BTC

PeaceAgitated1978

Lesson for that message, it's kind of time to stop seeing your net worth in dollars and start seeing it in BTC or sats accumulated. Like a true BTC maximalist

PeaceAgitated1978

I definitely agree with you, 💯 I liked that. But some strategies are better than others.. fiscally speaking.. Why pay cap gains on BTC if you have a TSFA empty and ETF exists 🤔🤷🤣

PeaceAgitated1978

Deal with it that you had a Delta neutral edge in short next time.. just to make sure you never lose these gains.. never sell. Always buy spot. Always treat it as a trade. And when a trade is too risky to stay open, you close some portions of it to capture your gains.. only now you have a strategy that allows you to never sell. Since you capture gains by opening a short that will pay you. All these cap. Gains you made during the ascention. To later be reinvested at the bottom of the Bear market or close to it. You need discipline to rule your wallet the way I described. You need good signal also, to know when to open or close positions. You need to know how to properly Trade. Not gambling your money in emotionals decisions. You need convictions that Bitcoin future is really as good as we all think as BTC maximalists.. Next step is passing to actions and actually implementing the strategy. Learn to be a rich before you have a wallet like they does. Otherwise you won't ever be able to manage such type of capitals in your own wallet. And therefore you won't stay rich for long 🤷🤣

WishboneSudden2706

In 2022 I sold all my BTC at 21k, after buying at 17k two months before.

Terrible-Roof-3956

Not your keys, Not your Crypto. Si mantienes tu BTC fuera de línea es intocable, fin. Por eso no compartas tus 12 palabras con NADIE. Si vas a largo plazo lo conveniente es una COLD WALLET. Si tenes una parte que pensas venderlo en pocos meses usa una billetera caliente, conectada a internet. Si usas ese dinero para comprar y vender a diario, usas el Xchange.

Zestyclose-Suit-2858

I don't plan on selling. So there is no regret, because there was no mistake. You couldn't have doubled your BTC, because you don't know what the market will do. It's such basic logic that I do wonder if you should play in money markets at all. Grow up!

Prestigious_Long777

What regret? What would I have sold for? I’d rather have BTC than USD or any other FIAT currency and I don’t like gambling.

xaviemb

When it eventually reaches $1m in your lifetime, will it really matter? Looking backwards, timing entry to fiat, and back to BTC seems so easy and obvious... in reality, most who attempt it end up with a lot less Bitcoin (and fiat) in the long run because they tried.

Critical_Deer_1892

https://preview.redd.it/gdfvz0g439ch1.png?width=3420&format=png&auto=webp&s=6335541ecf83eb109a90fe9da0e611c0ba616f6d ETF flows are starting to diverge. BTC ETFs: -$84.9M latest flow ETH ETFs: +$70.5M latest flow BTC still holds the larger AUM, but ETH is showing cleaner short-term demand here.

OldDomainer

Wow, 3,588 BTC sold by the man who once defined corporate HODLing. It’s a reminder that leverage comes with obligations and direct BTC ownership doesn’t. So be it you hold with **CoinDepo** or in a cold wallet, understanding how your Bitcoin is held matters. But the one question I have is, is this a one-time sale or the start of a recurring trend?

Mrvette1

Why would you want too? Repurchase. Take your profits and buy something real. You are a winner. When the number of foolish folks turn away from BTC it will never come back. Trends and fundamentals are out the door. The soul reason BTC has any value is because enough people have faith in it. Its only based on that. Everything else has a demand for other reasons. I see BTC going down with small bounces up. You'll see BTC at 15k before you see 150k.

OldDomainer

Stablecoins might actually be crypto’s cleanest product-market fit so far. Not everyone wants to trade every candle. Some people just want a simple way to hold value, move funds, and earn passively without dealing with 20 wallets and smart contract risks. That’s why CeFi platforms still make sense for beginners. I’ve been looking at platforms like CoinDepo because they make BTC/ETH/SOL/USDT yield feel simple, especially with fixed-rate options. Crypto doesn’t always have to be about chasing the next 100x. Sometimes the real use case is just making your assets work quietly.

