BTC

Any_Vacation8988

How many people in this sub were actually early.(millionaires) if you bought and held since BTC was under $100 then you were early. Projecting bitcoin will ever hit $1mm a coin is foolish and hopium and I say that as a bitcoin holder.

machinistnextdoor

I consider BTC to be long term investing, i.e. 20+ years. In my world view, that kind of saving should be done when you are out of debt and have 3-6 months of expenses saved in an emergency fund. If you have those things, I would DCA 15% of your income after your living expenses are covered for the month.

_JupitersCock_

Wtf are you on about? How do instructions help you before the instructions that prevent you from wiping your BTC are even written?

azblazer007

Why is it easier to sell etf's imo. Plus not true BTC believers buying the ETF. They will be the first to dump.

Previous_Valuable873

I genuinely believe there is only one true crypto and that is XMR, originally what Satoshi indented to do with BTC but he could not solve fungibility and anonimity. Everything else is just noise and institutional moneygrabbing/governments getting in line to track people. And I am glad I realized this many years back and stacking XMR as look at the all time chart of it, compared to any altcoin....

mozy-rama

Pretty much lines up to TA charts. Bear flag formation with pole measuring about 60k range as target on weekly chart; confirmed on 12/28 after candle stick closed. Previous All Time High for last market cycle was about 70k. BTC has been in bearish divergence for soo long, it needs a "reset". Drop to 60-70k range... here we go!! Any "minor" spike in price is nothing more than a bull trap being played out.. Good luck!

ozera202

Who is ready for another leg down on BTC / market .

jeekp

There are 2X more longs than shorts on BTC.

DontLook_Weirdo

I would buy .10 BTC since it's under $10k at the moment, and then daily DCA the rest. Personally, I would continue to DCA after the $10k

victim_of_technology

What’s interesting to me is how we got here because this scene is at the end of the movie. tldr; You caught the CEO of the world’s largest insurance company with his hand in the cookie jar. The two of you are in his NY office overlooking the statute of liberty where he literally keeps $10 million in flight money in a safe, alternatively he has the BTC that he can transfer to your wallet, or working in insurance, he can cause another insurance company to issue you a lifetime annuity but they max out at $10,000 a week. The fourth option is he kills you but he’s not that kind of criminal so he would prefer to pay you off.

Decentralization-God

Well, the ATH is 126k which is much higher than 90k but I still consider BTC expensive and not the best choice. Its market cap is so big that to move the price you need huge amounts. Then I think BTC already possess “obsolency risk” (can be replaced, adoption and real use rises) which is red banner for many, so take it calmly bro 😄 With good alts I do bigger profits because they are more volatile, more undervalued and even safer longterm - but OK, it is not for everyone. You can do 20% with BTC if you are lucky enough, and patient enough. However such % profit I will do at least 5-6 times with different coins/projects, but more likely it will be measured in 100% (2x, 3x, 4x) and that is comparable with 300k BTC price 🤷‍♂️

chastavez

You're missing all the important global money factors that actually drive BTC price.

Informal-Ad220

You'll get opinions on both sides. Truth is, no one knows with any certainty. But this I do know: If you haven't been buying BTC on an exchange, the exchange is going to put training wheels on your new account that severely limits how much you can buy per week. You can circumvent their limits by wiring your $10K from your bank to the exchange account. Then you can buy BTC in one lump sum. BUT DO A TEST TRANSFER OF $20 (or so) FIRST!

MatchboxVader22

Lots of people will say put on 5k now and DCA the other 5k. My thing is, if you have the money, just dive fully in. BTC could easily stay static at 90k, go to 80k or to 100k in 24 hours.

Decentralization-God

Bitcoin is actually risky more than before. Buying BTC now is buying the top. This is IMO terrible advice. Arent you a typical financial advisor used to fool clients and grab fees/premiums from those who pay ya? Just kidding … 😁

Holiday-Kaler

For long term, I keep it boring. BTC and ETH for DCA, they’re the backbone and easiest to hold through cycles. For yield, I only trust native staking where you keep custody, not sketchy APYs. On Solana, staking SOL has been solid for me and easy to manage through a self-custody wallet like Solflare. Anything promising crazy APY usually comes with hidden risk

MidnightStories32

Some goofballs going to say it doesn’t matter because 1BTC=1BTC 😂

Seattleman1955

If you think that you are so "stupid" for not doing it in 2020, why would you think that you should wait for BTC to do down now? That is the whole point. Don't "wait".

