ETH

Putrid-Past-3366

IMO we need a few more details before any personalized recommendations can be made, but here's a jumping off point. --- You ask if you should take profits, and say you've already taken 500% profit on whatever lucky coin you bought. So, we can assume you sold your entire bag, then bought back in — with an updated buying power of $25,000. First, given the current market state, and the fact that it sounds like you got lucky with your initial investment, it could be pertinent to de-risk your current position... but we'll circle back to that. Couple questions and general thoughts — ⋗ Do you have any debt with above a 4-5% interest rate? Do you have any good debt? Debt can be good, but in my experience, most people asking a question like this haven't found an opportunity to cross the threshold from bad to good. Learn about it, and consider ways you can leverage it in your life. It is one of the keys to financial freedom. ⋗ What's your job, and is that what you want to do for the rest of your life? $25k could be enough to work fewer hours/part time while going (back) to school or to take a run at turning a side hustle into a occupation. More likely than not, you're going to spend more time working and sleeping than anything else. Take the time necessary to find something you enjoy, and don't settle for less. ⋗ What are your mid and long term goals? What is your current life situation? Recommendations for someone who's married, hoping to buy a house, just had/about to have kids vs someone single, looking to move somewhere new to go back to school. --- IMO your thinking should all kind of revolve around/circle back to; are you happy/comfortable where you're at and what kind of impact could $20,000 make in your life/future. --- The market looks like it has more downside, but I personally think the four year cycle is dead and that the price action we are seeing is an argument that Bitcoin is maturing as an asset. However, you don't want to get caught up trying to catch the first 25-40% of a potentially parabolic trend reversal, only to buy in early and lose 30-40% or more of your gains. It's all manipulated. If you think it's the bottom, it's probably not. So again, never deploy all of your capital at once. My best advice for re-entry is to be patient and wait for confluence between BTC followed by ETH/SOL/BNB all bouncing from major support zones, paired with BTC dominance moving decisively below 59%. Buy in waves and try not to get emotional when you see a big green 4hr candle. Remember, the market is just patient people, taking money from impatient people. --- As far as what you should buy... If it were me, I would probably move 20-50% of it into stocks, but I'll stick to the crypto. Long-term, you have to understand that Bitcoin is king. You can take collateralized loans out against, and never sell. IMO, that gives it the most financial utility of any crypto, currently. That being said, I think that (years) down the road, others could follow suit. Looking beyond Bitcoin, I would allocate a large percentage of your portfolio to top 10 coins with proven utility — 60-80% — Eth, Sol, Bnb, Link, and whatever else you believe in. I like Solana. The traffic, money, and rwa all seem to be going that way, but it was also $8 only a few rotations aroud the sun ago... You can do whatever you want with the remainder. I'm sure you'll get all sorts of recommendations from other jackasses; like me, who have too many opinions. I'll check back if this post gets any comments.

Alex09464367

And we all agree that 1 BTC is worth: XAU | 1.61 lb (gold pounds) XAG | 129.73 lb (silver pounds) ETH | Ξ30.15410005359301 (ethers) USD | $95743.16 (US dollars) CNY | ￥681201.52 (Chinese yuan) EUR | €82448.16 (euros) ARK | 323123.46342192 Ѧ (ARK) BCH | 194.50279849 BCH (bitcoin cash) ADA | 188036.108022 ADA (ada) FIL | 48412.85 FIL (FIL) LTC | Ł992.59 (litecoins) XRP | 41487.74 XRP (ripples) XTZ | 170604.932528 ꜩ (Tez) At time of writing

Saffuran

The money that is exiting BTC, ETH, SOL, Major Alts, and Shitcoins but not landing back in USDC/USDT is going into the ZK/Privacy infrastructure. Zero Knowledge like ZCash, ZKsnarks (ETH), STARK, Monero e.t.c. It is a macro trend and I think the liquidity heading there isn't moving back into BTC or the "surface market" anytime soon - they're expecting the bear market which may make the ZK assets ones that will rise as BTC bleeds.

