BTC

jaqk-

What prompted the social coma for 5 years? What’s changed? Maybe one of the most substantial changes has been Michael Saylor’s accumulation of Bitcoin through his company Strategy. It owns over 730,000BTC at the moment. Also the 20 millionth coin was mined last week so only 1 million to go over the next hundred years.

ZealousidealFix2402

Seconding this. Also - bitcoin can't run natively on ethereum so you have to wrap BTC into cbBTC or WBTC first, which means you’re holding a synthetic token backed by a custodian/bridge. You can lose your collateral if the bridge is exploited, not to mention wrapping the btc will open you up to tax implications (trust me, I’ve been there) 

Ok-Vegetable-8900

If you’re just starting, trying to time the market is the fastest way to lose money. BTC might never go back to 60k, or it might drop there tomorrow — no one knows. A safer approach is to DCA in. Put a portion in now and keep some cash in case it dips. That way you don’t miss upside but also don’t go all in at the top.

doublenoog

And you know BTC! 👌🏽 Happy to chat if you are 😊

LinusVPelt

BTC is actually less and less connected to the other crypto ecosystems, they are growing into very separate worlds. The only way to establish anything that allows BTC to work with other chains is to wrap it, which goes through a centralized entity and what comes out as the wrapped token is not Bitcoin. This meme doesn't make sense.

xpresstuning

If you have more than 0.001 BTC, I'd make a "hot" wallet in Bluewallet (mobile) and accumulate there for the foreseeable future. Bluewallet (with Encrypted Storage ENABLED in options via a strong password) is far safer than an exchange. Its unique storage encryption (which no other mobile software wallet has) on top of Android's encryption make the data safer than a bank account, let alone an exchange. For proper security hygiene, keep your phone up to date and you'll be fine. At 0.01 or more, the easiest way is to get a specialized device that creates your private key completely offline. A hardware "wallet". Get a Trezor Safe 3, its very simple and intuitive. The app/website will guide you.

AutoPanda1096

You're spot in with DCA! However "time in the market" is more about assets that generate an income. So time matters as more time equates to more income. BTC is only about the price you buy at and the price you sell at. If I hold a share that pays 10% each year I get my money back in ten years. Time matters. You'll get your money back, and can then sell the share. With BTC we buy today and we sell at whatever the market decides in 10 years. Price isn't a function of time, it's a function of the markets desire to own bitcoin (which we hope will increase with time, but it doesn't have to) Another way to look at it, studies show that investing early in shares generates more wealth for you versus buying the dips because you are exposed to wealth generation for longer. This is done with hindsight, so look at historical data and compare buying at the ideal times versus buying early. This isn't true for bitcoin. Buying the dips (if possible) will give you more coins at the end. So the problem is, without hindsight, all you can do with BTC is DCA so you average things out. You don't get the best you don't get the worst. With shares you don't need hindsight to buy early. Just lump in to a broad fund and get the wealth generation exposure asap. Horse for courses... Best of luck with your buys OPS!

itshanito

Good now don’t mention how much BTC you have ever again

cashflashmil

Right now I’m keeping it pretty simple. BTC is still the anchor. Most of the liquidity, institutional flows, and macro exposure run through it, so if you’re building a base position, it usually starts there. ETH is more of a bet on the broader ecosystem. Even when narratives shift, a lot of activity still settles on Ethereum in one way or another. It’s not always the fastest mover, but it’s tied to real usage. For a third pick, I’d look at infrastructure plays rather than random small caps. Things connected to real flows like exchanges, stablecoins, or tokenization trends. That’s where a lot of quiet growth is happening right now, even if it’s not the most hyped part of the market. I’m not chasing memecoins at this stage. Those usually run later, when liquidity and risk appetite are already high. The bigger thing I’m watching isn’t specific coins, it’s: * Macro liquidity * ETF flows * Stablecoin supply Those tend to move the whole market more than any single project. If you want to get a better feel for the market faster, it helps to follow consistent crypto market analysis, not just random news. One useful format is a daily crypto newsletter that breaks down Bitcoin, Ethereum, macro liquidity, ETF flows, and overall market sentiment in simple terms. That’s why I read WebSnack - it’s a crypto newsletter focused on short, clear updates about what’s moving the market right now. It’s especially helpful if you’re trying to understand how macro events, institutional activity, and narratives actually affect crypto prices over time.

