BTC

CoinGate

Last year, USDT was first and BTC 2nd. This year, USDC might rank higher as we have delisted USDT due to regulatory reasons.

jkl2035

Great attention on a very important topic - hope this drives discussion in BTC community

inShambles3749

That's not the purpose of decentralization. It's free to use by everyone no one can restrict it. It's about not having a single entity control it. Even if banks offer services around BTC or crypto in general they are never in charge of the system. No one can prevent me from sending coins P2P to someone. However "merging" means that banks can control the asset which they never will be able to do.

your_unpaid_bills

Except that most such systems are centralised and mostly hosted on private servers. Meaning that if the quantum threat becomes more tangible, they can shift to quantum-secure cryptography in the matter of days (don't need to wait for emergent consensus among or anything) and destroy the servers with the insecurely encrypted data. Even in case they are too late and an attack happens, they can simply roll back to a previous state (where it applies, e.g. bank accounts). All of the above simply does not apply to Bitcoin, which would require a hard fork to make sure that the legacy addresses that hold most BTC (due to the distribution model) won't be hacked. Even to get a soft fork with minimal changes takes literally years on Bitcoin, a hard fork could easily take a decade or more to get approved (after endless battles), implemented, tested and finally deployed.

Expensive_Special120

Hahaha good luck crypto bro. Hodl tight, I will need some BTC to buy at 30k.

inShambles3749

Source is common sense and logical reasoning. BTC and XMR are decentralized and have a purpose that goes against centralized control of Banks. Are you that stupid or do you see the contradiction in the articles claim now after I pointed it out?

Arijan101

>I dont follow that guy's logic. You don't live in the same area code as logic. >I can't figure out how an asset that, valued in usd, went from a yearly high of $23,900 in 2020 to a yearly high of 127k in 2025 devalued by 10% Who wrote that and where? Please quote. >USD would have relatively decreased by almost 80% This is a straight up lie, just Google it. >Btc is not a great transactional currency, but neither is gold. But like you said intermediary currencies accomplish that in the same ecosystem. Both BTC and gold are bad at being currency, that's not even a question, the difference is BTC is bad at being everything, it has no real life use case and it's bad at being a store o value.

Arijan101

>Been hearing this naysaying for 2 decades No you haven't, it's been a thing only for 17 years and I doubt you even heard about it that long ago. >that don't get it as Bitcoin rose to one of the most valuable assets on earth. Very disconnected to think it just stops here. It did, and I believe it has reached its peak. It can't keep growing infinitely, and definitely won't provide in the future anything near what it did in the past. >When USD goes down it doesn't move back up. Down only. BTC up only zoom out. BTC avoids the problem of dilution of government issued currencies. Why it will continue to dominate. Why it's already risen as a top asset, we have global consensus it's a true SOV, a reserve asset of the US, better ledger for global wealth over shiny metal, and labeled risk off by BlackRock. Governments can't stop over spending. Means they can't stop printing. Bitcoin is the solution, and this solution will eventually reach currency status. More time needed. I'm not saying the USD or any other currency is perfect, but BTC doesn't fix anything. >Not responding to all your wrong assertions on your agenda, but covered most. You would need an agenda to still think Bitcoin hasn't done exactly what it was supposed for 2 decades while asserting the same tired nonsense like it's only for gambling 🤣. We're way past that. Move on. You didn't address anything, you're just spewing moon boy propaganda without understanding anything really. Past performance doesn't guarantee future returns. >I'm surprised many still fall for posts like yours with everything Bitcoin has already accomplished. When you're a hammer everything looks like a nail.

Rolienolie

Given how little of the total BTC is in this data, I bet most of this is just ripped from https://bitcointreasuries.net/ since the US based BTC in OPs data is pretty close.

Trancegonadz

That is because in 2021 China didn't also create massive tariffing. In short, tariffing removes consumer interest because there is less capital for consumers in America to spend. In turn, that signals institutional level investing to move more capital toward safer markets were consumer sentiment isn't adding to their risk levels. Throw in a couple war threats and actions and you further solidify both institutional and individual capital allocation elsewhere. The US BTC reserves would need to be much much larger to offset that shift in private sector capital allocation. And, I also personally believe that social factors (many of which others pointed out) garner distrust (be it warranted or not).

