DOT

Active_Funny_3525

Just chill for a few months, DOT will cover your costs easily enough, let the haters hate.

BonjoBonfyer

Oh and I agree if BTC goes down the alt coins are likely to drop further. It may be years if you gain back your losses for DOT & LINK and you may not gain them back in full. I have no idea how deep your losses are as of today but I’d be reading everything I can on DOT & LINK and understanding the sources and marketing spin. Grandma doesn’t have that much life time left so work hard at a job. Be very cautious about people who say they are experts. There are many being promoted in utube comments as financial experts growing their bases on cryptic apps. Some have a web image on various platforms but no real extended history footprint.

Shrekworkwork

I mean DOT probably isn’t that bad in the long run.

AnotherThroneAway

RIP to all the grandmas in heaven mining DOT on their Intel PCs

BunnyWabbit99

DOT and LINK are ok but Trump coin? I mean if you can see that as a scam from a mile away. You need better research.

Alex040309

Link is a very solid proyect and DOT is not that bad. Trump coin I think is garbage.

DanielTheTechie

>**Was hoping** market would bounce (...) Aha. You were hoping. That's a gambler mentality, with the aggravating that the money you were playing with wasn't even yours. Those remaining $20k should be given to your cousins. You already spent (probably more than) all your part. Now get a job, if you haven't one yet, and use the salary to repay at least the affected part of your cousins. Another lesson here, OP, is that you shouldn't enter in the market when everyone is in panic mode, especially in the crypto market, which is the first one to be affected when the economy & geopolitics news are frightening and people is desperate to take cash away. Did you even hear the news? Did you even care to watch the price evolution of the coins you have advised your grandma to buy? I haven't checked Link or Trump coin, but when I checked DOT the last time a couple days ago, it was in a hopeless free fall even much before the Israel-Iran war started. And you still spend $20k on it? Why? Crypto is a pretty volatile market. Next time you want to invest in crypto, in the best case put only a fraction of your money it in BTC, which is the safest one in the long-term within the crypto world (it still has a certain degree of volatility), and then distribute it in other assets (high interest bank accounts, gold, S&P500...). In other words, don't put all your eggs in the same basked (aka crypto). As said, pick up the phone to your grandma, tell her that your best intention was to help but that your ignorance (I would rather call it 'irresponsibility', but nevermind) lead you to make a chain of fatal mistakes in a very short timespan, but that you, as a honorable grandson, will find a job and will start repaying the damage. Finally, get a book of financial education and start reading. I suggest you *The Richest Man in Babylon*. It has a lot of timeless advices on how to treat your money. It also contains a tale specially for you, on how not to gamble your own savings (or your family's in this case).

loud-improvement2

You invested your grandmother’s money in crypto and you chose the worst cryptocurrencies. DOT which is a dead coin and Trump’s grifting pump-and-dump shitty memecoin. A part from LINK, you literally chose the worst cryptocurrencies in the top 40.

ARoundForEveryone

You're willing to take money from someone you won't even talk to? You're being shitty and childish and irresponsible. Call her. Own up to giving her advice. Own up to that advice being bad - or at the very least, extremely risky - and make peace with a woman who's actively trying to help you in life. Then, when you've both calmly talked it out, explain to her why you thought that DOT, LINK, and TRUMP were good investments (even if you have no reason other than "hype"). And why they were better than BTC, ETH, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, or even a regular ordinary plain-jane low-yield savings account. Because so far, your choices pale in comparison to even stuffing cash under a mattress. But explain your rationale. Own up to mistakes, embrace future hope for a turnaround, and be honest with her. Basically, man up. Be a good person. Be a good grandchild and show a tiny bit of respect and honesty to someone who obviously loves you and wants to look out for you. Take the L. If grandma can afford to give the money to you, she obviously doesn't need it. You screwed yourself out of money, so don't make the money the crux of your apology. Make *your future* the crux of your apology, and vow to make sound financial decisions - which, at this point in your life, might not involve crypto - and to take this lesson to heart. Then, once you've done that, do the same with each of your cousins. Do the hard thing and face them. Then, work as hard as you can, in the real world and with your investments, to recoup any losses for you *and your family*. Do the right thing and don't hide from this.