ElderMight

>I'm constantly thinking I could have doubled my BTC in a single year. This is gambling. Keep it simple man. Stay humble. Stack sats. Hold your own keys. Read The Bitcoin Standard. Learn a new skill and create value for the world. Lift weights. Eat red meat and vegetables. Enjoy life with family and friends.

ScopulyX

It doesn't have to be all or nothing. Some people keep BTC as a core position while allocating a smaller portion to higher-growth opportunities.

aluculef

This dip was my entry to BTC. Really happy with the sale!

JeremyLinForever

You make peace by knowing that the human mind and psychology plays a long way. If you sold at the top and think you could buy more at its low right now, you will never think what would’ve happened if you sold and it went higher just for you to limp in at ATH and acquire less Bitcoin overall then you would have had? Everybody wishes they sold the top and buy the bottom, but the reality is that everybody, even Bitcoin OGs that buy at the very bottom, see a parabolic bull run for BTC and will almost always limp in at the top because the market forces are just too powerful for them to ignore. It’s for that exact reason why so many Buttcoiners are prevalent. They get burned so bad by missing out on gains that they made it a personal mission to bash on it, lose sleep over it, and hate it - because they either lost money in it or they could’ve had life changing money and freedom but chose not to.

bunky_bunk

Nakamoto has absolute sovereingty to save his coins. A real sovereign has to lift a finger now and then. Does BTC guarantee that i will not be kidnapped and tortured for my passphrase. If I leave my front door unlocked? That is amazing.

StraightPromise3596

Once a month, when I get paid. After paying rent and everything else I do 25% for leisure, 25% for emergencies, and 50% for BTC.

Numerous_Ad_6142

The key is to focus on creating income in other ways so you dont have to rely on BTC or other investments. 

Jogi1811

I invest in dividend paying BTC ETFs for this reason. If my investment does not reach a $ limit I set I continue to collect dividends until next cycle. I DCA during low points and stop at halving. Both strategies work out with dividends paying less over time versus selling and diversifying my portfolio with the lump sum I get from selling the BTC ETFs.

rizzlejee

I only started buying at that point. And now I'm continuing to DCA all the way down and will continue all the way up too. And HODL forever until I can use my BTC to pay for my expenses

Bogdanoff_dump_it

I buy BTC while saving fiat for future dips. I’m using a spreadsheet to track every purchase. The lower we go, the more I buy. The formulas in my spreadsheet calculate how much I should buy and save, depending on the current BTC price. Feel free to steal my method here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11t6tfKVL6jFSELJq\_\_j8ILmnos9XHDZcxv7Jgr0exhM/edit?usp=drivesdk

No_Swimmer_115

How would've you felt if BTC kept pushing to 250k til today and you had sold of what you thought was the top and now you have 0 btc bc you sold it all? Hindsight is 20/20. If you're a believer hodl and dca during bear markets. No one knows how price action will be tmrw. If and when BTC hits 500k, how many pple will look back and be glad they got in at 120k?

Milksteak_Sandwich

Bought last year at $112 and DCA'd down to 80. Held when it went down to 65 but then sold for a loss when it went back up to 75. Since then I've taken that money and have made 20% on MU stock while BTC has gone down another 20%. Hoping to offset profit on MU with the loss on BTC and then buy back into BTC sometime in the next 4 months whenever we get the next big drop. I may be wrong, but this is my strategy. Still bullish on BTC long term.

Billkr

The whole point of DCA is not to time the market but to purchase a little bit at a time over a long period of time. Heck, some of my DCA buys were at over $100,000 BTC price while some are below $50,000. It all averages out in the long run. The expression "Time in market will beat timing the market" is true. I have DCA set up to purchase roughly $50 a day. I simply stopped going out to dinner each night and put it in BTC instead.

fan_of_hakiksexydays

Job news has been great! Stocks are flying! And BTC is fly...nope it only went from $62K to $63K, and now already struggling to hold $63K.

fucken_jim

I went all in in september... I wish i'd have waited until now. But... I am still all in. Any extra goes to BTC

Mrvette1

BTC isn't an investment. Its gambling. Its not rare (18 million of them), it doesn't actually do anything. Nobody needs BTC. You can't eat it, burn it, or collect interest on it.

