ETH

Outrageous-Study7881

With a 2k portfolio and a mid risk/reward goal, I’d probably keep it fairly simple. A core position in ETH for growth and ecosystem exposure, a couple of strong large-cap alts (like SOL or BNB..) for higher upside, and a small allocation to a narrative I believe in (AI, L2s, or DeFi). I’d also keep some dry powder in stablecoins in case of dips. No memes, no leverage just projects with real usage and liquidity.

Buddy_Palguy

Check my comment history. I said $2k ETH Christmas Sale several days ago…. This sale won’t last. Take advantage now!

Medium_Change4574

$68k BTC and $2100 ETH at new years eve

SilkenicDud

Exactly. This is what happens when crypto stops being “just a market” and starts behaving like a balance sheet. When a single player can deploy hundreds of millions with leverage, price action becomes less about narratives and more about capital control. That’s why the future isn’t *anti-bank* crypto or *anti-crypto* banks — it’s hybrid infrastructure. Banks that understand crypto rails, and crypto platforms that understand risk, custody, and compliance. This is actually where products like Blackcat make sense: real banking features, EU regulation, but with native crypto support (BTC/ETH/USDT on-chain, instant transfers, proper cards). Not OG chaos — but not TradFi cosplay either. The “OG days” aren’t gone. They’re just growing up.

aaj094

On that last point, i prefer to have a decent chunk in ETH just due to that argument. But I am even more sure nothing beyond btc and eth has any reasonable shot at the top spot.

buddies2705

Pure shit. Everything is shit other than a few major coins like BTC, SOL, ETH Of course, you can trade them to make money, but do not hold any of these shit coins. Make money and get out

Wallet_TG

Polkadot is quietly building the future while everyone else is still stuck debating ETH fees - 2026 might be the year DOT goes from overlooked to unstoppable.

Wallet_TG

Start small, stick to major coins (BTC/ETH), invest gradually (DCA), never risk money you can’t afford to lose, and focus on learning before chasing gains.

HalcyoNighT

Yeah bro, 0.00035 ETH can be worth $4.29 one second and $4.35 the next, so even assuming you can buy coffee with crypto, how much is the cafe going to charge?

_UnusualSuspect

Check ETH/BTC chart

Numerous_Ruin_4947

He may be off by a few weeks or months. I think ETH will rally soon. I suck at predictions though so disregard my bullishness!

Numerous_Ruin_4947

ETH has been in a bear market the past 1-2 years. Look at all the red months. It's time for it to come out and shine. BTC.D is poised to drop, similar to 2017 and 2021. So much bullish ETH news. JP Morgan Chase will tokenize on Ethereum - just announced. Crypto KOLs are out of their mind if they think ETH is going to crash in 2026. Everyone is calling for a bear market, so that's a bottom signal to me.

RefrigeratorLow1259

Monad may be architecturally cleaner than Solana or Sui, but decentralisation is proven by who can realistically run validators and who controls upgrades NOT by execution elegance. With its massive VC backing it'll take years to implement true decentralisation. Anyway, Monad competes primarily with ETH L2s not SOL or SUI.

DryMyBottom

I don’t know…. ETH has let us down so many times now that I consider it like all the alts at this point

aaj094

I feel like ETH is soon going to complete a decisive separation from the remaining shit alt pack.

chain_thinker7

There’s no single ‘best’ way — it depends on your goals and risk tolerance. A few paths people use: ✔️ Long-term holding of strong assets (like BTC/ETH) ✔️ Consistent entry (DCA, not timing every dip) ✔️ Risk-managed trades with strict stop losses ✔️ Earning yield on what you already hold (staking/LP positions) For example, some people use ecosystems like **Money Protocol** \+ **Intrinsic Finance** to let part of their BTC work (mint BTC-backed assets and earn rewards). Whatever path you pick, *risk management and patience* always matter most.

Chirag_S8

If you are starting out with cryptocurrencies, concentrate solely on the basics and do not worry about the market timing at this point. The price of cryptocurrencies is changing a lot and there is never a “perfect” time thus your plan is what matters more. One of the most common ways that beginners try to enter the crypto market is by starting with the most well-known coins (like BTC or ETH) - the invest amount is tiny, and the dollar-cost averaging is the method of investing rather than going all in. Before transferring a significant amount of money, make sure you know about wallets, exchanges, and basic security (2FA, not sharing keys). Consider it a long-term, high-risk investment rather than a get-rich-quick scheme. Do not rush in; learning will take some time but it is worth it, and only invest what you can afford to lose.

