BTC

FriendsMade_MeDoIt

That Aave angle definitely makes it more interesting. In my friend group the main hesitation with anything BTC in DeFi has always been who actually accepts it as collateral. If a big lending market plugs into it from the start, that at least solves part of that problem. I could see some of my friends trying it just to borrow against BTC instead of selling during a run. But the crowd I know that holds BTC long term is also super paranoid about risk. So even with Ledger support they’ll probably wait and see how it works in the wild for a while before touching it.

Bad-practice

The 1 BTC by 2036 goal is cool. Having a target like that makes stacking more fun and gives you something to work toward. Personally I don’t really see it as a finish line though. It’s more the hope of eventually reaching 1 BTC in Bitcoin at some point. But if you ever get there, why would you stop? If you believe Bitcoin is the best form of money available, the mindset usually shifts from “hit the goal and quit” to simply keep accumulating what you can over time. The 1 BTC milestone is meaningful because of the fixed supply, but it doesn’t really have to be the endpoint.

ReliantToker

THE "20 MILLION" PSYCHOLOGY AND THE $71K PIVOT ​While Sunday trading is often characterized by low-volume "noise," Bitcoin is pushing above $71,500. The market is currently digesting one of the most significant psychological milestones in the history of the protocol: the mining of the 20 millionth Bitcoin, which occurred earlier this week. ​With 95.2% of the total supply now in circulation, we have officially entered the "final million" era. For the first time, global investors are waking up to the reality of an asset where the remaining supply must be trickled out over the next 114 years. This scarcity isn't just a meme anymore, it’s a mathematical constraint that is driving the current "Exchange Drain." On-chain data from this weekend confirms that exchange reserves have hit an all-time low, with available supply sitting below 2.7 million BTC—down nearly a million units since 2023. ​Despite the Fear & Greed Index still lingering in "Fear" at 28, the price action tells a more bullish story. We've recovered over 13% from the month’s lows, supported by a massive $1.5 billion net inflow into spot ETFs so far in March. The "retail fear" is effectively acting as a smoke screen for "institutional accumulation." While the world waits for a $60k retest that may never come, the largest entities in finance are quietly removing the last liquid coins from the board.

thethoughtstream

What? Since when did USD inflation track the price of BTC?

stoplossftw

> halt dividend (which accumulated) and interest well, unlike dividends, halting interest is not an option if they default, it will lead to bankruptcy equity goes to zero and bondholder need dollars payment so have to liquidate the BTC position some might consider that's a good oppertunity to buy BTC for hodl

Elendron

BTC had its longest daily streak of ETF inflows last week (five) since October last year. Actually pretty fckin sick.

Cointuitive

History shows you that betting on BTC falling meaningfully below its 200WMA is a very risky bet - regardless of sentiment and expectations.

Educational-Truth942

the right time to buy BTC was yesterday.

UpbeatFix7299

BTC will be worth over 2/3 of the entire US gdp? Delusional.

Aazimoxx

You aren't 'in the red' unless you sell low. 🤷 They didn't lose any BTC.

LostMyWasps

Idk, I just throw 20-25 bucks a week. Not much, but its what I can spare. I dont think I will ever reach 1 full BTC, But whatever I get if it goes up and surpasses my investments, is good.

robbyg007

Obviously this isn’t financial advice, just sharing what I did. About 5 years ago I took out a $200k loan against one of my investment properties and lump-summed into BTC instead of slowly DCA’ing every week. It felt like a bit of a gamble at the time, but it ended up working out — the loan’s been paid off and I’m still holding the BTC. Sometimes conviction beats overthinking.

Stats_DontCare0

Yeah around 23:00 UTC you’re basically getting the Asia session coming online, mainly Tokyo and then other Asian markets picking up. Volume often comes back a bit after the quieter period following the US close, so you’ll see some moves start there. The catch is liquidity can still be thinner than during US hours, so price can move faster on smaller orders. That’s why people talk about fakeouts around that window, a push can look strong but reverse once bigger liquidity shows up later. Leaving a position open overnight isn’t crazy if you’re using a stop, but just remember spreads, volatility, and sudden moves can still hit stops while you’re asleep. If you’re new, smaller position sizes help a lot with the stress. Are you mostly trading BTC spot or using leverage?

BitRod

Following this plan in previous cycles has you starting to buy BTC after -75% down in 2019 and -69% in in 2022 and now Bitcoin is currently down -43% and all I have to do is wait for the month to close light red and I start buying everyday for 3 months. Explain to me how that is not a big win? I already know you're going to start using it in the future, you're welcome for showing it to you.

fan_of_hakiksexydays

I noticed everytime there's a lot of people on here who start saying stuff like "$50K next", BTC pumps more. Please, keep up the doom and gloom comments. At this pace, we might hit $80K in a couple weeks.