PoetryAnnual74

Really keeping an eye on DOT right now.. it’s at like five year low, so curious to see if that floor will hold

coinfeeds-bot

tldr; Bloomberg analysts James Seyffart and Eric Balchunas have raised the approval odds for Solana (SOL), XRP, and Litecoin (LTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to 95%, citing positive engagement from the SEC. Other altcoins like DOGE, ADA, and DOT have a 90% approval likelihood. The SEC has requested public comments and amendments to filings, signaling progress. Analysts predict Solana ETFs could be approved within 3-5 weeks, driven by the SEC's active review and collaboration with issuers on staking and redemption details. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

MotanulScotishFold

DOT and LINK are ok, you just need to wait for alt season. as per Trump coin, this is already lost.

oopssomething

Did alt season just start? PEPE , DOT , HYPE all up 2% in an hour

biba8163

Ripple/XRP is Crypto's Original Sin. > I started working on ripple in the summer of 2011. I soon hired Arthur and David to help me. In 2012, I met Chris Larsen. He joined us about 5 months before ripple was launched. **Chris, Arthur and I kept 20 billion XRP, of which 9 billion were mine.** We gave the remaining 80 billion to OpenCoin. - Jed McCaleb https://web.archive.org/web/20150418092231/https://xrptalk.org/topic/2629-selling-my-xrp It used to be that crypto was supposed to be fairly mined, distributed and anything where the the founders might have gamed the system to hog a big percentage of the coins to themselves was a scam. Ripple was funded by big money Venture Capitalists and the premined supply was kept by the founders to themselves, VCs, and early investors. Ethereum followed that playbook and newer coins like ALGO, AVAX, DOT ,etc have only become worse and worse with VCs keeping the majority of the supply for themselves and scammers like Silvio Micali upping the founders reward to keep 20% of the supply. **Ripple seed investors from 2013 are all VCs** - Andreessen Horowitz - Lightspeed Venture Partners - Pantera Capital - Vast Ventures - Bitcoin Opportunity Fund - Google Ventures - IDG Capital Partners - Core Innovation Capital - Venture51 - Camp One Ventures - IDG Capital Partners **Ethereum investors from 2014** - Konstantin Lomashuk and Vasiliy Shapovalov of Cyber Fund (VC) - Adjacent Venture Capital - Artichoke Capital - Blockchain Assets - Compa Capital - CRVN Capital - Flux Capital

Due-Candy-8929

It’s really a case by case scenario- some memes have more stickibility - doge shib Pepe and other well known ones, but I think a lot of the new memes that are dropped these days are pretty much a one and done pump… depending on where you are in the world there are tax benefits for holding over a year, and selling and buying will cost fees as well so personally I don’t sell and buy much, just buy and hold til it’s worth selling… but I don’t do meme crypto either - lots of utility alts though! XRP SUI XLM HBAR LINK ETH DOT ALGO ADA FLR

DBRiMatt

DOT also wants BTC in their treasury!

whoisww-

Solana has a higher inflation rate, yet you hear nothing about it. DOT is like 7.5% and is actively being reduced. And it seems to have a narrative imo.

biba8163

> First it was DOT, now ADA, are announcing that they will put a portion of their "treasuries" into BTC. Imagine giving away your precious BTC or hard earned $Money in exchange for premined shitcoins so Shitcoin Foundations can load up up BTC. - EOS (Block.one) holds $14.7 BILLION in BTC - TEZOS (Tezos Foundation) holds $1.8 BILLION in BTC The gullible get Meme Tech Tokens, Shitcoin foundations get BTC. If you tell these people they are getting scammed, they call you a tribal Maxi.

SpontaneousDream

First it was DOT, now ADA, are announcing that they will put a portion of their "treasuries" into BTC. You can't make this shit up lmao

Due-Candy-8929

Ripple / XRPs longevity is a big advantage over newer companies… consistently being in the top 10 and being one of the first cryptos gives a heavy advantage… (Bitcoin has the BIGGEST first mover advantage, but ETH / XRP / SOL benefit as well) when a transfer takes 1-3 seconds it’s other areas of infrastructure slowing it down… when a fee is less than $0.001 It doesn’t matter if it’s cheaper… look at all the collaborations / acquisitions / adoption… companies not just buying reserve but putting utility into action… Tbh most people who believe in XRP also believe in the potential of a lot of cryptos as well and tend to be diversified - XRP is my biggest bag (partly as it has outperformed the market over the last year so has naturally become worth more than other tokens with the same amount invested) but I also hold SUI LINK DOT FLR ALGO ADA XLM … I feel like most of the hate is just residue from Bitcoin Maxis saying whatever brain dead takes they can think up … Besides - I much prefer a Ripple Brad vs a MicroStrategy Michael

-AgitoMakishima-

DOT…. Because I can’t learn my lesson and have aligned myself with the Gavin Wood cult. 🫠

DBRiMatt

Even the DOT treasury wants more BTC.

