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TheBigLR901

When a large majority of my favorite hookers started demanding payment in BTC. Very smart chicks, those working gals.

MF_Price

I would never think of spending BTC back then in terms of what it's worth today. You will go nuts. Just as easy as you spent that BTC you could have bought more at the same price. Therefore it's a wash and the only thing you spent was what the BTC was worth *when* you spent it.

OutlandishnessLimp25

Every generation has their McDonalds story. Your great grandparents, your grandparents, your parents and now you (most likely if you’re reading this). That is, “when I was a kid, you could get (insert McDonald’s meal at this price) and today it costs (insert a dramatically higher price). The US dollar is on a one way path to being worth less and less. THIS WILL NOT CHANGE, FULL STOP. That tangible example coupled with this visual (or similar) makes me all in: https://ibb.co/sV1sLSV I’ve been buying BTC since 2017, in 2020 I started selling my real estate, sold my last property in December 2024. All proceeds have gone into BTC. The best decision I ever made. I literally have not sold a penny of BTC. Stack and HODL

WeakEstablishment686

Read the whitepaper, actually fully understood how it worked. Solving the double spend problem, the mining incentive, the probability function, halving, automatic difficulty rebalancing, 21 mil cap, decentralized, ledger of all transactions. Just fascinating from a pure design and math perspective. Realized how resilient it has been through multiple drawdowns. Experienced my first proper drawdown 2021-2023 and held through. Bought in the 30s/40s/50s, turned off my auto buys when it dropped below 30k since I was scared…never again. Those would be up 4x in 5 years to a peak fear low of 60-70k today. Saw the creation of ETFs. Realized there has been minimal sell off by ETF holders. This group of holders will only continue to grow and they are absolutely long term, majority with a small allocation to diversify their portfolio. Did some quick math on Strategy BTC acquired per day (esp through STRC) and realized this adds significant stability in demand. STRC yield attractiveness should fuel further indirect and direct BTC demand. Not sure how much lower we’ll go but I’m trying to accumulate in the 60s-70k while holding some cash in case of a drop to the 40s-50s. At that point if it happens I’ll def sell some individual stock holdings to accumulate more. 2.5x entry point back to ATH.

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Ok_Winter8503

That makes sense — intentional concentration is different from accidental concentration. Your approach is at least deliberate. I’m curious whether most people here would consider 70–80% BTC reasonable concentration, or still too overexposed even if it’s a “safer” version of concentration.

Due-Candy-8929

There are also now credit cards which will give you bonuses in crypto etc… use it like a normal credit card but then rather than cash back or points you get XRP BTC ETH CRO back

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tldr; Bitcoin remains resilient at $71,000 despite macroeconomic pressures, including a surging U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) above 100 and 10-year Treasury yields exceeding 4.2%. Risk assets like Nasdaq-tracking QQQ and oil near $100 typically face challenges under such conditions. MicroStrategy (MSTR) added 11,000 BTC using funds from its Stretch (STRC) security, while crypto exchange Coinbase gained 2%. Market signals suggest potential for an explosive move in Bitcoin's price as it holds steady amid these headwinds. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

mrvitz

BTC looks BULLish, but it's not normal! I mean, so early bullish!

KateR_H0l1day

Well, in that case I’m a shareholder, and I don’t care, but I will care if they stop buying BTC, and I think I’m in the majority of shareholders right now. Anytime you guys think it’s a problem you should be selling, because if you’re at a loss now, and you think like that, it’s going to be a much bigger loss in the future. But, whatever you do, good luck 🍀, personally I am ready for a big dippity dip to load more.

OkBuy4754

Ivan nails BTC scripting, but predictions are -EV noise. Real alpha: backend mempool scans during dumps. Nets my swings 40k/mo.

Swimming-Night9476

I'm not sure that I want to share that info on Reddit. I do have a CB account, but only buy or trade through CB Adv. I have no records of any BTC purchases on that date, and this transaction is connected to a 9M buy from some whale account on CB.