Permtacular

It's severe migranes. A BTC enthusiast doctor has offered to cure him at no charge.

watch-nerd

Did something happen? BTC is trading at the same price it was 5 weeks ago.

entityinvesting

I had the same thinking….like 12 years ago!!!!….pffft. This only reinforces just about everything associated with BTC. TO THE MOON 🌙!!

carl_z_22

Something I've not seen mentioned much is that amount of bitcoin can't be easily sold anywhere near the current market price - this includes trying to sell it OTC. They'd need to sell in small clips over a large period of time. The first news of Microstrategy needing to sell would crash the price further, so they'd only get a fraction of the current market value for their BTC if they were to decide to start selling.

Bluejumprabbit

The data makes sense if you think about who buys into a BlackRock ETF vs who buys spot BTC on an exchange. You're getting pension funds, wealth managers, and family offices with much longer time horizons than retail. Panic selling was always a retail phenomenon and that composition is shifting pretty meaningfully right now.

MtGloomy0420

Just wait… they are going to $uck shit up once $BTC hits $150K! ;)

LieutenantDaredevil

This is great work. It's crazy how misinformed these other comments are. If you were to pick 4 bags to hold between BTC, ETH, XRP, XLM, LINK, CC, QNT - which 4 are you holding?

Negative_Salt_4599

Buddy all crypto besides ETH an BTC are scams. ETH could be pushing it as well. No new ATH.. yes though meme coins have no utility all the upside of alts because alts are also worthless .

Crypto_tipper

I’m a fan of just buying on a schedule. I buy every week on the same day, and usually the same amount. It’s very zen once you get to the 3-4 year mark and BTC is just chugging along as you stack. The hardest time is the first bear market while you do it.

Savings-Bear-9418

It can go down lower,but it may not . Good for long turn investment BTC ,Sol and Pepe and Floki. Buy and hold even now seem to be good investment.

Awkward_Potential_

>It was extreme fear when BTC was 90k, guess what it dropped another 30%+ Doesn't that make sense though? I mean they were extremely afraid that it would drop further. And then it did.

mrbourgs

They’re actually both right and wrong. Bitcoin has more than one way to look at it. If you look at it as Buy —> go up —> cash out in fiat VS exchange fiat for BTC and use this as transactional tender instead VS use fiat entirely all the time, but use BTC as a secure instrument to store your fiat when X happens in the world/economy. All different. Plus, you can’t say BTC is same as Gold. Gold in it physical aspect is literally used everyday. It a commodity that we rely on for A LOT of common everyday things. Which in their argument, was completely avoided by one party and instead focused on the jewelry part. Lol

Onecryptopro

If I were starting with 10k I would keep it pretty simple. Probably something like: • 50–60% BTC • 20–30% ETH • the rest for a few strong altcoins And most importantly — don’t rush into random tokens because of hype. A lot of beginners lose money that way. What helped me a lot was using tools that analyze the market and also check contracts before interacting with them. I personally use an app called Noytrix — it shows market for spot trading and also has a risk / scam analysis before you touch a project. Still, nothing replaces doing your own research and DCA slowly into positions.

OutlandishnessLimp25

Best advice I can give is similar to a 401k plan, automating savings is key. “Paying yourself first” ensures you don’t slack off and get into a bad habit of “I’m going to skip this month and start back up next month” That said, one of the pitfalls I’ve seen over the years (I started buying BTC in 2017) is people actually over buy Bitcoin in the short run. What I mean by this, is they get excited during a dip and buy more than they can quite literally afford to part ways with their fiat currency. In the days, weeks, months to come, they find themselves needing that cash for one reason or another and then have to sell Bitcoin to get their hands on some cash. Inevitably, these sells tend to be at a loss. (Not always but it typically works out that way) The lens I’ve always looked through is truly buying with money I have a near 0% chance of needing in the next 5 years. Of course this amount is different for everyone. I may not need to touch $50,000 for 5+ years, whereas Elon Musk could EASILY sock away $50million and not have to touch it for 5+ years (or ever). For some, that amount may be $500 or $100, regardless what the amount is, try to buy and hold at an amount that is very unlikely you’ll need to dip into. Of course emergencies come up and life happens but this strategy has helped me avoid ever selling. I’ve literally only bought and added to my stack. It’s a great feeling and sure dips/corrections suck on one hand because the number on the screen goes down (the value) but if you have true conviction for bitcoin long term, it really becomes viewed as, “sweet! Bitcoin is on sale again, buying more!” Short of having true conviction, it can be scary. Best of luck and just remember, you’re already ahead of many who don’t have conviction, haven’t begun to study bitcoin. Use that momentum to keep going. Stack and HODL!

EquityValues

Plenty of compliance issues with owning BTC for many and this offers a vehicle to said exposure. You’re something of an idiot.