DebianDog

I remember being so mad I missed the boat with DOT because everyone was talking about it around 8$ and it 54$ shortly after. Now its down there with LTC and XMR in market cap, around 4$.

Working-Network-1876

The most disappointing coin out there, Gavin really dropped the ball with DOT.

MichaelAischmann

It's quite telling when the people behind DOT would rather have BTC.

coinfeeds-bot

tldr; A proposal for the Polkadot Treasury suggests converting 500,000 DOT into tBTC over a year using Hydration's rolling DCA feature. The tBTC would be added to the Hydration Omnipool via Threshold Network's Bitcoin bridge, diversifying the Treasury's portfolio and supporting DeFi incentives. The plan aims to hedge against price volatility and signal support for a multi-chain future. The proposal is under discussion and not yet implemented, with estimated fees of 0.4% of the total amount acquired. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

syKonaut

Need to make smart trades. I’m pretty much all in right now mainly on SUI which I sold all my DOT, ADA and LINK for back when SUI hit $1.9. I will soon be 2x again on SUI. I am 3x at least on all the SUI alt coins I own such as DEEP, Scallop, 2x on WAL. haedal to name a few. Now I just own SUI and SUI net alts/memes, SOL and XMR.

MarioWilson122

Yeah memes are hated around here but Matt Furie coins for example have been great for the most part the past couple years and are doing better then my alts. You had to sell the ADA,Matic,DOT and all that other hyped up stuff in 2021 thankfully i did that because it aint pretty holding it though a bear. I did just a little of that for the 2017 run and never again will i do that lol. It was nice to buy those up in 22-23 period as they did drop quite a bit so if you actually sold in 21 and bought a year or two later you would be good rn on most of those. The diamond hand stuff doesnt mean hold it though the bear it just mean be willing to hold for months or a year leading up to euphoria or big movements. I think some people do confuse that with holding forever lol.

hazza-sj

Going all in on DOT counts as doing something seriously wrong.

Rory_1354

It's over for DOT 100%

Every_Hunt_160

Yes I hold Ethereum, and I also hold Cardano and a bunch of other alts like Link and DOT. Heck, I even hold Bitcoin and shitcoins like Moons. Heck, I even hold some SOL. Imagine NOT being a maxi and holding only one coin and shitting on every other competitor coin. Jesus!

-AgitoMakishima-

Polkadot’s Nova Wallet getting a debit card so you can spend DOT, USDC, USDT and on-chain assets with a Mastercard… but only available to EU residents for the moment.

homerdickens

ADA, AVAX, DOT, ALGO, VET, NEAR. (layer1, rwa, ai)

Due-Candy-8929

Dont trade emotionally and don't just follow retail along blindly… you are likely to sell the bottom abs fomo buy back in at the top … I hold a lot of alts : XRP ETH SUI LINK HBAR XLM DOT FLR ALGO ADA … but I’m not worried and not watching the charts too closely - a lot of analysts are expecting an alt season but the average retail speculator will get scared out and buy back in once they feel safer… buy the fear, sell the greed… should be more worried when people are saying “ITS NEVER GOING DOWN!”

shib_army

Dyor. I'm not holding All of these coins or tokens. ADA, ICP, DOT, ERGO, ETH, AVAX, FILE, VET, FLUX

Odd_Transition3870

Litecoin and DOT Both are very undervalued currently. Im building LTC ready for long term investment. It’s got huge potential and little risk compared to most on the market plus capped supply like bitcoin. Dot again is at a bit of a low point right now so a good time to invest. Potential to 4x easy enough with a 10x possible if things go crazy. If you want to gamble pop a little on MOG I think again it’s likely to 5x minimum from here but be prepared for that to crash also therefor only put what your willing to lose

ilovesaintpaul

Really underrated alt. I hold about 10% of my crypto port in DOT.

Due-Candy-8929

I much prefer to be diversified : currently holding XRP ETH SUI LINK HBAR XLM ALGO ADA DOT FLR... I stay away from memes / leverage - larger caps like ETH / XRP are a bit safer than smaller caps, but the higher you go up the risk profile the higher the potential returns as well... I like to play fairly safe though and don't really go into anything that small - be prepared to see high volatility, and to take profits and take some risk off the table as well - I don't plan to do a round trip this cycle! I don't think I'll be able to sell the top, but I plan to scale out of most of my cypto and take profits

badass-beeotch

DOT is still below the mean on 1d and 2d and no stochastic RSI cross yet, could happen soon at which point a buy signal could print for me. Agree alt season is severely delayed this cycle. 🧐

Warriorslost3-1lead

I hold DOT and am buying more at these levels. I think altseason comes in the fall.

interloper76

Because Monero is a real crypto with real life use. Good coin. What surprises me though, is the weakness of coins like LTC, BCH, DOT or even DASH which ain't that bad and are actually used...LTC was at the same levels when BTC was for around 6k lol..