Mrvette1

That someone is me. I recall a Thanksgiving conversation about 15 years ago when BTC hit $600. I told my family I wouldn't touch it. Was that wrong. Sure. But if I had that risky mentality I probably would of invested in a hundred different things like BTC which 95% of them go to near zero. At that time of that Thanksgiving I was investing in real estate. Buying foreclosures (2-3 a year) and rehabbing them and renting. So by money did very well. Just because BTC was a winner doesn't mean it will always be a winner. Nobody needs BTC. Everyone needs housing. Everyone needs to eat.

DV_Zero_One

10k BTC to buy a slice of bread? I don't think it'll go that low. Maybe parity with the dogshit RON perhaps.

ChangeHeroOfficial

BTC's still the easiest "sleep well at night" allocation, other stuff moves faster but also unwinds faster

Ok-Fun119

To say BTC or other decentralized cryptos are not being used is just wrong. What people are using today doesn't really indicate what they will be using in the future. Also, so many people have a problem with not being able to control their money and governments devaluing their money by printing more. Apart from gold, which has always had value in all of recorded human history, there hasn't really been a way to have decentralized money. It might take 20, 40, 80, 100+ years, but a decentralized open currency will become mainstream globally at some point. It might take a WW2-like event, but it's coming.

dasdatt

Same guy who said he’d never sell BTC? Sounds like someone trying to get everyone to panic buy because he knows he’s finished if they don’t.

PracticePenguin

BTC is unaffected by this

WKCLC

4% BTC, 30% property, 60% stocks, 6% personal property

FunkyGrass

that's the thing, you didn't have to pay the website really. You would meet in person with a stranger that put for sale their BTC there, the sale goes recorded just like you were buying something on marketplace. Not sure why it isn't operating anymore but given that BTC is more and more a legitimate financial instrument, I think it's normal these places disappear, unfortunately.... Another one is Bisq but I never used it, I downloaded the client but maybe do some more research about that.

WorkerPlayful4192

How much BTC there?

Suspicious_One_825

I don't know how much BTC you own and for how long you plan to own it, but a facebook password is not the same as a seed phrase for me. Good luck!

wjean

It could poison his address/wallet. You co-mingle existing BTC with new BTC received from a mixer or has otherwise been blacklisted and both the old and new BTC will be considered compromised. Good luck with that if you ever send it to an exchange to turn back into Fiat.

MyOtherActGotBanned

You’re asking good questions and the comments are trying to farm upvotes instead of helping you. You’re right, it’s much safer to hold a hot wallet than keeping BTC on an exchange. But you are prone to risks. Your phone could get stolen or hacked. Your password manager could get compromised. Your keys are stored on an internet connected device which comes with risks. If you don’t have life changing money stored on your blue wallet you’re probably fine. But just know that you are prone to getting the keys stolen unless you store them offline on a cold wallet and physical backup. I would take your keys off the password manager though. I know it’s encrypted but it’s not adding any layer of security than your physical backup.

moviemaker2

Assuming this is a genuine question, yes a cold wallet is better, obviously. That doesn't mean you can't have both. I keep a day-to-day amount in my phone wallet for quick transfers, but the bulk is on hardware wallets and spread across multiple exchanges. Someone stealing your phone is ***NOT*** the same risk to your BTC as to your bank account. If someone gains access to your bank account from your phone, it's nearly impossible for them to transfer funds without leaving a trace - and even if they could, the funds are recoverable because the bank is the ultimate custodian - the responsibility is on them. But if someone gains access to your wallet from your phone, those funds are gone. It doesn't really even matter if you can see what address they went to, you have no recourse. A phone wallet opens you up to other attack vectors. There was a post here the other day where a user copied their seed phrase from one wallet app to another. Both wallet apps were sandboxed - but the clipboard wasn't. All funds drained in the course of about a minute.