Swimming-Night9476

This showed as purchased at 104K. I've never made a purchase at that price point. I only purchase on Coinbase Adv. and then transfer out. I have zero records of transfers or purchases from that date. I'd also never purchase at 104K unless 104K became the new bear cycle case. I'm perfectly willing to be wrong here, I'm just very confused as to why this is in my wallet and is connected to a MASSIVE BTC purchase of nearly 9M on the same date.

willofscott

BTC had the time to literally create an understanding of value captured within its coin, enough people believe the yellow rock called gold is valuable

Ok_Winter8503

For example, if someone has: 70–80% BTC 10–20% ETH the rest in alts Would most people consider that diversified enough? Curious where people here draw that line.

OkBuy4754

L2 BTC pain: sequencer decentralization via threshold sigs. Backend sims expose 15% latency variance crushing throughput.

Ok_Winter8503

Fair point 😂 If someone runs 100% BTC and understands the risk, that’s conviction. What I’m more curious about is where people personally draw the line between conviction and overexposure.

slimdizzy

If BTC gets hacked we have bigger problems then the capital it holds. It would be the least of my concerns actually.

vnielz

I barely check the BTC price. Because what exactly am I supposed to do with that information? Sell?

Worried-Picture1965

Le cours du BTC aujourd’hui est au niveau de celui de début mars 2024. Soit 2 ans de pertes sèches de gains pour un investisseur retraite. Ajouté à cela l’inflation… et c’est le Graal de la bêtise. Non, je passe mon tour, je sors mon fric et j’investirai, après que les bourses internationales se soient calmée de cette période de guerre, dans du MSI Word qui est bien plus stable en termes de rentabilité et plus rassurant coté stabilité. Après si tu as de l’argent dont tu n’as pas besoin, libre à toi de le brûler. Ce n’est pas mon cas.

No_Cat_8269

Many people and institutions hold BTC, but for payments there are other, better blockchains.

bhholley17

This is a fair question people are too hard on you. I DCA in my Robinhood account and I do notice that it tends to go through at the least optimal times of day. Altogether, it’s only going to be a few percent difference! I would look for other ways to accumulate BTC. Apps, rewards, credit cards, etc. I use Fold, Lolli, Gemini CC, and Ember. I would definitely check out Ember 240 -2400 Sats/day for free! Referral Code: MNGFUJXWNNM https://emberfund.onelink.me/ljTI/l4g18zii?mining_referrer_id=MNGFUJXWNNM

NoLessThan135

that’s kinda the point though. BTC was built to be the opposite of centralized systems. once you add central control and flexible supply, it’s basically back to the old model lol. censorship resistance and fixed supply are the core things people care about with BTC.

BakedGoods

you know what's funny? when satoshi's coins get hacked yes BTC will crash 80%, but by the time that happens we'll be talking about a $10mill BTC crashing to $2mill. at $2mill btc i'm already retired so the rest is gravy.

partymsl

If even 1 BTC of his moves, we are all working at Wendys the next day.

Jealous-Reindeer-610

Stop worrying about the fait shitcoin 'value' , if you cant handle HODLing then BTC is not for you , dont buy bitcoin expecting to day trade , worry about the 'value' in 4 years from the time you buy it - every dollar printed makes every dollars 'value' weaker anyway

Bluebird-9641

Just BTC and ETH, but l I don't think we'll ever see the crazy parabolic explosion of growth we have had in the past, just eventual steady gains over time.

No_Presentation1242

Because BTC is volatile and could drop 80% from here on some legislation, war, cyber attack, company bankruptcy or a plethora of other unforeseeable events. Could it come back? Yea certainly, might it take years or a decade? Maybe. It’s absolutely foolish to say to go all in on BTC or any asset class for that matter.

Ok_Lake8089

Is BTC even beating inflation the last two years?

CherryRoutine9397

That actually looks really clean. Having everything in one place is nice because most of the time you end up jumping between like 5 different sites just to check basic stuff. One thing I’d probably add is a simple long term section like BTC supply left, next halving countdown, maybe average holding time or something that shows the bigger picture not just daily price. Either way nice build. I write about Bitcoin and simple investing ideas in my newsletter as well if you’re into that kind of stuff. Check my profile if you want to read it.