bankrollbystander

reaching 1 BTC takes patience and discipline, especially if you’re stacking gradually through dips. a lot of people say the same thing you did: it feels more like relief and validation than a big celebration because the work is already done. Now the real challenge is the same as before, stay patient, keep good security practices, and avoid getting shaken out by volatility.

Fit-Poet6736

complete bs, name 1 bank that will take my BTC as collateral and give me 50% of its value in cash

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IllllIIlIllIllllIlll

I never understood people who think this way. I have spent Bitcoin when it was at $1000, I paid for a lobster restaurant dinner, I paid for a VPN subscription, I paid for PC parts, and I don't regret it because I initially bought when it was $400. Oh no, my money "only" doubled before I spent it. Oh no, I "lost" so much money! I'm still paying through my nose! It makes zero sense to accumulate wealth forever, at some point you have to use at least some of this wealth otherwise what's even the fucking point? Do you want it written on your tombstone: "this person accumulated 10 BTC and never spent a single satoshi"?

w1ngky

Does only 1% of the world own 0.01BTC or more? Am I understanding that correctly? Where does 1 verify this information if true?

JudgeCheezels

BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP and HBAR. My only 5 for the long foreseeable future

ReceptionSmall9941

I’m mostly watching BTC and ETH for trend direction, then tracking whether high-volume L2 activity actually converts into sustained user retention. For smaller caps, I’d focus less on narratives and more on consistent on-chain usage plus transparent treasury/runway data.

RammerRod

I'd sell you .14 BTC for $28,000. Like I'm a used car salesman.

Sufficient-Award6291

Do you need ease of transportation more than BTC in your daily life. If yes then don't sell. Easy.

Fit-Poet6736

sure, tell this to my 20k+ in interest and even more profits from BTC > loan > BTC > sell, accumulated from nexo over the past 5 years ;)

Tarrington_StClement

Car values will continue to fall and BTC over time will probably go up. But. BTC has not behaved as the safe haven everyone said it would - so there is a chance (fairly large one) we go down from here, so you could end up with your cash trapped for 2-5 years. Don't let anyone convince you it's up and to the right forever, its market cap is so small it's very easily manipulated. DYOR and good luck!

Quartet171

In long term BTC is really easy to follow. If its weekly closes above 99EMA, buy and hold, if closes below 99ema, sell short. Thats it. It just retracts to 79k area. Most probably will be rejected from 79 - 82k area. If not, and weekly closes above 99ema, than buy. Other than that, I will sell short at 79k area.

angelwolf71885

There have been some numbers throwen around but in terms of expected welath 0.1 BTC is in millionare territory if all 21M was available and not lost or burned while the 1% status is like 0.0002 BTC or near there I forgot if it was 3 or 4 leading zeros but with how available BTC is getting more then that isn’t difficult

angelwolf71885

Depends on what you mean by 1% do you mean of 21M or do you mean of non lost BTC or do you mean if 21M was distributed evenly across all living persons or do you mean 1% of expected final vale at 21M

zenecence

No. Buy a Trezor hardware wallet, keep BTC you hold in Cold storage. Only use wallets like Exodus for small amounts. Picture Exodus being like your wallet you carry around in your pocket, and your Trezor Cold Wallet like your bank account. You wouldn't walk around with 5000 cash in your pocket.

hairspinner

Isn't it always that BTC pumps in times with high inflation or expectations of such?

fakkum

to understand whether to buy BTC now or wait for it to continue falling

defeater33

The war can convince small countries to have BTC and or ETH Treasury. No country can freeze it, international worth, easy to transfer. To buy weapons on the black market or avoid sanctions at least temporarily.