Due-Candy-8929

I like LINK… it’s one of my top bags along with other utilty tokens like XRP XLM HBAR SUI ALGO ADA FLR DOT… I don’t really care too much about the prices but the tech is cool and hope to see more and more adoption and real world utility … prefer to invest in technology I believe in than just mindlessly buy BTC… also I don’t trade memes

homerdickens

ADA, AVAX, DOT, VET, ALGO. layer1 and RWA gonna be the niche

Jx_XD

Yes I was there when DOT hits $50, hold and stake through 2 years for parachain and now DOT was like $3... FML...

Eatplaster

2nd for DOT

JustPhackOff39104

This is such a stupid post. Just because an asset fits an obscure pattern doesn't mean that the price will follow. Especially with Polkadot which has massive inflation issues, bad leadership and lack of marketing. That is almost the same as saying a dumped memecoin will rebound because it fits some pattern, obviously it won't, there are stronger factors at play. Of course I would like to be proven wrong as I hold a lot of DOT

DivinityInsanity

Don't you think the massive inflation of this coin, lack of narrative, and the general lack of alt coin interest and/or its over saturation, will lead to DOT's demise?

Due-Candy-8929

I’m also holding ETH , ALGO, ADA, HBAR, DOT, SUI… Ones I’m holding that you’re not include XRP XLM LINK FLR

ronnoco_ymmot94

I ditched DOT a long time ago, zombie coin by todays standards

OccasionalXerophile

Is DOT dead? I'm at break even, tempted to run

-AgitoMakishima-

Why no SOL or NEAR. And only 1% DOT? Definitely agree with the others to be less diversified.

Rocket_Man_91

New Atom and DOT holder here. Do you guys not average down and stake your crypto? I figure at a minimum you should break even.

KateR_H0l1day

DOT enters the room, looking round wide eyed 🤷‍♀️

JackRPD28

ADA, Chainlink and possibly DOT. DOT is building very powerful software for web3 and linking decentralised chains together. All three of these projects do different things, but they are legitimate and all founded by people who worked on ETH.

LPQ_Master

I feel like DOT is still always an easy one to make some money off of. It's got some things going for it behind the scenes, and always pumps when alts do.

kironet996

everyone was shitting on DOT here, until ti started flying 6 or so months ago :D

Ordinary_Associate46

Fair point. I do hold BTC and plan to keep stacking it long term. I'm just using a small part of my portfolio for altcoins I believe in like HBAR and DOT. I'm not chasing hype, just trying to balance learning with growth. But yeah, I hear you.

Secret-Tackle8040

The only crypto worth holding is BTC. DOT is a ghost chain, the others aren't the worst shitcoins you could have but they are shitcoins all the same.

Omeri_AR

Hey everybody A question. I started taking crypto seriously by the end of last year. I was wondering if it is still worth investing in Btc. I normally invest around 200$/month. Into various coins but never into Btc. Cu its way high and my margin for profit will be slightly less. What would be your advice. I have invested in XRP, SOL, LINK, DOT(v les though), SUI (v less) and RENDER( I hold only 20 tokens).

ReverendAlSharkton

This sub has never been right about anything. All of its darlings have turned out to be shit. ERGO, ONE, ROSE, VET, DOT, etc. Sentiment here is the Jim Cramer of crypto. It was even late figuring out MOON was a scam although you could make an argument that the positive posts were astroturfed.

