ADA

Uncle_Rico_Was_Frat

It really just boils down to the fact that adoption hasn’t occurred and there is no incentive for further adoption, the latter of which can be split into not enough incentive for (1) retail with accessible high yields and high liquidity/volume products and (2) corporates because there is not a VC funnel supporting ideation and product generation on the chain. As much as many hate that SOL is the “VC chain”, it drives a lot of activity and builders onto the chain, similar to what we’ve seen with Base in the last couple years. Unless something drastic happens—and I mean so drastic that no one is capable of predicting it like JP Morgan saying they’re going to rely on ADA alone for their blockchain exploration—ADA will continue to fade into obscurity.

blueb_oy

Care to explain your take on the longevity or long-term investment of ADA?

Godrayoae123

If you selling anything from those bags keep BTC and sell the rest. Personally I would keep Solana as well. Definitely get rid of XRP and ADA until they actually build something great that people use.

NatBitty

Better hope it’s a cycle, because for everything other than bitcoin it sure looks like a long term downtrend. I mean honestly though bitcoin has “store of value” / currency debasement for its potential long term case, but what is the long term case for ETH, XRP, ADA, Doge, etc? Like cmon at some point they absolutely will not exist, just a matter of when.

iamjide91

Don't hop on memes. Focus on LINK, ADA, AIOZ, SOL, RNDR for the most part. Play with the tech as much as possible, it gives you a better view of the project.

Plenty_Dog_5684

Swap all your SOL ADA and XRP for BTC and maintain a solely BTC and ETH balance. Everything in crypto besides monero and stablecoins follow bitcoin anyway

biba8163

> zoom out - 99% of crypto is down big from 4 years ago - 99.9% of crypto is down even bigger from 8 years ago Even most of the top 10 from 8 years ago are sitting at massive losses. **Top 10 from 8 Years Ago (Jan. 1, 2018)** Crypto | Price Change | |:--------|--------------:| | BTC | ⬆️ +552.81% | | ETH | ⬆️ +283.19% | | XRP | 🔻 -20.56% | | BCH | 🔻 -75.54% | ADA | 🔻 -51.00% | | LTC | 🔻 -70.14% | | IOTA | 🔻 -97.71% | | NEM | 🔻 -99.93% | | XLM | 🔻 -66.73% | | DASH | 🔻 -93.39% | https://coinmarketcap.com/historical/20180101/

Uncle_Rico_Was_Frat

Give up on ADA. It’s not happening and any hope left is sunken cost fallacy. I am an XRP hater as it serves no useful purpose post-adoption on stablecoins but I know the XRP Army will screech that I don’t understand it (I work in industry).

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Holiday_Return_4112

that fucking ada bull will be posting a video later for sure titled "big things coming for ADA"

Mad_Zion

lol my ADA earns 0.61% daily staking on Mevolaxy while I nap 😎

ChripToh_KarenSy

ADA isn't accepted though since it's not on the list, but will check TRX as someone also suggested it earlier. Appreciate the suggestion.

coinfeeds-bot

tldr; The Cardano Foundation has delegated 220 million ADA, worth $77 million, to 11 selected Delegated Representatives (DReps) to enhance community involvement in governance and promote resilience and diversity. This initiative aims to decentralize power, reduce centralization risks, and empower community members in governance decisions. The delegated tokens grant voting power to trusted representatives while remaining under the Foundation's control. This builds on a previous delegation program and aligns with Cardano's goal of strengthening its ecosystem without relying on venture capital. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

ginnipix

• 50% BTC 20% ETH 20%SOL 10% ADA • Been using KuCoin and I don't mind putting it on a hot wallet • Gas and NFTs cost me • I'll avoid FOMO

Despaciito

Btc dropped another 2k and ADA didnt move? Impressive

ADHD-Developer

Hoskinson actually believes in decentralization. He knows governments will always try to screw people one way or another, and he’s been saying it for years. That’s a huge reason why I’m into Cardano. ADA is basically Bitcoin with smart contracts. Truly decentralized. No one owns it. That’s the whole point.

stfudog

ADA

nastimoto

ADA is decent? 🧐

morning_mushroom

I was sold the crypto story in 2018... Was watching podcasts and all... So now is 2026, I don't see any real utility here beside maybe stablecoins if you want to transfer cash to someone. This is or was nice story, but now it is obvious crypto hasnt toppled the banking system amd will only be used for the USA to get rid of its 13 trillion debt to a degree, like they did with gold... So maybe just keep BTC positions, all else is relatively useless. Presonally I closed all my position this year, except stupid ADA as Daedalus was so damn slow. Good luck anyway :)

rootpl

Yeah, I'm waiting until $0.10 before I buy more ADA. And probably until $4'ish for LINK. This ain't over yet.