Always_working_hardd

You probably need to talk to a different bank. And maybe you need a shit ton of BTC to make it worth their while.

Apprehensive_Two1528

OP , you got hallucinations about how much doctors are paid in the US and forgot about how much student loan and how many years of cheap residency they need to do as a US doctor. In china, you can become a doctor after merely 4 years of bachelor degree. They are paid less for a reason. The risk of mis diagnosis in china is also low. it’s almost impossible to prove a personal injury’s case in china. You are tired physically, but in high level risks, doctors in china have a much better protection frommthe system. Deflation is happening in china due to economy contraction and OP doesn’t know that. BTC has a policy risk in china. if you aren’t rich enough to evade mainland china monitoring , OP’s move into btc can be very risky. Disclaimer: I know both countries extremely well and can talk in both environments. Stick to your path and don’t get discouraged by the amount of work as a chinese doctor. Both countries have their own issues and their own advantages. btc doesn’t solve a china doctor’s issue and shall not be your mental therapy

Best-Acanthaceae3876

Well, the premium may go up, but maybe not as high as before. But I think once THE BTC rally really gets going, thats when the premium will start to increase as well. 

Excellent_Mango7377

People who spent it when it was $ 1000 or $ 10,000 per BTC for a nice holiday are still paying through their nose for that extremely expensive holiday. Right now, it's nonsensical to use BTC as daily currency. Once it's stable and value barely changes on a day to day basis, then it can become a P2P payment system.

eyecandyandy147

My brother and I had about 500 BTC at one point We used it to buy drugs off the darkweb. If only we had saved a couple of them.

trashtv

We already have 1% at home. 1% at home: 0.01 BTC

goawayjoebro

reposting this from that comment section. Saylor himself having ownership of more than 5% of bitcoin is a real concern. However, many large firms (Vanguard, blackrock included) use MSTR as a part of their means of acquiring Bitcoin by proxy. Vanguard has a larger portion of MSTR stock, i think about 11%, Blackrock owns about 5% but has much larger stores of it's own BTC via the BTC ETFs. Blackrock's bitcoin ETFs by volume actually hold more Bitcoin than Saylor's company. Saylor has ~730,000 and Blackrock's total BTC ETF issuance is slightly more than that. What this signals is that there is increasing retail/big firm/tradfi adoption of Bitcoin. Strategy is actively being pried out of Saylor's hands. *Exact figures:* - BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), its primary spot Bitcoin ETF, holds approximately 782,180 BTC as of March 16, 2026. - - MSTR holds 761,068 BTC as of today - Vanguard holds approximately 8.55% of MicroStrategy (MSTR) stock, while BlackRock holds approximately 5.8% - Blackrock AUM = ~14 trillion, Vanguard = ~12 Trillion

waitareyou4real

If you’re trying solve “ how much money will I have in dollar terms if BTC equals X price” it’s pretty easy. Price in the future / by current price X by your current stack. What calculations are you trying to solve ?

will-crypto

Agreed. The 'invisible' conversion fees are what kill most cards for me. Have you found anything that actually works in the US without the massive spread? Most claim 'zero fee' but eat 2-3% on the BTC-to-Fiat conversion anyway.

giovangonzalez

I just keep stacking and getting fiat when I need it using BTC as collateral, similar as how you use a mortgage for a property.

goawayjoebro

Saylor himself having ownership of more than 5% of bitcoin is a real concern. However, many large firms (Vanguard, blackrock included) use MSTR as a part of their means of acquiring Bitcoin by proxy. Vanguard has a larger portion of MSTR stock, i think about 11%, Blackrock owns about 5% but has much larger stores of it's own BTC via the BTC ETFs. Blackrock's bitcoin ETFs by volume actually hold more Bitcoin than Saylor's company. Saylor has ~730,000 and Blackrock's total BTC ETF issuance is slightly more than that. What this signals is that there is increasing retail/big firm/tradfi adoption of Bitcoin. Strategy is actively being pried out of Saylor's hands.