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biba8163

> Nobody knows Everything points to the 4-year having broken down. A lot of the Cycle Truisms failed to occur and broke down. - BTC never falls below previous ATH (fell well below $20K) - BTC will make new ATH 7-9+ months after halvening (BTC broke ATH pre-halvening and went like 30% above ATHs in the halvening year itself) - BTC did 150% in 2023 and 120% in 2024 in what was supposed to be a bear market The game changed: - Logically the impact of miners subsidies halvening should have very little impact now. - Many miners are not selling and some are actually borrowing to buy BTC - MSTR and BTC and ETFs have $190 Billion in BTC have changed 100% sentiment driven retail investing and capital flows into Altcoins I've been saying the cycle's have broken down since July last year while Alt investors keep moving the goal posts saying Alts will start mooning in December, January, February....Spring....EOY. > Exactly what is wrong? We are crabbing like we always do post-halving. (July 2024) > Agree to disagree. > - 2016 we crabbed at ~$600 range post halvening for months until EOY > - 2020 we crabbed at ~$10K range post halvening for months until EOY > - 2024 we hit ATH pre-halvening and we're starting to crab near ATHs https://old.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/1eellzp/daily_crypto_discussion_july_29_2024_gmt0/lfhdf1d/ > Noobs who weren't around in 2016 and 2020, you should know that 2024 looks very very different so far than at this time frame in 2016 and 2020. (Nov. 5, 2024) https://np.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/1gkfvzs/bitcoin_price_crushing_altcoins_heading_into_us/lvlrry1/ > The market is changing: ETFs, MSTR, etc account for a lot of the inflows. This money is not going to leave BTC seeking greater return on Alts (Nov. 13, 2024) https://np.reddit.com/r/ethfinance/comments/1gq6ahm/daily_general_discussion_november_13_2024/lwymxl9/ > Each cycle is a bit different. Too many people are saying, just hold on to your coins, it's playing out exactly the same. (Nov. 13, 2024) https://np.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/1gqexix/why_are_there_so_few_active_users_when_btc_is_at/lwxx36a/ > Be careful of people telling you this cycle is playing out exactly the same. ETFs, institutional and mainstream involvement, memecoins, L2 options and ETH competitors, it's very different (Nov. 19, 2024) https://np.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/1gujmk1/daily_crypto_discussion_november_19_2024_gmt0/lxyt5pw/ In no cycle has BTC marketcap has BTC dominance gone up this much at this point when the Total Alt Coin Marketcap is actually down -30% from 4 years ago in the previous cycle. > *"Most altcoins barely even moved before Feb-march last cycle"* (January 2025) > If you only entered late last cycle, please don't make things up > - ETH reached ATH on January 25, 2021 last cycle > https://np.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/l4bo67/eth_breaks_ath_of_1440/ > - ADA went from $0.05 in the summer of the halvening to $0.35 by that time last cycle > - BNB went from $15 range to $100 by that time last cycle > - DOT went from $5 in December to $16 by that time last cycle > - LTC went from ~$50 in late 2020 to $170 by that time last cycle > All while the halvening has been 1 month earlier this cycle so in terms of cycles we're in mid-Februrary already if you believe we are still having cycles https://np.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/1i7q0z8/daily_crypto_discussion_january_23_2025_gmt0/m8rj5qq/

biba8163

> They're not in your portfolio apparently. Not in your portfolio either > The sub being so bearish and anti ETH is the equivalent of Jim Cramer saying "ETH is dead and will never rally again". (ETH $3,300) https://old.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/1i9onyj/ethereum_primed_to_come_back_with_a_vengeance_in/m96hggi/ > This is why I want to load up on ETH now. People here have been shitting on ETH for over a month, and making fun of ETH holders...I haven't been able to get a good enough discount and I've been sitting here waiting for these last 3 weeks for a good dip that takes the price much lower than the usual near $3,300.(ETH $3,200) https://old.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/1i0snol/daily_crypto_discussion_january_14_2025_gmt0/m74lhkl/ > If you want cheap price, just buy ETH before it starts its bullrun. (ETH $3,360) https://old.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/1gw2efy/daily_crypto_discussion_november_21_2024_gmt0/ly7j8kk/?context=3 > With these prices already, things are getting clearer for 2025: > -ETH to $5K looks very realistic now. > -DOGE should easily get past $1 this time. > -SOL to $400 is too conservative. > -ADA could match its ATH. https://old.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/1goeu1f/daily_crypto_discussion_november_11_2024_gmt0/lwnpbmg/ > I started loading up on alts. I got just a few of the many that people here were shitting hard on: ETH, ADA, ATOM, DOT. (BTC $76K, ETH $3,100, ADA $0.50, ATOM $4.80, DOT $4.60) https://old.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/1gmwzf3/daily_crypto_discussion_november_9_2024_gmt0/lwbu2u2/

