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Post is by: Ok-Tumbleweed-2416 and the url/text [ ](https://goo.gl/GP6ppk)is: /r/CryptoMarkets/comments/1rr82zg/cryptomarkets/ Everyone's fixated on BTC's $246.90M ETF day — but ETH's $12.60M is the more interesting number Popular narrative: institutions only want Bitcoin exposure through ETFs. But Mar. 10 data shows $259.5M in combined BTC and ETH spot ETF inflows — both green on the same session. ETH ETFs hold a fraction of BTC's AUM. That makes $12.60M proportionally more significant than it looks. Relative demand vs. supply is tighter on ETH. Historically, sessions where both BTC and ETH ETFs see simultaneous inflows have preceded broader altcoin expansions within 2-3 weeks. We bid ETH at these levels based on that data. Question: if ETH ETF inflows hold for another 3-5 sessions, does the market finally reprice ETH — or does BTC dominance absorb everything? *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.*

LeaMalEhrlich

Wenn man davon ausgeht, dass Bitcoin langfristig die 1 Mio erreicht, wäre das vom aktuellen Niveau ungefähr ein 14,3x. Ich persönlich halte das langfristig für absolut möglich. Ich mag aber auch Use Case von ETH und bin somit selbst in ETH und BTC investiert. Der Use Case hinter Ethereum ist aus meiner Sicht deutlich breiter als der von BTC, weil dort viel Infrastruktur drauf läuft (Smart Contracts, DeFi usw.). Trotzdem fällt es mir schwer, mir vorzustellen, dass ETH ebenfalls noch einmal 14x vom heutigen Preis macht. Vielleicht liege ich damit falsch, aber irgendwie ist das für mich weniger wahrscheinlich als bei BTC. Deshalb habe ich mich aktuell für eine allocation von 70 % BTC / 30 % ETH entscheiden.

East-Cricket6421

We've always know that. It's the courts and the general public that seem to think that somehow selling someone BTC means you are liable for what someone else does with it. Digital Assets have some of the qualities of cash instruments. It should therefore be treated as such in some legal scenarios. Regardless of how we view it, going after the BTM provider because someone sent BTC they bought from them to someone they regret sending it to, makes zero legal sense.

Born-Taro-9383

Glad to be one. Hype/BTC is at all time high. Thanks for playing

East-Cricket6421

The sad part is this does nothing. The thieves use BTC as the payment but the person who sold the victim the BTC (in this case whoever owns that ATM) likely has nothing to do with that. This would be akin to a scammer getting you to hand them a cashiers check via fraudulent means and in response the local police go and take your money back from the bank. Unless the ATM operators were also miraculously the scammers, then all you've done is create a new set of victims with this move.

EarningsPal

So damage or destroy the machine, costing the own, for the gullibility of the person they was scammed? Thus passing the pain from the person to the BTC machine owner?

eiretaco

Please diversify your portfolio. Put a nice chunk of that in an index fund or something. Im pro BTC and have a few quid put away in it myself. But I wouldn't yolo my father's entire life work into it either.

Justme100001

Right now literally anyone's guess could be the right one. What about a complete loss in faith in technology or security due to unforseen events that will put BTC in a free fall. Sure fiat currency will take a hit too, but people will flock more to traditionnal values that some real backing. Just saying...

LaurentDuboi

it looks like 2021 highs and 2024 post ETF run consolidation seems to be giving a good support, often BTC dip just a little more than people expect so 55k could be the bottom we see. Feb 5 low could also be it. Nobody knows but i think this is a good entry point but never go all in at one moment during the bear market, always DCA.

aaj094

Yet you can't name what those risks are, given that the BTC reserve of Strategy is worth 4.7x the value of STRC capital + the capital senior to it including debt. So exactly what risk are you referring to (other than Saylor basically having lied about everything)?

Suspicious-Case3861

Statistically AVG it has 14-15% too bottom that being said. BTC can vary and has varied slightly it's just an AVG. I won't go into geo politics and just say nobody knows shit about shit.

aaj094

2019 BTC bought today (yesterday was 2038 btc) by Strategy through strc issuance. But uh, Strategy is a ponz, right?

Annual_Caramel_3368

Yes I have been thinking about it a lot. And I am already in BTC so I know the feeling going 50% down. But now it is already 50% down from its ATH

Crypto_4_Cash

I'll sell you a BTC for 210k, right now. 🤣

UGeNMhzN001

One thing to watch is puttng a huge chunk of inheritance into BTC all at once, it could swing way more than you expect. Have you thouht about spreading it out a bit or keeping some in safer spots too?