PsychologicalBit803

Love the dedication and totally agree but it needs work to be mainstream. We aren’t there yet at all but also part of why we all should be saying it’s still very early for BTC.

hatemakingnames1

> He wants to sell BTC when it hits 130K? No. He thinks it will break $20m in 20 years

JuxtaposeLife

Yes, it is simply movement. Some people get hung up on terminology, but the part I focus on is how that activity behaves relative to price movement, especially on days like today. For example, this chart looked very different when Bitcoin was above $120k. At those levels, the profit-taking profile expanded dramatically as older coins began moving to realize gains, and that selling pressure overwhelmed demand, helping form the top. On the way down, however, as a floor begins to develop, those older coins typically grow quieter and quieter. History shows that pattern repeatedly. Often the final phase involves a single capitulation event, where very short-term holders panic and dump aggressively while long term holders go completely silent. Once that flush is complete, price tends to move higher. The drop to $60k looked very similar to that pattern. It is still possible we get another such event, but if there is little capitulation left, then sellers may have little incentive to force that kind of dump, especially if it no longer creates the liquidity they want to capture. Another chart I am working on looks at unique weekly movement, which has also been declining. In that case, I do not allow the under-7-day cohort to double count repeated movement. I simply measure how many unique coins actively moved during a given week. Here are the last few weekly figures, if you are curious: 435,779.55 BTC (March 9–15) 461,400.08 BTC (March 1–8) 491,741.85 BTC (February 22–28) ... 804,887.78 BTC (October 12–19, 2025) Coming soon.

SpaghettiTape

Nope, not on BTC. Yes for shitcoins.

QuitYuckingMyYum

Hmmm we are at the end of a fiscal quarter I wonder why BTC I going up?

its_personal1

The whole comment is a fraud. Click bait. But I give you credit. You got me 🤣🎯 No one who owns 0 Bitcoin would have that much conviction …. The conviction comes with an education, and time studying the asset and cycles - which was most likely initiated by a purchase of some amount / with some BTC holdings. I own zero invida and I’m not buying until it hits $125. 🤣🤣 ok bro. Good luck Alpha Houston

locotx

Skip the Starbucks and/or fast food meal . . . put that $10 into BTC

Humphrey-B-Bear

The people I personally know who purchased and later sold BTC, did so as the couldn't stand to lose those gains as they watched them diminish (rapidly) as the next bear market arrrived. I will admit that this rule prob applies more strongly to a reluctance to buying in the first place. Anyone who looks at a BTC chart (for the last 10 years) knows what's coming in a bear market and most just simply cannot stomach it and end up not particpating at all.

Sufficient-Award6291

Why not? Honestly how are people going to steal his BTC?

Visible_Wolverine2

Believe in BTC? Buy BTC and hold. It will do BTC up down stuff. Don’t believe in BTC? Don’t buy BTC.

Money-Celebration163

Hey there! If you’re looking to dive into crypto, start by learning the basics like how wallets work and the key differences between coins like BTC and ETH. Remember, it's more about understanding than just picking a coin to buy. Take it slow, and you’ll get the hang of it!

Cptn_BenjaminWillard

Historical note: December 2017 - 6 months of red, followed by a sudden green month. But after that, two more solid red months before significant growth started again. I think if you're looking for a defensible reason for the current strength in BTC and ETH, you have to go back to fundamentals: The McRib was re-launched recently.

coinfeeds-bot

tldr; Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson labeled Bitcoin a 'Ponzi scheme' in a Daily Mail article, citing a friend's loss of £20,000 in a BTC-related scam. Johnson argued Bitcoin lacks the tangible value of collectibles like gold or Pokémon cards. His remarks sparked backlash from the crypto community, with figures like Michael Saylor countering that Bitcoin's decentralized structure prevents it from being a Ponzi scheme. The debate highlights ongoing skepticism and misconceptions surrounding cryptocurrency's role in finance. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

zenecence

I'd say this is a pretty big retest of the downtrend on BTC/GOLD pair.. Look at the daily chart.

hvmlock

Put your BTC up as collateral and borrow from a LOC.

cubeeless

BTC to $400k!