SatoshiShe

I’d say that’s a rational move. Bitcoin is for surplus capital, not stress money. If income is unstable, liquidity matters more so I believe you should focus on building cash flow first, then stack BTC when you can hold it calmly

abigguynamedsugar

TAO and nothing else. BTC of AI

SteveW928

The big thing about DCA strategy (putting aside stuff like storage, wallets, security, etc.) is that you have to know a bit about how UTXOs work. You don't actually want to buy daily and try to move it to self-custody (at least not a typical on-chain wallet), unless you're buying fairly large amounts (ie. 0.05-0.01 BTC). So, you need some kind of strategy that will safely as possible, allow you to build up to that range of amount (minimally). Then, move it in nice-sized amounts (UTXOs) to your cold-storage. One way of doing this is through an exchange that is low-risk. For example, in the USA, Strike is probably a pretty good option. The point being that you're going to have to buy, but not self custody until you hit some base amount through your DCA. (Also, the point of DCA isn't necessarily daily... could be weekly. It is more about regularly buying than worrying abou dips and peaks. Set it and forget it mentality towards purchasing.) Another, would be to utilize Lightning Network and on-chain swaps. You could setup your own AlbyHub, for example, and your DCA buys get transferred to your Lightning wallet. Then when you've built up that nice-sized UTXO, you do a swap to your on-chain wallet. This is a more full self-custody approach, but more work and complexity of setup. Depends on how much you distrust exchanges. Also, don't forget about the risks in 'not your keys, not your coins' of an improper or not well-thought-through cold-storage setup. While 'not your keys, not your coins' is certainly true... it is quite likely more people lose their Bitcoin due to their setups, than exchanges going under/hacked. Lots of research for you to do on wallet, backup, security, etc. But, I recommend a good hardware wallet, like Coldcard, Blockstream Jade, Seed Signer, etc. and then learning about the security/flexibility of seed phrase + passphrase. Not only will that add a lot of security, but it helps with relatively simple inheritance as well.

NinioMeD

Besser als mit altcoins bei 180k gewesen zu sein und nun bei 30k... Alles in BTC umwandeln wäre das klügste gewesen...

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

PsychologicalBit803

Ok what everyone wants to know without divulging too much private info….did you actually keep any of that mined BTC?

JumpDue7186

For B, I would say 8 paychecks worth of BTC

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.

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gothamneedsdean

With institutional buying of BTC and ETH, everyone thought Billions would roll into alts. The exact opposite happened and huge gains are likely gone. Just DCA BTC and ETH and hold. Treat it like another section of your portfolio.

Jaded_Badger9008

BTC, Eth, sol, XRP, XLM, Hbar

peakofmysterion

4 years? That’s it? Lmao I’d take that deal any day. If BTC hits 300k by 2030 I’ll be more than well off.

GenerateWealth2022

I would take the 200 BTC and then trade it for actual gold bullion.

northcasewhite

If it does hit $200K, altseason is very likely. I have been looking at data going back to 2013 to work out when altseason occurs in a cycle. And it appears to happen BTC is around 10x from the bottom. I reckon this is when BTC holders start rotating into alts.

Sfp30

Yea fair, I read your post as an inflation thing because if measuring BTC in terms of buying potential it all ultimately comes back to fiat. The more I think about it the more pointless it is to consider BTC price...

KryptoSC

I understand. Not to be harsh, but anyone choosing $10M is stupid because 200BTC = $10m + 90BTC

Charlie-boy1

Take the BTC. Sell half (roughly $9m) and put into a HYSA earning 3.5%-4%. Still have 100 BTC. After taxes, HYSA earning about $16,500 - $18,900 per month.

potificate

Real estate has been bought with BTC for years now (albeit rarely, but it still happens). And I was never suggesting that tired statement of 1btc=1btc. And yes, with respect to inflated fiat, those things do have “number go up”. But the general trend with BTC is that BTC is deflationary and things like houses Kam is and pizza are number go down (in sats/BTC). I suppose what I’m saying is that, yes BTC is going up in value over time, but that rate is being exaggerated by fiat’s devaluation through inflation. *Maybe* BTCXAU might be a better metric, but even that has its flaws.