LettuceSlay_1

Easiest way you say? Find an exchange with low fees, smash buy, and immediately withdraw to your own keys. Don't worry about catching the absolute bottom to the penny. In 5 years, the difference between buying at $68k and $64k won't matter, but having your BTC safely in your own wallet will

TemperatureEastern15

Honestly, everyone is out there hunting for the next 100x gem, but they completely ignore the fact that **BTC** still dictates the entire market's direction. For me, the real potential this year isn't in gambling on low-caps, but in correctly timing the BTC swings. That being said, I think **HYPE** and **MNT** are looking like very solid plays alongside **ETH** once the dust settles.

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TemperatureEastern15

BTC chart is looking heavy, but that liquidity magnet at $75k-$77k is still sitting there untouched. What do you guys think – are we flushing straight from here, or do we sweep those highs one last time to trap the late bulls before the weekend?

HypeAG

Or BTC as reserve solution?

Quintessential94Lid

Unstoppable has a great UI, but 'duress mode' sounds like something I'd only need if my mother-in-law started asking about my portoflio. Stick with Green if you're a BTC purist.Unstoppable has a great UI, but 'duress mode' sounds like something I'd only need if my mother-in-law started asking about my portfolio. Stick with Green if you're a BTC purist. Unstoppable has a great UI, but 'duress mode' sounds like something I'd only need if my mother-in-law started asking about my portoflio.Backspace Backspace Backspace Backspace Backspace Backspacefolio. Stick with Green if you're a BTC purist.

Jigglepuff07991

Going all in ironically makes it more likely that you’ll have to sell some of your BTC if something comes up… don’t go “all” in

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Post is by: Ok-Tumbleweed-2416 and the url/text [ ](https://goo.gl/GP6ppk)is: /r/CryptoMarkets/comments/1rsu1cn/crypto/ Everyone is calling $XRP dead. The chart is telling a different story. The narrative: XRP is lagging while BTC breaks $70K and ETH reclaims $2K. Sideways means weakness. The data disagrees. Bollinger Bands on the daily have compressed to their tightest range in months — a pattern that precedes large directional moves, not continued consolidation. The RSI has been forming higher lows since February, meaning buyers are stepping in at each dip even as price stays flat. Support at $1.32 has held repeatedly. The $1.46–$1.50 zone is the ceiling. A close above $1.50 opens a measured move toward $1.65–$1.80. Classic Wyckoff accumulation. Institutions build positions in ranges like this. Is the sideways action making you dismiss $XRP, or are you quietly building in the range? *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.*

LightningShiva1

While you are right about that, altcoins underperforming has got nothing to do with BTC. BTC doesn’t care, it never does. Blackswan or not, bottom below 50k, potentially low 40’s or even high 30’s. Anyways lets see what happens.

BakingBreadBB2

BTC's new favorite song must be Jump Around because it is now jumping below 72k

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​THE "OIL DECOUPLING" AND THE $73K RECLAMATION ​While Wall Street is sliding today due to a "trillion-dollar oil crash" and escalating tensions in the Middle East, Bitcoin is pulling off a stunning reversal. Despite the Nikkei dropping 6% and US indices trading in the red, Bitcoin has surged nearly 5% in the last 15 hours, reclaiming the $73,000 level. ​What’s driving this? It's a "perfect storm" of macro data. The PCE Price Index (the Fed's favorite inflation gauge) came in at 2.8%—cooler than the 2.9% expected. This has immediately shifted the narrative from "inflation panic" back to "monetary easing," acting as a massive tailwind for hard assets. ​The most significant signal, however, is the Institutional Absorbance. While the "Fear & Greed Index" is still technically in "Fear" at 37, we just witnessed a record-breaking week from the MSTR Galaxy. Strategy didn't just buy the dip; they effectively front-ran this recovery by using their STRC (Stretch Preferred) instrument to raise enough capital for over 4,000 BTC in a single day yesterday. When the world’s largest corporate treasury is doubling down while oil-linked volatility shakes the rest of the market, it’s a clear signal: the "smart money" isn't viewing this as a risk-on rally, but as a flight to the only asset with a fixed supply.