Annual_Caramel_3368

Already have TREZOR, now just thinking about going much deeper with BTC

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Post is by: Supreme-Muffinator and the url/text [ ](https://goo.gl/GP6ppk)is: /r/CryptoMarkets/comments/1rr4fu0/you_cant_switch_platforms_until_2027_whats_your/ Right now the market has been mostly sideways in the mid-$60K to low-$70K range, not some wild rip. BTC's currently at $70K, bouncing on macro cues and geopolitical sentiment without much conviction either way. Alts aren't exploding into rotation either - it's more grinding and chop than boom - which ironically makes fees, execution quality and counterparty reliability more important than ever. So here's the hypothetical: If you had to pick just one platform to handle everything through the rest of 2026 - spot, earning, borrowing, risk management - no switching allowed... what are you choosing? For me that would be Nexo. It's not the flashiest, but imo it covers more bases in one place. I can hold long-term BTC/ETH, earn on stables when I derisk, not to mention I borrow against collateral. The capital efficiency matters more to me this cycle than max leverage or chasing obscure alts. I've used Coinbase and Binance - all solid in their own way. But I'm starting to value stability, structured yield and liquidity access more than pure trading bells... Not trying to start a tribal war here lol - but genuinely interested in what's actually working for people in this cycle. If you had to commit to one for the rest of the year, what would be your top pick? *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.*

Purple_Glass7412

$BTC going to zero is laughable Just hold your bags and ride the wave Us Maxis will be the ones laughing in the end

No_Savings_9138

|Value Comparison (2025 → 2026)||| |:-|:-|:-| |USD Hold ███████████████████ $1000||| |BTC Hold ███████████████ $845|||

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Post is by: bytewitco and the url/text [ ](https://goo.gl/GP6ppk)is: /r/CryptoMarkets/comments/1rr2pob/i_analyzed_50_crypto_news_sources_over_the_past/ I track sentiment across +50 crypto and finance news sources daily using AI scoring (0-100, bearish to bullish). Last week was one of the most interesting divergences I've seen. Here's the breakdown: What everyone believes: • "Institutions are leaving crypto" • "Bear market confirmed" • "BTC is done" What the data actually shows: 1. ETF flows quietly flipped bullish $9B outflowed from BTC ETFs over 4 months. Scary. But the last two weeks: $787M and $568M in inflows back to back. That's the biggest reversal since November. Sentiment score across sources: 93/100 bullish, 95% confidence. 2. BTC decoupled from gold during a military conflict On March 9, BTC rallied 3.5% to $68K while gold dumped 5% and Nasdaq bled. This is the first clean safe-haven behavior we've seen this cycle. Every source I track scored this 89-93 bullish. 3. Fear & Greed has been below 15 for a full month I went back and checked every instance of 2+ weeks below 15 since 2020: • Dec 2022 → BTC doubled in 3 months • Jan 2023 → +40% in 30 days • June 2024 → +60% in 4 months • Now → ??? Average 90-day forward return: +47%. Worst case: +12%. 4. Saylor loaded $1.28B while retail panic sold MicroStrategy now holds 738,731 BTC. He's buying at $66K while Fear & Greed sits at 8. The gap between retail sentiment and institutional activity is the widest I've tracked. 5. The whiplash is the signal BTC hit $74K midweek, crashed to $69K on Friday's jobs miss (92K losses), then reclaimed $70K by Sunday. Gold didn't recover. Nasdaq didn't recover. BTC did. TL;DR: Every sentiment indicator says fear. Every flow indicator says accumulation. When these diverge this hard, historically the money wins. Not the feelings. Not financial advice — just data from tracking +50 sources daily. *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.*

BigDeezerrr

Strategy alone is scooping \~5000 BTC per day alone now that they're STRC / MSTR engine is up and running. How long can OTC desks keep filling these? Who is selling this type of volume at these levels? The math ain't mathin. Unstoppable accumulation is running straight into unchangeable supply.

AmazingfurnitureCT

You won’t regret it. Great timing too, BTC on $ale. Cheers (but sorry for your loss)

aaj094

This sub is just unwilling to see the reality of the beast that STRC is. Reason mainly being it directly ties to BTC bullishness alone and that is not something that excites shitcoiners. strc dot live

Hitachi22

Can't believe I've almost been in crypto for 10 years but I bought the worst possible shitcoin possible, Litecoin. That I still hold in a hardware wallet. Biggest regret of my life.  Should have listened to the Bitcoin maxis way sooner. Took me years to finally start DCAing only into BTC. 

jett1964

I think “the belief” for 90% of BTC holders is that there is a possibility of getting rich. I bet most people don’t fully understand it- myself included.