Revenantjuggernaut

I took my BTC threw it into tether gold before we started bombing iran. Thought that…. Well I guess technically anything can be a hedge really. Nvm lol

66NickS

Ok, that makes sense. It’s not about not disclosing the specific amount you have it’s just good practice to not say it at all. I was questioning that by someone knowing you have exactly (random number) of BTC they could do something with that info other than calculate the value. Also, LOL at your research. Go back and take a closer look at the Rolex/wedding post. You may get a laugh out of it depending on your sense of humor.

leastfavorednation

Ah yes, BTC has been humbling so many of us on its way to <checks notes> its 40% decline since October.

Low_Date1078

Ray Dalio bases his “big cycle” on a confluence of historical events, and it makes a lot is sense. He’s also pandering to the fear monger in you <- Hold that thought 💭. On the flips side what does the Oracle of Omaha (The Great Buffet) say about fear!? When others are fearful, you get greedy:) BTC is a fundamental change in the “idea” of money, that decentralized money with finite supply will inherently increase over time. We are 20yrs in the making of pouring trillions of dollars into an asset class that is so revolutionary that even Dalio is peddling FEAR 👀 Stop with the emotional bullshit and do yourself a favor, buy while you still can. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to get on the “rich” side of history.

troythedefender

If the Clarity act is passed that will give the market more stability and strength regardless of who is elected later. Current executives orders re: government BTC reserve could easily be erased by new executive orders though which could hurt market though. Ideally the reserve would be engrained in statute or regulation, not just executive order. But the Clarity act would be huge.

Soft_Alarm7799

1,900 BTC per day of buying pressure is wild when you think about it. Miners produce like 450 BTC/day post halving so Saylor alone is vacuuming up 4x new supply. At some point this becomes a supply squeeze pure and simple, the macro narrative is just the cherry on top.

66NickS

So is it just don’t say you have anything? Is it because BTC is just that much more appealing for scammers? One could presume that anyone active in this subreddit has some BTC. It might $1, or it might be several million.

Garblin

To echo what others are saying "HODL" is more of a mindset that the point is not to have it until you can sell it later, it's to have it until you *spend* it. BTC is currency, you don't need to sell a currency, you just *spend it*. I'm HODLing until I have enough to retire, at which point... I'll start spending it. I'm not converting it to USD or EUR or whatever until the month I have to (if I even have to, there's an increasing number of places you can spend without converting).

lenissius14

Nobody is a truth teller, but I would say that everybody's strategy is mostly based on their conviction; if you feel 100% that the price will crash by the end of the year and you are going to max your gains by waiting until that moment? then save all you btc related savings for when it crashes to go all in (max risk) If you want to reduce the risk while still having conviction on the crash, then invest a % on BTC ala DCAing and save the another % for when the crash happens (how much, that's up to you to decide)

Murder_1337

Make wars unprofitable with BTC

binary_quasar

Wow. This might be most regarded nonsense I've ever heard. > live, on Binance, CoinEX, Kraken, Gate, and many others) Great job naming exchanges...super useful nonsense to complement your other nonsense. > Are you in any paid trading groups? Are you in any pages or communities that literally all they do is this? Im going to assume no. **facepalm** >!you're getting scammed, dumbfuck!< Clearly all your "pages and communities" are dogshit. Not sure why, but somehow they made you feel confident enough to come onto this sub and act like you have any fucking idea what you are doing. BTC could **easily** be sub $60k any time this year, but you seem like you have no idea how or why that's the case and you're just parroting the same prediction you can find literally everywhere on the internet if you look. > Exchanges and sellers demand a higher price before handing their coins to the shorter Like what the actual fuck are you talking about? It's incomprehensively stupid.

Filmexec21

I don’t know the answer, but as an individual who lives in the United States, I sure as hell do not trust the dollar...BTC all the way.

