words the notorious "orange pill" that I first heard of from Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert can be a tough one to swallow.2022, Jay Finne, Downloading Divinity..., Bloomington, I.N.: Xlibris, →ISBN, unnumbered page
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see orange, pill.
- For some, their knowledge of their own medications is limited to "I take the orange pill in the morning, the blue one in the evening and the white ones twice a day."2018 March 14, Theresa Brown, “Many Drugs and Many Doctors Lead to Many Mistakes”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27...

orange pill (third-person singular simple present orange pills, present participle orange pilling, simple past and past participle orange pilled)

(slang, transitive) To convince someone to invest in Bitcoin.
- The goal of orange pilling someone has nothing to do with drugs. It is the notion that bitcoin will inevitably become the global reserve asset, while converting people to believe in the bitcoin standard.2021 October 12, Dawdu M. Amantanah, “Taking The Orange Pill: A Theory Or Reality?”, in Bitcoin Magazine, archived from the original on 03 Nov 2023
- "Hola, amigos! Are you having a good time?" The president spoke in accented but clear English. The president showed off his Bitcoin fluency, dropping references to Satoshi, mining, cold storage, and orange-pilled. Then he made the big announcement.2022, John Turnure, Crypto Kingdom, Jota Press, page 118

The Ministry of Finance is one among the other three agencies that would aid Vietnam in taking the orange pill.2022 March 29, Sahana Kiran, “Vietnam takes the orange pill; Legalisation of crypto underway”, in Watcher Guru, archived from the original...
This simple framework is an attempt to strategically identify the areas of interest of people who are new to Bitcoin and avoid overwhelming them with a big orange pill they might not be ready for.2023 September 22, Jesse Colzani, “The Subtle Art of Orange Pilling”, in Bitcoin Magazine, archived from the original on 01 Oct 2023:

Noun
plural	orange pills
Verb
third-person singular present	orange pills
present participle	orange pilling
past participle	orange pilled
past	orange pilled

Influenced by red pill, in reference to the orange color of the respective logos.

What does orange pill mean?: Orange pill means a notional pill taken by those who have become dedicated to investing in Bitcoin.
How do you use orange pill in a sentence?: The Ministry of Finance is one among the other three agencies that would aid Vietnam in taking the orange pill.
What part of speech is orange pill?: Orange pill can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of orange pill?: The plural of orange pill is orange pills.

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