ClassicRevenue6686

Honestly man this makes me so happy to read. There’s others out there lmao. I came into some money in July and decided to go nearly all in with 90% of my cash on hand allocated between BTC, ETH, & SOL on the recent dip. Spent nearly 50k USD, down 10%……not worried. 40 left to keep buying. Fed Rate Cuts, Switch from QT to QE, High Dollar Inflation, ETF approvals… I don’t care if it takes me 5 years, 10 years im gonna hold and I’m gonna DCA and when it crashes I’m gonna dump cash. I see this as a generational wealth opportunity and I believe we are still extremely early. A small rotation of the other sectors of wealth could easily 2x, 5x, 10x, the crypto market. If I’m wrong, I can live with that. I could die knowing I went all in and it just didn’t turn out but I would be pissed if I watched the opportunity go by because I was too scared to commit. My parents think I’m crazy. I’m all in and I don’t give a fuck.

Raymikqwer

Sure there’s real world usage. But that doesn’t mean BTC and ETH can’t tank another 40%. And that’s all people in this sub care about.

Coquito3000

this is my perspective as someone that has been holding ETH for 8 years and I have 815 ETH staking on a CEX. This is a really shit situation right now. First let s start with I dont have a crystal ball. I dont know shit about fuck. Take everything with a pinch of salt. But this is the worst market ever. If you ever believed in the 4 year cycle dont give me the bullshit that this time is different. We may be heading to a crash in 2026. And almost every coin except bitcoin and a few select others are the only winners this rally. ETH has been absolute dogshit. What that tells you is that all the crypto babble is full of shit. Nobody cares about Fusaka or Cardano s upgrade or XRP ETF or whatever shit. The fed is one of the main drivers and if they dont cut interest free money is just not there. There isnt liquidity. The shills will tell you all kinds of blind bullshit. Again, nobody knows shit about fuck. Am I right or am I wrong? I can't tell you right now. But it's a very risky time to gamble. Quite frankly I want out. I have been buying for 8 years straight. And Im tired. I dont want to get caught with my pants down in another cycle where it crashes to nothing and I just took screenshots instead of profits like I have always done. There is a possibility Powell lowers rates and there is a short rally but right now too much depends on the FED. Crypto wants to be decentralized but the reality is without liquidity the price wont go up. And adoption is still a joke.

piggleii

ETH because Vitalik wrote his “Trustless Manifesto”, whatever TF that is.

Indigovyre

"BTC $200k and ETH $12k by end of year" ~ tom lee

03xoxo05

I’m commenting on random threads to get opinions on ETH. Idgaf about other coins. But I am new to BTC. Should I also invest in Eth or stick to putting all into Btc?

coinfeeds-bot

tldr; Tom Lee's BitMine is aggressively accumulating Ethereum (ETH) despite market volatility and a downturn, as Ethereum whales show divided strategies. On-chain data reveals BitMine-linked wallets acquiring large amounts of ETH, positioning the firm as a major institutional buyer. While some whales are panic-selling, others are doubling down with record-size purchases. The upcoming Fusaka upgrade in December could be a key catalyst for Ethereum's price movement, amid fragmented whale activity and institutional accumulation. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

SevereArrivals13

Bought some more BTC, Moons and ETH Now we chill and await the UFC and disconnect a bit from crypto

Apprehensive-Egg5281

Im DCA’ing into ETH, SOL & chainlink

404error___

LOL... first time bro? It might go 90% down and it will be like any other crypto winter. But now BTC and ETH have more market cap than some countries so crypto is here to stay, get use to the dumps.

confusedguy1212

Time to rotate into ETH

parntsbasemnt4evrBC

The problem, US market already blew its huge bounce from below to back above 200 EMA, and bitcoin erroded into lows instead of joining, So what now bitcon has to go up without any market support on its own when its been so weak for so long. If the Markets roll over again back below 200 MA its gonna be a blood bath sending Bitcoin high 80's ETH sub 3k.

raj6126

No just telling you they fucked ETH by taking away mining and it will stay sideways for a while. I’m still waiting for 5k too. I just know it will never get there again because it’s a different asset than the ETH we know. I am just a nobody on a message board.