ReliantToker

​Fun Fact: On August 15, 2010, the Bitcoin network faced its most significant technical crisis, known as the "Value Overflow Incident." An unknown user exploited a bug in the code to create a transaction that minted 184.4 billion BTC—over 8,700 times the 21-million supply cap. ​The situation was critical, but the response was purely community-driven. Within 90 minutes of the bug being spotted on the Bitcointalk forum, developers (including Satoshi Nakamoto and Jeff Garzik) had identified the error. Within five hours, a patched version of the software was released. The community of miners quickly coordinated a "soft fork" to reject the bad transaction, effectively rolling back the chain to the last valid block. By the next day, the "clean" chain had overtaken the "inflated" one, and the 184 billion coins were erased from history.

DistributionOk2111

Bro altcoins are scam Projects, they dont want to make you rich, these projects obly want to make themselves rich, cant compare that with bitcoin, even behind ethereum there is the ethereum foundation that has the power over that network Im BTC only since 2021 and i dont regret it

Arijan101

>Was gold ever volatile? Never as much as BTC. >Inflation isnt a hypothetical, just the rate at which i proposed. No, inflation is a real thing, you just grossly exaggerated the level. >The USD has lost value of 90% in half a lifetime. And upward of 50% since 2020 It's 2-3% per year, stop exaggerating the numbers. >As the global reserve currency, that is pretty volatile if you ask me No, it's stable but inflationary that's not the same as volatile. >But when was bitcoin ever losing value forever? I understand that English isn't your first language but, this question makes no sense. > Point is btc hasn't failed as a store of value, in fact, quite the opposite, on average, which is better than fiat, feal estate, or securities. Tell that to anyone who bought it last year.

PermissionPlusFour

It's a big problem over at /r/defi. Same question "how to swap BTC to XMR with no KYC". Always random accounts that respond, and the question is edited to include those answers. A big tell is that these are usually old accounts that only posted in non-crypto subs, and stopped posting months ago. Suddenly the account because active again in crypto subs. Clearly just a bought account.

Bitter_Union3565

With $100, I’d keep it simple: mostly BTC and maybe a little ETH for exposure outside Bitcoin. Trying to chase tiny alts with such a small amount usually just ends in frustration. I mostly stick to spot and DCA, and for funds I’m not actively using I’ve looked into non custodial options (came across p2pstaking) so I’m not tempted to chase every hype. Patience beats reacting to every trend.

Realistic_Fee_00001

The reason ETH is its own chain is because BTC got hijacked and the devs refused to built anything useful on it. Take a look at BCHs Cashtokens. ETHs capability but with the scalability of a UTXO chain.

PropaneInMuhUrethra

Block reward is 3.12BTC + fees

Lazy_Environment3772

Yeah. Having 0.0000056 BTC is a good amount and doesnt mattet what is the price 😀

Katolo

>All bullish as of today, but gearing BTC will go down to 70 or 60K. so should I sell or not. Can you predict the future? If you know this to be absolutely true, then short everything. If you're just guessing, join the club cause no one else knows either.

Sea-Environment-5938

This is why “pro-crypto” politicians don’t automatically mean “number go up.” Markets price in narratives fast, and once the hype is fully priced, reality hits: liquidity dries up, leverage gets wiped, and alts get punished hardest. BTC being down 15% while alts are down 70–90% is basically the usual cycle: flight to quality. Curious what people think survives the next 12 months L1s, infra, or just BTC/ETH?

Senior_Economist_553

There is an easy Solution - QRL. Quantum Resistant Ledger. Compared to BTC and other major Altcoins, were most of you are not amongst the early ones, with QRL you are still very, very early now. And if not convinced own it at least as a hedge. Q-Day will be amazing for QRL holders, nothin to fear about Quantum anymore. Enjoy. 

khai0001

Do not marry any altcoins, 99% of them fade in value long term. Once you've profited from trading alts, rotate to BTC, stocks, or out of crypto.

Horror-Sector7498

For me, I usually put around 5–10% of take-home income into BTC each month—enough to build steadily without stressing the budget. DCA is really about consistency, not hitting huge percentages at once.

Crypto-Linh-0122

I feel like BTC will probably push past **150K** first, and then pull back a bit. This year and next year might be tough, so we’ll just have to hang in there.