WarDaddyPUKA

> I bought this in 2018 and will sell for less than what I paid Yeah, definitely not the right person to write a BTC guide lol.

veskald

Everything points to the same thing: this isn't the spot to be long. The place is 61,000–61,300. Thats where the 1.36K wall sits, where the green zone is, and there's basically nothing in the book between here and there - so price can drop into it fast (the fresh 4h red flag makes that pullback pretty likely). Don't buy the level blind though. Wait for the feed to react - a green flag on 1h or 4h after the zone gets hit, and the wall still standing. If that 1.36K starts disappearing as price gets close, forget the trade - it was bait. Straight up without a pullback is still on the table too - the daily streak and the 15m back it. But we only trust it if price holds above 63,600 and the asks at 64-65k start getting eaten or pulled (there's barely anything there, 63+51+76 BTC). Once that happens the empty book works for the bulls - nothing but zones between there and 66k, no actual orders in the way. One thing kills the whole bullish idea: 61,000 breaks and the wall gets eaten. Next real bids are all the way down at 57–58k, and the daily green streak dies with it. https://preview.redd.it/tlkm0rr6h7ch1.png?width=3774&format=png&auto=webp&s=9184ff389fe6728cd761645b74cb6416e1f9fb24

SkyEnvironmental7746

Because BTC is not likely to die. Which means Flare won’t die because it’s attached to it.

TheMaharishiEffect

Why have a crypto tied to BTC... not just buy BTC 😆

WastelandOfConfusion

Not sure how to tell you this, but BTC hasn’t bottomed yet. It’s far from it.

Electrical-Cat-6660

I always get the same rate…1BTC to 1BTC

ExactWasabi7693

Charts can say one thing and BTC still decides to do the opposite

ProfitableCheetah

They sending BTC to Mars?

Realistic_Fee_00001

BTC didn't care much about decentralization beyond that they needed to to cripple the blocksize for it 😄🤪

DebugDiag

I’m sticking for now with BTC and XMR.

Extreme_Trip6773

The interesting part isn't just buying BTC, it's having ways to express the whole macro view. I've found myself using Ostium for that instead of jumping across multiple platforms.

cyger

Pretty much agree. We've heard 99% of Alts will go to zero, more like 99.999. There will be very few winners. I've sold most of my alts after the 10/10 BS last fall. Even my BTC I've converting to AI stocks over the last couple of years. Maybe Solona has a chance we will see.

SimpleAromatic2128

I wish BTC was $9,000!

GIGAbtcHodl

bought at that price but an average is still around $60k per BTC.

mlag000

Except BTC has no hype anymore and no one talk about it. Wanna invest in high volatility high profit ? Buy IA, it has real potential whole crypto has absolutely still no use case.

TheresNoSecondBest

>Ugh, I spent money at 7 different places in Singapore today, 2 restaurants, 2 clothing stores and 3 food/gift stores. 0 of them had an option to pay in Bitcoin. I bet zero of them had an option to pay in Zimbabwean dollars, Turkish lira or Argentinian pesos. >And if I needed to send BTC, I would have to get my hardware wallet, which is somewhere in NYC, and link it up to a computer and then spend it. If you left all your cards and cash in your home safe **which is somewhere in NYC**, how difficult would paying in the shops become? You're comparing a cold wallet (home safe) to a spending wallet running on r/thelightningnetwork (the cash or card in your pocket). Do you see the difference? >It's objectively less convenient for most transactions. Financial privilege or not... Not for millions of unbanked people, living in third world countries. Financial privilege at its best, mate.