Rare_Rich6713

Yeah adoption is the big question, but one thing that makes this slightly more interesting is that it’s not starting from zero. The plan is for the vaults to plug directly into Aave V4, which is already one of the biggest lending markets in DeFi. The idea is that BTC locked in Babylon vaults stays on the Bitcoin chain, while Aave verifies that collateral through cryptographic proofs and lets users borrow stablecoins or other assets against it.

longonbtc

Which exchange is best for you depends on what country you are a resident of. I recommend buying bitcoin on [Strike](https://strike.me/), [River](https://river.com/), [Swan Bitcoin](https://www.swanbitcoin.com/), or [Cash App](https://cash.app/bitcoin) if these platforms serve residents of your country. [River](https://river.com/) and [Strike](https://strike.me/) are the best platforms to set up an automatic hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly recurring purchase schedule (automatic dollar cost averaging schedule). If you set up an automatic hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly recurring purchase schedule on River, then River stops charging you fees after the first week. https://river.com/zero-fee If you set up an automatic hourly or daily recurring purchase schedule on Strike, then Strike stops charging you fees after the first week. And if you set up an automatic weekly or monthly recurring purchase schedule on Strike, then Strike stops charging you fees after the first automatic purchase. https://strike.me/faq/how-do-i-set-up-a-recurring-purchase/ You should also be aware that exchanges get to choose how much they want to charge their customers for withdrawing bitcoin from their platform. This fee is referred to as a bitcoin withdrawal fee. Some exchanges choose not to charge a bitcoin withdrawal fee at all (meaning it's free to withdraw bitcoin). [Swan Bitcoin](https://www.swanbitcoin.com/) chooses not to charge a bitcoin withdrawal fee. [Strike](https://strike.me/) chooses not to charge a bitcoin withdrawal fee if you choose the slowest option. [Cash App](https://cash.app/bitcoin) chooses not to charge a bitcoin withdrawal fee if you withdraw 0.001 BTC or more and you choose the standard speed option. [River](https://river.com/) chooses to give their customers one free bitcoin withdrawal per month.

xarips

youre dumb as pig shit If BTC fails MSTR will too. If BTC succeeds so will MSTR. Its not hard

FnAardvark

Ok, I looked and I am talking to you. What of it? You haven't made a case that there is zero additional risk to holding MSTR instead of BTC. If you want to do that, then you absolutely should, but you shouldn't be attacking people just because they don't want to to take on that additional risk. You should probably go outside and take a little break from the internet. When you start insulting people over minor disagreements, it's probably a good time to put down your phone for a while.

AutisticGayBear69

It’s always a good day to buy BTC.

YOLOontheGO

Before 1m, maybe a 80-90% drop from peak? How do I know? I don’t. I just look at the chart for BTC since its inception. Btc did that quite more often than you’d expect.

FnAardvark

In December 2029 there is a batch of convertible bonds due. If MSTR isn't worth $672.40 at the time he will have to pay cash instead of shares. That means if there's a prolonged bear market, or even just a black swan event at the time, he will be forced to sell BTC. That could easily trigger a sell off of MSTR. There's scenarios that could happen which MSTR could never recover from. I can't really say the same for BTC. You seem to think MSTR is guaranteed, but it's added risk. I don't see why it's so crazy to you that people would prefer to hold BTC rather than MSTR. I'm not knocking you for buying MSTR, but why are you being such an aggressive asshole to people without even understanding that there's an additional risk?

Quintessential94Lid

Setting buy orders at 60k, 55k, 50k, 45k, 40k is basically saying 'I want bitcoin at a discount but also every discount below that.' Classic movee. At least you're honest about your own indecision. Just make sure that transfer clears before BTC decides the bottom was 3 days ago

Leather-Noise5775

BTC is digital gold, longer you hold; higher you earn

Ape-Rising1

River also recently closed my account without providing any reason and has not responded to my email/messages inquiring about receiving my BTC/cash on their platform.

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Quintessential94Lid

6,000+ BTC per week is basically Saylor waking up every Monday and casually buying more Bitcoin than most countries hold in reserve. At this point, Strategy's 'buy' button probably has its own dedicated server. The real question isn't whether the math works—it's whether Bitcoin's remaining supply can keep up with one man's conviction.

Nice-Can-1581

This indicator alone is shit. Also I suspect it was modified not long ago to fire false signal for fear. It was extreme fear when BTC was 90k, guess what it dropped another 30%+

csfrayer

"A national trust bank operating under OCC supervision does not need Congress to clarify whether digital assets are securities or commodities." This is - in every way and in no uncertain terms - false. Unless Congress passes new law it is only the SEC, subject to review by the judiciary, that enforces securities laws and de facto what is or is not a security. Further, there are already a bunch of trust-charter based crypto banks and most were formed specifically as custodians. Coinbase has the state-registered Coinbase Custody Trust Company - one of the largest custodians of institutional BTC. They have filed with the OCC for a national charter as well. Anchorage has been an OCC National Trust since 2021. Kraken has a SPDI which is a Wyoming equivalent. Bitgo and Fidelity have national OCC trust charters for custodying crypto. You can see all the OCC national charters here under "Trust Banks" : [https://www.occ.treas.gov/topics/charters-and-licensing/financial-institution-lists/index-financial-institution-lists.html](https://www.occ.treas.gov/topics/charters-and-licensing/financial-institution-lists/index-financial-institution-lists.html) The new charters provided under GENIUS are specifically for stablecoin issuers and have similar but different terms of regulation and supervision related to the charter - differentiating them from a trust charter. One reason is that classically, performing a payments function has required a traditional bank license (with some nuance re "money service businesses"). The stablecoin charter lets you run a payments business without the full suite of regulations applicable to a traditional bank. You may be right about the banking industry trying to build a moat (though it's just as true that crypto wants to do the same types of business with fewer regulations), but the logic you're using to get there is based on factual inaccuracies. Hope that's helpful.