biba8163

> it is about where you enter and exit It's not. It's just a thing shitcoiners say. You can't really time buying near bottoms or selling near tops on pump and dump shitcoins. Shitcoiners are always circlejerking themselves off saying their Shitcoin is undervalued at prices that are higher 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 years ago than they are today. Shitcoiners always think their Shitcoin is undervalued and always losing. Then they make up fictional stories about how they bought the bottoms and sold the tops and outperformed BTC. It's more about holding the right asset, BTC. Forget the losses, now calculate the opportunity cost of not holding BTC instead. > Polkadot (DOT) is incredibly undervalued. Tomorrow, its first parachain becomes tradeable! Five chains launching on it this month. (Lower today than 3 years ago at $24) https://np.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/rzx79w/polkadot_dot_is_incredibly_undervalued_tomorrow/ > Cardano's at its most undervalued price in almost 2 years, data shows (Lower today than 3 years ago at $1.15) https://np.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/sp2rch/cardanos_at_its_most_undervalued_price_in_almost/ > Chainlink is grossly undervalued and It will outperform others (Lower today than 4 years ago at $27) https://np.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/q4sl06/chainlink_is_grossly_undervalued_and_it_will/ > MATIC is the most undervalued project considering it’s performance (Lower today than 4 years ago at $1.15) https://np.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/pyttnp/matic_is_the_most_undervalued_project_considering/ > Why is Litecoin so undervalued in price? (Lower today than 4 years ago at $240) https://np.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mx5eht/why_is_litecoin_so_undervalued_in_price_read_op/ > VeChain most undervalued coin? (Lower today than 7 years ago at $0.034 ) https://np.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/7nsm6d/vechain_most_undervalued_coin/ > Why I feel that Crypto.com (CRO) is undervalued and you should buy now (Lower today than 4 years ago at $0.19) https://np.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/q9rty0/why_i_feel_that_cryptocom_cro_is_un

sinan-aydin

for a 20 year horizon besides BTC I’d focus on coins with strong utility and adoption potential. My top 5 would be: ETH dominant smart contract platform DOT interoperability LINK oracle infrastructure ATOM cross chain future and AR permanent data storage These projects address real world needs and have strong developer ecosystems.

itswayne09

It's strange to see major upgrades not reflected in the price. Is the market sleeping on DOT, or could this be an early signal of something else to come? Might be worth keeping a closer eye on this.

Suspicious_Nature329

I think the parachains were a big draw in terms of promised interoperability and value proposition. Although some succeeded, the system itself failed most investors. It was a risk that built the coffin that DOT has to now escape.

Mister_Way

DOT is so fetch, though

brandon0809

If you want to invest in DOT you should be looking at Kusama

Secret-Tackle8040

DOT is what you call a "ghost chain". Remember the simpsons episode with an escalator to nowhere? That's basically DOT.

Hot_Vermicelli5957

Indeed as you said DOT price has had a different reaction, in fact not all alts are at the same "phase of the cycle" or, not on the same price sequence, and DOT has just recently done what it needed to, in its trend. It finally made a new low and re achieved the previous level. As long as it keeps holding higher lows it should target the red zone, It should not lose green zone for this sequence to be valid, if it gets to red zone it may continue for new local high. Eventually over time most good cryptos historically make a new ATH so why not DOT? I dont know much of fundamentals but the price action is giving the opportunity [https://www.tradingview.com/x/jc9BPiVC/](https://www.tradingview.com/x/jc9BPiVC/)

manifestDensity

Stop trying to make DOT happen

Tiny_Kangaroo

Fundamentals don't matter. DOT has zero marketing going on and therefore the price hasn't moved much.

Muted-Nothing7532

Thanks for your honest take – I get where you’re coming from, a lot of people feel disappointed with how things have played out since the parachain hype. That said, not all parachains have failed. Projects like Moonbeam, Astar, and HydraDX are still building and have active ecosystems. Sure, some underdelivered or lost traction, but that’s not unique to Polkadot – it happens in every chain. DOT may not have lived up to its price hype, but tech-wise it’s still one of the more innovative networks out there: shared security, cross-chain messaging (XCM), and now OpenGov. The problem is more visibility and messaging, not fundamentals. I’m just genuinely curious if the community and ecosystem can turn that around – or if it’s really just too late.

Muted-Nothing7532

Why do u think DOT is done and that it is only a another „ trash coin“?

Gullible-Tie7535

DOT is done, it’s over, just another trash coin

4TH3MON3Y

Polkadot bleibt ein faszinierender, aber zutiefst technokratischer Ansatz für ein neues Internet. Der Anspruch ist hoch, die Umsetzung schwer verdaulich, das Narrativ unklar. Während Ethereum, Solana oder neue modulare Architekturen (Celestia, EigenLayer) mit Usecases, Nutzern und Adoption punkten, bleibt DOT ein „Framework für Frameworks“, das in sich selbst kreist. DOT hat die Technik – aber (noch) keinen Platz im Leben echter Nutzer.

VagueRumi

DOT. In 20 years this might be in top 5 in mcap. Never underestimate gavin wood.

WreckinRich

I was considering staking some DOT for 5 years but it's quite possible that none of these coins could be around in 20. In 20 years, I hope to see a whole different landscape.