Inevitable_Pin7755

These questions are less about maths and more about time preference and trust. Most people anchor to what feels concrete today. 10 million cash or 10k a week feels real. Bitcoin still feels abstract to them, so they discount it heavily even if the long term upside is obvious. If you actually believe Bitcoin keeps absorbing value over decades, 200 BTC is in a completely different category. It’s asymmetric. You’re trading short term certainty for long term optionality. Most people can’t do that mentally. It doesn’t mean they’re stupid. It just means they’re optimising for safety and familiarity, not upside. Early adoption always looks irrational until it’s obvious, then everyone rewrites history and says it was clear. That gap in thinking is basically where the opportunity lives.

110010010011

Sure what percentage of the $10k do you want to invest each week and what is your expected annualized return on Bitcoin? I’ll do the math for you and show you why it’s still an idiotic choice over a 200 BTC lump sum.

SteveW928

Re: (a) - There are, but they aren't typical, because the main point of a hardware wallet, besides signing transactions, is generating your seed phrase. If there is no screen, how would you know what your seed phrase is and properly back it up? (Something like a Bitkey [https://bitkey.world](https://bitkey.world) gets around this via multisig and a service, but isn't a typical hardware wallet example.) Which leads to (b) - The amount of Bitcoin that you'd cry hard if you lost it. I kept my stack in BlueWallet for a couple years before getting a hardware (cold) wallet. I didn't lose anything, and still use it, but it is just a matter of increased risk. As your stack grows, you'll want to eliminate as much of that risk as possible. You're the bank, now! How much that is, will vary from person to person, but I think typical might be $1000+ USD worth of Bitcoin (currently), or 0.01 BTC. But, I'm actually a bit curious because I run across this kind of question all the time... why do people think of the hardware wallet itself as the key point to their Bitcoin (such that if it dies, they lose it) vs the seed phrase? A hardware wallet is just a tool. Your seed phrase should always be backed up and in theory, could be restored to any (hardware) wallet. If the screen goes bad in several years... you just buy a new one.

Interesting_Drag143

Let’s just say that BTC is the gold of cryptos.

kwijibokwijibo

Generally the more useful a coin is, the worse an investment it is People don't want to use a coin to facilitate transactions that is super volatile in price. The most useful coins are those that can stay stable and boring BTC, for example, doesn't have a real use. Its main use case is as a store of value - but that's not using it for anything. That's leaving it to sit there and appreciate in value

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110010010011

I experience no friction, ever. I’ve never delayed a BTC transaction because of the meme pool in ten years. I send the BTC when I need to send the BTC. You don’t need any intuition. You don’t need to know the current meme pool conditions. Simple built-in math functions do the work for you. All you need to do is look at the recommended fee in your wallet software and decide if it’s reasonable to you. I’ve never experienced an unreasonable recommended Bitcoin transaction fee. There were some expensive days in the now distant past, but it hasn’t been a problem for a long time now.

NinjaChore

So BTC going down to liquidate the longs?

AriiSelmani

Of course BTC

Interesting_Drag143

If I have to say anything about Midnight, it would be that I truly believe in its utility and the tech behind it. If only its volatility was more of BTC alike

FOMOmeterCrypto

“Alt season” is liquidity + risk appetite. It’s real when breadth and volume rise and BTC dominance stalls without BTC dumping. Otherwise it’s just random pumps.

Easik

This is on par with would you rather have $10 or $20. I'll take the 200 BTC, sell half 100BTC, buy my lifestyle, and still have 100BTC (which is roughly 9m). Who is taking $10m in any scenario? And the $10k/week, that's just people that don't understand basic math. That's never beating either option.

No_South_9912

BTC, ETH, SOL are "Fidelity Approved" ETFs. When a major investment company is in the game, those are "investment grade" coins. There are also small company ETFs for a few other coins such as XRP. Even if you don't buy through ETFs, it's something to consider. DOGE is the only memecoin I know of with an ETF.

poky23

A few alts keep pushing up up regardless of BTC fluctuations. I’m talking MATIC and COSMOS. MATIC is coming in hot, I don’t hold any but surprised nonetheless.

Melodic_Hand_5919

BTC never went parabolic; I wouldn’t bet on a big altcoin expansion until after that occurs.