RastaBooties

And taking into consideration the "peak" for most alts this cycle was \~50% lower than their 2021 peak, why do you think the "bottom" won't break below the 2022 bottom? Why won't ADA drop under $0.20? Ethereum didn't even make a new ATH this cycle (in Euro), 2021 Eth 4,150 EUR 2025 Eth 4,100 EUR And if we adjust for inflation Eth top this cycle would be equal to Eth at \~3,400 EUR in 2021 or some shit, so the top for Eth this cycle was in fact 15-20% lower than 2021.

nugymmer

Link of course. I don't know much about ADA. I never really took much of an interest because it didn't offer anything radically different to what Ethereum offered.

AgentAiLeader

I stopped trading based on 'reversal sentiment' and started looking at the Developer Mindshare. ADA and LINK are two very different beasts under the hood. LINK is basically the industry standard for oracles, it’s the plumbing of DeFi. ADA has a dedicated community but a much slower dApp ecosystem growth. If you’re 'backing up the truck,' ask yourself: if the price stays sideways for another 12 months, which of these projects will still have thousands of active devs building on them? I’d rather bet on the infra that everyone else has to use to build their own apps.

nosimsol

Why do you consider ADA?

staywoakes1

no? XRP is doing well. ADA is not

MinimalGravitas

> Sustainable... How did that work out for something like ADA hardly uses electricity but got destroyed What does electricity have to do with anything? I am confused?! > But im excited if the supply becomes deflationary but at what rate? I gave you a link to the blob simulator above. You can get to a deflationary burn by increasing the number of rollups or the average throughput of each transaction... or more likely a mix of both. And the point at which the overall effect makes ETH deflationary depends on the 'blob target' at the time... so I can't give you a specific 'rate', there are a large set of combinations of values for each variable that will result in deflationary ETH. Just go play with it!

SquaredTheOG

Sustainable... How did that work out for something like ADA hardly uses electricity but got destroyed now is 40 cents because the network got compromised too. But im excited if the supply becomes deflationary but at what rate? The PoW halving structure seems to be much better than what ETH is running now, maybe time will prove me wrong. Guess we will have to wait and see but price swings from $1300 to $4500 is not a good sign especially not cracking the ATH.

Rare_Rich6713

I hear you, staking can feel like free money until you actually break down the real returns vs expectations. For the major PoS assets like ETH and ADA, yields are generally in the low single digits usually around 3–6% APY or so, depending on the platform and network conditions. That’s decent, but definitely not crazy, especially after fees or if you’re just delegating instead of running your own validator. For BTC, the situation’s a bit different because Bitcoin doesn’t natively support staking. But with protocols like Babylon enabling BTC holders to contribute to securing PoS networks, you can earn rewards on BTC too

Beneficial_Major9999

ALGO, ADA, ATOM . the sub said these were the future and that SOL was trash circa 2021 lol The subs hatred is now ZCash , let’s see what happens next

TopKekistan76

ADA” marketing machine” LoL 🤡 

Nervous_Hurry_9920

I am doing the same thing. I have essentially converted my savings account into crypto holdings, DCA what I can afford each week out of my check. I intend to quit my job and start a business within the next 3 or so years. My overall goal is to beat the yield of a HYSA, not get rich.  There has been ups and downs. I have found several situations where I must sell tax lots at a profit, drawing down a bit- but only for necessary expenses. For example I just moved and treated myself to new cookware (I had just 1 very old pot and pan). I personally am diversified across about 10 of the most popular cryptos including some altcoins like ADA and XRP. My thinking is these coins have a lot of potential, and possibly (probably) more upside, esp in the near term. Just make a plan and stick to it. I see nothing wrong with being over aggressive in saving and having to pull some out. Expenses don't stop.

uex_platform

Not answering as a retail user here, but from a platform perspective. We’re UEX US, a very young (a few months old) exchange startup. From what we see, the most commonly staked assets are ETH, SOL, and ADA because they offer relatively easy access to liquidity without long lockups. Some of the higher-yield staking opportunities are on assets like ATOM, which has a longer unbonding period (around 21 days). For staking rewards to actually matter, you generally need a meaningful position and a long-term view. If someone holds an asset they believe in for multiple cycles, earning 5–6% while keeping exposure can make sense. Short-term trading often ends up wiping out whatever staking gains you would have gotten. On our side we also offer “savings accounts,” which are basically a simpler alternative to staking, with yields in the ~3.5% to 16% APY range depending on the asset. Not advertising or dropping links — if anyone’s curious you can just check the profile. We’re a new product and very open to communication both video and audio, feedback etc.