SafeMoonJeff

That's a name i havent heard in a while, you miss 2 migration from GO to ETH and from ETH to IMX Am pretty sure the first bridge is not working anymore so you may be stuck, here are the 2 related link https://medium.com/ecomi/how-to-bridge-omi-from-your-secure-wallet-5de3391063d9 https://medium.com/ecomi/how-to-bridge-your-omi-tokens-a68c6dce628 Good luck Cheers

Organic_Horse88

Yeah just buy the top coins like BTC, SOL and ETH etc... also invest only your exrta.

Ok-Appointment4871

Hey Reddit, I wanted to share my investment setup and get your thoughts on potential growth. Portfolio (~Dec 2025): • Vanguard All-World ETF: ~€16k • AI / Tech stocks: ~€5.5k • Crypto (ETH + SOL): ~€1.5k Ongoing contributions: • Vanguard ETF: ~€600/month • Crypto: ~€450/month, split daily via DCA (~€13 ETH / ~€2 SOL) using Coinbase One (no trading fees up to €500/month) Strategy: • Daily crypto investing to smooth price entry • Monthly ETF contributions for steady growth • AI / Tech stocks as high-upside satellites Questions: 1. If ETH and SOL perform well, how could my portfolio grow in 5–10 years? 2. For Coinbase One users, is daily investing better than monthly for long-term gains? 3. Advice on optimizing the split between crypto, ETFs, and AI/Tech? Would love your insights, projections, or experiences!

doyzer9

Country is useful as not all allow the same exchanges. Kraken is free to use, and a good learner exchange, with good security and reputation. For beginners using Kraken, the 4.99 a month to join Kraken plus will save on exchange fees. Start with the top cryptos as the value is more stable... BTC, ETH, LTC, XRP, TAO, SOL, BNB, and many other top ranked cryptos, these generally go up and down in value in line with BTC. Always buy when the market dips, never in bull runs or from social media hyped coins. The market is in a dip, so personally I would buy now, as I have confidence that the market will recover and boom in 2026. DYOR. Each crypto type is held online on its own independent Blockchain managed by 100s or 1000s of different computers (mining) and verifying the specific crypto ledger (Blockchain) Exchanges and wallets interface into the Blockchain and use highly encrypted "keys" to record and move crypto on each Blockchain. Keys are generally coded by a seed phrase. Anyone with this seed phrase or your "keys" can move your crypto on the Blockchain. For best security, avoid ALL online wallets (metamask, trust wallet, phantom, coinbase wallet, and many other "hot wallets" as your keys/seed phrase is stored online. Buy a cold wallet / hardware wallet is always the best storage solution. Ledger,

Livid_Theory_7707

I agree with OP, but there is a catch to this which will play out in the long term: gradually there will be more and more people who are holding long term. Especially for coins as BTC & ETH. So the less available it will come. And the prices will have to go up anyway. A lot of markets are being manipulated. Try to ignore it at daily basis and look at the long term. Or do some day trading

BeefonWeck00

i own 200k worth of BTC, ETH, XRP, SOLANA, TRAC and then a handful of other shit coins. the ones i mentioned are my biggest bags and im well positioned. My portfolio is nowhere near where it has been at it's peak several times, but i continue to hold waiting for the day the "super cycle" someday comes.

No_Chemical_5742

Xrp will flip ETH

Small_Appearance2014

Start small, consider well-known coins like BTC or ETH, and explore promising projects like RYO for real-world utility. Focus on learning and consistency rather than chasing quick profits.

Numerous_Ruin_4947

Tom Lee is buying. BMNR has purchased 3.86 million ETH, maybe more. Sharplink Gaming is still buying ETH. Institutions might be buying and have not announced it yet. We'll see. [https://www.strategicethreserve.xyz/](https://www.strategicethreserve.xyz/)

Numerous_Ruin_4947

ETH has had 9 red months since December 2024. BTC has not had the same kind of negative performance. Ethereum's fundamentals are sound, so it has been mispriced by an irrational market. BTC dominance might trend down similar to 2017 and 2021. The 2025 BTC.D chart looks very similar to 2017 and 2021. Change the style to Candles, and 12 months. Zoom in until you see it like this: [https://i.postimg.cc/9CMQcj3t/BTC-DOMINANCE-CHART.jpg](https://i.postimg.cc/9CMQcj3t/BTC-DOMINANCE-CHART.jpg) [https://www.tradingview.com/chart/JhkJkbxB/?symbol=CRYPTOCAP%3ABTC.D](https://www.tradingview.com/chart/JhkJkbxB/?symbol=CRYPTOCAP%3ABTC.D)

jwz9904

ETH performing better than BTC recently. Magic by Tom Lee?

Ok_Golf_6467

ISM trending up, Fed injecting liquidity, institutional support for BTC/ETH to name a few

oak1337

Why hasn't ETH donated it's entire source code to a vendor neutral, community driven organization like Linux?

Hooftly

Do you know what the purpose of the ETH Foundation is?