TeslaTorah

Your plan isn’t bad, but it’s a bit heavy on SOL and smaller coins. For a 5 year hold, it's better keep more weight in BTC and ETH since they’re the most established and usually survive market cycles better. The good part of your plan is investing monthly. That’s usually better than trying to time the market. Personally I keep most of my crypto long term and buy through Nexo, then move things around depending on what I’m doing with it.

soks86

There's only one question to ask yourself. What happens when the BTC market runs out of sellers?

EarningsPal

Stop talking to people about owning a house worth of BTC. Someone might mention it to the wrong person and decide they want to take it by forcing you, through threat of harm, to give it up. It’s not a house. It only takes one person with a bat and the lack of morality to take it away.

lenissius14

"New directions has been set" ?? You just need to check the last 6 months of the price chart to see what's the actual story of BTC; it will keep fluctuations between 65-75k until a new catalyst happens and it sets a motion either upwards or downwards (we are going sideways currently)

Usually_Sunny

So you think BTC is done growing in value. Because if not, why the hell would you buy groceries with it lol

Velvet_Samurai

My mistake was trying to mine it early. I didn't even have a GPU. I was using Montero and eventually Honeyminer. They probably netted me $100 maybe $200 worth but one day it occurred to me I have a job. I have money. I can buy it a lot faster than I can mine it. So I ended up spending around $20,000 buying BTC from $3,000 on up. I'm deep in the black, and I don't know, if I would have just bought it with cash back when I first started up Montero who knows, I could have 10 BTC.

One_Egg_1137

It was never about profit for me. When you live in a country so corrupt that you can wake up to find your savings have vanished from the bank, **BTC just makes sense.**

wowmushroom

And asset-rich people put up all sorts of other collateral (real estate, stock) for loans to fund their lifestyle. Therefore using BTC as collateral for a loan isn’t unique except that BTC is a less institutionally seasoned and more volatile asset to use in this way.

Blockchainauditor

OK. So ... why? Are you looking for gains, with plans to sell eventually? You mention "to the MOON"; when would you "bail out"? Do you believe philosophically with BTC and its proponents? Is this about establishing a new currency for the people, against the financial system, concern about the government? Who is the "We" you reference: anyone holding BTC, pure investors, philosophical backers? Are you ready to "be your own banker", manage wallets and keys and seeds?

wowmushroom

They serve different purposes. ETH is like a checking account. BTC is like a savings/investment account (and you might be able to retire early account).

Annual_Caramel_3368

Thank you! I believe that BTC will be here with us for a long time!

LightningShiva1

Im open for a fun challenge. People will always find a cause for why BTC is acting the way it does. WW3 or not, below 50k$ by end of year imo. !Remindme 9 months

infernal_celery

Same as last time: carry on as normal.  If volatility is too much for you, consider diversifying into other assets. A £20k BTC fiat price drop is scary if that’s 30% of your assets devalued in one go; it’s irritating if it’s 15% of your assets, it’s an inconvenience if it’s 7.5%, it’s a blip if it’s 3.75%, it’s negligible in the medium term at less than that. Your average pre-retiree with little conviction can probably shrug off having a 10% allocation to BTC at any time that dips by 30-50% every so often, albeit they might have themselves a comfort beer that night. Obviously most people here will have a much higher allocation and that’s cool. I have a buffer of tradfi assets and that works for me, let’s me go ham on BTC and taking my business invoices in BTC. I sleep pretty well.

forgotmypassword4714

Come on, stop crying. A couple weeks ago everyone was worried it'd plummet to $50k. BTC is holding up very well right now.

wowmushroom

Buy a little every day (and hold) so you dollar cost average over time. This makes it a lot easier to stomach any short term volatility and you’ll benefit from BTC’s long term upward price trend.

OrganicRemove839

Additionally to this, a loan isn’t taxable however selling BTC means potential paying capital gains tax

cryptoshaman420

would you be open to monthly payments at this price of BTC, so that you can average down?

soks86

Sell hedges, buy more BTC. If I was responsible buy more hedges too but I'm a BTC maximalist at heart.

Commercial-Base-4774

For me, it's BTC, HBAR, ETH, XRP and then I'll have it locked by Nika finance for safekeeping.

DangerHighVoltage111

Don't worry, price will follow. Fundamentals were first. But you can already see the change. BTC did a great job slandering the working Bitcoin. But we will get there. Unfortunately I believe you will get in late 😎 You will sell your "SoV" for some working Bitcoin when you can buy your groceries with it.