Jealous-Reindeer-610

I'd Pay you in Satoshi BTC for mowing my lawns for me, I'm sure many other people would too if given the opportunity ,you could contract it out for a guaranteed gig once every 3 weeks & if you found a few others you'd do alright for yourself , the ones paying cash can pay for your gas & expenses

Cute_Hospital1501

buy some now, some next week, some week after, and so on... if you try timing the market you'll spend less time IN the market, when BTC is at $500k all these "perfect entries" you were waiting to hit won't even matter & if those entries never came, you'll have less BTC acquired.

vium99

I understand that, but long-term BTC makes something between 40-90% p.a. and outperforms the S&P, at least in the past. Just buy for lower prices as well to be profitable faster. Only time when you need to time the market is when you do not want to hold it long-term.

Cute_Hospital1501

trying to time the market means that you spend less time IN the market. when BTC is at $500k does it really matter whether you got in at 70k or 65k or 60k?

EquityValues

So the analogy of “BTC tickets” is inaccurate. It’s closer to a publicly traded leveraged Bitcoin treasury. The market decides whether it deserves a premium or discount to NAV. And regarding forced bankruptcy by firms like BlackRock or JPMorgan Chase that’s not how corporate finance works. Creditors don’t get to arbitrarily bankrupt solvent firms holding appreciating assets. If anything, Strategy’s structure exists precisely because capital markets reward scalable BTC accumulation.

WhiningCoil

I don't know how, but I'm convinced some megacorp like Blackrock or JPMorgan Chase will somehow force Strategy into bankruptcy and then acquire their BTC for a steal as creditors or at auction.

Johan_Laracoding

I bought mine throughout q4 2025 and I do regret it a little bit. It might take a year or two, just to break even. This cost me some opportunity. My stockmarket ETF did much much better, I'm glad I diversified and put the much smaller chunk into BTC.

ApartBathroom5237

It’s a leveraged play. Because there’s more volatility in MSTR than BTC.

g2kone

You’ll see if you believe in BTC when you’ll be down 50/60% lol. And for that amount of money, it’s good as you’ll get used to volatility. I started with the same amount, and by incrementally increasing the amounts, that feels better

Cptn_BenjaminWillard

>More than likely they aren’t checking their portfolio that often. Hah, I check prices almost daily and I don't even own any BTC. To be fair, I also check silver and gold and oil prices daily. The only gold that I have is a couple of old earrings, and I don't have any barrels of oil either.

neonxmoose99

The ONLY reason you would ever buy MSTR is if you think BTC is going to go up. And if you think BTC is going to go up why wouldn’t you just buy BTC?

ThreeTonChonker

That’s because if you’re investing through Blackrock you likely have a high net worth. High net worth people are only going to put 5-10% into Bitcoin. But that’s still millions. When a dip happens, it’s a blip on their radar. More than likely they aren’t checking their portfolio that often. It’s only over leveraged people that have 50%+ of their portfolio in something OR “need” something to succeed that check the news every day. These are the people being targeted by FUD and bad news so they sell and allow margin traders to make enormous profits by simply catering to anxious people. All we need to know is that this Blackrock ETF has been in operation for years and people aren’t selling because they’re very likely happy with the results from a zoomed out perspective. If you bought Bitcoin during the dip 5 years ago you could’ve gotten it for $7k. Now we’re all disappointed 5 years later with a 10x at $70k. Everyone is still looking for reasons to hate BTC. Still grasping at straws. Anyone who thinks it’s not still early is naive.

g2kone

Tbh, just buy BTC and wait. Even ETH, or alt coins, you need to be 24/7 monitoring the market to see the opportunities. So buy BTC, get used to volatility, hold for several years and chill !

El-Grande-

ELI5: Why would I pay a premium to own MSTR when I can just… buy my own BTC?

AutisticGayBear69

I want to know how someone would sell their BTC at a loss if they knew anything about investing or what they were holding.

Beginning_Foot_3997

I'm still very new to Bitcoin. I bought my BTC last week and SO FAR have invested $5k for a total of 0.05 BTC. I plan on investing more when I have spare money. My experience and understanding so far, it's a good time to buy. It's under $100k CDN right now, so I believe it's a good time to buy. As long as you are holding for the long haul. If you plan on selling it in a few months you are considered a 'trader' and not a holder. Nothing wrong with being a trader, but the consensus is this is a long time hold (10 years'ish or more). I don't believe you will reap the true benefits of BTC If you are a trader. I'm 48. You are 22. Invest what you can now, and hopefully when you are 35, you will have some financial freedom

xarips

By the end of the year Saylor will own damn near 5% of the entire supply and that doesn't even include the massive number of coins lost forever. If you believe in BTC, like if you actually believe in it and think its going to become globally adopted and the price will go to $1 million then I don't understand how you wouldn't be going all in on MSTR.