Totodile386

I'm not that old. I remember when BTC was like $10,000 and that was beginning for me.

penty

Started in late 2012-early 2013. For reasons had to take a sabbatical late 2014. BTC has slowly transformed it over the years -> mini-retiremet -> Lean FiRE -> FIRE. I expect this cycle or the next to push me into Fat FIRE although the RE is getting less E as I get older. In the early days my tolerance and procrastination was just slightly bigger than the cycle .. it'd drop super low and I'd say "I guess it's done, I'll get everything set up to sell.".... But then that would be the turn around so I never did. NOW I just hold no matter what, I don't try to play the cycle or guess tips or bottoms. I expect the cycle so I don't freak out when it happens. Hold and WAGMI.

dmitryaus

As soon as you do this, the liquidation engine algorithm used by the big exchanges will mark you and eventually liquidate. You'll have also paid funding fees multiplied by your leverage. On a 2 BTC position that's fucking lot. Not worth it.

ObjectiveJackfruit35

"BTC is at $90k now. It’s hard to imagine it going down to $45k." This mentality right here is what you are "not seeing" $67k to $16k was a 75% drop that was also "hard to imagine." $90k to $45k is actually nothing when you take into consideration that if another 75% drop were to occur it would actually go down to $22k.

Every_Hunt_160

We can't get out of Daily Ramen until BTC hits 100k again

Most-Occasion-7925

BTC is at $90k now. It’s hard to imagine it going down to $45k. Even if it does, I can add margin and push the liquidation price much lower.. say to $10k (which feels very safe). 2021 was different. Many people were disbelievers back then. Right now everyone is in the game and knows Bitcoin’s value. I don’t think we’re going to see that kind of bear market ever again. With institutions and retailers involved, people will jump in to buy even if it drops to $60k.

AlphaDolby

You are being dishonest. The market is being held up by people trying to 100x. Without them you are sunk. We may be moving to a completely digital world, we may not. Even if we are BTC is by no means the guaranteed standard. It seems like you would almost need something like a central bank to enforce that.... WAAAAAIT A MINUTE! Isn't this where we started? :D When the moonshotters are gone, so is the whole market.

Spicyocto

Been stacking on and off since 2014. Had kids over the years. I stopped working in 2024 to become a stay at home day. BTC has given me freedom to spend my days how I want and I never have to work for someone else again. Keep stacking guys and gals

0xSOL

You would’ve been liquidated when it went from $67k to $16k. Imagine you’re holding 2 BTC, lose it all and in 10 years the price is $1 million. Just not worth it.

BossCatBrian

And sold 0.001 BTC at $125k

Dull-Assumption-964

I have a question if one individual holds a large some of BTC is this the correct time to sell and has held it since 2010, I'm asking a valid question.

Prestigious-Heat295

They don't need to band BTC for us to use a Cbdc. They just need to say all mienybin the bank will be now a Cbdc and you must deposit any cash by said dates to be maintained digitally. I believe that it's actually India's eventual plan. Started with demonitisation, UPI and Next step would be phasing out of higher denominations.. They've already developed a Digital Rupee and it's being tested by participating banks.

desmond1985

I’ll come back to you when your Ponzi BTC is trading back sub sub 7k….study Elliot Waves 🌊 the BTC cult will bring you to financial suicide ….that’s how cult works after all

desmond1985

Never say never as a matter of fact BTC will go sub 10k 🤝

SirRocksALot2112

With BTC at 89,712.04 spot price. $10.= 11,141 sats $50. = 55,706 sats $100. = 11,413 sats Bitcoin didn't get expensive. We're just using the wrong unit... Stack sats!

Immediate_Habit_2398

The problem is SOL is still correlated to BTC. It needs to break away like XMR.

tarobap76

What happens when BTC is scarce and as a result price rises. This causes people to lose interest in BTC as a whole, demand evaporates and we're all left holding the bag?

Revenantjuggernaut

Whats dialing the numbers in mean??! Cuz I know for different coins BTC example they use different MA numbers

gihkal

I don't see that as "doing something". LTC is faster, more efficient at transacting and much more private. All of which align more with Satoshis vision than BTC does.

Pure-Jackfruit-95

TA isn’t useless, but it’s not magic either. BTC humbles everyone—liquidity and macro don’t respect trendlines. Sometimes getting liquidated is just tuition in this market.