Any_Possibility_5522

I mean he was lowkey right when he said buy the dip on ETH. At least for a bit..

Alexbobica

Learn, DCA, and keep exploring constantly. BTC has proven to be a safe long-term investment. If you’re thinking about buying altcoins, make sure to do research. I remember when I started, I began with BTC and ETH, then gradually explored projects like UTK, DIA, AIOZ, and WILD. I’ve always focused on projects with strong fundamentals, and so far it’s been a solid strategy. For wallets, I stick to Ledger and Trust. For exchanges, I mainly use Uniswap, Binance, and KuCoin.

MaximumStudent1839

No, it didn’t. ETH first ran to 5K because of NFT and Metaverse nonsense. ETH mining became industrial as the rural Chinese miners started to front run on getting Nvidia chips. They paid a huge premium for the chips early. They have to sell so they can recoup back their cost before Nvidia releases their next generation.

raj6126

What your stating on miners selling if why ETH is dead now. Defi made that issue go away. This is why ETH ran to 5k. We were selling then we were given a mechanism to keep mining and building while keeping our coins. It was a dream come true and the only reason I have coins today.

MaximumStudent1839

Again, disproving ETH is all AWS. Besides a few Dino coins, PoW is on its road to obsolescence.

MaximumStudent1839

So how come the ETH main net didn't go off recently when AWS went out?

trillionSdollarstech

Anyway, the security budget crisis of Bitcoin will kill the network. We learnt today that another miner is giving up, directing its facility towards AI computing. That the 5th miner. this year closing business or converting their BTC to ETH (BitMine is the most popular one)

particlecore

Welcome to crypto, just wait 3 years and BTC and ETH will return to ATHs.

PatMu5tard

ETH is resisting BTC this time. Hopefully this is a good sign of what we all pray will come

raj6126

ETH died years ago. Should have kept it decentralized with mining.

coinfeeds-bot

tldr; Old Ethereum holders are selling their coins at the fastest pace since 2021, with around 45,000 ETH being distributed daily by wallets aged 3-10 years. This selling activity has been driven by worsening market sentiment and a record liquidation event in October. Despite this, some whales, including the 'Seven Siblings,' have been buying the dip, establishing a support level at $3,150. Ethereum's market value to realized value (MVRV) ratio is at its highest for 2025, indicating potential selling pressure. Overall, ETH remains actively traded amid mixed market signals. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

03xoxo05

I knew of Btc for a min but only just now coming into a bit of cash. I am ready to buy the dip but I need an opinion on something else. OP what are your thoughts of ETH? I am not going down the rabbit hole of meme coins. Etc. But I always liked ETH. Or, do I dump the entirety of my first Bonus check into just Btc?

VariatCA

Yeah I'm not buying any alts, aside from ETH at certain ladders. I bought some last week at ~3065 and my next buy is at 2925. Though with how ETH is holding up through this, BTC might need to hit 90-91k for ETH to rip that low at this point. BTC though I've been buying some every 2-3% drop or so, and not fomo'ing in more at that range. (I may have limit-buys set, but that doesn't mean I want to reach them lmao).

whatsaburneraccount

ETH has held up decent vs. BTC past few days

EdgeLord19941

It's hard to see how an ETH fork will overtake it

themrgq

Smart money is absolutely not buying a mega risk asset like ETH in this environment.

Hopeful-Training-854

was excited to see ETH at $5,000. maybe next election

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xXSomethingStupidXx

Hit new ATH literally last month ETH and SOL had a great run too. Don't handle crypto if you're not ready to weather some drawdown.