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tldr; MicroStrategy's Bitcoin holdings are now $3.35 billion in unrealized losses, with its stock trading below the value of its Bitcoin reserves. The company recently added 17,994 BTC at an average price of $70,946 per coin, bringing its total stash to $52.65 billion. Chairman Michael Saylor remains optimistic, urging patience and projecting Bitcoin growth of 30% annually over two decades. Despite short-term losses, MicroStrategy continues its aggressive Bitcoin acquisition strategy, emphasizing long-term gains over immediate price surges. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

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Doritos707

Keep repeating till u have acquired a certain amount of sats. My aim is 0.1 to 0.25 BTC which means I need to atleast accumulate 10-25 million sats. Thats all it is. A race for satoshis. Each 1 Bitcoin has 100 million satoshis aka cents aka fils aka bitcoins aka sats aka smallest unit of account for Bitcoin (for now at least).

infernal_celery

Yeah I can see that on the map. St Malo is pretty close, will definitely go BTC first next time I’m over there.

Lakes420

it my go down a little but don't worry...if your plan is to hold long term you shouldn't care what happens this or next year but where BTC will be in 10+ years

defeater33

ETH all the way. great for beginners because of safety, while still having huge profit potential. Perpetualy on average goes up like BTC but is more volatile.

O0kah

I'm in Paris and I went in 3 different places because they accepted BTC.

Quantum_Core_Trading

Split the 10k up into deposits, purchase a little BTC, when it drops buy more. You keep doing this until you have used up your full 10k. I still would expect crypto markets to still be bearish, so great time to get into it!

Used-Commercial203

BTC has already bottomed, won't go below $60k again. I wouldn't be surprised if we don't create a new bottom/floor at $70k for good now.

ZackCanada

Here is a suggestion. Go to Kinesis dot money site. In right upper corner go for Sign Up button. It takes 2 minutes. After that log into platform and do KYC. That part is easily done using mobile phone. You will become member of wealth building and management system. As soon KYC is approved you can fund it. Send 100 or 1000 dollars first to give it a test ride. When funds land open trading utility (internal exchange). It works 24/7 and you will be able to buy and trade silver, gold and about 15 cryptos. If you sent 1000 dollars I would start with buying $400 worth of silver, $100 worth of gold, $250 worth of BTC and $250 worth of XRP. There are many advantages of Kinesis to list. Here I’ll mention just two. You will be able to buy and sell precious metals for close to spot prices. Also, you will get monthly yield on silver and gold holdings, in metal, not currency. After those steps watch your holdings and what you see is going up in value add more or rebalance existing holdings. Simply sell what you don’t like any more and buy what you believe is having upside. Gold and silver will definitely be very satisfactory investments for many years to come so try just to add to those. And yes, you will thank me later :)

Background_Home7092

Yup; I do it through River. It pulls $70 a week from my checking and then buys $10 worth of BTC every night...and even better, it pays interest on the cash holdings in Bitcoin!

O0kah

[BTC Map](https://btcmap.org/map) could help you with that.

fairlyaveragetrader

This is the guy that introduced me to BTC.. still has one of the most iconic lines ever, not your keys, not your bitcoin, your keys, your Bitcoin

mtnmahogany

I used to watch Max Keiser's show on RT regularly, back in the 2010's when he and Stacy broadcasted the show from London. Max predicted the success of the new blockchain technology, but I didn't pay too much attention. Over time, I began looking into it a little more. I visited at [bitcoin.org](http://bitcoin.org), and read the whitepaper (I have just enough technical and math knowledge that it did make some sense to me). --When the price of BTC rose to about 1K USD, I thought I was too late: I don't really have much money to invest, and I have never been in the stock market at all, so I was about to give up on the idea. Then in 2014 the debacle around the MtGox exchange happened, and Max Keiser pointed out that the problem was not with BTC itself, but with the exchange, and bad players who were attempting to "game the system." The price had dropped appreciably, down to about $500 USD and I saw my opportunity to get in. After struggling to find a reliable exchange that operated in the USA, I finally started an account with Coinbase and bought $100 worth of BTC. I also found out about the "HODL" philosophy by joining this very subreddit. I began reading and watching Andreas Antonopoulos, and learned about technical aspects. the importance of self-custody, and secure storage using a hardware wallet. I treated my BTC like a savings account rather than a trading scheme, and it has become the only savings plan that ever has been successful for me, even though the BTC price continued to drop for a while at the time, and I held on for a couple of years before I actually saw much in the way of gains. The lesson learned was that BTC truly resembles a hard asset like gold or other precious metals, but in a digital form.