Any_Context1

Can I invest the $10,000 per week into BTC?

amgoblue

Bitcoin didnt do anything but be Bitcoin. Greedy humans and venture capitalists launched thousands of chains, coins and tokens trying to solve other use cases, make profit, rug pull investors or straight up forum slide the population away from the greatest money ever engineered to give banks time to figure their shit out. Stop trading. Sell your crypto. Buy bitcoin. Stack sats. Stay humble. Learn to self custody at least some. Keep it simple. There is only one. There is no second best. Read, learn and adapt as needed to changing world dynamics. 5-10+ years later you can take loans against it at very conservative LTVs to live off of, or sell some to buy things you need, just as many OGs are doing now around 100k, the next set of bitcoiners will do around 1 million. Bitcoin, as many good things in life, rewards long term thinking, due to its properties and scarcity. Anything that doesn't, including fiat currencies, is a shitcoin and should be used only where bitcoin can not, not because it's not capable of it, but because most of the world has no freaking clue what's going on with anything, much less money and world financial dynamics. In the end, it is without question that throughout human history, without a single exception, the hardest money has always won. Always. Every. Single. Time. All it takes is time for humans to move from softer moneys into harder moneys. Bitcoin is the hardest money ever engineered. Durable, divisible, secure, decentralized, fungible, scarce. Digital gold you can send billions of across the world in 10 minutes or cross borders with your life savings and family treasury with 12 words in your head. Freedom money requiring the trust of no morally inept human, government or central bank not to steal, confiscate or print it. 8 billion people need bitcoin and when they figure it out they will want it. Nation states and banks and corporations are figuring it out. Only 210 million people could ever have even .1 BTC at once. Only 2.1 billion people could ever have .01 BTC at once. LESS THAN 25% OF THE WORLD COULD EVER HAVE MORE THAN .01 BTC AT ONCE AND IT IS ACCESSIBLE TO ALL OF THEM WITH AN INTERNET CONNECTION AND/OR A DEVICE. Of course it is way less than that due to lost coins and all the people that already have way more than .01 BTC and are smart, fortunate and lucky enough not to have to sell it. Uhh I feel like I got carried away there, sorry. I cant remember what the question or post was that im replying to even. Bitcoin good. I like it.

Alfador8

You can exchange it for BTC on Bisq.

CryptoCenterDot

Stay strong, that’s a solid stack and a clear plan , you're well on your way to that 2 BTC goal..keep those diamond hands 👌🏻👌🏻

Unable_Illustrator_2

Im riding it out. No selling. I also have 11.5% in my HOOD account plus bought my wife 8.5% BTC. So, total, Im sitting on about 1.75 BTC avg around 62k. My goal is to have 2 BTC by end of 2026.

Unable_Illustrator_2

Yes sir. The good news is I do not need it. I have a job and plan on NEVER selling it. I also spread it out on different wallets. In my mind, I will not touch it for at least 10 years from now. It took me like 4 years to finally become a whole coiner. My plan is to have 2 BTC By end of year. Wish me luck!

CryptoBombastic

Well it would create 2 kind of coins, we can name it "clean ones" and "dirty ones". The clean money goes into the privacy chain, basically making it worth less because people prefer clean over dirty or "tainted". With gold for instance you don't have this issue, no matter where the gold is from, 1kg will always be worth it's market price. If I buy a stolen car, no matter how many hands this var passes it stays stolen. So again, people prefer clean. XMR is private by default, like digital gold or what BTC should have been.

110010010011

I feel like this is the equivalent of driving an extra mile to save a cent on gas. The fees are like $1. How little BTC are you moving that this even matters?

Hot_Vermicelli5957

If you open many different charts of altcoins u will notice that alot of them, the grand majority has been accumulating at the very bottom historically lows. We dont know for certain what can happen from here but certainly it favors for a possible rally if the markets hold support and BTC and the majors cryptos keep holding the trend to continue higher, in other words, for these altcoins if u are inclined to invest now is the time to actually “buy the dip” because we are at support and unless trend breaks downwards, there wont be much more downside from here

svjaty

Yes. Holding value of your assets is one thing. F.e. Only people who hadn’t lost a value in Russia after war were bitcoin holders. State cannot take it from you, inflation have no depreciating effect on it and one use case which pops from time to time is using BTC as collateral when taking loan, mortgage.

maverickLI

Just a reminder to solve the captcha for your 5 free BTC everyday.

Blueberry_Dependent

I will be honest saying that current BTC is just store of value and not much used for anything else BUT as more restrictions come, more monitoring and control over people and their money now that's a different story here. Then BTC will become most likely the most valuable asset to hold surpassing gold being digital and easy to move. And that's not too far in the future. Personally I think it's going to happen in the next 10 years or so 

AcanthisittaEarly983

I only own 3 crypto, BTC, SOL, ETH. Out of them eth is obviously the worse performing. I should if sold at is last little bull run but I figured I've held it for this long already and it's not a huge amount of money so I'll let it ride. Next time, if there is a next time, it's the first and only thing I'm selling. Would it gotten a better return parking that little money in a CD or hysa.