Significant_Mousse53

he means 1% of 1 BTC I think. There seems to be a club for that we missed.

anon9277362891263

It think people don’t realize that cycles in any asset can be affected by real world events. How do you all think Iran is paying for their end of the war? You really think it’s with their worthless Rial? You think it’s with the foreign Ruble or Yen? No… it’s with BTC and Stablecoins, and I don’t think they have been spending less than normal the last 3-4 weeks. Is today’s pump in respect to this? Maybe not. But I certainly think the positive trend these last 6 weeks 100% has been related to Irans usage of crypto to pay for imports and weapons

usedmattress85

I’m continually told on this sub that HODL’ing is life. You can’t time the market. DCA is the way, etc. Well I timed the BTC market multiple times now. So far it’s an incredibly predictable 4 year cycle. Timing it is easy. I sold at $110k and shorted. Now I’m all cash and waiting for the bottom around October. And doing this will make me 3-4x as much money as HODLing would do. Yet apparently I’m the dumbass. In short yes I think HODL forever is a trap. It will make you money but it’s not as much as what I do. I don’t nail the exact top or bottom but I still catch a lot of the larger moves up and avoid most of the fall, (plus short it).

Lee_at_Lantern

This is exactly the kind of tool the DCA community needs. The API key concern is legitimate and most people don't think about it until something goes wrong. One thing worth mentioning for anyone who has been stacking for a while, once you have a solid BTC position built up, borrowing against it can complement a DCA strategy really well. You get liquidity without selling and without triggering a taxable event, so your stack keeps growing while you still have access to cash when you need it. Nice work keeping it open source and zero telemetry, that's the right call.

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Costanza_Travelling

Most interesting. I've been discussing post-war investments with Claude. Seeing how pre-war / mid-war investments are already (?) priced in and keep zigzagging thanks to the Orange Ballsack in USA: oil, fertiliser (ammonia, urea), helium, ... The next play would be post-war stocks (air-lines, rebuilding, oil fields..). And so, the conclusion is, once ceasefire is declared, gold would dip due to ppl hedging out, and BTC / Crypto would rise as people get back into more risky assets. This aligns well with the latest ramblings from the Orange Ballsack, about that strait getting opened up. The question is whether this is sustainable... or rather, if I can still buy BTC at a lower price. I don't know myself. Will be interesting to see how it goes!

66NickS

No. And anyone who claims they can is a scammer. It would require them knowing who has the wallet you sent the BTC to, tracking that person/wallet down, and then sending it back to yours. You basically handed someone cash. It’s gone.

Time_Bowler_2301

The fuck you mean "another rug pull" XRP never got rug pulled, it went up 300,000% and profits were taken. It's going up because BTC is going up. BTC is a hedge against geopolitical instability. Hope this clears things up for you.

Hitachi22

Biggest ETH/BTC pump in years. That usually marks the start of Alt season.

No_Oil3233

I personally think we’re on course for this type of horrific (excellent opportunity) of a crash and will not be buying into this false enthusiasm.  That is what BTC has done every cycle. 

OkBuy4754

Solid Trezor choice. DCA sats from gigs/allowance on dips. BTC bull cycles make 5x feasible. Patience beats leverage at your age - EV wins long-term.

uamdarasulka

nah fair point but price going up doesnt necessarily mean whales are accumulating. BTC price can move on spot retail volume while whale derivative positions are net short. thats actually what makes this interesting price... action and positioning are telling two different stories right now. the net score looks at size-weighted long vs short positions specifically from large wallets, not just price direction

chubs66

Eth is leading the way at +10% over 24hrs while BTC is +7%. Over the last 7 days, Eth has doubled the % increase vs btc (+16.6% vs +8%). That's quite rare in an extreme fear bear market.

Alt_Of_CZ

#HODL does not necessarily mean you can not use the Bitcoin. One may use his BTC to provide Liquidity to Lightning channels and earn Sats from it. Now, he may sell those Sats through BISQ to pay for daily needs.

KateR_H0l1day

STRC seems a pretty safe haven at the moment for many, net effect of that provides some decent level for BTC support weekly lately!