Future-Bet4783

When I think back to 10/10 that was a horror show, I didn’t think BTC ETH and SOL would retrace the wicks, not even the wicks were retraced during the Covid dump

VariatCA

Which is higher than where ETH was when stocks closed yesterday lol It's funny seeing people who rush into here within 10 minutes of the stock market flipping to green and asking "Why my Crypto no immediately do that??"

bimbobandit2016

BNB will do everything in their power to overtake ETH next cycle. They're my pick outside of BTC

whatsaburneraccount

ETH holding up well vs. BTC

kssii37

I believe the future trend is cryptocurrency, and perhaps ETH will become the next Bitcoin. What are your thoughts? https://preview.redd.it/dsp5lz9nu81g1.jpeg?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b8d10079ad37764b706b2038d201b0224c4cd55a

jgooody

I'm not sure, I sold my ETH at a loss during the tariff crash

yousef_hurf

HELLO IN NOVEMBER-2025 ETH dropped to around **$3,000**, all the way down from **\~$5,000**.

jgooody

Imagine holding ETH....fuggin hell...

jwz9904

ETH down 10%, what a vitalik

financeguruIB

ETH is hot trash

Calm-Professional103

Normal shit.  Meme’s pump during late alt season before the rug pulls. Then, money rotates back into the majors (BTC and ETH) as the smart ones run for the exit before liquidity dries up. The rest get rekt. 

Zyzz2179

Hard agree with this. I would add ETH tho since stablecoins are going to be further adopted. The rest will die off.

WhiteChili

Honestly the best 'starter pack' is keeping your research simple and consistent. imo most people I know (including me) begin with the basics: CoinGecko, CoinMarketCap, Messari, and the project’s own docs/Discord. That already filters out 90% of the trash. After that, I look at three things: \- Who’s building it (real devs or ghost town) \- What problem it solves (not just hype) \- Volume & liquidity (if it’s thin, it’s risky) For small caps I treat it as controlled gambling, but for long-term holds I stick to Bitcoin, ETH, SOL (From years I'm hodling and enjoying decent profits).. way fewer headaches. If you ever want to compare notes or ask dumb questions (we all did), feel free to ask.. most of us learned from someone else anyway. tbh I've also made many mistakes, learnt from it.

ThinCrusts

Just bought ETH, sorry if I trigger another leg down!

coinfeeds-bot

tldr; Ethereum (ETH) experienced a sharp 10% drop, trading below $3,200, extending a week-long decline in the cryptocurrency market. Despite the downturn, significant accumulation by whales and institutions was observed. Notable investors, including Jeffrey Huang and others, added substantial ETH holdings, while some long-term holders increased their spending activity. This mixed behavior highlights both confidence and caution among investors during the market pullback. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

Investorhappy

The biggest regret you should have is not diversifying your portfolio. Digital assets are not going anywhere. In the end, you will make money, I’ve always stayed in the top 10 and they have never let me down. (Bitcoin 50%, ETH 25% and ALTS 25%, XRP, SOL) Start buying 1)Silver 2) Gold and ETF stocks (example S&P 500) now. Diversity is key, for when things like this happen!!

whatsaburneraccount

maybe it's dumb but i'll buy a bit at BTC 92k and ETH 2.8k

Necessary-Nature-380

We're in the territory of don't buy / don't sell for crypto. The alts are cheap and dropped significantly, but doesn't look like it will dip much further. Whales are now targeting the big caps like BTC, ETH and SOL. DCA at the 'real' bottom which is probably around $80k for BTC. Just remember rich people can't make any money if market keeps dumping too... there would be nothing left to take in the liquidity pool. Might as well wait it out for a couple of months before it inevitably turns.

bizaroo933

One advantage: Nobody in his right mind will ever touch altcoins. Even ETH is just pure garbage. Lets wait till Bitcoin dumps to 50k then I buy again

Numerous_Ruin_4947

There's no reason why ETH should not recover if Bitcoin does. I know Bitcoin is a special snowflake, but it's got some issues to deal with in the future. For example, uncertainty about it's security budget. And a lack of development.