R4ID

>Look how much premined xrp they sell every week. when represented as a % of total supply its less than newly mined BTC entering circulation...

KateR_H0l1day

No, I don’t mean as a currency, in my way of thinking we mainly buy for the future where we can increase the value of what we bought. Whether we sell it, leave it as part of our inheritance to others of our choice, we are at the end of it all basically looking to improve our financial position. Yet among this mentality there are some things that we can obtain, use and enjoy, while simultaneously increasing the value. I like a new car every so often, my husband refuses to buy a new car, we use them virtually daily, my car has lost value every year, my husband’s car has gained $20K in value over the last two years. It’s like buying art, it can be an investment and something you can visually appreciate every day. But, of course not all art goes up in value, nor do people tend to sell, it often becomes part of that inheritance, but you can have had years of enjoyment from it before that happens. I’m not comparing BTC to things like cars or art, but there’s lots of things beyond currency and hard assets like gold. Some people invest as a means to get a second home or a larger home due to children for example. I’m only comparing it as a means to an end, we each individually have our own end goal. But, what I do know is that if I look at the value of currency, say the USD 5 years ago it’s actual value has gone down every year. I think I can accurately predict that it’ll go down for the next 5 years, so I know I have to live with that as a fact of life. There are so many things we can choose to do to help protect ourselves from this fact, most come with risk, it’s a question of risk assessment. But, I firmly believe it’s about looking to the future today, in regard to what I can do about continually loosing value every year. And, I don’t believe BTC will ever be a real currency in my lifetime. But, of course that’s just IMO 🤷‍♀️

Imp-Classic17

That sounds like a really bad way to buy BTC. Can't you sell the giftcard for cash and then buy BTC with that? Even if you are selling at a small loss compared to the gift card value, you eliminate the risk of being scammed again

KIG45

Maybe some will temporarily perform well in bull markets, but I would add absolutely everything that is not BTC/ETH.

CableInfamous8121

I'm also Bulgarian citizen. I use Strike for daily DCA. There are fees only first week, afterwards no week for each purchase. When I accumulate X amount of BTC i'm transferring it to a cold wallet.

bansoma

Boring investing is the best investing. Buy what you can when you can, diversify to help with the psychology. (If you can, you should buy things on sale.) Stick to a few non-correlated asset classes. Focus more time into having a high savings rate and living a good life. -- Its rare to meet a millionaire under 40. Typically it takes time, plan for that. Those who chase %APR, yield, portfolio balance, generally tend to loose in the long run. Those that focus on tax savings and steady growth tend to win over time. Also understand you are 100% invested 100% of the time, the only question is into what? CC Debt? Real-Estate? Depreciating Cars? Cash? BTC? Make sure it's mostly winners and avoid losers (BTC/VTI/Housing vrs. Cars/CC Debt/Cash)

2ugur12

The markets is already volatile enough for beginners. The only advice I can give: keep it boring. DCA into Bitcoin in this bear market. Over time you'll accumulate at an average price that smooths out the volatility. This has outperformed almost every active trading strategy for beginners. Move your BTC to cold storage once your balance justifies a hardware wallet (\~$70 for a Ledger). Before that, a reputable exchange with 2FA is fine. For tracking and learning, CoinGecko is a good daily companion for portfolio tracking, price alerts, and their research reports give you useful context on what's happening in the market. Ignore anyone telling you to buy into the next big memecoin. BTC first, understand it deeply, then expand if you want to. Most people who rush into altcoins early end up selling BTC to chase something that goes to zero.

ItAffectionate4481

Trading and investing are different strategies, figure out which one you actually want first. If you want to invest (buy and hold long term): Learn the fundamentals. Use CoinGecko to research any coin before buying - check its tokenomics, price history, and which exchanges list it. Start with BTC and ETH. DCA (dollar cost average) in weekly rather than trying to time the bottom. If you want to trade (actively buying and selling): That's a skill that takes months to develop. Start by paper trading and backtesting. Track what you would have bought and sold without risking real money. Learn to read a candlestick chart, understand support/resistance, and study volume. TradingView for charts, CoinGecko for market context. Either way, don't start with leverage and don't start with memecoins. Both will blow up a beginner's account faster than you can learn from the mistakes.