Embarrassed-Web3

Investing in crypto can be volatile. Considering your background in S&P and Treasuries, you might want to diversify your portfolio with a mix of established players and some higher-risk options. You could consider allocating a portion to BTC and ETH, given their market presence. If you're looking for higher returns, you might explore other cryptos like SOL, DOT, or even some promising altcoins.

Embarrassed-Web3

Imo besides BTC some potential long term holds could be ETH,SOL,DOT,ADA,LINK

Zealousideal_Rain_79

DOT

Due-Candy-8929

I like to diversify, alts I have include XRP XLM HBAR LINK SUI ADA ALGO DOT FLR ETH… been holding most over a year now

Due-Candy-8929

You do you, but I’m happy avoiding leverage + memes, been buying XRP XLM HBAR LINK SUI ADA DOT FLR ALGO ETH - happy just buying and holding til its worth selling - pick up more in the corrections

Dragon_slayer1994

Meh they don't seem overly promising projects at the moment. POL used to be promising but has done next to nothing over the past 2 years. ATOM I don't follow too closely but don't think they're really getting up to much.. DOT would be the one out of these 3 I have the most hope for. But it is crypto, which means basically anything in the mid to high cap range has decent probability of doing irrational things so they all very well could explode during the next alt season

Due-Candy-8929

I have seen at least 3 of these posts over the last few days 🤔 diversify, research, don't fomo in or panic sell out, wise to stay away from memes / leverage / telegram... Personally my favourites are XRP XLM HBAR SUI LINK ETH ALGO DOT ADA FLR

Consistent_Many_1858

Most Alts will not make their ATH. I'm holding a few of these. ADA, ERGO, FLUX, DOT, and ATOM. I think these are dead shitcoins now.

Dragon_slayer1994

As a fellow ATOM, DOT and POL holder, I regret buying these lol. I'm too damn stubborn to sell though.

AnoAnoSaPwet

Depends on what you can afford? Generally I'd recommend users to invest in anything that's still active that "has, is working towards, or develops" smart contracts.  My favorites are ADA, ATOM, DOT, ALGO, POL.  All still relatively cheap, with the exception of ADA.  It also doesn't hurt to buy a small amount of let's say LTC/XMR/BCH (alternative Proof of Work cryptocurrencies that are still around, because you can buy whole coins right now).  You never know? I remember when Ethereum was like $8 and look at it now. 

NoCaptain9675

I’d feel relatively comfortable holding BTC and ETH long-term due to their established networks and adoption. SOL’s scalability and XRP’s focus on cross-border payments have potential, but regulatory risks linger. I might consider adding LINK or DOT for diversified exposure to decentralized infrastructure and interoperability.

Due-Candy-8929

My top coins are XRP XLM SUI ADA ETH LINK HBAR DOT ALGO FLR

biba8163

> you couldn't scroll one comment...I don't even know what point you are trying to make here. You're comments are all over the place showing you lost money or got scammed on one shitcoin after another. My point is that you're basically a shitcoin tourist, visiting scam destinations, losing your money and then claiming you made off like a bandit after some shitcoin pumps, saying I told you so. > *"Is LRC worth buying still?"* > Nah. Too much risk for too little reward. **A lot of better stuff to invest into. LUNA, FTM, DOT, SOL, MATIC** etc. Hell, even just BTC. https://old.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/s84kul/daily_discussion_january_20_2022_gmt0/htiwfpa/ > Can't believe I missed Luna at $63. Fuck me. https://old.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/s05h6y/daily_discussion_january_10_2022_gmt0/hs039za/ > SOL, DOT, Matic or FTM. Though FTM might be a bit overbought at the moment. I'm dumb and this isn't advice. https://old.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/s46hnr/daily_discussion_january_15_2022_gmt0/hsp9s3p/ > Bought my first sol at 200. 🤡 https://old.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/spkjnk/daily_discussion_february_11_2022_gmt0/hwjmgrd/ > Shorted Sol at 34.88. Closed my position at $32.16. Fuck me. https://old.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/yp9scs/ftx_token_ftt_just_dumped_25_400_million_in/ivi7gj2/