Obvious_Interview298

Praying for this outcome in my situation! I've had a home equity → BTC loan through [joinhorizon.com](http://joinhorizon.com) for a few months. I don't have any monthly payments which is really nice, so HODLing is very easy and I'm never tempted to panic sell.

santya95

That's just what i'm saying they surely bought BTC, but they are not holding that, they are just swapping.

TheManWithTheBigBall

It’s the limited supply and the “true” decentralization of the asset. Realistically, though, the reason to invest in BTC is the cap, the supply gets squeezed way harder than ETH.

Vegetable-Rabbit7503

Thats not how it works, if you have 5k in BTC and it goes down 5% in one day, you still can buy milk and bread.

Stetru_12

Gold has concrete uses, not just for vanity, safe haven or investment purposes. Stop comparing BTC to gold, it will never be "like" one, BTC has absolutely no uses except for speculative purposes. Scarcity does not mean rarity and it needs demand to jack up prices, which you'll never have. This halving cycle just suggested speculative demand for crypto currencies is falling.

santya95

I agree, that's just dollarization 2.0 no one in iran is holding btc, they are buying and swapping in USDT, do you think normal people who just want to buy bread can substain btc volatility? What if you were there? BTC surge i can buy milk and bread, BTC crash i can't afford to feed my family, is that simple.

0xZennite

Yeah the ETF flow dynamic is massive — once those inflows become structural (pension funds, 401k allocations) it's basically a slow-motion supply squeeze. The interesting question is whether that buying pressure stays concentrated in BTC and ETH or eventually spills into alts. Are you seeing any signs of that broadening yet?

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Post is by: Kooky-Office-8144 and the url/text [ ](https://goo.gl/GP6ppk)is: /r/CryptoMarkets/comments/1rqvcig/why_is_it_basically_impossible_to_grow_a_crypto/ Honestly, I’m watching solid teams (not even rugs) pour months into Twitter threads, Discord AMAs, memes, educational content, Reddit posts… and get almost zero real traction. Engagement is dead, followers don’t convert, airdrop farmers leave after the drop, and even decent utility gets ignored. Back in 2020–2022 you could still build something from scratch with good memes + community grind and actually get organic growth. Now? Feels like shouting into the void. Here are the main reasons I see (feel free to add yours): 1. **Extreme scam & rug fatigue** 2025 was the year of mass death — millions of tokens launched and died (CoinGecko said >50% of all tokens ever are already dead, most killed in 2025 alone). Pumpfun made launching a coin easier than posting a TikTok → people tried it, got rekt, and now assume *every* new project is either a quick cash grab or doomed to fade. 2. **Trust is completely broken** After multiple cycles of hype → dump → excuses → next narrative, most normies and even many degens just don’t believe in “community first”, “long-term vision”, “real utility” anymore. They’ve heard it all before. The moment they see a token with >50% unlocked supply or aggressive farming — instant nope. 3. **Attention economy is brutal** Crypto Twitter / Reddit / Discord are oversaturated. Everyone is shilling something. Algorithm punishes small accounts even harder now. Without paid KOLs, leaderboard buys, or serious ad budget you’re invisible. Organic reach basically died when everyone started farming engagement pods and fake volume. 4. **The bar is astronomically high** In 2021 a nice website + whitepaper was enough. In 2026 people expect polished product day 1, working testnet, audited contracts, real revenue (not just emissions), strong tokenomics from launch, and proof the team isn’t dumping. That costs money and time — which kills most “free growth” attempts before they start. 5. **People moved on (at least emotionally)** A lot of retail got burned badly in 2022 and 2025 corrections. Many who stayed are now either BTC/ETH maxi, AI/narrative chasers, or just trading memes for quick flips. Building actual belief and loyalty for a new brand? Feels like asking people to fall in love again right after a nasty divorce. So the question is: Is meaningful organic growth for new crypto brands basically dead unless you have VC money / huge KOL network / already proven team? Or are there still ways in 2026 to actually build real community without paying for every like/retweet/follower? Curious to hear real stories — what worked for you recently, and what completely flopped despite good effort? Or did you also give up on organic and go full paid route? No shilling your project here please — just honest takes. *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.*

KateR_H0l1day

Virtually all the Subs are saying the same thing, that’s because we are in the accumulation phase! There’s whales in every Sub building positions, some will be the exact same whales building several positions. But, sometimes whales die too, it’s a strategy to follow whales, but which one, that’s the big question?? I think we mere mortals don’t have enough to build multiple positions, we tend to choose 5 or less, we know most of us pick BTC as the first position. Therefore, in my mind, you need more than whale accumulation to make something uptick outside the market! And, right now XRP is not doing that, virtually everything, as usual is following the Big Dog, when he wags his tail, everything else follows. Just some musings on the OP from a random internet stranger 🤷‍♀️

No_Investigator3369

Found an old pub/private key between some old paper in a safe this morning. Haven't felt this level of excitement in a while. 90% sure its nothing as my lowest BTC interaction was in the $300's when $300 was still a lot of money. So I doubt I let it sit around for too long without buying drugs.