21VOX

I like that. Maybe a toggle on the ETF flows card to swap out the data for a list of ETF holdings. Can do something similar for other corporate BTC holdings too.

Nullius_123

Yesterday a colleague said to me that the next time BTC gets above $100k will be the last time it crosses that threshold - it will be like October 2020, which was the last time BTC saw $10k. I can't stop wondering about this.

peachdog3k

These scammers are still very active and calling people right now. I wanted to share their current tactics so nobody else falls for this. The Hook The caller claims you have roughly 0.9 BTC / $50,000 in "stuck funds" on their platform. To "unlock" this money, they demand an upfront payment of approximately 1% $596. The Script The "Expert": The caller claims to be highly skilled in "SHA-256 bitcoin technology" and boasts about studying it for seven years. The Site: they direct you to a convincing scam site (currently using cointracking.info) and provide a password over the phone for you to log in. The Manipulation: They use weirdly personal psychological tactics. For example, when they told me the password contains an "H for Hawaii" it is where I can go on vacation once I receive my 50k. Red Flags to Remember Upfront Fees: No legitimate exchange will ask you to pay a fee to "unlock" or "release" your own funds. Phone Passwords: Real platforms do not give out passwords over the phone. Technobabble: Mentioning SHA-256 (the hashing algorithm), Satoshi test, as a "skill" is just fluff used to sound intimidating and professional to those who might not know the technical details. They claim Urgency (e.g., "complete within 1h or lose account"), in my case they are resetting the server tonight and the account will still be on the database but inaccessible forever by them. Stay vigilant. If you get a call like this, waste their time to prevent them from scamming other people and do not give them any personal information or payments. Do not read their numbers aloud with your voice because it can be used to authenticate you elsewhere over voice.

Syonoq

I’m vacillating between pulling out of the game and throwing it into BTC. Like all of us, I’ve been conditioned to be more afraid of the taxes and penalties than I am the death spiral that is USD. As it is right now, do I think my 401k is going to be around if there were a situation like Tehran, but here? At least with BTC I have control. Idk man. Like I said I go back and forth.

AcostaJA

Yes, it dis briefly, now back to 72, seems fear for someone that just sent 3000 BTC to bybit

TooFewTulips

BTC going up while S&P and Nasdaq are down! Too early to yell DECOUPLING, but it’s nice to see.

grayjacanda

In the longer run yeah In the short run the credit markets and liquidity will suffer so I wouldn't necessarily expect prices of everything (including BTC) to skyrocket just yet

21VOX

Sorry about that. I listed some of the data we show in the original post. You can also visit the page and take a look. Here's a list for you: * Live price chart * BTC performance (7 day, 30 day, YTD, 1 year, 5 year, 10 year) * Bitcoin dominance (against broader crypto market) * ETF flows * Fear and Greed Index * Funding Rate / Open Interest * Liquidations * Bitcoin Health Score * Whale Alerts * Bitcoin and Lightning Network Stats * Hashrate * Difficult Adjustment * Mempool Fees * Recent Blocks * Market Narrative * Breaking News Feed

MalsKippetje

Then you would have to post $100k of collateral, which would be 2% of your stack, that is what you mean? 50k of 5M is 1%? You would first post 100k worth of BTC, get 50k in cash, then post another 400k worth to bring your LTV to 10%. You still have 90% of your stack left at that point

absurdistpassenger

Every Wednesday is when my paycheck hits my account. No matter what, I take 4% of gross income and buy BTC. That's what I do. Why? Because I want to. Is there a better way? Probably. Do I care? No. Why don't I care? Because in the grand scheme of things what really matters is sticking to the plan. Figure out what makes sense to you, and stick to it.