Hooftly

> Vitalik (the centralized leader of ETH What a dumb thing to say. Do you actually believe that? Your whole post and every argument has been in bad faith if this is indicative of the Hedera community as a whole.... eww. Good luck. you need it.

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RatherCynical

The hyped sentiment is unnecessary, just loose monetary policy. Even low interest rates, no QE is fine - institutions would look for Aave and Curve/Compound and such to lock in 5% returns whilst the rest of the market gives less than 2%. That alone is enough to pump things like ETH, Avalanche, Polygon, etc. 'cause the TVL explodes.

watch-nerd

It's a ghost chain. There are almost no developers compared to ETH and SOL.

Cute-Championship-86

If you want to play it safe, then just invest in BTC and ETH. I’m not a financial advisor though. ALWAYS do your OWN RESEARCH before investing in anything.

Purplenastie

You need to study and make your own decisions. Every one tries to sell you the coin they bought and they probably bought because some tik tok vid or you tube guy told them to buy. My advise, all crypto investment should be long term. Safest play, BTC then ETH Best return on investment and still safe $QNT (Study Quant Network) Other good plays $HBAR, $TAO, Safest play, split investment over all 5.

Hooftly

Listen. BTC and ETH have issues andthey are not perfect... but if you are going to sit there and claim Hedera is Decentralized because fdo the reasons you provided which are provavbly false there is no helping you. Im not saying Hederas Tech is bad, Im not saying it won't succeed. Im saying its permissioned and distributed which means it does not solve the trilemma. This is fact not fiction and if you asked the Hedera Devs I bet you they would tell you the same because they are not stupid.

Hooftly

The arXiv paper indeed analyzes transaction flow and wealth distribution rather than the low-level mechanics of Hashgraph, but that does not make its findings irrelevant to decentralization. Decentralization is not only about cryptographic fault tolerance or whether a protocol is leaderless; it is about who ultimately controls participation, rule changes, and ordering power over time. The paper explicitly characterizes Hedera as a public permissioned network and shows a strong core-periphery structure in transaction mediation and wealth, which directly undermines claims of decentralized economic control. While wealth concentration alone does not prove consensus centralization, in Hedera it matters because token ownership does not control consensus participation at all... validator admission and governance are handled by a fixed council. That means economic concentration cannot counterbalance governance concentration the way it can in permissionless PoS or PoW systems. Claiming that ABFT guarantees decentralization conflates fault tolerance with control dispersion. ABFT ensures safety and liveness under a Byzantine fault model; it does not address who decides validator membership, protocol upgrades, or coordination layers. Hedera’s council, regardless of diversity or term limits, is a bounded, identifiable group with formal authority over these decisions, which by definition fails the decentralization criterion used in distributed systems and crypto threat models. A replicated, leaderless protocol can still be centralized if admission and evolution are centrally governed. Comparisons using Gini or Theil indices across BTC, ETH, and Hedera are also misleading because they measure very different things under different power models. In Bitcoin and Ethereum, wealth concentration affects consensus power because participation is permissionless and economically weighted; in Hedera, wealth concentration is orthogonal to consensus because consensus power is equalized inside a closed set. That makes cross-system inequality metrics incomparable. Equal power among approved nodes does not decentralize control over who gets approved in the first place. Finally, a roadmap to permissionlessness is not a present property. Many systems promise future decentralization; decentralization claims must be evaluated on deployed reality, not intent. The arXiv paper does not claim Hedera’s governance is decentralized, nor does it support the conclusion that Hedera has “defeated” the decentralization leg of the trilemma. What it actually shows is that Hedera trades permissionless economic governance for predictable, council-managed consensus... an explicit design choice, not a solved problem.

Hooftly

The paper doesn’t analyze Hashgraph math, but decentralization isn’t a cryptographic property, it’s a control property. Hedera’s consensus may be ABFT and leaderless, but validator admission and protocol evolution are governed by a council, which the paper explicitly acknowledges by calling the network public permissioned. Wealth concentration metrics are not comparable to BTC or ETH because token ownership doesn’t affect consensus power in Hedera. Equal power inside a closed set doesn’t decentralize control over the set itself, and a roadmap to permissionlessness is not the same as being decentralized today. Cut the shit.

Hooftly

You conveniently left ETH out of your AI response.

