ETH

A_Birde

Not really if you really wanna have something in Solana long term than maybe ~5% allocation but if you are thinking 10 years+ most should be in BTC and a bit (~20%) in ETH.

confusedguy1212

Time to rotate into both, especially ETH.

DBRiMatt

Sounds very similar to my story; only used a CEX before being introduced to moons, slowly learned how to use a DEX, LP, yield farm - and then gained confidence in staking ETH, lending, and began to explore other chains with airdrop hunting. It's been a wild ride!

flying-fox200

The only "for-sure" way of making money in crypto is buying and holding BTC+ETH for 10+ years. Chasing the next big memecoin or trying to trade will almost certainly result in losses. Also, the original purpose of Bitcoin (the first cryptocurrency) was to provide a trustless, decentralised, peer-to-peer electronic cash system, free of government control and boundless inflation. It provides a means of escaping the broken monetary system imposed on us by governments worldwide. Thus, it should be viewed as a long-term investment and a hedge against inflation, not as a short-term method for making some money.

ComplexWrangler1346

I got into ETH at 60 cents and Solana at 90 Cents …..those are alts

VariatCA

It's the same big group of rich whales & institutions investing in stocks/equities and commodities as it is investing in cryptos like BTC/ETH. There's no underlying metaphysical, astrological trigger that will cause a -70% collapse simply because it's been "about 4 years" while economic conditions are greenlighting a surge in liquidity. There has been a short-term (quarterly) divergence in volatility, especially with the liquidations-fiasco of October 10th and a rough stretch of ETF outflows from Oct->Nov, but the stock market was itself struggling since late-October as well. While interest rates are settling lower, "QE" is kicking in, and stocks are still steadily on the rise all while crypto exposure and adoption is ramping up... those same investors aren't going to abandon Bitcoin or Eth while things are still ramping up.

MetalEnthusiast83

I have a decent amount of money in Crypto, but I have close to 30X that amount in stocks, so I'm more interested in stability. None of this stuff has really panned out as a currency, it's just another investment vehicle. Until I can pay my electric bill with ETH or BTC, it's all speculative.

thelawenforcer

You will likely need some Tron (TRX) or Ether (ETH) to move the funds off your wallet. This can be a bit annoying - you will need to setup and fund an exchange wallet on somewhere like coinbase or kraken etc, buy some TRX/ETH and withdraw it to your wallet...

YUSoOffended

That feeling is more common than people admit, especially after a long, choppy cycle where time does more damage than price. Markets are not meant to replace a life or a routine and anyone saying just hold without context is oversimplifying something that is mentally taxing. For me, the only way this stays sustainable is treating BTC and ETH as long-term capital preservation, not a constant emotional trade, and then stepping back from the noise. If crypto is part of your life, it should quietly work in the background, not consume your energy or identity.

YUSoOffended

For long-term hodl I would personally stick with BTC and ETH. They are the only assets that have consistently proven resilience across multiple cycles and shifts in narrative. Also, maybe look into utilizing platforms like Nexo to earn interest in kind and help you grow your stack over time without trading. Higher-risk chains like Solana can make sense tactically, but I would not build a long-term core around them.

40ozJesus

exodus supports multiple chains so I would look into that. Also, as people are saying, this reeks of scamming since you are crypto naïve. You can easily be sent crypto with the same name as USDC or ETH but its really just a scummy scam token. Dont provide goods until payment is recieved and never provide your seed phrase to anyone. You could also set up a coinbase business account and use that to receive any funds since its set up for this type of thing. Please please please get half up front to help alleviate the concern for scammers.

acorcuera

I started with BTC then invested a small percentage in BMNR instead of ETH directly. Those are the two sure things for me.

YUSoOffended

BTC and ETH would be the safest bets for beginners yes..

descartes458

Nope, they should pick ETH because it has much more room to grow

Letsmovethemarket

Buy BTC and ETH. The rest are poker chips on the roulette table.