5150sick

OK, OP if you are super paranoid about the free BTC you've received then you can do two things. 1) Send it back. :( 2) Just leave it sit there. :) Make a new wallet for "your" BTC and move it there. In a few years if/when nothing comes of this and the paranoia is gone then decide what you want to do with it. I'd be a #2 guy in your situation. Lol

Mooks79

>If you ask me, perhaps 1% of BTC-s dollar price is exactly because of those use cases. The rest is pure speculation. You can make a strong case that gold is similar. Yes it has some use cases like electronic components but so do many other metals that are a fraction of its price.

anakhizer

I think the problem is that all crypto has a $ value only because of people wanting to profit. That's the issue. All those use cases are just that, use cases people talk about to convince themselves that BTC and crypto have real value. If you ask me, perhaps 1% of BTC-s dollar price is exactly because of those use cases. The rest is pure speculation. Stocks are different in that sense.

harl_vann

My crypto portfolio is always around 70% BTC and 10% ETH. The other 20% varies from time to time but always includes some LINK. Since the beginning of 2026 the only purchases I’ve made are Bittensor (TAO) and NEAR.

Ok_Winter8503

That’s interesting because yield really changes the conversation compared to just holding spot BTC. The part that stands out to me is you saying you’re way overinvested — do you feel like the passive income offsets the concentration risk for you mentally, or do you still think your exposure is heavier than you’d like underneath it?

Ok_Golf_6467

Another half a paycheck into BTC.

Fit_Psychology_1536

Store of value + scarcity was always the strongest case for BTC imo

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Post is by: abhicoinexpansion and the url/text [ ](https://goo.gl/GP6ppk)is: /r/CryptoMarkets/comments/1rtnwdk/why_stop_hardware_mining_in_2026_a_geological/ **Imagine you want to start a gold mining operation. You know, the old-school kind with pickaxes and dynamite.** The traditional way is incredibly difficult and expensive. You’d need to buy land, purchase heavy machinery that costs a fortune, hire a team of experts, and pay massive electricity bills. It’s a huge upfront investment with a lot of risk and back-breaking physical labor. This is exactly what hardware mining has become in 2026. Unless you have industrial-scale cooling and a direct line to a power plant, running a rig in your garage is just a very expensive way to heat your house. **Enter the Cloud Mining Model.** Think of it like renting a car instead of buying one. You rent computing power (hashrate) from a massive, professional data center. They handle the maintenance, the 24/7 technical monitoring, and the massive utility bills. In return, you get a share of the mining rewards (Bitcoin, Ethereum, etc.) proportional to the power you rented. It democratizes the blockchain for anyone who doesn't want a loud, hot rig running in their living room. **The Elephant in the Room: Scams.** Let's be real, the cloud mining space is notoriously filled with "Ponzi" platforms that vanish after 60 days. To navigate this, you need a geological survey. We have drilled down into the market to find platforms with a proven track record of paying users in 2026. # The 2026 Vetted Shortlist: **1. The Gold Standard: ECOS** Operating in the Free Economic Zone of Armenia with government backing, ECOS is the only provider with this level of legal transparency. It’s an all-in-one ecosystem (wallet, exchange, mining) starting at just $99. **2. Institutional Power: BitFuFu & Bitdeer** BitFuFu is a NASDAQ-listed company (Ticker: FUFU) and the exclusive partner of Bitmain. Bitdeer is the premium "Apple" of the industry. If you want institutional-grade uptime, these are the heavyweights. **3. The Marketplace: NiceHash.** Not a traditional contract provider, but a global marketplace. You bid on the hash rate and point it where you want. Perfect for advanced users who want to "snipe" specific coin launches. **4. The Sustainable Shift: Fyenergy.** For those worried about the carbon footprint, Fyenergy uses 100% renewable energy infrastructure (solar and hydro). They even offer a $20 trial fund to get started without an upfront cost. # The Reality Check Cloud mining is **not** "free money." It is an investment. Your profit is a calculation of: 1. The current price of the asset (BTC/ETH). 2. The cost of your contract maintenance. 3. The network difficulty. If the price of Bitcoin drops significantly, your contract might yield less than the cost. This is why we focus on efficiency. **Key Takeaways for 2026:** * **Startup Trials:** Zaminer offers $100 trial funds; Bitfufu offers up to $180 in coupons for new pioneers. * **Convenience:** Binance Pool remains the easiest entry point if you already have an exchange account. * **Verification:** Never join a platform that isn't transparent about its data center locations. **What are you guys seeing in the markets right now? Is anyone still running home rigs, or has the electricity cost forced you into the cloud?** *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/CryptoMarkets) if you have any questions or concerns.*

TheFlyingHambone

BTC was down more than 50% over the past year.