Chemical-Hyena2972

If so well known that this would/will happen. Why wouldn’t Saylor wait to buy more or Lee to buy more ETH (I would assume this would bring all of crypto down). I mean, I guess they could be waiting to buy more 🤔

oak1337

That paper analyzes the transaction network and wealth distribution on Hedera, not the core consensus protocol or governance structure. It shows economic concentration, which is common in many systems (including Bitcoin and Ethereum, which also exhibit high wealth inequality), but it does not prove Hedera’s consensus algorithm or governance is centralized. Hedera’s protocol is ABFT with mathematically guaranteed fault tolerance and leaderless consensus. Governance is handled by a council currently limited to 39 organizations with equal votes and term limits, and there is an explicit roadmap to permissionless consensus node participation. Wealth concentration in token distribution is an economic reality of many networks and is different from decentralization of consensus and governance (based on the paper’s own abstract and findings). The claim that Hedera has defeated the "decentralization" leg of the Trilemma is based on all of the reasons under "DECENTRALIZATION" in my original post. "Anonymous" doesn't mean decentralized. "Transparent" doesn't mean centralized. Just because a network has 10,000 permissionless nodes doesn't mean it's decentralized if only a handful hold all the consensus power, or if only a handful participate in consensus, or even worse, if there's just 1 block leader who controls transaction ordering. Hedera has equal node consensus power (higher Gini Coefficient and Theil Index than BTC and ETH). All nodes participate equally in every transaction within the shard. Just because they are transparent, trusted and known entities doesn't make that centralized.

oak1337

That paper analyzes the transaction network and wealth distribution on Hedera, not the core consensus protocol or governance structure. It shows economic concentration, which is common in many systems (including Bitcoin and Ethereum, which also exhibit high wealth inequality), but it does not prove Hedera’s consensus algorithm or governance is centralized. Hedera’s protocol is ABFT with mathematically guaranteed fault tolerance and leaderless consensus. Governance is handled by a council currently limited to 39 organizations with equal votes and term limits, and there is an explicit roadmap to permissionless consensus node participation. Wealth concentration in token distribution is an economic reality of many networks and is different from decentralization of consensus and governance (based on the paper’s own abstract and findings). The claim that Hedera has defeated the "decentralization" leg of the Trilemma is based on all of the reasons under "DECENTRALIZATION" in my original post. "Anonymous" doesn't mean decentralized. "Transparent" doesn't mean centralized. Just because a network has 10,000 permissionless nodes doesn't mean it's decentralized if only a handful hold all the consensus power, or if only a handful participate in consensus, or even worse, if there's just 1 block leader who controls transaction ordering. Hedera has equal node consensus power (higher Gini Coefficient and Theil Index than BTC and ETH). All nodes participate equally in every transaction within the shard. Just because they are transparent, trusted and known entities doesn't make that centralized.

oak1337

That paper analyzes the transaction network and wealth distribution on Hedera, not the core consensus protocol or governance structure. It shows economic concentration, which is common in many systems (including Bitcoin and Ethereum, which also exhibit high wealth inequality), but it does not prove Hedera’s consensus algorithm or governance is centralized. Hedera’s protocol is ABFT with mathematically guaranteed fault tolerance and leaderless consensus. Governance is handled by a council currently limited to 39 organizations with equal votes and term limits, and there is an explicit roadmap to permissionless consensus node participation. Wealth concentration in token distribution is an economic reality of many networks and is different from decentralization of consensus and governance (based on the paper’s own abstract and findings). The claim that Hedera has defeated the "decentralization" leg of the Trilemma is based on all of the reasons under "DECENTRALIZATION" in my original post. "Anonymous" doesn't mean decentralized. "Transparent" doesn't mean centralized. Just because a network has 10,000 permissionless nodes doesn't mean it's decentralized if only a handful hold all the consensus power, or if only a handful participate in consensus, or even worse, if there's just 1 block leader who controls transaction ordering. Hedera has equal node consensus power (higher Gini Coefficient and Theil Index than BTC and ETH). All nodes participate equally in every transaction within the shard. Just because they are transparent, trusted and known entities doesn't make that centralized.

miamisportsking

This is my personal strategy, not any advice and not trying to sound superior to anyone… With that being said, for the last 3/4 weeks I’ve gone short on thursdays, closing out positions usually Sunday. Sunday during the dip I’ll go long and close out positions Monday afternoon/evening. It’s been going extremely well. I utilize 3/4/10x margin, always set sl-tp. These are the pairs I trade. BTC/USD, ETH/USD, SPX/USD, SOL/USD, XRP/USD, PAXG/BTC. Since Oct 10 the weekends have been very volatile, and generally speaking that’s how it is. Low liquidity over the weekend, prices dip, good time to buy and take long positions into Monday/Tuesday.

crmszn

I would expect ETH to have less commits since it is a large network with a lot of value sitting on it. A lot more to loose over a minor mistake versus other chains.