Rare_Rich6713

I have all asset in BTC at least 90% in, only kept SUI, XMN and NEAR to recover and then I’m fully into BTC

SammyCraigar

My alts are rotting away but BTC isn't.

ViRzzz

Yeah UI’s dope. But order book deep enough? Slippage gonna kill me on bigger BTC buys?

Revenantjuggernaut

I’ve seen for BTC they use different like 50 MA

Pretty-Material1424

BYDFi’s UI is legit one of the cleanest CEXs I’ve messed with. Got a demo mode so you can fake buy BTC and not lose a dime. That’s how I kicked off, played in sim then went real. Beats those ancient platforms with menus from hell.

Plenty_Dog_5684

Swap all your SOL ADA and XRP for BTC and maintain a solely BTC and ETH balance. Everything in crypto besides monero and stablecoins follow bitcoin anyway

Total_Travel_5357

It's all psychological. Nothing actually holds value. That's a human construct. BTC goes up in value due to FOMO and goes down for the same reason. In fact, silver is going wild for the same reason right now. Markets are given by psychological thermodynamics.

xrphabibi

You’re finding out that BTC value is entirely speculation and speculation only.

Dparkzz

Silvers supply shock has already started, BTC isnt needed for techbologies to exist, but bitcoin relies on silver actually

Rare_Rich6713

I hear you, earning yield on crypto can be tempting, but it’s easy to forget how many middlemen have frozen withdrawals in the last couple years. For BTC specifically, most of the really high interest offers you see on CeFi platforms tend to come with custody risk meaning you basically hand over your coins and become a creditor if something goes wrong and we’ve seen that not always end well. With DeFi, the smart contract risk is real too, especially on newer protocols or ones without audits that you can verify. One approach that has felt less sketchy to me personally is using solutions like Babylon where your BTC never actually leaves your wallet and gets put to productive use via staking or liquid restaking type mechanisms so you don’t have to trust a centralized company with your keys. It still has risk, but it’s different from give them your coins and hope they stay solvent.

Dparkzz

There will always be an abundance of BTC to buy because people sell BTC

Schrezberatina

Short answer: There's a type of gambling for every taste. It just depends on your risk appetite. Hoping for an asset's price to eventually appreciate after buying it on spot is only one of those ways. Long answer: Spot trading in crypto to own an asset is actually the outlier in the world of trading. Trading without ownership is the bread and butter of the industry. If you zoom out, people gamble on the price of any asset going up or down and hope to make money off their prediction. Be it forex, commodities, stocks, crypto, or whatever. Exchanges simply provide the means to do it. And since people will lose one way or another, the platforms have every incentive to provide such services to make a quick buck. They just need to warn you about the risk and wait till you ignore them. In TradFi, people bet on forex, commodities, penny stocks, and meme stocks the most. But if the price of things like exchange rates between currencies barely moves, it's not as interesting to bet on, and up until TradFi trading got gamified, there was a steep barrier to entry to become a "trader". Meanwhile in DeFi the price of even the most established assets like ETH or BTC is unpredictable and can jump magnitudes. Same goes with any meme coin or taken, but with even more volatility. So it becomes tempting to think that you can make gains off shorting or going long and multiplying that bet with leverage. If you're right, you could make some money. If you're wrong, you're liquidated and gave your money to the exchange's pockets. It's not all that different from prediction markets or sports betting. People don't care if they're making money off a bet that a dog-themed coin's price will crash or that crude oil's price will increase within 24 hours. The playground and tools are different, but the game is the same in the hopes of making money. That's trading in a nutshell. Ownership of the asset is usually not why most users are in crypto. If that were the case, they wouldn't keep their crypto on exchanges. Even in the world of stocks, it is easier to get into margin, option, and futures trading rather than buying actual shares and trading them. A majority of stock platforms don't even give the option to buy the actual shares.

pizzBottleman

One of us,one of us, one of us! Love this man. He is the Wesley Willis of BTC

Maximumox

BTC has been the big elephant in the room. I got into crypto in '21 but BTC has always been the grown up in the room I avoided until I faced the music and did a deep dive for almost 6 months before I actually made a real move late last year. Gotta start somewhere but happy I did that.

Dependent-Salt-5017

The remaining BTC ETF holdings will plague us

JustFunj

Good advice! Hard to follow tho, I diversify but still hold BTC and plan on never sell more than I already have.