KateR_H0l1day

It’s almost impossible to time the market bottom and top, if you get one of them, you’re extremely lucky. Your plan is good, having a strategy to critical IMO, however you need to do “what if’s”. For example, what if we’ve already seen the bottom, what if it only goes down to $55K. What will you do in those circumstances, will you be missing out and buying nothing? Is your plan to buy with a lump sum, or have you allocated a portion of your salary for weekly or monthly buys? If lump sum, is it an amount you’d be willing to lose, do you have other investments outside crypto, if so, what percentage of BTC do you want to own compared to TradFi? What is your risk level at, for example are you buying BTC from an Exchange/DEX, where will you hold it, do you have a cold wallet already. Or, are you buying an ETF, which one, why, you could buy MSTR with more risk, and bet on it beating BTC, or buy STRC, less risk, get 11% now rotate monthly earnings directly into BTC/MSTR, so many options to decide on!! I don’t think from your OP, or comments, that you have a plan/strategy, you have an idea, but you need to take it further and flesh out the strategy to achieve the desired goals 🤷‍♀️ I honestly don’t think we will drop into the $40K band, that’s my idea, and I’ve built a strategy around that, which is in place today. But good luck 🍀whatever you do

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Post is by: Classic-Direction778 and the url/text [ ](https://goo.gl/GP6ppk)is: /r/CryptoMarkets/comments/1rqukpb/if_you_had_to_lock_one_crypto_in_a_vault_until/ For me, it’s $BTC. Not because it’s “safe.” But because the longer this cycle plays out, the clearer its role becomes. $BTC isn’t trying to be everything. It’s becoming the benchmark asset of the entire space - pristine collateral, global liquidity, and a neutral monetary network that doesn’t answer to anyone. Sovereign conversations are no longer a meme and corporate treasuries are watching. Every cycle, the narrative gets louder, but the supply stays the same. Fixed cap and predictable issuance is my go-to. I’d rather hold the asset institutions accumulate than chase the one they experiment on. And instead of selling, I’ve leaned on borrowing against my $BTC on Nехо when I need liquidity - staying exposed while putting the asset to work. Some of you are building around $ETH’s ecosystem. Others are betting on high-beta plays that could 10x or disappear. But if you had to walk away and come back in 2030 to one position only - what’s your conviction play, and why *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.*

Sflswingers

I definitely admire you by doing the one thing I think everybody should do and that's to invest and it doesn't matter if it was Bitcoin or if it was gold or if it was stocks and bonds I think everyone should invest in something to diversify their financial portfolio. And I like how you clearly mention that you know it could be extremely lucrative or humbling experience and any investor who knows that is a person who will not be drunken by the financial power of investments. By myself who actually mined 10 bitcoins back in the old days 2009 to 2014 and bought others. But I had to sell some of those original bitcoins when BTC peaked last October 2025 when I sold my business after my business partner retired and while I'm in my mid 50's , I needed the financial freedom to be able to not have to work for a while and also to be able to start up any other type of business within reason of course. So you sir are a beacon to other investors and I hope it will show that the old adage no risk no reward is true. I along with any cryptocurrency investor can only pray that our investments continue to climb even at a modest rate of say 10% each year would be fantastic as I believe every single investor knows that the outrageous gains in the last 5 years are probably not a realistic sustainable course of action.

Calm-Professional103

Canadian here. I use Shakepay. I can keep my « spending BTC » in a self-custody Lightning Wallet, send it to Shakepay over LN in a few seconds, convert it to CAD and spend it using their VISA card. Simole and fast. Who needs perfection or merchant adoption?

u_spawnTrapd

If you’re new, most people here will probably tell you the same thing. Trying to time the best moment usually ends up being stressful and inconsistent. A lot of beginners do better just buying small amounts over time and learning how the market moves. BTC can swing a lot, so it helps to get comfortable with that first before putting in money you’d worry about.