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tldr; Bitmine now holds 4.066 million ETH, valued at $13.2 billion in total crypto and cash assets, making it the largest Ethereum treasury globally with 3.37% of the total ETH supply. The company has also disclosed holdings of 193 Bitcoin, $1 billion in cash, and a $32 million equity position in Eightco Holdings. Bitmine is developing MAVAN, a U.S.-based ETH staking network set to launch in 2026. The company ranks second among public crypto treasuries globally and has seen significant stock trading activity recently. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

FallenWiFi

The robinhood withdrawal to solana address take is going to age poorly. All in all though, mostly correct, ETH is a shitcoin

SpontaneousDream

Nah. Nothing to do with whatever this shitcoin Canton thing is. ETH holders are panicking because theyve watched their coin go straight down for 8 years against BTC

snowchebu

I think most wallet apps have crypto trading already with them but if you want to access the other coins i think you need to go to either Capex(.)com, Hyperliquid, or kraken to name a few that's reputable. I mostly trade with the main coins (BTC, ETH, SOL).

wizardofwestworld

Despite what you'll read on Reddit, most alts are likely going to be pretty shit investments long term. That doesn't mean you can't make money on them in the short or long term, but it's simply a higher risk, higher reward venture. If you are determined to explore anything beyond BTC, I personally like ETH and SOL. Everyone will have different opinions on alts. BTC itself is volatile and carries risk, particularly if you are investing for the short term. If you are investing for long term, I'd suggest starting with a small amount of buying a little bit at a time. See if you have the risk tolerance to stomach the volatility. And, importantly, do a bit of research and determine if you truly believe in BTC as a long-term asset class with potential to appreciate.

CapableFix9201

Beginners should go slow.. A "large" initial investment is more of a "gamble". You would be better off picking 1-3 main coins (Say BTC, ETH, and either XRP or SOL) and throwing $10 into each of them. Then pick say 2 other "alts" (can also be main coins if you only picked 1 to start from the prior step) to bring your total to 3-5 coins .. only throw $5 in these ones. This should give you a general feel of how things work. You can slowly add more over a longer period dollar cost averaging to make things less volatile, if you choose coins that offer staking yields you can transfer part of your earnings out into a stable coin for more of an online fiat holding.

fschu_fosho

Last year BTC and ETH soared the highest around the holidays. Can’t see the full Dec 2024 view on Coingecko now but iirc we saw a months-long peak on Dec 25 or thereabouts.

Wanderlust-Bow

Fair take — BTC vs gold is really about portability, liquidity, and how easily you can actually *use* your value in a digital world. That’s why I keep BTC as BTC, but manage and spend it through Blackcat: EU-regulated, free European IBAN, built-in crypto (BTC/ETH/USDT), instant SEPA, and a real Mastercard that actually works for everyday payments. You get the upside of Bitcoin without turning it into a metal you can’t easily move or use.

Wanderlust-Bow

Yeah, that kind of “max pain whipsaw” wouldn’t surprise anyone around big expiries — quick spike to the magnet level, then a sharp reversal once liquidity is drained, classic options-driven volatility. That’s exactly why having flexible rails matters: being able to move funds fast, hedge, or sit in cash without friction is underrated. I’ve been using Blackcat for that lately — EU-regulated, free European IBAN, instant SEPA, crypto on/off-ramps (BTC/ETH/USDT/USDC), and a free Mastercard that actually works for everyday spending. When markets play games, liquidity and speed matter more than predictions.

Wanderlust-Bow

It basically means there’s a huge amount of BTC options expiring at specific price levels, so price often gets “pulled” toward the max pain area (\~$96K) as market makers hedge positions — expect higher volatility, fake breakouts, and sharp moves around expiry rather than a clean trend. Side note: in times like this, having flexible rails matters — I personally like Blackcat since it gives you a free EU IBAN, low SEPA fees, instant card payments, and built-in crypto (BTC/ETH/USDT/USDC) in one regulated app, which makes moving between fiat and crypto during volatile weeks way easier.

Wanderlust-Bow

Yeah, Russia already had a strong mining presence thanks to cheap energy and scale, this just formalizes and optimizes what was already happening and arguably adds legitimacy rather than changing fundamentals — Bitcoin keeps getting stronger as hashpower spreads globally; on a practical note, for people managing crypto alongside traditional finances, using something like Blackcat makes it easier to bridge both worlds: EU-regulated EMI, free European IBAN, built-in crypto (BTC/ETH/USDT/USDC), low-fee SEPA transfers, and a free Mastercard — handy when crypto moves start intersecting with real-world spending.

Wanderlust-Bow

That’s a fair take state-level acceptance of mining does add legitimacy and hash power, even if motives differ, and it reinforces Bitcoin’s resilience when more jurisdictions participate; for everyday users, the key is still easy access and safe self-custody, which is why tools like Blackcat make sense alongside BTC adoption: free EU IBAN, regulated EMI, low-cost SEPA transfers, built-in crypto (BTC/ETH/USDT/USDC), and a real Mastercard that actually works globally — boring infrastructure, but that’s what makes Bitcoin usable in the real world.