Bl4ck_Roze

Staking on Binance: FET > 3% ADA > 2% BNB > 1.8%

kingjoeg

Monero isn't far off of knocking ADA out of the top 10

ginnipix

Here's mine. Maybe you can have a look at these coins/token: ADA, RISE, RYO, CHMB, POL

speedfire21

Ergo is its own project, the ties to ADA are there but it isn't something that big like people imagine, yes they have funding that came from ADA catalyst, but the funding was only approved because it bennefited both blockchains, like Rosen Bridge connecting Ergo with all major blockchains and per consequence also ADA gets connected. Ergo has a very big infrastruture built already it just misses liquidity being brought to it, but the infrastructure is there and contimues to be built agressively despite the price drop, that's something that clearly distinguishes ERGO.

MinuteStreet172

Ergo needs to stop being so tied to ADA, at least conceptually

ADHD-Developer

If you think about it, just look at ETH versus ADA. Charles Hoskinson talks nonstop about governance, “real” decentralization, academic papers, proof of stake, privacy chains… all the buzzwords you can imagine. Supposedly all about real-world use, yet the network TVL is basically nonexistent. Vitalik, on the other hand, is like “I don’t care, I’ll fix problems as they come.” The focus is simply on building and letting real usage grow. And what sits on top of Ethereum? AAVE and Chainlink, billions of dollars in TVL and the largest blockchain oracle out there. So honestly, who’s actually winning here?

No-Magician-2257

All coins will pump if an altseason comes, ADA will pump. All shitcoins will pump. Close the app and when you start reading about crypto in traditional media, check back in.

Despaciito

Tired of holding ADA shitcoin

Despaciito

Try ADA

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Accomplished-Ad2736

Mfw Trump coin has more DeFi utility than ADA

supercali45

ADA boys love this

SnooDingos6517

Crypto has been a fucking disaster lately. I can’t believe how much some of these alt coins have plummeted in price. It’s insane. The only cryptocurrency I will ever invest in again is MONERO or XMR. It scarce as hell, it’s completely unhackable, the coin supply is less than Bitcoins, and in the last week it just ran up about 60% from $424 to nearly $700 and its market cap is still only 12 billion. Compare that to the top alt coins out there like XRP, Solana, and even ADA. XMR is a privacy coin AND WITH ALL THE FRAUD OUT THERE AND PEOPLE BEING ABLE TO TRACK EVERY CRYPTO TRANSACTION THAT YOU MAKE NOW, XMR IS THE WAY TO GO AND THE RALLY IS JUST GETTING STARTED, ESPECIALLY IF YOU COMPARE IT CHART TO EVERY OTHER, FUCKING CRYPTO OUT THERE RIGHT NOW

biba8163

> Paper Hands If the guys that no longer want to be scammed by Meme Tech Shitcoins with predatory tokenomics that devs and insiders dump for free money are paper hand idiots? What does it make the morons who continue to hold and get scammed? **Top 10 from 8 Years Ago Today* Crypto | Price Change | Δ Supply | Cap++ | Shitcoin++ | |:--------|--------------:|---------------------:|------------------------:|-------------------:| | BTC | ⬆️ +539.66% | +18.89% | --- | --- | | ETH | ⬆️ +123.99% | +24.48% | --- | --- | | XRP | ⬆️ +1.77% | +56.69% | --- | --- | | BCH | 🔻 -77.31% | +18.15% | --- | --- | | ADA | 🔻 -55.71% | +38.69% | --- | --- | | LTC | 🔻 -70.55% | +35.25% | --- | --- | | NEM | 🔻 -99.93% | +0.00% | --- | ✅ | | XLM | 🔻 -66.73% | +81.18% | --- | --- | | IOTA | 🔻 -97.71% | +52.42% | ✅ | ✅ | | EOS | 🔻 -98.95% | +256.53% | --- | --- | **Δ Supply* - Change in Circulating Supply **Cap++* - Increase in Capped Supply **Shitcoin++* - New Shitcoin Tokens launched for the project https://coinmarketcap.com/historical/20180113/ /r/cc 8 years ago falling for tech memes and thinking crypto coins were like tech companies. > - In 20 years Bitcoin will be to crypto what AOL is now to the internet. > - In 2017 alone, Ethereum, Iota, Ripple, Vertcoin, Monero and Litecoin have all made big moves in terms of tech and adoption. What will 2018 bring? 2019? Will Bitcoin still lumber into 2020? > - Lol—try 3-5 years. > - I think 20 months tops > - 20 yrs? Think 2. > - It' ll happen sooner. The world turns faster constantly. Bitcoin is like a fat, slow dinosaur > - Agreed. Could be months. The space is wide open for competition. Could def see ETH and BCH taking the crown. > - Someday people will think that it'd ridiculous to pay fees and wait time to transfer money and they will buy IOTA > - Companies will not bet on a burning piece of garbage like Bitcoin, and whatever they pick will win. I guarantee it. See: Bosch/IOTA. > - Hmm your comment has made me think of possibly splitting my portfolio four ways - ETH, IOTA, XRP, REQ. > - The sad fact is there are coins from 4 years ago that are better than Bitcoin, we don't even need new projects to take leaps forward. > - Tl;dr I think your bitcoins are going to be about as valuable as your 20 hours of free internet CDs from AOL https://np.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/7kval4/in_20_years_bitcoin_will_be_to_crypto_what_aol_is/