MarioWilson122

>Why? There are perfectly working PoW coins that are not crippled. They are just one trade away even. You don't even have to leave Bitcoin. Bitcoin Cash works perfectly. You might also want to try Monero as another example. No one gives shit about those other coins the way they do btc. So it doesnt matter what they bring to the table, the most interest is still on btc and will likely remain there. >At least 51% disagree with you, because they have constant problems with LN. You will find more here: >[https://old.reddit.com/user/DangerHighVoltage111/comments/1ne1qyt/ln\_fails/](https://old.reddit.com/user/DangerHighVoltage111/comments/1ne1qyt/ln_fails/) Yeah, the people with issues will complain on a post for sure, even still plenty of people don’t have a problem using it overall. >And what does this have to do with it? This is the FIAT maxi speaking out of you not, the p2p casher. Govs and Institutions are fine with you getting FIAT rich, they just want to keep control over you. And with crippled BTC they will keep it. Yeah its down for now but it always hits new ath and continues to thrive overall. BTW they hold no control over me at all financially. Of course there are others that they will for sure. >It is never pointless to fight for more freedoms. And to do so you must get of the captured horse. Well yeah if crypto isn't for you, then you can leave it for sure.

Dangerous_Tap_5045

lol if only markets worked like that. Bitcoin doesn’t really care about calendars or whether traders feel tired. It just keeps doing its thing 24/7 while everyone argues about the next move. Half the time the best move is honestly just doing nothing anyway. People burn themselves out staring at charts every day when BTC’s biggest gains usually come from just holding through the boring months.

Realistic_Fee_00001

>Well, if it’s such an issue just leave crypto altogether no one is making you stay, lol. Why? There are perfectly working PoW coins that are not crippled. They are just one trade away even. You don't even have to leave Bitcoin. Bitcoin Cash works perfectly. You might also want to try Monero as another example. > I love it an believe in it long-term so I have no issue with it. Lighting network solves enough right now and its definitely still highly valued and continues to garner more interest by the say. At least 51% disagree with you, because they have constant problems with LN. You will find more here: https://old.reddit.com/user/DangerHighVoltage111/comments/1ne1qyt/ln_fails/ >Which is interest from governments and big institutions, so it’s not going anywhere regardless of all this. And what does this have to do with it? This is the FIAT maxi speaking out of you not, the p2p casher. Govs and Institutions are fine with you getting FIAT rich, they just want to keep control over you. And with crippled BTC they will keep it. >So, it’s basically pointless at current times anyway but I’m sure whatever issues will get worked out over time regardless. It is never pointless to fight for more freedoms. And to do so you must get of the captured horse.

Hypnotic101

Maybe do some research to figure out why BTC is a far superior investment to the shitcoins you've been wasting your money on first.

ShakaZoulou7

Bitcoin 17 years later, isn't used as money, which was its purpose,17 years after the first heavy machine flying was already people flying, moving from one place to another in the air and not only experiment to take off and land near by. The idea of Bitcoin looks great, the use case not so much. What a fuck is future trading with leverage, if not a fractional system made up by CEX, which produces BTC out of thin air on computer screens of the traders, but without the regulatory safeties

Time_Basis2535

Welcome! Hope Everyday is a good day to buy BTC

Dangerous_Tap_5045

Honestly the cycle feels kinda familiar. When things get uncertain, money usually flows back into Bitcoin first. It’s still the asset most people treat like the “safe zone” of crypto. Meanwhile a lot of other projects, especially around Ethereum, depend more on ecosystem growth and sentiment. So they tend to lag when the market gets cautious. Seen this pattern play out a few times already. BTC runs, dominance climbs, then eventually liquidity rotates back into the rest of the market.

Dangerous_Tap_5045

I wouldn’t say the ETH experiment is “failing.” This kinda thing happens every cycle. When the market gets shaky, money usually rotates back into Bitcoin. It’s still the one asset most people see as the safest bet in crypto, so BTC dominance going up isn’t that shocking. Ethereum is a different story. Its value is tied way more to the whole ecosystem: DeFi, L2s, smart contracts, all that stuff. So when sentiment cools off, ETH usually feels it more than BTC. Feels less like ETH is “failing” and more like the market just doing its usual rotation back to BTC for a while.

_Ectomorph_

I got petrol, that's gotta be worth a couple of BTC

aribului

Because his wealth doesn’t come from owning BTC. It comes from actual money that people spend buying BTC thinking they will be rich.

Stock-Ad802

There's one card I tested recently, rizzcard, that worked with both Apple Pay and Google Pay for BTC payments. No KYC headaches, fees were reasonable, felt like a proper upgrade over older crypto cards.

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cyger

At least 50% BTC and then maybe 30% Solana and 20% ETH. Most of the rest will likely go to zero.