Original-Ad4399

>This year I probably farmed at least $1 million in liquidity and gambled it all away. Story of my life. What do you mean by farming liquidity? Liquidity mining? Does that shit pay up to $1 million? Also, if you checked the charts, it was clear we were going to pump. We hit a triple bottom, at least on the ETH chart.

SpontaneousDream

I love that ETH bagholders believe this because it provides enough dumb liquidity for my ratio short

Wanderlust-Bow

Markets love round numbers and memes, but real positioning is about risk management, not just price targets. Whether BTC revisits 69k or not, the bigger question is how you manage volatility in between. That’s why I personally keep part of my capital flexible — using tools like Blackcat, where you get a free EU IBAN, instant SEPA, and built-in crypto support (BTC / ETH / USDT / USDC) in one regulated app. It makes it easier to move between fiat and crypto without friction while the market figures itself out. Cycles come and go — liquidity and control matter more than predictions.

LazyLifeguard

I know I have that feeling. Fk this addiction right ? I am close to it. Yesterday I shorted hype to the bottom, longed it, switched to short ETH and here we are. 4 times in a row we hit resistance on 3k, then when we go over with volume I was to stubborn to close. A good trader would just close. But I am just a gambler after all.

biba8163

Last 3 years is really a bad comparison point **Since 12/22/2022 (exactly 3 years ago)* | Crypto | Price Change | |--------|--------------| | BTC | ⬆️ +435.93% | | Gold | ⬆️+147.22% | QQQ (U.S Tech) | ⬆️+131% | Silver | ⬆️+200% | ETH | ⬆️ +151.03% | | S&P 500 (U.S Index) | ⬆️+78% | VGK (European Index) | ⬆️+49% | STOXX (European Tech) | ⬆️+37% | MCHI (China Index) | ⬆️+30% | KWEB (Chinse Tech) | ⬆️+24%

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hopelesslyhip

10 years is a long time for ETH but not for BTC. Thats my take Put 10% in eth as a gambling chip if you want some exposure

stoplossftw

the stated goal of the fund is to control 5% of the ETH circulation so they will be buying regularly it's only 'news' if they start selling 😄

Aromatic_Union9246

Well to give you some background on me to make it have more of a context for you. I’m a 32m. I first got interested in “accounting/finance” from playing world of Warcraft growing up actually. First place I got exposed to markets and learning how to manipulate them to make you money without having to “grind” for more resources. I also played sports growing up (basketball, track, soccer). All 4 of those things instilled a pretty good work ethic into me from a young age. No matter what I was doing I always looked for a role-model. In basketball for me it was Kobe, track it was a guy named nick symmonds, soccer it was my cousin who was a pretty good d1 athlete, WoW it was my first guild leader. I tried to emulate those people and learn from them as much as I could and teach those around me what I learned from all those people. I learned pretty on that the harder you work, and the more questions you ask, snd the more you listen, the better you get and more opportunities get presented to you. And people more people will want to be around you. I won’t bore you with going through the rest of my life lol, but I just wanted to share that I’ve had that mindset in every activity I’ve ever done pretty much. Now in a professional context you can network organically. Say through your job by being friendly and asking people about their work. Doing good work for your bosses and making their lives easier, etc. but you also can attend networking events for your profession and intentionally seek out leaders in your field. I did ( and still do) a lot of both. In terms of researching for finance it’s such a broad topic and there’s so much you can go into depending on your goals. I spend large majority of my time looking for sectors that I think will do well from now until my retirement age. I’m 32 now and plan to retire by the time I’m 37-39 if all keeps going well. So I focus on sectors that are relatively dormant now that I think will have a shot of getting capital injection in the next 2-3 years. Then after I identify those I will deep dive on leaders in those sectors and do a full valuation of their financials (if they’re public) if they’re private I’ll call around and see if there’s any way to do private investment (usually there’s not, but I have had a couple workout through finance/accounting connections). But even the reason I’m in this sub is because of networking. In 2016 some of my fraternity brothers and I were on spring break and one of my buddies who was an electrical engineering major told me and the other guys I was with about bitcoin and ethereum. Taught us how to make wallets and thought we should know about it because we were all finance/accounting majors. I take what my friends say pretty seriously (especially my smart friends lol) and ended up taking the money I had saved up from my accounting internship jobs doing a deep dive on BTC and ETH and ended up investing basically all my savings except for $1k a couple weeks after we talked. So you also have to get lucky at some point. But if you work on building skills, working hard, networking and being a person other people want to be around it’s a lot easier to get “lucky”. If I hadn’t already been busting my ass in school learning about accounting/finance/econ. Working on building good friendships with smart people, open to learning. Even when someone told me about BTC I wouldn’t even know how to research it or understand what I was looking at was potentially life changing. So I know that was a mouthful but it is hard to point to 1 or 2 things. But just constantly be evaluating things and learning and don’t be afraid to have conviction when you think you’ve done your research and have stumbled across a good thing. When you have a good idea call your buddies and walk them through it or if you have no ideas start asking people that you meet whether it’s at work, through hobbies, people on Reddit etc, what they’re looking into and why. Never know what can come of it.