Last_Bid6511

I have so much trouble believing “the people that bought or held BTC at 60 hung in there on the way down to 16k. That’s the math of it going down by that much. I’m way too cynical for that take. This might just flat out not be true about how a generalized group of benevolent HODL people watched it fall to 16. Do you have any statistics about how many people held during that pullback? My guess is probably not, based on a lack of bitcoin owner census data. My arguments here are based on some broad brush calculations, but simple math and macroeconomics can tell you that most people don’t hold and continue to HODL when it went from 60k down to 16k. If the market went down like that, I’d venture to guess more than 50% of available bitcoins must have changed hands in the way down. Not to mention countless people that wisely sell off and protect their gains so they can actually profit and/or buy back in later. The same people who encourage HODL as a strategy are often the same ones who will liquidate during these market crashes. It benefits them to have other people HODL and drive the price up so they can sell. Everyone is in this for the same self-serving reason of building wealth, and I think a lot of people even big crypto investors/hoarders ultimately just calculate their success in terms of of fiat currency value anyway. There is more pressure to sell than die hards will indicate openly. I know there are people that lie through their teeth about the whole everyone should HODL nonsense. Saylor and Strategy are not going to be able to significantly average down. Who is going to lend him enough money to do that? They would have to put in an equal amount of money as they did up to this point, just to meet in the middle at 72k. That’s totally ridiculous. Are they going to 2x go for leverage to average down on their initial investment, just so they can get down another 25% from there? 3x leverage so they can get incrementally closer to the current price from there? It doesn’t matter what the market bottom is to me, that seems like a ridiculous strategy. The only way he could “average down” is by selling off and taking losses because he is basically one giant sub-prime loan at this point. They are at definitely risk of defaulting on the current loans if BTC/broader crypto market actually crashes. I have no empathy for people who pushed HODL and buy the top strategies. It’s why we are facing so much selling pressure and at risk of a failed social experiment. Why would someone new buy it when every sign of issue causes a 30-50% pullback, just so alleged HOLDers (which I’m convinced don’t exist - in terms of someone never selling and taking gains) can sell off and cause another mass market liquidation.

MalsKippetje

No I am genuine, my math was for a 50k loan at $100k BTC price with a stack of 50 BTC, then it should be 10% of your stack and 10% LTV

Temporary_Key_1790

How do you find your retirement? Do you make periodic sales from your BTC holdings? How often do you sell? Hold any other investments at all?

crazy_lolipopp

So why has the 4-year cycle played out to perfection this time once again? Just luck? Coincidence? When we had all those "bullish narratives" going in our favor that was supposed to take BTC to 150k?

Skysor99

Already 100 downloads for my new Crypto app on Android, thank you, I'm already working for new features! https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dev.cryptostream It's an app to Visualize the live BTC Crypto Market in a fun way (trade bubbles, orders depth, replay mode, data aggregation, etc). iOS version is coming soon (Waiting for Apple approval)

cowboy_shaman

I’d rather have stablecoins backed by BTC, considering most are backed by a hope and a dream

Abject-Stretch-1187

Haha bots posting nonsense TA takes like BTC gives a shit.

Abject-Stretch-1187

Oh no, it drops below 70k, how horrifying smh. Who cares. Chances of us already bottoming will only strengthen as more months passes by. Those expecting 30-40k might be in for a rude awakening come Oct and BTC is at 100k instead. Be careful 

TemperatureEastern15

Anyone else feeling like this 21% BTC pump is just a massive trap to build up liquidity around $75k-$77k before a flush? Or am I just being too paranoid?

NightKnight_CZ

Cuz majority is always wrong. Ofc 6 months of sideways possible, but I believe bottom is in Once we are at $250-300k/BTC in Q4/2027 it won't matter

No_Dog9530

Well the subs been telling me that we will hit 50K BTC soon. Is that 50K in the room ?

No_Dog9530

Looks like dip is over and we are going direct to 100K BTC. But this sub has been telling me that 50K BTC is on the horizon ?

yell0w8

Seems BTC is giving the middle finger to the 74k resistance

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JeffthefearlessDog

Going all in on anything is no appropriate risk management. I like BTC, but I like my Allianz shares and the dividends too. The only thing you should go all in is your health and love.