Suitable-Profit231

Well I don't see why all the hate, since to me ETH is complementary to BTC since it has capcitites that BTC does not, and should not, have. BTC is decentralized money, while ETH is a system that allows for certain processes/services, for which you needed a centralized trusted third party, to be implemented in a decentralized trustless manner... Also I really don't see the argument with the rust attacks, since BNB, Solana etc. already have had this problem from the start and it's the natural result of having small transaction fees and no limit per transaction, it can be as little as the smallest fraction or as much as the entire wallet is holding in each transaction. This is necessary for dApps to actually be usable, it allows for more transactions per minute and each becomes cheaper which makes the fees become cheaper which leads to more people - especially people that don't want to do kyc - to use it... I would maybe start to worry if it was to fall below 1k...

odesacool

I think the narrative shifts every cycle. In 2017 it was ETH flipping BTC. In 2021 it was “ultrasound money”. Now it's BTC dominance again. But historically both assets tend to move in cycles of attention and capital rotation. Calling ETH “dead” might be just another market phase.

Petursinn

So BTC drops 50% and this guy is now richer than Bill Gates? How does that happen?

Which_Drop_5877

ETH does not have a fixed supply. ETH is for contracts / clearing house. BTC is a store of wealth.

Individual_Hair1401

the divergence today is wild. We have institutional money piling into Solana ETFs ($540M is no joke) while the Fear & Greed index is still pinned at 15. Ngl, seeing the GainBitcoin co-founder finally get arrested by the CBI is the kind of "cleaning the house" the industry needs, even if it brings back bad 2017 vibes. Honestly, I’m just watching the $74k resistance on BTC—if we don't flip that soon, this rally is just exit liquidity for the whales tbh.

NaiveNote222

I do not believe in BTC as store of value, nor as future digital money. I just hope for another couple of xxx% as in the past, and that is the reason why I am invested. Basically gambling.

yoDark0z

You will buy exactly 0 BTC, because it will never go to 30k lmao, let alone 10k. Maybe 30k is logically reasonable. It’s possible but difficult. 40-45k is realistic Under 20k is never going to happen

jonjxa

The "hold forever" mentality works for BTC and maybe ETH. Everything else needs constant re-evaluation. Exit When: * Dev activity dies  * Team goes quiet or founders leave  * Unlock cliffs approaching  * No real adoption, just hype  * On-chain data shows whales exiting.

BuildWithJohnny

No_Blood125 said it perfectly with $5k survival and compounding chasing moonshots. Here's how I'd approach it if I were starting with that amount today. 1. No futures, no leverage Seriously. Leverage is how $5k becomes $0 overnight. Spot only until you've proven consistency. 2. Core & satellite strategy · 70-80% in solid large caps (BTC, ETH, or strong L1s) · 20-30% for calculated plays (narrative-driven alts with momentum) 3. Focus on 2-3 good setups per month not daily trades Overtrading kills accounts. Wait for clear entries with good risk/reward. 4. Risk management = everything · Never risk more than 1-2% per trade · Cut losses quickly (if a trade isn't working in a few days, move on) · Take profits systematically (scale out at 20-30%, let runners breathe) 5. Realistic monthly returns? Consistent profitable traders aim for 5-15% per month with this size. Anyone promising 50-100% monthly is either lucky (temporarily) or lying. 6. Keep learning Journal every trade. Review what worked and what didn't. Compound the knowledge, not just the capital. What strategy are you leaning toward?

Realistic_Fee_00001

It does not. It would take the US only already 2 years of only channel opening tx to onboard people onto the LN. No other traffic, not even managing or closing channels. If you want to use this worldwide, many people would literally be born and die before they would get their channel opening TX. Then there is the problem of high fees. BTC needs high fees eventually. how many people can pay $200-$1000 to open a channel and how much funds do the have to lock up in this channel to make this worth? How many people even have money to lock up for month or years? LN is such a massive failure that almost all of it is used custodial. People use IOUs because using it self custodial is a nightmare.

tikikip

No one really knows the best time to buy BTC. Many beginners start with small positions while they learn how the market moves.

Hazys

I don't bother go around read from those BTC , crypto " gurus " or what financial experts claim etc. I know BTC always will be there partly Govt already interested on it all along.

NoWall1006

If you ask any frontier genai model to compare expected value of e.g. VT and BTC over next 10 years, BTC looks pretty good. A lot of people use these models to support their decision making.

Savings-Leading4618

With the amounts of savings I have, I won't retire at a 10% a year in the SP 500. BTC is either gonna take me there, or not. But at least, there is a chance.

jongolfpro

Better to invest in QQQ or Vanguard ETF. While it sits there earning 16-18% per year, spend the next two years learning how to day trade BTC with paper money. Once you have a full understanding of the market, 200+ trades with a 55%+ win ratio, and a set of rules that gives you an edge… then shift into day trading if you have the time.