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tldr; Tom Lee's associated firm, Bitmine, has purchased 13,412 ETH worth $40.6 million from Kraken, bringing its total holdings to approximately 3.98 million ETH, which represents over 3.2% of Ethereum's circulating supply. The transaction was executed directly from a Kraken wallet to a Bitmine-linked address, indicating institutional-grade execution and long-term custody intentions. Bitmine aims to acquire 5% of all ETH as part of its 'Alchemy of 5%' strategy, continuing its aggressive accumulation of Ethereum. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

ChocolateOk2361

Great explanations above. One thing I'd add is that actually using it helps you learn way faster. Buy a small amount of TRX or ETH, send it to your own wallet, and see how fees work in practice. TRON has almost no fees so it's good for learning. A couple of real transactions will teach you more than any article.

randallmauel

Im buying small amounts of AVAX and Sol. Ive got all the ETH Im planning on buying. Maybe a little more BTC

GreenStretch

Ugh, practically out of *crypto*, sold everything but 25% of my ETH. Still have the BTC, though.

Tall-Assignment-6227

Altcoins didn’t historically rally because of “new retail buyers.” They rallied because of capital rotation. BTC runs first, then ETH, then profits flow outward as risk appetite increases. Retail arrives late — always has. Saying there’s “no fresh capital” ignores reality. Capital is entering crypto — it’s just concentrated at the top right now. Liquidity doesn’t disappear; it parks, waits, then rotates. That’s how every cycle works. The ownership argument is also a mismatch. Alt seasons were never driven by enforceable rights or equity-like cash flows. They were driven by reflexivity, narrative momentum, and volatility seeking. If ownership were required, memecoins would never have outperformed — yet they do, every cycle. ETH being a “utility token” isn’t a weakness. Base layers aren’t equities. Oil doesn’t give voting rights either — yet it underpins entire economies. L2s don’t weaken ETH; they feed it by scaling demand. This reads less like a structural critique and more like someone who’s tired of waiting and decided the game must be broken because it hasn’t paid out yet. Cycles don’t end because people stop believing. They end because liquidity exhausts — and we’re nowhere near that.

Spare-Dingo-531

> When it says buy ETH, are you buying the blockchain Ethereum or their coin Ether? Blockchains are essentially spreadsheets that keep track of "who owns which coins" in their wallets. The thing that makes blockchains special is no single group can modify the contents of that spreadsheet. This is because modifying that spreadsheet is made inherently costly, through either Proof of Work and Proof of Stake. Because modifying the spreadsheet is costly, miners and validators that make blocks of transactions cannot make many fake nodes and double spend coins. The transaction block creators are compensated for the computational work or stake they have to provide. That compensation comes in the form of new Bitcoin or new Ethereum. This compensation is why coins like bitcoin and ethereum have to exist in the first place. For more see: https://michaelnielsen.org/ddi/how-the-bitcoin-protocol-actually-works/ https://medium.com/coinmonks/polkadot-vs-cosmos-vs-ethereum-2-0-for-real-idiots-3b6f0e0cfb2f

ZhenyaV

good comparison, but ETH might hike gas fees or reduce inflation or start taxing L2. So there are more ways for it to increase rev and lower P/S. So it can't be compared to tech companies 1:1.