JustStopppingBye

>Ask XRP Tundra Youre confused, Tundra on Solana are the ones using Chainlink data for execution, XRPL only copies the data over and records it lol > and Ondo Finance, both are on the XRPL, both use Chainlink’s oracle for a data feed. lol.....Thats not how it works. Integrations are chain specific. Ondos Chainlink integration is Ondo specific, not XRPL native. XRPL does not natively consume, secure or settle Chainlink data at the protocol or consensus level, they have to pay Chainlink for this integration. Ripple only has a RLUSD integration with chainlink on ETH not XRPL.

inDilema

Every new coin has better tech than ETH. Look what KASPA has achieved but the price is opposite.

aaj094

QE or no QE, shit remains shit. Hence 'crypto' market cap is a meaningless loaded term which tries to assign value to shit. Now talk about market cap that only includes Bitcoin and ETH. That's more worth debating.

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Weary_Strawberry2679

Nah. Just hold LONG-term assets for as much as it meets your financial goals, like BTC, ETH, Index Funds and good real estate in high-demand areas. Patience is everything in the market. If you're not in for a decade or two, you're too fast on the trigger. Good luck.

HBAR_10_DOLLARS

Even your dear leader Vitalik calls it a centralization risk. Guess what? Your network is becoming more centralized and there’s nothing you can do to stop it except beg and plead for the staking providers to stop growing. Goodbye. >Regarding staking, Buterin noted a group of “lazy stakers” possessing at least 32 ETH — the threshold to operate a validator — but choose staking pools and liquid staking tools over individual staking. He suggested that these stakers could have opted for “solo staking” to mitigate **centralization risks.** >“Even if solo staking becomes maximally easy,... lots of people are not going to stake,” Buterin remarked in the speech.

oak1337

There are 4 scenarios here: 1. Permissioned and centralized 2. Permissioned and decentralized 3. Permissionless and centralized 4. Permissionless and decentralized. Currently, Hedera falls into category 2. I would say chains like XRP fall into category 1. Chains like BTC, ETH, Cardano, Algorand, etc fall into category 3 I have not seen any chain that falls into category 4.

Itur_ad_Astra

BTC is trying its best to bring ETH down with it, but ETH is *resilient* the past few weeks! I guess the maxis forgot that you can't bring something of value arbitrarily low vs BTC by using constant pump and dumps, eventually you reach the final resistance and the trick doesn't work anymore. Or it could be that the market realizes that a coin with no miner supply pressure and lower inflation will fare better in the coming bear.

Hooftly

So the founder does not have a permanent seat on the council? The council has no chance of collusion? 41 entities is not a high bar regardless of reputation and collusion cannot be easily revealed when successful. You say better than anon developers... what project in particular are you drawing this comparison from? The majority of BTC and ETH Devs are public and all work for foundations or companies so I fail so see what point you are trying to make. Eth has a weekly All Core Devs Meeting Live Streamed... does HBAR live stream thier governance council meetings?

Hooftly

It can happen 100x easier my dude. 41 entities have to collude thats its. how many validators on Ethereum exist? This is not even a rational discussion. Lido also has no reason to be harmful to the network even if they did grow more (They wont because they have competition) It would kill the only buisness they have. You are not arguing with logic. None of what you just said makes HBAR any less of a DISTRIBUTED PERMISSIONED Network. BTC and ETH have wales and Rehypothecation in ETFs is bullshit but that is irrelevant as long as the network continues and Defi survives. What we need is REAL Builders building REAL Decentralization. ETH and BTC are doing thier best with the constraints they have and are not PRETENDING to be anything they are not.

verysillyman

I’m starting to think maybe Tom Lee’s prediction of 200k btc and 7k ETH by year end might not happen…

devCheckingIn

At least ETH still has a "story" behind it with all that crap about stablecoins and tokenization or whatever. Not sure if that plays out long-term but at least there's something there. BTC doesn't even have a narrative anymore.

watch-nerd

What happens when Blackrock offers a staked ETH (ETHB) ETF to compete?

biba8163

The **SEC's mandate** is to protect investors in: 1. Investment of money 2. In a common enterprise 3. With an expectation of profits 4. Derived from the efforts of others **Crypto projects** — especially ICOs, pre-mine allocations, staking schemes, yield promises, roadmap-driven tokens **fall within the SEC's purview**: 1. Raising money from the public 2. Promising future development 3. Suggesting price appreciation 4. Showing a team whose efforts supposedly increase token value *ALMOST ALL of crypto are are at irrecoverable losses of 70-90% or worse over 4-year and 8-year spans because they are straight up scams, money grabs that are sham tokens, slow/fast rug pulls, make false promises, false statements, promote false use cases, steal investor funds, pump tokens with manipulation and undisclosed paid promotions, etc* **It is a testament to how dumb crypto investors are when 99.X% of all projects/coins in the space are at major irrecoverable losses where the founder/insiders/devs have made off rich like bandits but crypto bros think the SEC is the problem.** > **From December 2017 - ~99.5% of coins are at losses** > - 194 out of 200 coins listed on the 1st page are lower today than they were 8 years ago. > - Keep loading and scroll further... > - 1,792 out of ~1,800 coins listed are all at losses. MOST of these coins, you can't even sell at a loss because they are delisted on exchanges or there isn't any volume to sell without affecting the prices. > - *ONLY BTC and ETH from the top 25 are in profit.* > https://coinmarketcap.com/historical/20171231/ > **From November 2021 - ~99.8% of coins are at losses** > - 395 out of 400 coins listed on the 1st page are lower today than they were 4 years ago. > - Keep loading and scroll further... > - ~4,994 out of ~5,000+ coins listed are all at losses. > - *ONLY BTC, BNB and XRP from the top 25 are in profit* > https://coinmarketcap.com/historical/20211109/