Financial-Client6167

Master crypto fundamentals first, skip hype/charts, total death wish. Newbies use BYDFI’s free demo to practice with virtual cash, only use real money when ready. Stick to one platform’s tools: TA start with MA/MACD/RSI , BYDFI’s in-app tools are plenty. Risk management non-negotiable: 1%-2% single-trade cap, set stop-losses, never leverage cash you can’t lose. If you lazy on charts, BYDFI’s dynamic DCA bot auto-buys batches, adds positions on dips to average costs—BTC long-term DCA hits 20%-40% annual returns, kills FOMO/panic sells.

ReYa8000

1 full BTC at 21 through honest blue collar work. No leverage, no meme coins, no shortcuts. That's more discipline than most people twice your age will ever have. Cold storage it, forget the password for 10 years, and thank yourself later. Congrats man.

iothewispp

The real fking problem when DCA is your mental. You DCA BTC because you believed in BTC. So just keep believe it and don't fking care about the chart, okay? Set DCA bot on Strike or any exchange, forget it, live a happy life, when the bull market come, check the fund, done.

umirinbrah29

Overall harmful imo, as there will be a not insignificant portion of the population that llst all their money on a meme coin, and now distrusts the wider crypto market, including BTC/ETH etc. Those investors are unlikely to come back now they've been burnt. That being said, I'd like to think in 2026 people can understand that BTC should not be tarnished with the same brush as whatever daft coin they yolo'd into.

SawToothKernel

BTC up 21% from the low - does this mean we're in a bull market?

decentralised_cash

Well, I'm not sure what altcoins you have, but you can be sure your BTC allocation will be in the green eventually!!

Prentssss

September 2025? Many people on this forum have been holding BTC for 10 years, and your complaining your not seeing profit after 6 months? This is not a get rich quick scheme, it’s invest in bitcoin and just know in 10 years you will have a much bigger pile of money

ThePugz

Yep the “real value of BTC is zero” people are forever defeated. I’ve never been able to get anyone to sell me any amount of BTC for its “real value”. It’s almost like zero isn’t it’s “real value” & hasn’t been since 2008. 🤷🏽‍♂️

crs1904

Buying BTC since 2020 and their average is almost 76K. Wild.

richardto4321

According to some people, BTC is dead or dying at this price level, so yeah might as well be zero.

vishnu317

That’s kind of the point if BTC goes back to ATH the treasury value goes up too. The discussion was about the **premium vs NAV**, not whether Bitcoin can rally.

vishnu317

It’s a couple comments up in the thread feel free to scroll. The point was simply that MSTR is trading close to its BTC NAV right now (\~1.06× or \~6% premium depending on how you model the liabilities). If you think the math is wrong, happy to hear where.

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Post is by: Bluejumprabbit and the url/text [ ](https://goo.gl/GP6ppk)is: /r/CryptoMarkets/comments/1rslaq1/etf_flows_are_back_in_green_for_3_weeks/ [https://studio.glassnode.com/dashboards/etfs-balances-flows?a=BTC](https://studio.glassnode.com/dashboards/etfs-balances-flows?a=BTC) Could be one of the cleanest indicators for institutional trust for BTC. Fear and greed index is at ATL while people on CT are doom posting or calling a false rally, however instis and funds are thinking different. If we get March have these weekly inflows it could signal a change of bitcoin and crypto's momentum. Pretty interesting especially during the global climate of rising economic fears amid the current war Shouldn't be super excited since the bars are still small compared to the outflows the past month *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.*

TreS-2b

In many ways, it's the exact opposite of BTC. Centrally controlled, non-fixed supply, not censorship resistant, allows for easy tracking of individuals(as opposed to wallets), no fixed monetary controls. Etc.