Cptn_BenjaminWillard

BTC is absolutely the king right now, and maybe for many years. I'm fan of ETH too, but for different uses and reasons, and even a fan of XMR for privacy. But all three can co-exist, in my mind.

epic_trader

Bitcoin is a blockchain Ethereum is a blockchain TRON is a blockchain BTC is the native currency of Bitcoin. You send BTC on the Bitcoin network, and you pay for transaction fees with BTC. ETH is the native currency of Ethereum. You can send ETH on the Ethereum network and you pay for transaction fees with ETH. TRX is the native currency of TRON. You can send TRX on the TRON network and you pay for transaction fees with TRX. Ethereum and TRON support smart contracts, these are applications which can facilitate a bunch of different functionalities. USDD or USDC or USDT are stablecurrencies. These are tokens that are controlled by smart contracts on TRON and Ethereum. Uniswap is a decentralized exchange where you can exchange tokens, it's controlled by a smart contract on Ethereum. You can't buy "Ethereum", you can buy ETH which is also known as Ether. Same with TRON. You can't buy TRON, you can buy TRX also known as Tronix. A blockchain is a database with contains "blocks" of transactions. Every single transaction on the network is public and recorded on the ledger. BTC transactions on the Bitcoin network, ETH or USDC transactions on the Ethereum network. Here's the latest Ethereum block: https://etherscan.io/block/24063970

Ikki_The_Phoenix

Your TRON/Ethereum confusion: TRX is the native token of the TRON blockchain. USDD is a stablecoin that runs ON the TRON blockchain. You're not "investing in the blockchain" you're buying tokens that exist on it.When you buy ETH, you're buying Ether - the token. "Ethereum" is the blockchain network, "Ether" (ETH) is the currency. People conflate the terms. You're buying the token, not "the blockchain itself" - that doesn't even make sense as a concept. "Are these transactions recorded on their blockchains?" Yes. When you buy BTC, the transaction is recorded on Bitcoin's blockchain. When you buy ETH, it's on Ethereum's blockchain. Each blockchain is its own isolated ledger. "Do they communicate with each other?" No. Bitcoin and Ethereum blockchains don't natively "talk" to each other. They're separate networks. Bridges exist to move assets between chains, but those are third-party solutions with their own risks. You're asking basic questions about blockchain architecture while considering "investing" in TRON and Ethereum. That's backwards. You're trying to gamble before you understand what you're gambling on. Here's what you should actually do: Don't buy anything yet. You don't understand the basics, which means you'll lose money. Learn the difference between: Layer 1 blockchains (Bitcoin, Ethereum, TRON) - the base networks Native tokens (BTC, ETH, TRX) - currencies that power those networks Tokens built ON blockchains (USDD, USDT, random shitcoins) - assets that exist on top of L1s Understand this brutal fact: 95% of crypto projects are designed to extract money from people who ask questions like yours. You're the target customer for exit liquidity. Specific to your question about TRON: TRON (TRX) is mostly known for: Hosting Tether (USDT) - the largest stablecoin Cheap transaction fees Being heavily centralized (Justin Sun controls most of it) USDD is TRON's algorithmic stablecoin (similar to failed Terra/UST that collapsed) Buying TRX is NOT "investing in the blockchain infrastructure." You're buying a token that may or may not increase in value based on speculation, usage, and whether Justin Sun decides to do something stupid. The gritty advice: If you're this early in understanding, you have two options: Option 1: Learn first, invest later Spend 3-6 months understanding how blockchains work Learn tokenomics, market cycles, technical analysis Paper trade (fake money) until you understand what you're doing THEN consider putting real money in Option 2: Accept you're gambling and act accordingly Put 90% in Bitcoin (the only crypto with 15-year track record) Put 5-10% in learning mistakes with small amounts Don't touch anything with "innovative features" or "better than Ethereum" claims Expect to lose the 5-10% What you should NOT do: Buy USDD (algorithmic stablecoin with collapse risk) Buy TRX thinking you're "investing in blockchain infrastructure" Buy random alts because articles mention them Invest significant money before understanding basics

Buddy_Palguy

When did ETH become allergic to $3k?

PhilBombPhanatic

He only has ETH and BTC, as far as I know. He dabbles much more than I... he may have others.

hyukjun1

Buying both isn’t a bad idea. Could stake the ETH as well with something like RocketPool

CereBRO12121

I don’t like the one solution thinking for myself. I hold gold, stocks and BTC and also a little bit of ETH. BTC is becoming more stable each cycle. The number will go up for another decade or two before it likely becomes very stable. But from a pure gaining point, many stocks will succeed it, as it was the case over the last 5-7 years.

akinkorpe

It *feels* weird because people think in terms of “market = one thing,” but this cycle has been extremely uneven. A few things happening at once: * Liquidity is very concentrated. BTC, ETH, and a handful of narratives soak up capital, while long-tail alts get ignored. * A lot of alts are still carrying massive dilution (unlocked supply, emissions, VCs exiting), so price can drop even in a “bull” environment. * This isn’t a broad retail-driven bull yet — it’s selective and rotation-based. So yeah, it can be a bull market at the index level while many individual tokens are effectively in a quiet bear market. Curious which alts you’re looking at — the reasons can differ a lot token by token.