Itur_ad_Astra

Unlike BTC, ETH is a productive asset. Bitmine plans to stake it, and cover operating costs and pay dividends with the close to a hundred million $ in yearly profits their ETH makes. If on top of the above you take into account the fact that not only they have taken zero debt to buy the ETH, but they have spare fiat to buy more dips, why exactly would they be forced to sell?

iwakan

> Nobody wants to hold ETH long term, for good reasons. lol. Say what you want about Bitmine's strategy specifically, but that's a ridiculous assertion.

SpontaneousDream

I think Bitmine blows up way sooner than Saylor. Idk if Saylor ever blows up, but Bitmine is already billions of dollars underwater on their ETH buys. In a recent video of Tom Lee, he talked about how they will "accelerate" their buys if the price goes lower. Sounds like classic shitcoiner behavior. Nobody wants to hold ETH long term, for good reasons. I think the market is seeing Bitmine take a BIG risk here...it makes sense to take the other side of that trade

3tc4tc

SOL, ETH, USDT, BNB, or Card. And don't forget to join the Solfart Nation subreddit, thats where the founder are posting most of the time

malvict

well you can do the same with ETH or USDT or any other tokens. Is he high?

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Hooftly

Its a centralized permissioned validator set. Just stop it doesnt even compare and could be regulated against trivially. ETH is truly decentralized that is the ONLY thing that matters

MundaneSoftware6510

Even with BTC, this is a volatile market. Who can really time the swings here? No one. No one has that crystal ball. I keep my eye on relatively few coins. BTC because it was a once in the human species event… we collectively picked a medium of exchange like we picked gold as a medium. In and of itself what is gold? A pretty yellow metal. Scarce but intrinsically its value is in what we do with it. BTC is the digital equivalent. Any other coin has to stand on its fundamentals and merits. SOL because of its speed and low CPT has value in its technology. It is faster and cheaper than ETH. If it survives another year with no outages and continues to gain commercial acceptance then it will be positioned to become the pipeline for transactions. Visa has set up with Solana. Western Union will use it to host their medium for international settlements and remittances. BTC will be the “standard”. SOL the pipeline. Institutional investors are putting there money here. ETF’s are a great way to manage some of the risk. Hell, Blackrock has thrown money into this. That is the only long term play I will make. There is significant risk but decent upsides… just check if the fundamentals are sound. If they are then I hold. If they are not then I apply my “Ladies, excuse me please” rule and sell regardless of the price or hype. I monitor this on a weekly basis. Any significant news about SOL is piped into my inbox daily. I may lose money on this but it won’t be for desperately holding on. Set your floor and ceiling and your horizon. The stick to them.

Tmfallon

BTC is the same as the stock market now- the S&P500 of crypto. In fact, the S&P has been more volatile in the past year. Do you remember when people here used to joke when BTC was dropping from 3k to 1.8k in a day, that one day BTC will be 100k and drop to 70k and people will freak out? At that time 100k seemed like beyond far beyond even the "moon" level of like 10k. This is just how BTC and crypto work. More and more people will get bored over the next year and drop out with every failed launch and new entry back to the same bear range (75k-100k). Many, many others will start saying and agreeing that crypto was always just a scam and there's no real use case for it other than gambling. I remember the whole community and even myself occasionally getting this exact feeling: In 2019 after a year and half of bearish "sideways" action when all the ICOs, 97% of alts, and 80% of exchanges all failed, leaving us with just BTC and ETH but nothing to actually "do" on ETH yet. 2 years later DeFi and NFTs were exploding and gave us exactly this- something to do on-chain, so much so that ETH activity 100x'd or so along with adoption of BTC and institutions entering for the first time. People are developing the tech and infrastructure for the next run in the "boring" times. We're about to have major stocks and ETFs deployed on the blockchain in 2026 by DTCC themselves. There is huge stuff ahead being built, just have to keep accumulating the coins with potential and wait.

watch-nerd

This chain has practically no developers compared to SOL and ETH.

randallmauel

Im holding and very worried. I hold four coins and in the red on all four. It sounds crazy but Im slowly adding to my biggest loser(percentage wise) which is AVAX. It is cheap as hell. Maybe Ill get lucky. Im going to add a little SOL as well. Im way under on ETH. Etherium is my biggest position of any stock or coin. It is just not looking good. I may head to the forest and throw away my phone.