Impressive_Iron2885

well certainly didnt think id become a millionaire on a small ETH purchase 5 years ago but it’s hard not to notice how despite the movement it never really “moves” and just seems immune to breakout. but to answer you more specifically my enthusiasm for ETH (and BTC) is rooted in my frustration with the current banking paradigm. they are literally a drag. i want my money to be ‘money’ as soon as i deposit it in my account. that sorta nonsense. plus the exploitation and creating money out of thin air etc. i’d hoped i could invest in an easier, fairer future. something that materially makes many lives better…as opposed to buying palantir which would’ve made me rich and probably coming to regret it one day. also..im an absolute novice in all this so by all means tell me im a nut

Yasha666

It will rise if you short it and it will drop if you go long. Just buy and hold. Any money that you dont need to spend for 5+ years, chuck it into spot-BTC

gihkal

Diversify out of crypto. Crypto is neat. But the hype is... Just hype. Now that BTC is held by so many money managers and banksters it's really no longer the libertarian dream of economic freedom. So if you just want to gamble against those those that are speculating on this market with outer people's money then you're gonna have a bad time. I'm not saying not to get involved in crypto but the chances of everything being overvalued right now is very high.

bbqyak

If you're new to crypto I wouldn't even touch alt coins. If you can't make money with BTC the market is not good. Buying and holding alts when the market is trending against you is low probability gambling. Just put it into BTC, stocks or metals at that point. There are still alts that can make you serious money. Look at Zcash and Monero recently. Or within the past two years XRP, Tron, Solana, etc. They all managed ATH's without a traditional "alt season". There's still lots of volatility and pumps here and there for traders to take advantage of. But if you are just planning on buying and holding alts, I would not recommend that. You're definitely too late for the days where you throw a dart on a wall and pick a random coin and sell it for 3x a month later.

ImJustBME

I sold everything accept BTC a while back. LIfe is so much better now.

MakCapital

Been hearing this naysaying for 2 decades from those that don't get it as Bitcoin rose to one of the most valuable assets on earth. Very disconnected to think it just stops here. When USD goes down it doesn't move back up. Down only. BTC up only zoom out. BTC avoids the problem of dilution of government issued currencies. Why it will continue to dominate. Why it's already risen as a top asset, we have global consensus it's a true SOV, a reserve asset of the US, and labeled risk off by BlackRock. Governments can't stop over spending. Means they can't stop printing. Bitcoin is the solution, and this solution will eventually reach currency status. More time needed. Not going to open a chart of every garbage currency BTC now acts as a better currency. Lastly, BTC is up since COVID. Likely it falls much lower in short term, and then new highs. How things work, and doesn't change anything stated. Can't help if you can only think in small periods of time. MC does absolutely decrease volatility. Especially as one of the most liquid 24/7 globally traded assets in existence. Yes, you can even use it on your Visa, Cash app, or whatever you need. Institutions will only expand this infra for users. All banks will bank it. The legislation comes first, and much of that structure already happening. Not responding to all your wrong assertions on your agenda, but covered most. You would need an agenda to still think Bitcoin hasn't done exactly what it was supposed for 2 decades while asserting the same tired nonsense like it's only for gambling 🤣. We're way past that. Move on. I'm surprised many still fall for posts like yours with everything Bitcoin has already accomplished.

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blitzik

I'd wait. I'm waiting until mid/late 2027 to consider buying crypto for real again. Getting gold in the meantime.  Go read about the halving and it's effect on BTC price