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Post is by: social_media_xpert and the url/text [ ](https://goo.gl/GP6ppk)is: /r/CryptoMarkets/comments/1oo19wx/bitcoin_hits_107k_after_breakback_whats_next/ Bitcoin slipped to an intraday low near $105,300, then recovered to around $107,000, as the overall crypto market cap edged toward $3.5 trillion. The backdrop: Major altcoins like Ethereum, BNB and Solana fell 6–11% last week, indicating broad-based weakness. The trigger appears to be macro-risk: comments from the Federal Reserve dampened hopes of further quick rate cuts, reducing liquidity for risk assets. [bitcoin Prediction & Outlook (next 3-5 days)](https://cryptoramedia.com/bitcoin-weekly-analysis-march-7-2026-smc/): If BTC holds above $106K–$107K and volume recovers, a rebound toward $110K-$112K is plausible. If it breaks below $105K, risk increases for a drop toward $100K–$103K in short order. [Bitcoin Price Prediction March 8, 2026](https://cryptoramedia.com/bitcoin-price-prediction-march-8-2026/) Watch for institutional flows, ETF inflows/outflows, and major support at \~$105K as key decision point. [Bitcoin Price Prediction March 10 2026](https://cryptoramedia.com/bitcoin-price-prediction-march-10-2026/) [Bitcoin Price Prediction March 15 2026](https://cryptoramedia.com/bitcoin-price-prediction-march-15-2026/) *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/CryptoMarkets) if you have any questions or concerns.*

IrregularSweetRoll

If you don't believe me, just look at how much BTC dropped when the value of the dollar went up. Again, the exact opposite of what was suppose to happen. But hey, evolution. 🤣

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Gas lighting is usually the first tool someone resorts to when they know they are wrong and doesn't have a valid argument to back up what they are saying. Evolution? BTC is being propped up by institutions, not people like you or I. It follows the S&P500 almost to a tee. I am a holder too, but I'm not ignorant enough to call it "digital gold". Once the U.S rolls out its own crypto, BTC and everything else will fall drastically, and it is coming quickly. But hey, Evolution right?

infernal_celery

Good on you, promoting real world use. Always good to see business accepting BTC payments. Would go out of my way to pay in BTC if it was an option in more places really.

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Post is by: Ok-Tumbleweed-2416 and the url/text [ ](https://goo.gl/GP6ppk)is: /r/CryptoMarkets/comments/1rtmu6q/cryptomarkets/ Spot ETF flows just exposed which assets institutions actually believe in Everyone says all crypto ETFs are bullish for the market. The March 13th flow data tells a very different story. Bitcoin spot ETFs pulled in $180M in net inflows. Ethereum followed with $26.7M. Solana managed $7.6M. And XRP? Exactly $0. Not negative outflow, not a small trickle — literally zero dollars of institutional demand on that day. Institutions are not spreading capital evenly across ETF products. They are concentrating into $BTC at a ratio that dwarfs everything else combined. The $180M BTC figure is nearly 7x the ETH inflow and 24x SOL. At what point does sustained zero-flow for an ETF product signal that institutions have already made their final decision on that asset? *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/CryptoMarkets) if you have any questions or concerns.*

IrregularSweetRoll

That is the exact opposite of what BTC is suppose to be 🤣

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negative3sigmareturn

My orange pill supplier is into mining now. He holds a handful of BTC but is heavily in the mining business and is doing well for himself. He’s never let go.

PedroJTrump

I’ve been DCAing for a while mostly alt coins at first with the belief that they would move faster than BTC which hasn’t happened. So l started rethinking my position and have bought more BTC lately.

Suguha_chan

At least have some emergency money in fiat in case BTC drops 50% and you need it

BitRod

I don't expect any price, I simply buy when the strategy says. DCA is down since 120k plus and this strategy tells you to wait so we get a better entry. I guess you think BTC will fly up to 125k again before this turns light red. It won't because Bitcoin bottoms out over months giving everyone using this strategy time to buy much lower than you DCA people. Come back next year and tell me if it didn't work. If today is the bottom then this month will close light red and I'll start buying next month and still get a better entry than you that simple.

ThePugz

I started buying way back when it was around $30K in 2020 & bought all the way up to $60 then all the way down to $16. Down there I really pumped up my buys. Had family issues so money was tighter than normally so was unfortunately slightly limited to how much I could get. Then kept buying all the way up to $125K & all the way down to $60. This time I’m better financially so when to $100 per day buys from $60K all the way up to $70K plus had limit orders set to buy 0.01 BTC at 80k 75k 70K 65K & 60K wasn’t as 60K long enough for that order to trigger so I added it to my daily buys. All told I’m into BTC for $35-$40K avg price per BTC

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Post is by: Ok-Tumbleweed-2416 and the url/text [ ](https://goo.gl/GP6ppk)is: /r/CryptoMarkets/comments/1rtl0et/crypto/ Everyone is panicking about miners dumping. The data tells a different story. Public Bitcoin miners have sold over 15,000 BTC since October. Margins are tight, operations are expensive, and most companies are in pure survival mode. Sounds bearish on the surface. But one company is doing the exact opposite. Canaan Inc. now holds 1,793 BTC and 3,952 ETH in reserves, roughly $128M total. They mined 86 BTC in February and are actively expanding operations in Texas. When most of a sector is forced-selling while one operator accumulates, it usually signals capitulation by weaker hands. The last time we saw this kind of divergence in mining behavior was late 2022. At what $BTC price level would miner selling actually concern you, or is this just weak hands shaking out? *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/CryptoMarkets) if you have any questions or concerns.*