Vipu2

The only more volatile thing than BTC is reddit peoples minds what to complain about.

partymsl

Mom, they are calling BTC a safe haven again!

willofscott

Seriously though, In Saylors situation, he is a very smart analytical mathematician logic jet propulsion engineer academic PHD ( I assume PHD?) . When he picked apart BTC, probably more so then any other person on the planet, made a clear decision that BTC is the ultimate asset known to man at this moment and probably for along time, so he has no reason to invest in anything else. If you know you have the best, ditch the rest. I agree with his thesis, I am not 100% BTC, but I agree with what he is doing for himself, and I may cycle in that direction. People who think of it as a coin or simply a trading thing, don’t truly get the intrinsic core of power of this asset, in my view it’s the cure for poverty, and many other solutions for seriously disruptive issues, which have stumped mankind. If the general public on a mass scale had bought a small amount years ago, without the banks and others shitting on it, so many would be financially free right now. It’s too bad they got there opinions jaded. But some of that is on them also, hence the limited grasp of opportunity when it does knock.

TerminatedPotato

Honest question: When was the first time this meme was posted? Do you know the BTC price?

RedKard76

Look, we all do stupid stuff. Back in the day I sent 20 BTC to a website that was advertising on social media that they could make 8% profit a month. I didnt do my due diligence at all. I figured if they were advertising on youtube and everywhere else it would be legit. I was wrong. When price was tanking I got nervous and requested a withdrawal on my full amount (like i had previous done on small amounts) and they blocked me and stopped communicating with me. I reached out another way and made up a BS story that I was poor and trying to raise more money to pay for my moms cancer treatments by sending her to the best doctors. They didnt believe me at first. They asked for proof so I sent them some xray or ct images showing the cancer that was in my mom. I must have hit a soft spot and they actually returned 15 BTC, keeping 5 of them. So lesson learned LOL but also dont be afraid to try absolutely anything including lying to the scammers if you still can communicate with them! Side note... my mom did have cancer and died a year before all this happened.

ImmediateShape4204

Quietly ETH/BTC over 0.31

watch-nerd

So the prices for BTC and ETH going up don't count as accumulation?

hannhsp

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Soft_Alarm7799

16 days is noise tbh. Gold and BTC have completely different liquidity profiles and react to geopolitics on different timescales. That said, ETH outperforming BTC by 6% during a war is genuinely interesting. Risk-on rotation into alts while bombs are dropping is not what the textbooks predicted.

Suguha_chan

This time BTC, already dipped a lot more than feb-march 2022

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trader2O

It’s better to understand the 4 year cycle, know when to buy, when to sell and when to buy again for the long term. When you sell, don’t withdraw the funds, keep them like ammo to buy more BTC at a cheaper price. Next bull run will be 2029. Prepare accordingly.

Strange_Research_176

BTC was down for 5 months straight, it's ok if there's some upside in short term

anotherbrckinTH3Wall

If those are things that you need and you don’t have enough fiat to cover it, but you do have enough BTC then sure, do whatever you like pal.

Romsel87

Sell in May and go away but remember to come back in September. In 2022 BTC dipped alot further after April. Curious to see how things will play out in a couple months.

BeginningMost6014

HODL my BTC... but stake my SOL via BSOL

cowboy_shaman

Just send me your BTC and I’ll send you ETH back for no fees. I pinky promise

Top-Care-8946

I think that it's not worth to pay attention to every minute as price drops and jumps up back. Much more important is that it has more trend to go up than down, so in long term perspective buying BTC requires a lot of patience. My portfolio has already earned a little profit but I don't intend to swap them out for cash because I want my portfolio to grow up much as it is possible because in long term perspective there may come times when fiats are worthless as Zimbabwe dollars once were.I want to be prepared for these though times. And I hope that current cycle would last more than 4 years because I need time to collect more BTC as I can afford.

Legitimate_Dish_9060

Yeah this is the answer. I’m not even really invested in BTC, but for those who are this is the reason you hold forever. You want it to become a global currency…because if it does, anyone who owns it will suddenly be very rich lol