dilacerated

Bullshit title. ADA was not the focus rather damage brought onto all of Crypto but as usual in this sub the twisting must happen to fit the Cardano/CH hate or nothing rule. That said I do wish I pulled out when he and Tamara gushed about how awesome Tulsi Gabbard was in their heads.

submarinefarm

“Coming soon” has been ADA’s core feature since 2017

noviwu97

It was understandable to be fooled by ADA before smart contract launch because we were hoping it could be game changing. But then it launched as a pure unadultered trash. Still trash after 1, 2, 3, and 4 years. If anyone still hold ADA, they're already brainwashed by the cult.

noviwu97

You're saying it like it breaks a long-standing pattern. ADA is only been in 3 cycles. If we look at "hitting ATH", then 1st one shouldn't be counted since that cycle sets the ATH and nothing to break for yet. So ADA only broke ATH in 2021 cycle.

BRVM

while you are holding ADA or XRP? 😂

HSuke

It's been a year since Trump announced crypto reserves including ADA and did nothing. I think Charle's gloves are off.

never_safe_for_life

Pepperidge Farm remembers when he claimed he was heading to Washington to work with the new administration, then jack-shit ZERO came out of it. I might have even proclaimed I'd eat my left nut if anything came out of it months ahead of time. Because Charles is a con man and a liar. What's funny is the ADA fanboys sucking up every drop of shit that comes out of his mouth.

Elegant_Hyena2925

$COCK on ADA got momentum going ATM

No_Ebb_3017

Litecoin is the biggest piece of shit in crypto with ADA in close 2nd place.

partymsl

ADA mainnet was the biggest scam of all time. It just nuked through hell after that and never went up again.

DawnPhantom

Im a long standing fan of ADA because of the values the community had back when things were rough, but even i saw how stupidly short sighted he was with regards to thinking he could somehow of all people pitch ADA as a solution that would ultimately change the hearts and minds of a corrupt oligarchy. He wasn't just in over his head, he was easily blinded by the potential of partnership at the federal level, despite what he thought would be an opportunity to make changes from the inside. He had horrible foresight in that regard. The people he was trying to team up with were sabotuers and misfits not engineers or architects.

noviwu97

The funniest thing is seeing ADA fanboys calling DOT a vaporware and DOT fanboys calling ADA vaporware in 2021. While the people not holding both know that they're both vapor.

noviwu97

The only time ADA moved during the past 4 years was during "Made in America" narrative from Trump. Trump gave every ADA holders opportunity to exit at $1.2

BigvalBROski

ADA hast done shit years…Alex Becker/ Bit Boy pump and dump like DOT.

AgitatedDragonfly769

Orange Bozo is to blame for a lot but ADA was moving nowhere even before this

Fancy-Chicken-3730

Don’t forget about ADA

ActualYellow

ETH, ADA, WMTx. ETH: long term hold. It’s still the base layer everything settles on. DeFi, L2s, NFTs, infra. Lower upside now, but way lower risk than most alts. ADA: long term, high patience. Slow and academic, but very decentralized. If adoption ever really kicks in, upside > ETH. If not, it just keeps lagging. WMTx: asymmetric long term bet. Real-world utility (telecom), not just crypto-native hype. Either massive upside if execution works, or it goes nowhere. High risk, high reward. Profit expectations: ETH = steady, survive cycles. ADA = mid risk, mid/high upside. WMTx = moon or zero.

ginnipix

I like ADA too. Charles is in for a revolution. I think he tried to talk to the US gov but just saw greed, so he's into something.