Scared-Metal9294

That’s great for you getting in so early (I’m sure you’re WAY up if you started in 2016), but there’s a lot of investors who only started to buy into the crypto thesis more recently. I was considering buying ETH ~ 4 years ago but just didn’t understand ii and didn’t want to loose a ton of money. From what I’ve read crypto is way less volatile then it use to be

trillionSdollarstech

Why not ETH? All banks and funds are developing products on Ethereum. Anything happening elsewhere is because of bribes paid by an Ethereum competitor before the development extends to Ethereum. **Last example: yesterday's announcement that "USDC on CashApp will use Solana" turns out to have been a paid promotion and several blockchains will be used with plans to add even more over time.** https://fortune.com/2025/11/13/cash-app-stablecoins-block-bitcoin-jack-dorsey

IsItSafe2Speak

That's BTC. What's your opinion about ALTS like ETH, LINK, SOL etc? Do you suppose they will follow if BTC shoots back up.

Gohf046

Anything besides BTC, ETH and some other major altcoins. Can go ALOT lower then what the prices are now.

trillionSdollarstech

This follows BitMine and 3 others Bitcoin miners who sold all their BTC earlier in the year to buy ETH and stake it, thus generating profits with an energy cost of near $0

Coquito3000

Narrator: it didn't turn positive. ETH is -5.20% YTD as of right now.

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Stormyy98x

It's not over, but we definitely never got the bull market euphoria that people wanted to see. I can't tell you for sure where we are headed next, but I'm tired of having the same thoughts. I will just commit to BTC and ETH and maybe in a couple of years I will be profitable

HelloImDrunkish

I don't agree, I think it differs more on a protocol level. Because when I have my own Debitcard and my own bank we can still transact because we they both use IBAN. In this case I would say it's even good that you have more options. However when I send my BTC to your ETH adres. But I think it comes down to how you see Blockchain. Is it more like the internet which is connected by protocols or is it more like Facebook (or a food app). Which is just a product on the internet. I think they both could be legit outcomes. I think BTC maxies are the Product people and Crypto in general would be more the Protocol approach. For now Bitcoin as product is winning from the blockchain as protocol.

noviwu97

Where do you put your ETH? During Eigen hype in 2023, most people who know how to use their wallet are putting it in Ethfi, which gives a really nice airdrop.

jwz9904

ETH is overvalued?

Numerous_Ruin_4947

It's not. Block rewards were 4x in 2017. The reward was 12.5 BTC in 2017. It's now at 3.125 BTC. The 2021 ATH was about $68k. Bitcoin's new 2025 ATH is not double the 2021 ATH. Don't forget inflation, because costs for energy, hardware, infrastructure, property taxes, etc. have gone up since then. Bitcoin miners have either pivoted to AI or even ETH with staking. You can waive this problem away until it becomes an issue 10-20 years from now - maybe sooner.

Exotic_Nobody7376

Great news. I hope ETH will fall below 2000 so I'll start buying ;)

Simke11

Yup, cashed in my BTC and ETH buys from '22-'23 in September.

Simke11

Been a while since I've seen ETH go down double digit percentage on 24h.

Future-Bet4783

There is no more usual anymore. If it was usual, ETH would be at 7-8k by this time already. Crypto goes through heavy winter next cycle, worst than imaginable. In the bear, people dreamt of institutions coming to buy their bag, now what is there to look to next cycle to meet new highs? Only trade left is the dollar debasement trade or ww3 fear pushes people to hard money

VariatCA

Nobody likes to mention how Gold is only up about 130% over the last 15 years, either. Hell, the ETH I bought this Spring is *still* up more than that right now lol.