Old_Network1961

Only BTC

RandomPlayerCSGO

Look I follow a simple strategy. My portfolio has 3 blocks: Stocks, Store of value (gold silver and some other stuff) and crypto (Only BTC and Monero) Each month I invest my savings in whatever is low this month, for example during the past 3-4 months my stocks have been going up a lot while gold silver and Bitcoin have been going down, so I have been buying gold silver and Bitcoin all those months. When stocks eventually stop going crazy and get some crash I'll put my monthly savings in stocks, maybe sell some gold or Bitcoin to buy more stocks. But the idea is simple and effective, have long term assets with low correlation that you want to accumulate long term, one of them will usually be down it's hard for all of them to be up at the same time, so buy what goes down and keep accumulating.

HumanNo109850364048

I bought a mansion in cash from BTC. You’re probably a poor loser

Illustrious-Boss9356

Ugh, I spent money at 7 different places in Singapore today, 2 restaurants, 2 clothing stores and 3 food/gift stores. 0 of them had an option to pay in Bitcoin. And if I needed to send BTC, I would have to get my hardware wallet, which is somewhere in NYC, and link it up to a computer and then spend it. It's objectively less convenient for most transactions. Financial privilege or not...

TwinbyAI-X-bot

I think 60% LTV is too risky for a home purchase. A big BTC correction can push you close to liquidation much faster than most people expect. I'd stay around 30% to 40% LTV or add more collateral for a better safety margin. Whether you're using Morpho or Clapp Finance, the liquidation math is basically the same

Lavayo

Speaking for me, but for many here the pure $ value is not the goal. Not primarily at least. It's about holding your own money, having some amount of sovereignty. And NOT storing your work / time value in an asset that debases over time. If this one day enables you to fulfill lifelong goals like a house, car, working less, traveling... Sure sell BTC as needed. Or lend against it. But for me there is no value BTC has to reach where I would say: "Has been a good investment, now I sell everything and buy X". I would never sell everything, even if I could buy everything of the above at the same time.

Healthy-Walk2772

even I uses this platform for exchanging crypto from BTC to ETH

No-Recommendation781

I've replied in more detail in the edit. :) But yes, my aim would be to price the watch solely in BTC and never change that price. That way, early adopters have an advantage!

No-Recommendation781

Edit 👀 But that’s a good question – ideally, I’d like to offer a fixed BTC price that I wouldn’t change. That way, people who get in early would have an advantage.

DeusBob22

no, we bought 1 BTC at 1 BTC, don't. get distracted comparing the price to local magic money. I only compare when I need to buy something. Otherwise 1 BTC is always 1 BTC (the true stable coin)

bananabastard

>Just curious what price you were hoping for I'm not waiting on a price. I hold BTC. When I have money, I exchange it for BTC. If you think I'm waiting on some specific price so I can exchange my BTC for another currency, that's never going to happen. Ever.

pixelsteve

Gz on selling your $200 worth of BTC at the top big dog, there's no need to smug post about it.

Old-Committee944

I still see BTC as my core holding. Sure, AI stocks or other assets can outperform for some time, but chasing every hot narrative usually ends bad. I’d rather miss some upside than keep rotating every few weeks. Patience is boring, but it works more often then people think.

joos_hubert

The important part is that “Bitcoin lending” can mean very different things. A bank lending against ETF exposure, a custodial BTC-backed loan, and an on-chain collateral loan all have different failure points. The headline number matters less than what happens when BTC drops fast: starting LTV, margin-call timing, liquidation rules, custody of the collateral, and whether you can add collateral before the position gets sold. I would treat borrow-against-Bitcoin as a liquidity tool, not a free way to stay bullish. If the loan only works while BTC keeps going up, it is just leverage with nicer branding.

CryptoBot_Pro_117

Thanks to put the church on the middle of the city ! People will never understand that BTC is make to be your Own Bank Account, not detained by another parts like Coinbase / Binance etc. etc.

Zhytaleks

BTC and ETH are still the safest long-term bets in my opinion. Beyond those, I'd only allocate a small percentage to projects with real adoption and active development, like SOL or LINK. For a 10+ year horizon, survivability matters more than chasing the next 100x.

quintavious_danilo

Not for me, probably because I’m in the EU? I wire the money, buy BTC and immediately withdraw to my cold wallet.