No_Giraffe_4647

What I did on my end is investing same amount on an equal weight base of several underlying among them are BTC (for which I tripled the average weight) , then all others are layer zero tokens (except ETH) as I truly believe that interoperability will pay on the long run and will be less a gamble, just my opinion.

Louoos

when BTC will be worth 696 151$

Top-Promise-7742

BTC is the best way. Buy hold and be happy.

No_Film8853

It’s a frustrating asset/investment to say the least. BTC does nothing until it does something and then it really does something until suddenly it does nothing. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Unable_Illustrator_2

She didnt ask me to do it. I just did it for her. She has like 55k in her HOOD account. So, I put in a bunch of btc limit orders and she got filled for a 91k avg. So, now she has a decent amount of BTC. My goal is to get her to 10% of a coin.

Debster4242

10k BTC 5k ETH 10k Silver 5k Gold

anonymousbutme

I’d put in BTC and ETH around these levels preferably around 85-87k and 2.9k if given and get out March peak. Stay cash after and then invest long term by DCAing lower and not putting all in one go. NFA. And DYOR. Also 126k was not ATH of any bull run, it’s yet to come.

chocoKOTSOPOLUS

Maybe he'll be back to see BTC worth 10M, I mean he did cryogenically freeze his body like Dr evil 🥶

flapinux

DCA mostly into BTC for the next year as they learn about it.

Successful-Win-8035

Chat gpt think BTC, and ETH will go up...lol. the market crashed. I agree XRP will be good when they fix the issues and it gets mass adoption, the governments already talking to about adopting it.

Tubbiex1

If you are not massively rich, you will never get rich just with BTC. The 1000% times are over

Narrow-Ad6797

My current thesis: I was gambling, knew it at the time, and will hold indefinitely. Not because I have hope but because dumb bullshit happens all the time and anything but BTC is a gamble/terrible play

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CryptoCenterDot

Nice stack! Seeing those green numbers with a $56k average is a great cushion to have right now. 🚀 🌕 ​Judging by that $130k valuation, you're sitting on a solid 1.43 BTC. Definitely a "diamond hands" move to stay calm. Are you planning to take any profits at a specific milestone, or are you just riding it out for the long haul ?

Maleficent_Town_9405

$100k BTC, $10K ETH, $1K SOL, $10 XRP 🚀📈🎉🥂

crypto_ad_97

Your plan is solid 👍 $20k BTC + $10k ETH with $200 monthly DCA over 10 years is a strong strategy. Most veterans win by consistency and patience, not by chasing many coins. If you want diversification: • 5–10% max in a strong alt (e.g. SOL or LINK) • Not necessary though Bottom line: BTC + ETH alone are enough for long-term success. Stay consistent and ignore hype.

East-Day-7888

This is the issue with centralization, imagine if Charles hopskin had a heart attack, vitlik got sick of the social pressures, or garlinghouse decided he has enough and wants to retire. That would kill those coins. Its shows the importance of decentralized governance, like with what Hbar and BTC has, a team walking out, the network would still continue.

MooseOllini

BTC's biggest weakness as an everyday currency is its volatility. Although BTC has a lot of positives compared to fiat currency, fiat currency can be bought and sold by central banks to promote stability. Just can't do that with BTC. (At least right now)

CyberCrud

Ultimately, you should really only be holding BTC, ETH, and any alt-coin that you can stake for APY.  Everything else is a gamble.  Taking the loss for taxes and converting them to BTC will actually get me close to recovering my losses by the next 2029 ATH. 

CyberCrud

I needed to hit my $3000 loss threshold for taxes so I converted them to BTC and took the loss to offset my tax liability this year.  Did it on December 31st.   There's also no wash sale rule for crypto, so you can sell for a loss and then buy them back without penalty.  It's actually a very good idea to do at the end of the year.  Remember that for next December.  

abigguynamedsugar

Was expecting $89k or below BTC based off these comments. Everything actually looks very good considering majority of people believe we're in a massive bear.

cryptoETH_jazz

How are you down -90%…. I sell mine on DCAs.. realize less loss alts are a craps shoot… gotta time them right cause it doesn’t seem they recover as well at BTC.. Once the cycle starts again even if you sell at a loss as long as you keep buying and repeating you will catch the swing up simply being in it…. 💰 2020 coins ‘20ATH in ‘24 cycle.. I am sure 2024 alt coins will so similar in ‘28… they never really regain that old HYPE ATH… will they? Who TF knows…