Low-Razzmatazz3932

With $5k, the biggest mistake is trying to force big returns fast. Most experienced traders treat that size more like a learning account than a “make a living” account. A simple approach could be: * Keep a big chunk in spot (BTC/ETH or solid projects). * Use a small portion for trades so one mistake doesn’t wreck the whole account. * Avoid heavy leverage. That’s where most accounts get wiped. A lot of investors in the space, like Balaji Srinivasan, Evan Luthra, Vitalik Buterin, and top crypto KOLs, often talk about focusing on risk management and compounding instead of chasing quick gains. Realistically, consistent traders focus on protecting capital first. Even something like a few percent a month, done consistently, compounds over time. The boring approach usually survives longer than the aggressive one.

gradstudentmit

I usually look at a few things besides the APY. LTV ratios matter a lot because if BTC drops fast you don’t want to get liquidated too easily, so I try to keep the loan pretty conservative around 20–30% LTV. I also check the platform’s track record, whether they survived previous market crashes, and how transparent they are about liquidation thresholds and margin calls. Another thing people forget is repayment flexibility. Some platforms lock you into fixed terms while others let you pay it back whenever. I’ve used Nexo before for a small loan and what I liked was being able to access liquidity without selling my BTC and still repay whenever I wanted.

snakesayan

Learning that our government just prints money out of thin air and that BTC was created to combat inflation and every 4 years we have a BTC rally :)

exWiFi69

Buy and hold. My kids asks me to buy BTC anytime he gets bday money.

WarthogOpen7003

To be blunt. "Newbie" traders, don't become "oldy" traders by asking these questions. As per the other comment. "Yesterday was the best time. Today is the second" to invest in BTC. But only after you've at least educated yourself on the "Why" of BTC. Otherwise you're just gambling off the back of other people's emotions. Here are some "facts" you may wish to consider: FINRA‑referenced data show **72% of day traders end the year with losses**, and **only \~1% remain consistently profitable over multiple years**. [Quantified Straegy Facts](https://www.quantifiedstrategies.com/day-trading-statistics/) FACT: The most profitable investor's in BTC have been the ones who purchased BTC, and then died or lost their key's. Proving that "time in the market", trumps "timingthe market". The ones who profit the most from trading are in fact the exchanges who nibble away at the slivers of profit via fee's and slippage and who are also coincidentally, the loudest voices selling trading strategies. The quickest way to become a milllionaire trader is to start with a billoin and belive that you're smarter than everyone else. Good luck with whatever path you chose.

Numerous-Peach4471

With $5k, focus on capital preservation first,most profitable traders at this level do swing trading on majors (BTC/ETH) with 2-5% position sizing and strict stop losses around 3-5%. Realistic monthly returns are 5-15% if you're disciplined, but expect flat or negative months too. Stay away from high leverage until you've got 6+ months of profitable trading documented, because one bad trade with high leverage can wipe 50% of your account.

daanishh

By the looks of the global market, it looks like BTC is going to continue dropping for the foreseeable future. I'm thinking of buying later in the year when it's even lower.

7ailwind

BTC, ETH and XMR. Long term they are all you really need. The others are just attempts at 1 of the 3 I just listed.

North-Exchange5899

Focus on BTC, ETH, and maybe LINK for your main buys. Add tiny positions in HBAR, XLM, or XRP if you want exposure

That_Cheetah_9080

Please watch Michael saylors interview on rehypothication and that explains how it effects markets. Plain and simple cut and dry not going to respond to everyone making up stories on how it affects markets. In the end the true value will show long term. Don’t take out loans on your BTC or crypto or the will sell it off 3x.

RetiredAvocado

The release notes don't go back to version 1.0 so I don't know what features they had early on. "Mnemonic code for generating deterministic keys" bip39 was created on 2013-09-10. Whatever electrum was using at that time was not what we know as seed words mnemonic today. Even now they have their own system that is extended and, in their view, in some ways superior. Bip39 is also supported. I remember a big hubbub over electrum server messages in console which scared people into "upgrading" to a jacked unofficial version of electrum which stole people's BTC. I still use electrum but with hardware wallets only which generate their own seed words. It's an incredible piece of software.

CanadianCompSciGuy

You seem to be convinced that there is this evil boogyman who is going to control the value of BTC in the far future. I disagree with this idea. The market will decide. Yes, in the short term it would be possible for a single entity to depress the price by selling a large amount in a short period of time. In the long run, this is not possible, unless they had unlimited money. The same scenario you just described could be said about any other stock/currency/asset.