Willing_Distance726

Unstopable Wallet Pros: Supports 100+ cryptocurrencies in one wallet, fully open-source and non-custodial, built-in DEX and token swapping features, strong privacy tools like Tor integration and address-verification protection, unique security features like duress mode (decoy wallet). Cons: reports of sync issues and crashes with some coins, less battle-tested than some older wallets weaker hardware wallet ecosystem. Blockstream Green Pros: Built by Bitcoin protocol developers, uses multisignature security with optional 2FA, integrates with hardware wallets like Ledger and Trezor, privacy features like Tor and custom node connection, supports Liquid sidechain + upcoming Lightning integration. Cons: Mostly Bitcoin-only (not ideal for altcoins), slightly more technical if you want full features, multisig model involves Blockstream infrastructure. Quick Take: If you hold many coins: Unstoppable If you mainly hold BTC and care about security: Blockstream Green

MF_Price

I hope you get that sorted out but serious question... What compelled you to buy $20 worth at an ATM? You're burning 20% right off the top and probably buying at a higher spot on top of that. It's as if BTC is at 70k and you placed a buy order at 90k. Seems silly. Just curious what the reasoning could possibly be.

FriendsMade_MeDoIt

My friend group has been talking about this kind of thing for a while, mostly because a couple of them hate the idea of wrapping BTC or bridging it anywhere. The whole “prove it’s locked but keep it on Bitcoin” concept is basically what they’ve been waiting for. That said, the big question we always land on is adoption. Cool tech doesn’t matter much if only a handful of apps actually accept that collateral. If more platforms start recognizing those vaults, then yeah, it could be a big deal, but right now it kind of feels like early infrastructure that most regular holders won’t touch yet. Hardware wallet support is nice though. The people I know who hold long term care a lot about not moving coins into random browser wallets. If it stays simple and secure, I could see more people at least trying it.

jsh63

If you use an exchange they will report to HMRC (also possibly you bank will also). HMRC may contact you to "remind" you to report your capital gain. I sold 0.34 BTC in Dec 2024 and this happened to me. I have just the paid £6k CGT at the end of Jan based on a cost base of £14K and a sell price of £75K. HMRC have a department now that tracks crypto transactions in New Bailey St, Salford

No-Wrap3568

You transfer your funds to your Cold wallet because that will ensure that you and only you have access to your funds. On the exchange, your funds could be drained, your exchange might freeze them for XYZ reasons... so on and so forth. Just be disciplined and make sure you go for a wallet that supports BTC-only firmware and also eliminates single point of failure by splitting your private keys into multiple components

Anselmo4

Utiliza Trade Republic para hacer DCA con ETF s y fondos de inversión porque no hay comisiones con un plan de inversión, solo al vender y el spread es bueno. Y para BTC te recomiendo kraken pro, las comisones son de 0,25% en compra a limite como maker.

Bad-practice

Money printer keeps going brrrrrr. Only 21 Million BTC. Keep stacking.

BaadMike

I was gonna say the same thing. I sold some PSLV in late January 2026 and bought BTC (Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust) with it in my Roth IRA. It's down almost 20% right now but I don't need to touch it for over a decade. I DCA a little over $700 a month with $200 going to BTC and $500 going to a total stock market mutual fund. The tax advantages are out of this world. I just hope they don't change the rules of the game before I can fully take advantage of the gains that account has seen.

Dziabadu

If Strategy felt a smidge uncomfortable, they would switch BTC buying from OTC to Exchanges and immediately double the price. They sourced 5200 coins from STRC yesterday ALONE. They choose to pay OTC premium to buy when there's liquidity because morons sell out of magical cycle. There is no liquidity when coin is pumping because noone is selling. Saylor takes ten times the cycle production. If he wants price pump he flips the switch and we go to a million.

EcstaticCell1511

During the covid crash we had a quick V shaped recovery on the indexes in 1 month. Doesn't matter that BTC took months for it to drop 50% it could easily recover next quarter. Where do you get this so much supply data from? Insulting people who have different takes is very toxic dude. Really no one knows what the next quarter will bring or year.

Which_Drop_5877

The other scenario is the world gets tired of money printers and BTC market cap hits 200 trillion.

oklistening01

Wtf if you have 150m in the bank are you risking it in a long on BTC??? And why do they need to be so greedy. Tbh I’m ready for WW3