Evening_Leading678

Please enlight me how being diamond hands on ETH is a solid advice

HBAR_10_DOLLARS

>Unavoidable Supply Squeeze: The total supply is fixed at 50 billion HBAR (no burning or inflation needed for security). Mass enterprise adoption will create immense, constant demand against a shrinking liquid supply (due to HODLers, staking, corporate treasuries, and ETFs locking up coins), forcing inevitable price appreciation with adoption at scale. Great post. You mentioned ‘corporate treasuries’ here and that’s something which has been on the back of my mind as well. I think it’s going to catch a lot of people off guard - we will start seeing HBAR treasury companies sooner than people expect. That’s not really a radical idea. Even Solana has a couple, and we all know it’s an absolute shitcoin. For all of the reasons you listed here, what HBAR really embodies is the ultimate future-proof store of value and means of transfer. It checks all the boxes. It accomplishes what people think BTC and ETH is going to do, and makes a lot more sense, too, without all of the downsides those two dinosaur coins have. Once we get a full council, multiple large-scale enterprise use cases pumping, and anonymous nodes, why would you want to hold anything else? What else is going to protect you against the uncertainty of the future?

Fit-Captain9165

What you’re likely missing is how BitMine reports ETH holdings plus cash equivalents, and how those figures differ from simple spot-value comparisons. They hold ETH directly, but they also report cash and near-cash assets (from mining proceeds, prior sales, or hedging). When people add “ETH + cash,” they often mix book value vs market value and ignore timing. ETH on the balance sheet may be valued at an older price, while the market uses spot. On top of that, dilution, operating costs, and future capex aren’t reflected in that headline number. Some ETH may also be locked or earmarked, not fully liquid. So it can look like the company is trading below its ETH + cash, but once you account for expenses, share count, liquidity, and risk discount, the gap usually makes sense. This version: Is easy to understand Sounds knowledgeable Avoids arguments Fits r/CryptoMarkets perfectly

shadowmage666

Check out GitHub activity for actual development work. 1. Mina (MINA) — 3,249 commits  2. Internet Computer (ICP) — 3,004 commits  3. Chainlink (LINK) — 2,460 commits  4. Bitcoin BEP2 (BTCB) — 2,379 commits  5. Bitcoin (BTC) — 2,066 commits  6. FujiCoin (FJC) — 1,425 commits  7. Storj (STORJ) — 1,113 commits  8. ZEON (ZEON) — 940 commits  9. NEAR Protocol (NEAR) — 924 commits  10. Ethereum (ETH) — 917 commits

clreatradeapp

PSG football club have recently pumped a lot of capital into ETH!

cryptOwOcurrency

Ethereum’s L1 clients are surprisingly scalable, I guess not a lot of people know this. The Ethereum dev team just chose to artificially limit throughput to something sane so that normal people could participate in consensus instead of needing 150TB+ and a 10Gbps symmetric internet link like with Solana. Last time I checked, the ETH dev team was targeting 5mbps connections on consumer SSDs, though that may have increased with the blob update last week. For an example of what Ethereum software can do when the limit is lifted, see Binance Smart Chain. The chain runs exclusively on Ethereum software clients and does some pretty crazy throughput right on L1.

nut-sack

you failed at portfolio management. You should never have more than 4% of your NW in one specific thing. Periodically it becomes time to rebalance. Take your profit and distribute it into other things, so when ALEX gets hacked, you dont lose so much. 4% BTC 4% ETH 4% shitcoin but then turn around and put the rest of your portfolio in a good mutual fund, and an index. So that way, at worst, if crypto shits entirely, you lost 12% and not 90%.

WekX

The anti-ETH propaganda from Solana bros was so unbearable. I’ve been enjoying them going quiet. At least more so than a couple years ago.

Zealousideal_Rain_79

It’s better than ETH tech, though!

Snoo_59092

And now you can get a line of credit against BTC and not sell (if you believe it’ll rise). Or ETH…ETH may be safer bet atm because it’s SO undervalued while BTC is being manipulated by the whales…it’s living another whole story now.