Arijan101

>The volatility is more than USD, but still better than a lot of currencies. Residents Better than which currencies exactly? >Residents of many countries would see this as superior compared to their existing government issued currency. If you're talking about Venezuela or Iran, they would better save their currency by simply converting their currency instantly to USD, EUR or any other relatively stable currency or stable coins, definitely not BTC. >USD lost half its spending power after COVID. Value only down False. BTC lost around 10% of it's buying power since covis. >BTC only up. Obviously not, it's on a down trend for months, and I believe it's reached the peak. >As MC continues to increase, volatility continues to decrease. That volatility is the cost of admission for Bitcoin as currency during growth stages Again, false. Volatility is the risk of all speculative assets used for gambling, not an admission of BTC as currency. >Bitcoin payment structure already exists Yeah, it's crap. >No one is paying on chain and they don't need to. Just as no one is using cash. They use payment providers. Only you understand what you wanted to write here,none of it makes any sense. > You don't understand assets and Bitcoin enough if you don't recognize it already makes a better SOV than gold. No, you don't understand anything if you think a digital nothing burger is better than a rare metal with thousands of industrial use cases. >It will eventually make a better currency than all fiat. It will never be a good currency because it's too volatile. That's why it isn't used as currency it's used a speculative asset for gambling. >No government issued currency will ever compete with the monetary policies of Bitcoin. We're just not at that stage, yet. BTC doesn't have any monetary policy, read the white paper not the B.S. shill posts you get "Information" from. >Public issued & operated currency > Government issued & operated currency Why? What makes it better? > ^ Reality, but need many more years until the average person realizes this. I've been hearing this for 17 years. There's nothing to understand, it's garbage old tech that will never be used for what it was originally created for. This entire "we're still early narrative" exists only to lure more suckers into buying. >By then, all downsides erased. As will most price upside from growth. Speculation. It could as well fade away into obsolescence as people slowly start to.lose interest. >You get the entry price you deserve. Again, this is not only false, it's also dumb. You can simply choose not to buy at any price.

Rare-Quantity5503

Don’t be fooled by exchange data. We have got more sophisticated in defi, there’s so much wrapping. ETFs aren’t held on exchanges. If you think amount of BTC on exchange = amount of BTC for sale, sorry, you ngmi.

MakCapital

The volatility is more than USD, but still better than a lot of currencies. Residents of many countries would see this as superior compared to their existing government issued currency. USD lost half its spending power after COVID. Value only down. BTC only up. Stop thinking in days or months. As MC continues to increase, volatility continues to decrease. That volatility is the cost of admission for Bitcoin as currency during growth stages. Once growth is over, there's nothing stopping it as a dominant currency. Bitcoin payment structure already exists. No one is paying on chain and they don't need to. Just as no one is using cash. They use payment providers. You don't understand assets and Bitcoin enough if you don't recognize it already makes a better SOV than gold. It will eventually make a better currency than all fiat. Give it time. No government issued currency will ever compete with the monetary policies of Bitcoin. We're just not at that stage, yet. Public issued & operated currency > Government issued & operated currency ^ Reality, but need many more years until the average person realizes this. By then, all downsides erased. As will most price upside from growth. You get the entry price you deserve.

Street_Outside_7228

You can’t copy a fake BTC and sell it like you can make a fake gold piece or fake fiat.

EndSmugnorance

How so? Monero can easily be a store of value. There will be fewer XMR in existence than BTC until 2040 with a <1% inflation rate. By what metric are you defining ‘store of value’ besides scarcity and fungibility (which BTC is not) ?

Short-Concentrate-92

I have a very small amount of BTC in a Robinhood account, during the last two pullbacks I’ve gotten notices from them telling me it’s dropping and making it easy for me to sell with a button to push. They are just trying to clean out the small investors

Total_Travel_5357

I feel you may be conflating nominal demand with effective scarcity pressure. Yes, demand is measured in dollar purchasing power, not unit count. That's exactly the point. When supply is fixed and demand (measured in dollars) increases, price must rise to clear the market. Your "$5k buys 0.002 BTC instead of 0.02 BTC" example proves my argument, not refutes it. As price rises, each unit becomes scarcer in practical terms, fewer people can afford whole coins, liquidity fragments, and psychological scarcity increases adoption pressure among those who fear being priced out. The "offer pool increasing 10x" doesn't offset scarcity, it is scarcity manifesting as price. More dollars chasing fixed supply = higher unit price = effective scarcity for participants. The thermodynamic gradient steepens until equilibrium is reached at a new price level. You're describing the mechanism I'm pointing to, then claiming it disproves the conclusion. It doesn't. It is the conclusion.

Virtualization_Freak

It is clear you do not understand how block rewards work. There are still transaction fees mined on each block. The miners can even choose what blocks to include, which is typically those with the highest fees. You don't need to have any block reward to still have an incentive to mine, which is still means, on average, every 10 minutes there is BTC entering miners hands.

crazy_lolipopp

Just because people are saying that we'll have the most insane alt season next cycle and BTC is gonna underperform like crazy

Previous_Valuable873

Don't worry, BTC will never reach 150k ever regardless of how scarce it is.

hey_GM

Just saying sad to see BTC serving main street. No way is a tremendous asset.