SenseiRaheem

ADA death has been brutal, for sure.

GreenStretch

When those of us from previous cycles didn't see ETH, SOL, ADA, etc. go much past their ATHs there wasn't much reason to stay in anything but BTC.

Alternative_Milk5393

It’s my daily workout, holding my ADA bags and DCAing

djamslam

Same dude same. And this was when bitcoin was 15K... thought for sure ADA had more upside potential

King_0f_Diamonds

ADA will 10x this year. You heard it here, from me, first 😛

juangusta

Same with ADA and some coins for me. Unless the project dies or gets compromised for example ETC then I’ll hold my few hundred in shit coins. I’ve moved all my BTC ETH and SOL to ETFs though. Don’t like being responsible for it

Godrayoae123

Clearly you like casinos. The “safest” is still 70% BTC then either ETH or SOL or both with some 25-29%…. ADA is the most expensive network per user. Check ADA/BTC pair to see the reality. Never forget Charles called the FBI on the only user they had 😂 The risky ones only 1%. Best of luck and stay safe…. It’s not about how much you make but how much you able to keep.

ggPeti

ADA (and NIGHT) is probably a good long term play, but putting all your money into it sounds reckless. Cardano is top notch tech though and there are accelerator programs for the ecosystem, so definitely a sane investment, just not with all of your money.

Solid_Wolverine1639

Holding eth, Ada and chain link, long-term... Not worried about it ADA is the only one that fits in this subject heading... Chain link is close with 75% down from all-time high

foestablsmts

I bought ADA at 2.20 in 2021

pcm2a

Tax write-off. If any happen to break even I sell. At first you think nah that will never happen but I was able to break even after being massively down with ADA and CRO. Never say never.

AVoidling

I put literally all of my money into ADA so I sure hope so 🤣

MathematicianNo2040

At one point in 2009 or 2010 I had thousands. But sold then so I could buy planetside game time. Then in 2015 I purchased about 32. Still just holding it. Spent a bit, down to 30.8 now, but was able to retire (somewhat) 2 years ago with it. Helped me retire by age 39. I still work, self-employed with a few companies... but today I still enjoy investing. Most of my portfolio is in tech and energy - but nothing has returned the way BTC has for me. Had a few other big wins with SOL, ADA and ETC Oh, and discord just filed for IPO... might be worth checking out too. >>> blackrock :*(

cashRb

XRP, HBAR, ADA, Kaspa. Need a run to I can dump all 4

ginnipix

ADA, SOL. RISE, RYO, RYO-CHAN Long Term. I'm even staking my ADA

Alasmia

Yeah i realized about a year into crypto the only money to made is with Bitcoin, Eth or a small-cap that pops. I was lucky to dump my ADA, XLM and XRP when they went up at the last cycle last year, after I realized they are are all gimmicks... unless you can afford to buy in at their absurd valuation and make small profits through the highs and lows... no millionaires are being made from those plays anymore.

SnooPeanuts9111

For a long time, he told readers to avoid ADA, and needless to say, ADA pumped.

awesomeblindingyou

ADA and LINK, they will have their days again.

Same_Tomorrow_5590

ADA = because i have a huge bag and i need to dump it.

Elegant_Hyena2925

If you're looking to invest - $Bitcoin If you're looking to gamble + invest - $ADA/$Night If you're looking to gamble - memecoin $COCK

Rare_Rich6713

I forgot I have ADA honestly, once I get 2-3X on XMN I’m out too.

hodLtothemoon2600

Hope i can do this with my ADA bag, Nice work man!

franktrollip

Thanks for the precise stats, I must be a bit behind with my research. Good news because ETH is in my stash. What's your view on Cardano? Its really well designed and was a leader solving many problems ahead of the pack. I've never understood why its so controversial. So many people really hate ADA and I don't really understand why.

F-machine

ADA to 10$

noviwu97

DOT and ADA is the definition of hype only

SBX-Bronx

Yeah it morpho through Coinbase. 20% on what coin? That’s a great percentage. For me I only really buy bitcoin, ethereum, solana, XRP long term. Sometimes I buy a bit of ADA and Doge but I buy and hold those until I’m up over 20% then I sell and buy again when they drop.