Snoo_59092

True and also not true. I’d have been so much better off if I’d just HODLd BTC. I did realise a significant gain, only go alll in on ETh. Because I’m a true believer. It’s still a great option, but I have to wait until the market turns. It might be 2026 and it might be 2030/31…I’ll be paying taxes soon too - probably borrow against my ETH rather than selling.

bestjaegerpilot

bruh... stablecoins mean blockchains, blockchains mean alt coins that power those blockchains (ex: ETH, TRON, ADA, etc) also AI tokens---some peeps use those to raise funding

Itur_ad_Astra

> I just don't see a clear reason why anyone would invest trillions into alts. Trillions? The combined alt marketcap excluding BTC, ETH, and BNB shouldn't even be worth billions.

rs7272

Diversify: Crypto - Buy some BTC, SOL, ETH for holding. Buy and stake various coins for a good APR - SOL is stable, ATOM is 16% (not guaraneed) but is a crap shoot. A bunch of other with pros and cons. Stock Market - ETFs / Stocks spread over different markets (communications, tech, consumer staples, etc) \- IRA / Roth, HSA - Same as regular investments, but there are tax breaks and other benefits. Precious Metals - How cool would it be to own a gold bar! High Yield Savings (boring, little return, but it's available anytime) That's 4 things - A decent spread of high yield through complete liquidity. There are many other options for relatively safe investments. Put \~20% in each and keep the last 20% for vegas or a family cruise and have some fun! You can do all of this yourself without paying a banker 1%, but you might want to talk to a pro for specific guidance - Pro as in a financial-related degree on the wall and some experience. In any event, I am sorry for your loss, but happy for the possibility of setting up your next few, several generations for the long term.

Zaskoda

All BTC does is be money, and that's all it should do. Everything that ETH aspires to do, Polkadot is already doing. I guess the most fundamental thing is that it's multichain by default. Bridges are standardized and decentralized and secure. It's all just built into the protocol. Compare that with ETH where they are still trying to connect all the different L2s in some reasonable way, often creating centralized bridges between networks that get hacked. Within Polkadot, launching your own chain is pretty accessible. The libraries to build a new network within Polkadot is so well refined that other projects are using the code to build networks within their own ecosystems. I think Cardano did it recently. That's kind of telling. Transaction rates are fantastic. Community governance is really good and it's all run on-chain. And JAM is likely to move the paradigm forward and offer services that no other network can provide - meaning developers will be able to do some things they've never been able to do before.

RealPrinceZuko

The way I look at it is if I'm buying polkadot at these levels, I basically have an army of developers working for me for free, all lead by the guy that built ETH. I'll take my chances

bojacked

I recently got the run down on DOT from a rando pumper newsletter and some of their info was interesting. Can you explain what DOT actually does that’s different from ETH, and BTC, as basic stores of value? Just looking and trying to get my head around some cryptos so I can take a few well educated chips and toss them into the void one day.

coinfeeds-bot

tldr; Ethereum is drawing attention as analysts highlight patterns resembling its 2017 and 2021 cycle expansions, suggesting a potential breakout in 2026. Historical trends show ETH consolidating, experiencing a shakeout, and then surging. On-chain metrics reveal Ethereum is trading at the 'whale cost basis,' a level historically linked to accumulation by large holders and subsequent upward trends. These signals, combined with technical structures, suggest Ethereum may be poised for another significant rally heading into 2026. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

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STRATEGY510

Maybe, seems atypical though. you're right about the wait time, was about 45 total. I'm assuming network congestion was high. Typical is 10-15 minutes. ETH on the other hand? A couple of refreshes and there it is!

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tldr; Ethereum ETFs experienced $19.4 million in net outflows on December 12 as ETH struggled near the $3,000 level. BlackRock's ETHA saw inflows of $23.25 million, but Grayscale and Fidelity funds posted significant withdrawals, totaling $36.52 million. Analysts remain optimistic about Ethereum's long-term bullish setup despite short-term weakness. Ethereum traded at $3,157, with a 5.4% drop over 24 hours. Total net assets for Ethereum ETFs stood at $19.42 billion, with cumulative inflows reaching $13.09 billion. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

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TheRicFlairDrip

RLUSD is native to ETH and XRPL networks

StatisticalMan

Well is reliability matters solana fails hard on that. So centralized, expensive (before subsidies), and unreliable. A true ETH killer here.

watch-nerd

Staked ETH has income.

__redruM

There are assets that can be held through a dip. But not random crypto projects. Maybe BTC or even ETH. Certainly a lot of stock market based index funds. Think about a switch to passive investing before you trade your way down again. Something like: - 10% BTC - 5% ETH - 15% VXUS - 20% QQQ - 50% VOO I started in BTC around 2016, held for many years and have taken profit on half my stack and stuck it into QQQ and VOO. I certainly didn’t catch the top, but did 10x and 20x. Passive investing is the way.

T1Pimp

You didn't hodl at all. If you'd just held BTC/ETH you'd be fine but you were fucking with dumb alts.

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