Numerous_Ruin_4947

Never got any airdrops with ETH.

noviwu97

ETH was a productive assets. I have gotten ~$2000/ETH from airdrop like Ethfi, Eigen, Blast, Zk, etc. The problem is that majority of this sub barely ever use the blockchain. Holding ETH in CEX is like holding drums of gasoline in your house.

AnyPortInAHurricane

Is this the ETH 10,000 Tomb Lee was talking about ?

VariatCA

ETH just went on a bigger recovery-rally last night after market-close. Went up nearly 6% in half a day, but today's atrocious day for the markets had it giving it all back and then some.

piggleii

Don't worry. Vitalik just released his "trustless manifesto". If that's not bullish AF for ETH, I don't know what is.

VariatCA

The 24h chart-loss is also mainly skewed by ETH trying to recover like +6% last night after the U.S. markets closed Wednesday, and perfectly peaked right around 24 hours ago... just before BTC decided to have itself a -4% day and ruin it. ETH is trying its damnedest to make a solid recovery and get some momentum, but holy sh*t is BTC being held back hard lately.

jwz9904

ETH down more than SOL and XRP. What gives

VariatCA

All this recent BTC price action, and ETH still hasn't dipped below its low of ~$3050 on November 4th. I don't know if that just means it was *massively* oversold on the 4th, or if ETH is trying to be extremely resilient while BTC explores revisiting new local-lows.

Chappy1624

BTC and ETH. Everything is a crapshoot. Been holding since 2019. Very close to selling, taking my 20Gs and walking. Waiting for the explosion hasn’t happened.

VariatCA

Lol, went back to check out sentiment in the April 7/8 Dailies, and good lord it sounds more desperate & destitute in the last few days than it did 7 months ago back at 80k at the bottom of the Spring dump. Lots of familiar names calling for the end-times, how the bear market has "begun early this cycle, we won't see higher prices until 2027 at least in my TA", and lots of people refusing to buy BTC at 80k / ETH at 1500 because they're 100% sure that 50k / 800 is right around the corner. ...Then I check the April 9/10th dailies, and bears are utterly confused, bulls are celebrating, and all the Shorter-advocates who spent days trying to convince everyone to join them *all conveniently* closed their positions at the bottom... lmao.

Objective_Digit

So yes, then? Judging by how little ETH (in value) is sent on-chain compared to Bitcoin, I would say yes.

thelittlepapaya

BTC or ETH and never sell.

throwawayainteasy

Uh, because "mainstream" media barely talks about BTC and ETH. No one gives a shit about Monad except for crypto enthusiasts.

Personal_Wafer36

I’m holding for now. Today hurt, but I’m waiting it out and hoping for the best. I did buy 1,000 more XRP at $2.30 since it was doing the best out of them all, but can’t afford anymore ETH and just need to sit on that one at $3,500. I hope Trump will be out of office soon and crypto can go back to how it was.

PretzelPirate

The APR is will go up if the total amount of staked ETH goes down. Ethereum should pay as little as possible while maintaining it's security because issuance is a tax on all holders.  I'd love to get a higher return from my validators, but not if that means inflating away that extra value.  If people will run validators for 2.75%, that isn't a bad thing.

Coquito3000

I guess now you can call bitcoin a mature asset and growth will be limited. And most of the other cryptocurrencies are clearly just shitcoins. I hold ETH but bitcoin has been far superior. More than ETH I hold regret.

Aromatic_Union9246

2016. I was drunk AF with some of my fraternity brothers on spring break. We be of my friends who was in electrical engineering kept talking about how much money he made from mining bitcoin and how he was gonna sell a bunch to buy ethereum. He was talking to me and one of my other buddies (we were both finance/accounting majors) and he said we should look into it because it was going to fundamentally change how money worked. Spent pretty much my whole life savings at that point into BTC and ETH. And have been buying ever since.