TheThirdCannon

My next trim on ETH is at $10k. Should see that in a few years. Been swinging BTC. Just enough to make a difference if the store of value plays out but not enough to hurt us if it goes to zero. BTC is not as secure as I thought it was. Always take a look at real world projects with actual teams developing it.

mathaiser

“Alt Season”. “Topple ETH”. Such clickbait.

YogurtclosetTall2558

Target mix: 70 BTC, 20 ETH, 10 venture. Venture = real-utility infra like Ocean Protocol, Akash, Render, Bittensor. Keep it tiny. DCA weekly. Rebalance quarterly or when any bucket drifts ±20 percent from target. Profit skims on big runs: sell 10–25 percent at 2x, again at 3x, rotate to core or cash. Never rebalance into illiquid junk. Taxes and fees decide whether to act now or wait.

YogurtclosetTall2558

Case for yes: throughput, consumer apps, active devs across Jupiter, Phantom, Drift. Keep core in BTC and ETH; add a measured SOL sleeve and review yearly. If you want utility overlap, follow Ocean Protocol for data, Akash for GPUs, Render for GPU work.

rotetiger

Go look at the chart. Holding a bag is usually said, when the price is low. But XMR has shown relative strength to almost all other coins (including BTC or ETH).

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setokaiba22

Because tbh the main attention is always going to be to things like BTC or ETH - those that have the biggest price and retail investment

Distinct-Thanks-6477

Of course you have to adapt as your portfolio does. Taking profits is never a bad thing. I am happy to have taken profits from ETH and AIOZ when they had their runs. I am still holding long-term as i see a lot of potential.

RamoneBolivarSanchez

Bitcoin drives the market kiddo. If anything Ether drives it harder than SOL if you look at BTC/ETH and then SOL/ETH. Just because your bag is VC crime garbage doesn’t mean everyone else’s is too.

002_timmy

I had a conversation the other day with someone and was saying how moons laid the foundation for me across so many different web3 concepts. Airdrops / farming - most obvious way with posting & commenting Centralized Governance - monthly voting on Reddit Decentralized exchanges - Moons were only available on Sushiswap when they hit mainnet, so that's where I traded them DeFi (specifically LPs) - Sold some earned moons for ETH, then created LP positions on Sushi DeFi yield farming - LP positions got boosted yield in additional moons & sushi tokens for a period of time Decentralized governance & DAOs - CCMOON DAO after Reddit sunset moons We've also added lending with Teller, although I ventured into that area before we started on Teller. I'm probably forgetting a few more, but moons are really a great way for beginners to crypto to learn & then put into "risk-free" practice what they learn.

RamoneBolivarSanchez

No, crypto is fine look at BTC and ETH. You’re just mad because your bag of MOG is down 99%, along with RETARDIO and all the other garbage you’ve probably peddled

DaddyDontTakeNoMess

Who knows. ETH didn’t get to ATH this cycle. Why are else expecting SOL to?

KIG45

This is simply not true, but as you say. By the way, a large part of my portfolio is in ETH, but I am convinced that until they fix their security flaws and become much more decentralized and fast, they will stay in one place until someone better simply overtakes them.

bartiz

Didn't BTC in this cycle did better than ETH, SOL and many others? Seems very risky to look for an alt coin that will do better than BTC.

Electrical-Penalty44

The value of all cryptos is based on speculation. Every. Single. One. If it wasn't only a few would have any value at all (meaning priced above $0) and ETH and LINK would be at the top.

KIG45

Secure technology? We have hacks on the ETH network every day and this is the main problem they need to solve if they want to succeed!

Leynnox

Why not, BTC > ETH // Solana > shitcoins > memecoins. Because yes, no matter what people are saying, Solana is in the top 3 cryptos, like it or not. Now for long term, while BTC seems obvious, it really depends, because if you're staking your SOL, that's something like 7% APY, which is not bad at all. BTW inb4 the "solana is all about memecoins huehue", check Shopify, Revolut, Google Cloud BigQuery and Visa, for real case utilities.

Lump-of-baryons

I have to admit I fell into the NFT space fo a bit there in 2021/2022, crypto twitter, etc. Glad I woke tf up, looking back that whole space was obscene. I’d been dabbling in crypto since like 2017, was advocating for it and nah turned me off completely to pretty much the whole thing (I do still buy and hold BTC and ETH tho).