WIRED_REFLEX

I had to look, you didn't disappoint. This is theft🤣 Crypto Withdrawals (to External Wallets) Revolut Service Fee: £1 (or equivalent) for XRP, XLM, DOT, SOL, AVAX, XTZ, ALGO, ADA £3 (or equivalent) for most other cryptos.

cutcoturge1

Every coin other than BTC and ETH seems to just wither away and die. LUNA, ATOM, JUNO, DOT, ADA... lost my butt on every single one. Now I'm just down to BTC after I consolidated a couple years ago and I'm holding in an offline wallet, locked inside a gun safe. Will check back in 3-4 years time.

Decentralization-God

Cardano … ADA Bought the bottom few days ago, now +20%. With this coin you are always safe - you either hold cash, or top notch coin with a rock solid platform behind. And as a bonus now, with Midnight token. This way Cardano SPOs will soon have two revenue streams, staking rewards for the great chains! IT PROs simply know what is solid work, and what is empty VC marketed shell 🤙

iOCharts_

or relatively safer long-term learning, look at established projects like $ADA, $MATIC, $DOT or $LINK. Still volatile, but not hype-only

romik2821

Good intro 👌 👏 Buy only Good coins ETH , SOL, ADA , LINK , XRP but only when EXTREME FEAR 😨 we kind of still here for another couple weeks 😀 MSCI , FEDs meting in January, by February 15th should have better clarity +ACT meantime can deployed 50% budget rest can be deployed until February . BTC 50% , ETH 30% , SOL 20% some XRP , SUI , ADA ( in&out PEPE) for quick buck

Green_L3af

Stop youre gonna get the ADA crowd all excited again

intelw1zard

I've had SOL, ETH, BTC, and ADA on auto purchase monthly for all of 2024 and 2025.

Ikki_The_Phoenix

"If DeFi, identity, or dApps start using Midnight via Cardano, that's real adoption!" ADA aka cardano 2021 ATH: $3.10 Current: $0.90 Down 71% from ATH Cardano TVL (Total Value Locked in DeFi): Peak 2022: $325M Current 2025: $150M Down 54% Compare to competitors: Ethereum TVL: $50B+ Solana TVL: $5B+ Cardano TVL: $150M Cardano's ecosystem is TINY and SHRINKING. Being "integrated with Cardano" is a CURSE, not a blessing.

fizikxy

> I plan on continuing to hold my ADA everything makes sense now, an eternal cardano holder! I really don't care for your thoughts I just think your arrogance is totally misplaced

ubermensch1001

Here's a breakdown for you. Do you think it makes sense for certain alts to drop LOWER than their absolute lows of this cycle? I'm talking the lows we had right after the collapse of FTX, at that time the market/BTC was the most oversold/undervalued it had EVER been in crypto history. At that time, ADA was at 23 cents, ETH was a little over $1,000. More recently, ADA was trading at a hair under 33 cents at a bit under 400 sats, so just slightly up from the lows of this cycle with regards to $ AND it was also trading at cycle lows with it's BTC pairing, which is roughly 400-500 sats. This was a fantastic time to be accumulating, as the potential to the upside was/is insane. Could we have dropped a bit further, sure, but why the hell would I sit completely on the sidelines holding off on buying because it could maybe go to 25 cents lol. This is the reason why you dollar cost average, I also created the bulk of my position in the summer and fall of 2023 and the fall of 2024. I'll give another example. I didn't touch ETH at all this cycle until April of 2025, I made a lump sum purchase when it was trading at a little under $1400 AND with it at cycle lows with regards to it's BTC pairing of under .02. Again, could it have gone down another 10%, sure, but to not see that as a fantastic time to create a new position there is beyond idiotic. There is always the possibility that something super unexpected happens or where the market goes way lower than you could imagine. I've been in this market since 2018, and the craziest event throughout my time here has by far been the COVID sell off. However, these events do NOT happen very often and they are not something to be waiting for BEFORE making purchases and creating positions. I will also add that what we saw from the October 10th crash going into December was a time period that was comparable to these major sell off events; such as the COVID crash, FTX fallout, bottom of the 2018 bear market, etc. What we saw more recently was more similar to post FTX and late 2018, as it wasn't as sharp and short as the COVID scare and took place over a much longer period of time. With that out of the way, if people are still sitting on the sidelines doing nothing during times like this they are setting themselves up for failure. At this point, with this little rebound in the market I think I'm going to hold off a bit and see what transpires over the coming weeks. I made some solid purchases to add to my positions last month, mostly BTC and a little ADA, that I'm quite happy with.