Zhytaleks

BTC is my core position. I don't expect it to be the best performer all the time. Trying to rotate into every hot asset sounds good in theory, but it's much harder in practice. A core BTC allocation plus a smaller "opportunity" portfolio works better for me.

No_Swimming_4961

Accepting Bitcoin can be a good option for a hotel, especially for international guests who already use crypto. I would suggest using a proper Bitcoin payment gateway instead of manually sharing a wallet address. Consider things like BTC price volatility, payment confirmations, accounting/tax rules, and whether you want to keep BTC or convert it to fiat. You can check crypto payment processors like Coinremitter or similar solutions. They help businesses accept Bitcoin payments with payment tracking and easy integration options. I would start with a small test and see how many customers actually use it before making it a major payment method.

No_Swimming_4961

Since your BTC is currently on Robinhood, the first step would be checking if you can withdraw it to a personal Bitcoin wallet. For daily payments, most people prefer using a wallet where they control their funds rather than keeping everything on an exchange. You can start by moving a small amount of BTC to a wallet and try using it with merchants that accept Bitcoin or Lightning payments. Another option is using crypto payment cards that convert BTC when you spend. Also, keep in mind that in the US, spending Bitcoin may create a taxable event, so tracking your transactions is important. If you are asking from a business perspective (accepting Bitcoin payments from customers), then payment gateways can make the process easier. Solutions like Coinremitter and similar [BTC payment processors](https://coinremitter.com/bitcoin-payment-gateway) help businesses accept Bitcoin payments without building their own payment infrastructure. For personal spending, I would start with a wallet first and explore merchants/services that support BTC payments.

Zambo21

I am buying the dip, stocks are near ATH BTC not. Don't over commint have most of your money in stocks but BTC is looking good here, DCA every week might hit 40k or 80k next either way I am buying,

sambstone13

Why? If you spend 5 hours a day watching BTC price, while making a lot of money. It is much better than a lot of jobs nowadays.

quintavious_danilo

Hey girl! You need to inform yourself before buying stuff you don’t understand. You can get BTC on any exchange and send it tonight. Try Kraken, Bybit or OKX.

FreshMistletoe

$9492 BTC, all homie had to do was buy.

TheDigitalPoint

As an investment, honestly stocks/mutual funds have been performing better than Bitcoin for an eternity (in Internet time… 6 or 7 years now). Just checked and my personal boring (only 3 funds) portfolio is at +108.39% in the last 5 years (5 years back is the easy one to get a quick number for). Bitcoin is +84.32% for the same 5 years. I can’t really even find a time frame where Bitcoin has performed better even when trying to be selective with the timeframe to lean better to BTC. That’s not saying I would necessarily dump the Bitcoin (or whatever crypto you like) that you have, but moving forward, it wouldn’t be a top choice as an investment for me. People might get lucky with a random crypto that shoots up, but the same can be said for the random stock that does the same. I do think the days of “big gains for everyone” has passed.

Andre_ev

Lightning is good for momentum transfer of BTC but as layer it’s usually need both parties to use it

kepalautakkau

around 70% BTC n 30% other crypto

Jealous-Reindeer-610

I forget I'm Dyslexic some times , but obviously you did not have the private keys to spend 'your' coins held on 'your' public BTC address , which means they don't exactly belong to you either way

Raymikqwer

Yh I only have one shitcoin position remaining (mostly because it's liquidity is dead and I can really be assed to deal with it now). Remaining portfolio is just 90% BTC and 10% ETH. A very tiny amount of shitcoins will pump, but it's very unlikely you manage to pick those ones.