Former_HF_Employee

Bro now you're even more confusing. Your first post shit on both BTC and ETH when asked which one. Now youre saying you're a BTC maxi... ?

biba8163

I am the Shitcoin Boogey Man... > You had a once in a lifetime opportunity of a 3-year head start to front run big dick institutional funds and maybe even sovereign funds but instead you chose to chase after shitcoins. As a result there are probably a ton of people who have been in crypto for years don't even have a whole Bitcoin or cannot afford one now but could easily have acquired one over the past three years. What's worse, as Bitcoin's value appreciates more and more, some of you don't even realize what is happening and are still chasing some shitcoins. At least acquire some Bitcoin for god's sake. There's no reason we can't all make it. https://np.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/kk8n2g/daily_discussion_december_26_2020_gmt0/gh3kmjt/ ...trying to wake you up from your shitcoin fever dream > A $32 ADA w/ $1T mkt cap isn't unrealistic in 10 years if we assume that Bitcoin will keep rising in that time and by then will itself most assuredly be sitting well over a trillion. https://np.reddit.com/r/cardano/comments/l4huaz/comment/gkr0c1c/ > Yeah I'm in the process of switching most of my BTC/ETH over to ADA as well. I'm of the mindset that the Cardano network is going to make Ethereum obsolete https://np.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/kx4t9t/comment/gj8t08b/ Of losses and opportunity costs Date | ADA/BTC Ratio ---|--- 12/21/2017 | ████████████████████ 0.000030 12/21/2018 | ███████ 0.000010 12/21/2019 | ███ 0.000005 12/21/2020 | ████ 0.000007 12/21/2021 | █████████████████ 0.000026 12/21/2022 | ██████████ 0.000015 12/21/2023 | ██████████ 0.000015 12/21/2024 | ██████ 0.000009 12/21/2025 | ███ 0.000004

Former_HF_Employee

Pretty sure the question was BTC vs ETH not please rammble about a bunch of random ideas. Youre also dead wrong on your adoption beliefs so theres that. You sound like like the guy arguing with me a year ago that institutions wont buy BTC... i think he deleted his account when i followed back up with him.

Fancy_Palpitation_38

Secret Network (SCRT) is one of the few blockchain projects focused on true privacy at the smart-contract level — it lets developers and users build and interact with dApps where inputs, outputs, and state are encrypted by default, unlocking real use cases that public chains can’t support.  This isn’t just about hiding transactions — it’s about protecting financial data, identities, and sensitive logic in DeFi, NFTs, gaming, and beyond. That means MEV resistance, front-running protection, and private DeFi interactions right on-chain.  Secret also enables privacy for tokens from other blockchains through Secret Bridges and the SNIP-20 standard, so assets from ETH, BNB, and more can become privacy-preserving in Secret’s ecosystem.  SCRT itself has real utility — it’s used for network fees, staking (security + rewards), and governance, meaning holders can help shape the future of the protocol.  In an age where data privacy is increasingly valued but rarely delivered on public blockchains, Secret Network represents a unique and growing niche in Web3 — and that’s why more people need to pay attention to SCRT now.

Fancy_Palpitation_38

I get the skepticism, and a lot of this critique is fair — especially around governance theater and the DAO/devco split. But I think the conclusion goes a step too far, and that’s why I still believe altseason happens next year. Altseasons have never been about “belief” or ideological purity. They’ve been about liquidity rotation. Every cycle, capital starts conservative (BTC), moves to ETH once risk appetite grows, and then inevitably spills into higher beta assets — not because they represent ownership, but because they offer asymmetric upside. Institutions don’t need to love altcoins to trade them. They don’t need governance to work or tokens to represent equity. They just need liquidity, volatility, narratives they can explain, and a market structure where BTC/ETH feel “done” for the cycle. That’s exactly when alts run. Retail isn’t “gone,” it’s dormant and capital-constrained. It always comes back late, chasing performance, not fundamentals. The buyer of altcoins has never been institutions seeking ownership — it’s been momentum traders, funds running relative value, and retail following price. Also, not all alts are governance theater anymore. A growing chunk are infra plays tied to usage (DA, oracles, L2s), revenue-sharing experiments (imperfect, but evolving), or pure beta vehicles for narratives (AI, RWAs, gaming, memecoins). None of those require clean ownership to outperform in a risk-on phase. You’re right that long-term, enforceable rights and cash flows matter. That’s the next evolution of crypto. But markets don’t wait for perfection — they front-run narratives and liquidity. Altseason doesn’t mean alts are “fixed.” It means risk appetite returns. And when BTC dominance rolls over and ETH momentum stalls, capital will look for the next place to express risk — flawed tokens and all. That’s why I don’t think altseason is dead. I think it’s just later, narrower, and more brutal than past cycles — and that points to next year, not never.