SpontaneousDream

2014 vet here. Only other coin I hold besides BTC is HYPE. Reasons: * Consistently the highest earning protocol in all of crypto, outside of Tether and Circle. Hyperliquid makes on average \~$2 million dollars a day and 99% of that is programatically used to buyback the token on spot. There is NO other crypto in the world like this. If there is, tell me. Last year they made about $1 billion in revenue with a team of like 10 people. Literally one of the most efficient businesses on the planet. * BTC-ethos. They had no VCs, no original investors, nothing. They conducted the largest airdrop in history to their early users, making them literally rich overnight. * It's just a damn good product, so useful, and it's the number one place in crypto for price discovery. I could go on, but yeah. Full disclosure I hold some HYPE. Not a massive part of my portfolio, but still a decent chunk.

I_snort_FUD

Just holding now and waiting for advantageous time to sell for tax loss harvesting. Very lucky that I was 25% Alts and 75% BTC. Anybody still not in the boat that there's Bitcoin and the rest is a crypto casino is a lost cause 

BiggusDickus-

Alts are an extremely diverse group. Some are crap memecoins and some are very good projects that continue to build and grow, if not in value. Just because alts didn't have their collective pump along with BTC this past year doesn't mean that there won't be significant winners.

Ste19921992

f you’re looking to diversify a bit outside BTC/ETH, might be worth having a look at $STRX (StrikeX) as a small side bet. It’s a low-cap utility token tied to a real fintech platform, and CMC Markets (FTSE-listed) owns a majority stake in the StrikeX business, which gives it more credibility than most random alts. Shows up on CoinMarketCap, still relatively under the radar, higher risk but higher upside type of play. Not saying replace BTC/ETH, but even a small % for something like STRX could make sense if you’re holding long term.

getapuss

If someone has something you want, and they are willing to part with it, the two of you agree on a set amount of BTC. Then you exchange the good and/or service for the BTC. This is the same process used when making a transaction using any time of currency or store of value. This is the process that replaced the barter system thousands of years ago. Welcome to the future, I guess.

lukypunchy

That was my impromptu plan B. Executed flawlessly. Then the prices just kept falling. I'm disgusted with me and a couple of the "good" projects. Been buying a little BTC every payday since and hoping to see a sign of life in the others.

armaver

Guys! And everytime there is a halfin, BTC increases in value! Satoshi confirmed! 

DBRiMatt

Some investments I cut my losses with. Some memecoins I am holding onto, because, what the hell. A couple of projects I still follow and believe they can go through a period where they can prove to be rewarding. But ultimately, those losses I'm not too worried about because overall my total crypto portfolio is very much in the positive thanks to the large proportion of BTC and even ETH.

RecycleModelA1

That works, leverage should be for day traders in which case you only risk 2% of your account even if you get liquidated on that account your okay, I use it to make extra profit then DCA that into BTC without leverage. Has worked for me even after what happened on world mental health day.

ConfuciusYorkZi

There are Satoshis, 100 million Satoshi = 1 BTC, BTC solves the byzantine general problem as its an objective protocol everyone follows, then there are layer 2's and 3's that facilitate millions of transactions per second.

Dubb18

IMO (so take it for what it's worth), follow the institutions because that is what has been driving the most recent bullish cycle for a handful of crypto. They are positioning themselves with BTC, ETH, SOL, & AVAX with respect to ETFs. More crypto ETFs and major institutions willing to create them will likely pop up in 2026. Keep an eye on which ETFs are popular among the institutions. Whether crypto likes it or not, US-centric institutional investment into the sector is what is driving things. That is how adoptions is being rolled out. Average people were never going to be able to pump trillions into the sector and would just accept a vast amount of rugpulls and memes with some legit longterm projects sprinkled around here and there. Having said that, I'd also diversity my investment portfolio. If you are going to put some money into crypto, also put some money into normal "safer" investment stuff like gold/silver ETFs as the global economy is having a lot of issues right now. Crypto has shown to also follow global economic conditions(uncertainty) while safe havens like precious metals continue to rise.

DryMyBottom

well, I paid that game something like €60... imagine if I bought BTC instead xD

chuloreddit

Too bad he died so early into the rise of BTC

991sport

What you propose is very reasonable. I would put even more into BTC and less into ETH, but 20k and 10k is reasonable.