StopLossCollectorn1

\>10 years potential = BTC

NoBrosCrypto

No I won’t recommend things I’m not sure of. BTC and ETH are my only conviction plays. The rest, make sure you look at the use case, developer adoption (who’s building on it), TVL (total value locked) but be careful this is more a metric around DeFi, and tokenomics. Also check whether it’s growing or dying - not by price but by activity. Developers, Dapps, unique wallets, unique wallets, etc. Just steer clear of all memecoins as they literally have no utility. Only the big ones like DOGE if you must, since it’s been around long enough and has at least ongoing transactions and activity. Otherwise consider that pure gambling if you’re playing down that end.

Specific_Mix8694

Звичайно, показники Bitcoin були вражаючими, але не забуваймо про втрачені можливості з перспективними альтернативними валютами, які можуть перевершити BTC під час наступного зростання.

Xrp357

The problem is when a CEO states “never sell your BTC,” then turns around and his company sells the same exact thing they said not to sell, points to two issues. Either he is being hypocritical, or his companies business model is extremely flawed. However, I have the solution. All he has to do is wait u til flare comes out with fbtc and he can stake the btc and generate a real yield and come up with a manifold of viable options. Your welcome problem solved

Inevitable_Moment_11

BTC is on its way to Centralized. It will soon be another zelle , just slower

DackNBills878

Nope, BTC uses ASIC. Nvidia. GPUs in data centers only useful for Gen AI

NeighborhoodPlane794

Sorry. Getting hacked and dumping stolen BTC would be good for everyone. Better?

LibertyWithLiquidity

Buy real BTC or get your rectum STRCed.

LionRivr

Lots to unpack here. I’ll agree that BTC is not widely used as money today. It’s highly volatile and speculative in the short term, and at best, its a hedge against fiat debasement in the long term. However, just because it isn’t widely used as money today, doesn’t mean it won’t in the future. The amount of political talks for regulations on BTC/crypto aren’t something to write off. The US knows that they can’t control it or outright ban it, so they are forced to create a regulatory framework around it. And they’re trying to channel it into USD stablecoins. The reason is that BTC could become a credible threat to US global economic influence. Not because it could replace USD as a currency, but because BTC can become a tool that other countries can use to bypass US sanctions and bypass the need for USD for global trade. So yeah. Not exactly “money” for day to day transactions. But “money” that can transact billions of $ of value, transparently, across borders without a centralized, 3rd party.

CommunityCommon1732

About 70% BTC, 20% ETFs, and 10% cash, that's the balance Im comfortable with for now

Powerful-Run-1485

In my opinion it depends on BTC dominance

VizeKarma

That is the exact reason why I haven't begun development. The plan as of now is to make growth follow the revenue rather than to outpace it. If usage on a given chain starts costing more than what the donations bring in, I'd throttle or cap before adding more networks rather than expect blind and hope donations catch up. Worst is that it stays smaller and slower-growing than I'd like, but it doesn't go bankrupt from its own popularity. For BTC/ETH, running your own node isn't too expensive. I ran some estimates on bitcoind and an eth validator, and I estimate around $100-$150 per month on cloud compute on Hetzner. That works out to be around $5 a day, which I think could be manageable over donations. As I expand into more networks, I hope that number will go up somewhat linearly.

NeighborhoodPlane794

Even if the next ATH is just a touch above the last one, I just hope BTC has more market share than the one before. Meme coins and scams are ruining the asset class

Arman_CountOnSheep

Honestly, don’t sleep on the stuff adjacent to Bitcoin either. There are a ton of ways to build a career around BTC without literally working at a Bitcoin company. I work in crypto tax / forensic blockchain accounting, and it’s actually a pretty interesting intersection. You’re constantly tracing funds on-chain, digging through wallets and exchanges, and understanding how transactions actually move. You end up learning a ridiculous amount about blockchain just by following funds. Bitcoin is creating an entire ecosystem around itself tax, accounting, mining, energy, analytics, custody, compliance, research, policy, etc. So definitely shoot for River or Swan, but don’t box yourself in. There are a lot of ways to get paid to go down the Bitcoin rabbit hole. with a Business Analytics background + hash rate research, you’ve probably got more angles than you think. 🫡