Amddiffynnydd

TL;DR: Respect BTC. Hold some. But if you're still trying to build wealth, it’s worth looking where the next $1 opportunity is — not where it used to be? What I am missing ? If the SEC makes Altcoins a commodity, life ETFs ? Like they have with bitcoin - what i am missing I wrote this early in another post but just applicable for this too - - Absolutely fair points — but here’s why I’m not going all-in on BTC right now, even though I respect what it's achieved. Yes, hindsight is 20/20 — but foresight is what I care about now. Saying “I wish I bought at $1” misses a deeper truth: Bitcoin’s best asymmetric returns are likely behind us? That’s not FUD 9 Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt.) — that’s just maths. I’m holding BTC (about £7k worth), and I believe it still has upside — but for my personal goal (a £200k house), it’s no longer the most efficient vehicle? To get there, BTC would need to hit £2.2 million per coin. Current analyst tops? \~£300k max by 2030. Why I’m diversifying beyond Bitcoin: ETH just got its ETF approved. It’s following the same institutional path BTC did — but its utility, fee burn, and smart-contract backbone give it more use cases. ETH still has room to 5–10×, while BTC’s size makes that harder. I’ve also built a small basket of SEC-pipeline coins (AVAX, DOT, SOL, XRP, HBAR, etc.) — tiny market caps, real tech, and now in line for ETF-level attention. A single 10–20× here would do more for my deposit than BTC doubling again. I know the risks — alt-coins swing harder. But I’m only allocating what I’m okay seeing swing. I’m not trying to time the market, either — just positioning for the kind of asymmetric returns BTC used to offer. My take: Bitcoin isn’t dead — but it’s maturing. It’s gone from punk rock to blue-chip. From “what is this magic internet money?” to “regulated ETF in BlackRock’s portfolio.” That’s a win. But it also means the window for 100× gains has narrowed. So yes, I’m still stacking — just not only Bitcoin. I'm building something real with a diversified strategy based on risk, upside, and timing — because my regret wouldn’t be missing Bitcoin at $1… it would be missing my house at £200k.

Due-Candy-8929

As someone who took that higher risk over the last 1.5 years it’s been my best performer - currently holding XRP XLM HBAR LINK SUI DOT FLR ALGO ADA ETH

No-Pipe-6941

Looks good, but cut DOT for more link

Amddiffynnydd

I wrote this early in another post but just applicable for this too - - Absolutely fair points — but here’s why I’m not going all-in on BTC right now, even though I respect what it's achieved. Yes, hindsight is 20/20 — but foresight is what I care about now. Saying “I wish I bought at $1” misses a deeper truth: Bitcoin’s best asymmetric returns are likely behind us? That’s not FUD — that’s just maths. I’m holding BTC (about £7k worth), and I believe it still has upside — but for my personal goal (a £200k house deposit), it’s no longer the most efficient vehicle? To get there, BTC would need to hit £2.2 million per coin. Current analyst tops? \~£300k max by 2030. Why I’m diversifying beyond Bitcoin: ETH just got its ETF approved. It’s following the same institutional path BTC did — but its utility, fee burn, and smart-contract backbone give it more use cases. ETH still has room to 5–10×, while BTC’s size makes that harder. I’ve also built a small basket of SEC-pipeline coins (AVAX, DOT, SOL, HBAR, etc.) — tiny market caps, real tech, and now in line for ETF-level attention. A single 10–20× here would do more for my deposit than BTC doubling again. I know the risks — alt-coins swing harder. But I’m only allocating what I’m okay seeing swing. I’m not trying to time the market, either — just positioning for the kind of asymmetric returns BTC used to offer. My take: Bitcoin isn’t dead — but it’s maturing. It’s gone from punk rock to blue-chip. From “what is this magic internet money?” to “regulated ETF in BlackRock’s portfolio.” That’s a win. But it also means the window for 100× gains has narrowed. So yes, I’m still stacking — just not only Bitcoin. I'm building something real with a diversified strategy based on risk, upside, and timing — because my regret wouldn’t be missing Bitcoin at $1… it would be missing my house at £200k. TL;DR: Respect BTC. Hold some. But if you're still trying to build wealth, it’s worth looking where the next $1 opportunity is — not where it used to be? What I am missing ?

Suspicious_Nature329

Staking like this is inflationary, so it means new users or buyers are needed for the price to sustain. The staking floor on DOT has kept rising. You could get similar results liquidity providing, where you make more but its value decreases. If you want to do something like this, I think ATOM and OSMOSIS are more interoperable and easier to use, whereas DOT feels like an island at times. I’ve explored and invested in both ecosystems, and the only reason I’m out of OSMOSIS now is Do Kwon. The reason I am out of DOT is because parachains flopped and the loop I mentioned: needs new users to hold price against staking, but not new user friendly.

KateR_H0l1day

I think HBAR. LDO are good plays. I also like AVAX DOT/KSM

-AgitoMakishima-

Polkadot! Massive changes and development happening in the DOT ecosystem.

homerdickens

ADA, AVAX, DOT, ALGO, VET, NEAR. these are your apple, microsoft and teslas! cant go wrong witj