GinormousHippo458

I said this exact thing about miners when the reward was 25BTC, looking forward to now. I was terribly mistaken.

YSL_Crypto

I agree. I’m planning to buy .5 BTC once it hits $60k

hawkeling

I’ve been running this on my VPS for a couple months now. just remember if you do it the prize you need to pay a miner to silencing mine your txn because mevers can use kangaroo to reverse the private key in seconds and literally front run the reward. This has happened multiple times with the BTC puzzle

Previous_Valuable873

I never use BTC, only XMR and LTC.

Remarkable-Opening69

Except 15 yr old BTC isn’t early. Your showing up after the banks.

elixon

Wait until MicroStrategy is forced to sell to pay off its looming debts. You will change your mind very fast. You will see BTC flood.

Nice-8484

LTC actually beating BTC in payment on BITPAY, next year Litecoin is going to dominate payment here in CoinGate. LOL

dca-bot

DCA with a 3x multiplier. Everytime BTC goes down the multiplier goes up!

Arijan101

What are you on about? BTC is terrible as currency. Imagine buying your home, let's say a 2 bedroom house, in September 2025 for 2BTC then priced as $250k. Today, a few months later it would be worth $180k. Likewise if you bought it in 2010 for 1 Million BTC at its high of $.39 today It would be worth $90b. Who in their right mind would pay $90b for a house? Or who in their right mind would spend asset today, that can potentially double or half in price tomorrow? It's simply bad at being a currency. And that's before the lack of tech and infrastructure to support a high level of transactions.

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Ok_Shoulder_9492

Everytime I see post like this I’m like damn I need to get a BTC rig, then the comments are on fire about how rare this actually is and I rethink myself. Then another post, and the cycle repeats

hey_GM

Financial institutions are quietly accumulating tons of BTC while keeping the price in a mid-range IMO. Once the narrative plays out, a move to 200k easily come. The unique bias here is that institutions controlling a large portion of the supply kind of betrays Bitcoin’s original moat as peer-to-peer money.

FromThePits

What takes 3 minutes to mine today(1 BTC), will require almost three years by the end of the century. The last single bitcoin will take 38 years to mine.

azblazer007

Just dca BTC is what I've learned after this "bull market"

Meezeeks60

“capture some of the market cap” … You’re defending this statement while ironically referencing someone lacks a brain? Really? Nothing in your brain triggered as you typed that out? Not to mention the comparison between gold and BTC when they’re complete polar opposite investments? Isn’t it common sense that precious metals are a hedge against inflation? And what does that tell you when gold/silver is surging? That crypto will go up and “capture that market cap”? Or that it’ll be the 1st thing to tank? Guess we know why you invest in crypto instead of anything viable, eh? Research outside of “this guy told me to” is too much to handle? Speaking of people that lack a brain 😏

Green_Ad9723

We don't need to discuss this... I don't think you have any idea how inflationary the Euro was against the Mark... the exchange rate from €1 to DM 2 was a total scam... prices were only stable for a few months, then there was extreme inflation in Germany 🇩🇪. Money flowed to southern European countries... this strong currency was far too strong for the weaker countries of the Eurozone... therefore, the Euro was introduced across Europe at a low interest rate of 1.0%... Just buy BTC and be quiet.

HandsOnTheBible

A decade ago people would have said the opposite. If traditional markets are unstable then consumers should be flocking to crypto and other forms of decentralized currency. People forget all too soon catchphrases that were standard back in the day like "BTC is a hedge against inflation" lmao. Crazy how the underground becomes the mainstream and everything flips.

qthistory

Just to review, in mid-2025, Wood said BTC price would be $1.5 million in 2030. Then in Nov 2025, she lowered that prediction to $1.2 million price. Now two months later, she's lowered the price prediction to $800,000. How trustworthy is someone if they are changing their "long term" price predictions every couple of months?

themrgq

It's unfortunate monero isn't more widely accepted. It's by the far the best crypto for regular transactions. BTC has probably the highest fees there so any one but that one probably

derbyfan1

There are many idiots in society who also say BTC has no value. *However*, when you ask them to buy you one....

PatMu5tard

Waiting for the “Mystery wallet opened 100x BTC long 4 minutes before Trumps Greenland announcement”