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Post is by: sarmnsmong and the url/text [ ](https://goo.gl/GP6ppk)is: /r/CryptoMarkets/comments/1rtkr2j/financial_deep_dive_hacash_diamond_hacd_and_its/ In a market often driven by narratives and technical analysis, it's crucial to understand the underlying economic models of digital assets. Today, I want to bring attention to Hacash Diamond (HACD), an asset that presents a unique financial profile due to its Proof-of-Work (PoW) generation and its role within the broader Hacash ecosystem. This isn't a typical token; it's a PoW-generated non-fungible digital asset, and its market dynamics warrant a closer look. # 1. HACD's Supply-Side Economics: Energy-Backed Scarcity Unlike most NFTs or even many fungible tokens that can be minted at low cost or through inflationary mechanisms, HACD's supply is fundamentally constrained by energy expenditure. Each HACD is the direct result of a dedicated PoW mining process, similar in principle to Bitcoin's generation \[1\]. * **Fixed Issuance Schedule**: HACD has a predetermined, decreasing issuance schedule. While not a hard cap like Bitcoin's 21 million, the total supply is estimated to be less than 1.7 million by 2100, assuming consistent mining effort \[2\]. This scarcity is enforced by a difficulty adjustment mechanism that *only increases* with the number of HACD generated, never decreases. This ensures that the cost of producing new HACD continuously rises, creating a strong floor for its intrinsic value based on energy input. * **Mining + Bidding Mechanism**: The generation process involves a two-stage economic model. Miners find HACD candidates through PoW, but the final HACD is acquired through a bidding process using HAC (Hacash Coin). The winning HAC bid is burned, creating a deflationary pressure on HAC and linking the value of HACD to the utility and scarcity of HAC \[3\]. This introduces a unique demand-side pressure on HAC, directly tied to the desire to acquire newly mined HACD. # 2. HACD as a "PoW Asset Container": Demand-Side Potential The concept of HACD as a "PoW asset container" introduces a novel demand vector. Instead of being a standalone collectible, HACD can serve as a base layer for other digital assets. This means that projects can 'stack' or 'bind' their digital properties onto an HACD, leveraging its inherent PoW-backed scarcity and security. For example, the FuluTalisman project, a collection of digital talismans, utilizes HACD as its underlying asset layer \[4\]. This creates a symbiotic relationship: * **Increased Utility**: As more projects choose to utilize HACD as a container, its utility and perceived value increase, driving demand. * **Layered Value**: The value of an HACD can become a composite of its own PoW-derived intrinsic value plus the value of any digital assets 'contained' within it. This could lead to a premium for HACD that are associated with popular or high-value projects. # 3. The Hacash "Three-Coin Spiral" and Market Interdependencies HACD operates within the broader Hacash ecosystem, which features a "three-coin spiral" economic model involving HAC, HACD, and Bitcoin (BTC) \[5\]. * **HAC (Hacash Coin)**: The primary PoW cryptocurrency, used for transaction fees and, crucially, for bidding on HACD. Its deflationary mechanism (HAC burn during HACD bidding) directly impacts its supply and, by extension, its market value. * **BTC (Bitcoin)**: Hacash aims to integrate with Bitcoin as a final settlement layer for its cross-chain transfers. This positions BTC as an external anchor, providing a bridge to the largest and most liquid cryptocurrency market and potentially drawing value from Bitcoin's security \[5\]. This interconnectedness means that the market performance of HACD is not isolated. Demand for HACD can drive demand for HAC (for bidding), and the overall health and adoption of the Hacash ecosystem (including its BTC integration) can influence investor sentiment towards HACD. # 4. Investment Thesis and Market Implications For investors, HACD presents a unique proposition: * **Hard Scarcity**: Its PoW-driven, non-decreasing difficulty issuance model creates a verifiable and predictable scarcity that is rare in the digital asset space. * **Intrinsic Value**: The energy cost of production provides a tangible floor for its value, differentiating it from purely speculative digital collectibles. * **Growth Potential**: The "asset container" utility opens up new avenues for demand, as projects seek to leverage HACD's robust underlying security for their own digital assets. * **Ecosystem Play**: Investing in HACD is also a play on the broader Hacash ecosystem and its innovative approach to PoW and cross-chain interoperability with Bitcoin. However, it's important to acknowledge the nascent stage of this market. Liquidity might be lower compared to established assets, and the complexity of the three-coin model requires thorough due diligence. The success of HACD as a financial asset will ultimately depend on the continued adoption of the Hacash ecosystem and the market's recognition of its unique PoW-backed value proposition. What are your thoughts on PoW-generated non-fungible assets like HACD? Do you see this model gaining significant traction in the crypto markets? *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/CryptoMarkets) if you have any questions or concerns.*

oki_sauce

Eh. Don't need anymore BTC youtubers. The information is out there. You can only talk so much about the same thing. As you can see in his video

TumbleweedWorldly325

The real problem we have is that government is not trying shut down the scammers. The block chain for BTC is entirely open. The should be able to follow the transfer of the coins until they are converted for cash. The gov can get the IP addresses and locations of the scammers. There are ways to track through mixer services. The other thing is that people should wise up - everything is a scam!