Infamous-Bunch-2366

If you’re starting with a small amount, the most important thing is to avoid overcomplicating things. Use one reputable exchange, stick to major assets (BTC/ETH), and focus on learning how the market moves rather than trying to chase profits. You don’t need multiple wallets right now. A simple exchange account is enough to begin and understand the basics. What matters is learning to manage risk and not investing money you can’t afford to lose. If you want, I can share a few resources that explain things clearly without all the contradictory YouTube noise.

Major-Rabbit1252

No, you’re wrong. Not the same thing Also you would hold ETH if you think the tech could be used by institutions, government and banks in the future financial world It’s that simple

BlackberryPi7

Trump was initially the reason behind the start of the rally. BTC was always going to increase again, we were right around the start of a new 4 year cycle when he was elected. The **problem** with Trump was what he did **after** he got into office. He immediately released meme coins and slowly dumped them, he issued tariffs for completely deranged reasons, and he put the US into a recession going well into 2025. This caused a ton of reputational damage not just for BTC but for altcoins, including ETH. BTC was on a much, much higher projection based on part volume trends from previous bull runs. Yes, I made profit off BTC, but the potential was huge and it didn't go anywhere near where it could have. Manipulating the stock markets and making billions off of his scam crypto ventures while regular retail investors got duped pretty much made this the worst performing bull run across the market. The last bull run? I can't even explain the euphoria I had from that ride. Trump's bull run? #Absolute dog shit

jgooody

If this truly is the start of the next bear market, holding ETH must be a real kick in the balls.

rgnet1

Bitcoin is a protocol, like TCP/IP, built for single-purpose behavior. TCP/IP knows nothing other than where the traffic is going. The packet hops between nodes until it gets to its destination or eventually times out after too many hops. Layers on top of TCP/IP (e.g. HTTP) have more information and more rules; they can achieve more but also be exploited. The simplicity is what makes bitcoin so secure and why we’ve seen countless events with ETH smart contracts having bugs or exploits, along with every other scamcoin. This is a problem with wallet software, not Bitcoin, which anyone can create (badly). The OP provides no working link so we have no info on what wallet was used. The Bitcoin Core wallet and other reputable wallets have safeguards to prevent obviously high fees - they require users to ignore warnings or set custom fees.

Infamous-Bunch-2366

**Honestly, yes I’m still trading, but with a much more selective approach.** The market looks quiet on the surface, but there is still structure forming underneath. Right now, I’m mostly focusing on high-probability levels instead of trying to catch every move, watching liquidity shifts and fakeouts especially on BTC and ETH, and taking short-term setups that don’t require big volatility. Patience is basically a superpower in this environment. I get why scalping feels pointless lately. Even in a slow market, there are clean setups if you stick to key zones and avoid forcing trades. The mental side is definitely the hardest right now, but staying systematic helps a lot. How are you navigating it personally? Only DCA, or still taking some trades here and there?

Simke11

Same. I had 30% ETH position this time around, next time BTC only.

-crypto2025hold-

Optimism network Superchain is doing its job scaling Ethereum and the whales know OP Stack fixed all of the old problems Ethereum had. Optimism-ETH Superchain is the future.

BusinessGoblins

I should've invested in some shiny metals instead of ETH LMAO

greenwolf_12

Of course i don't know, but typically BTC tops then those profits fold into ETH and then it tops and it folds into Alts. That didn't happen, don't know why so i'm assuming we are in new territory. I doubt BTC will reach all time highs anytime soon so i'm preparing for a bear market as things are not good in the economy overall and this is not a time to speculate on crap coins. Me personally i'm holding quality only and got rid of all the meme, low market cap coins. Just holding BTC, ETH, LINK, SUI and i feel ok because i know they will also go down but not as hard. If there is still strength to come in the market those coins will move so i'm just kinda at a lull but not too worried because i can just afford to hold the good ones and just chill.

Objective_Digit

> You left out my full statement. Both parts meant pretty much the same thing. ETHBTC is down substantially since late 2017, it's even down over 50% since the Merge. Why would I hold Ethereum? Trade it perhaps. Hold it never. I had about 20ETH once and have never regretted selling it.