JackyGekko

I would not bet on Solana for the long-term honestly. During this cycle it reached new ATHs because of the memecoins frenzy, reaching the pico top with $TRUMP, but beside that it hasn't a real utility as a chain, unless it will focus on the payments market again. Plus, the chart vs BTC is quite clear to me, and it looks like ETH/BTC after the NFT boom. The main risk here is that $SOL could underperform $BTC, but also all the other crypto assets in the next cycle. If you look for a long-term investment, I suggest to wait for a drop vs $BTC to the lower bound of the range. https://preview.redd.it/dmsleuhlwj8g1.png?width=1503&format=png&auto=webp&s=bf4724a83aa856099db8fcad4569017722c52c60

jwz9904

ETH is 3k!

Excellent-Abroad-608

Perso, je répondrai avec la vidéo suivante [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxOSrkE31XY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxOSrkE31XY) Comme d'autres l'ont dit, pour le très long terme, BTC, et un peu de ETH, et voilà :)

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tldr; Crypto activity in Brazil surged 43% in 2025, with average investments exceeding $1,000, according to Mercado Bitcoin's report. The market shifted from speculation to structured investing, with diversification increasing as 18% of investors allocated funds across multiple assets. Bitcoin remained the most traded asset, followed by USDT, ETH, and SOL. Stablecoins gained traction, and digital fixed-income products saw a 108% rise in investment volume. Participation expanded across demographics and regions, with São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro leading transaction volumes. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

HSuke

They're down only 50% from their average price the previous cycle. About 30 ETH floor price. https://www.coingecko.com/en/nft/cryptopunks

baIIern

ETH is different and it doesn't get you 15%

Aware-Picture-397

cryptopunks go for 1.5 ETH and apes for 5 ETH. down from over 100 ETH

MinimalGravitas

> That is the truth. Except that anyone can check and realize that it isn't true... The supply of ETH is growing at 0.79% per year and the reward for staking is about 2.85%. It would appear that like so many here you actually don't care about truth at all, which is pretty sad, and presumably not a great attitude for choosing investments.

Banker_dog

Same story we’ve heard since 2017. Only consistent coins apart from BTC and ETH to keep a top 10 spot

MaximumStudent1839

> As assets mature, valuation frameworks evolve.  OK. There may be one vertical I can concede on how the passage of time can change things. There is much more competition for providing block space nowadays than there was five years ago. Those who overindexed on ETH, getting somewhat of a monopoly on selling blockspace or settlement, might get frustrated and need a new framework. However, my general impression is that the asset and tokenomics are a lot more valuable. As someone who pays avid attention to these foundation/founder/validators in alt L1 politics, I realize there are a lot more insidious incentives favoring these insiders to rape the token dry than to benefit holders. Just look at Solana. It is still struggling to pass an inflation-reduction measure due to validator politics. Just look at the Cosmos hub. The Atom chart is beyond rekted, and there is still no sense of public urgency to kill off the inflation. Instead, they go on a big parade of "inviting more research on how to reduce inflation". It is the same schtick they did like 3 years ago.

MaximumStudent1839

> As assets mature, valuation frameworks evolve. I don't know how this point makes sense. We both agree that this asset reached this height by riding on demand, unrelated to the DCF framework. I don't understand why the passage of time makes it more relevant. These L1 assets have horrible revenue multiples with no precedent of ever fixing them. Serious DCF-only investors would never want to be marginal buyers of these assets, just as they think buying metals as a "hard-money" bet is stupid. If you are a dairy farmer, it is probably not worth your time to bother about what lactose-intolerant customers want. So I don't understand the logical angle of adopting this DCF valuation model. Neither adopting the model will convince new marginal buyers to come, nor will it explain all the buying interest to date. So I am lost on why it is relevant. In fact, BlackRock doesn't talk much about all these P/S or whatever ratios when they advertise it to their customers. So all these new marginal buyers don't even have this mental model. > ETH is not the same asset it was five years ago In what way? I see it has reduced inflation. I see it has raised the gas limit to reduce the cost of using the asset. I see that inflation is now being paid to stakers who are more aligned with the network than merc miners. I see new ETFs bringing more liquidity and flow into the asset. In fact, your mentioned problems of lack of control, equity, etc., were even more severe five years ago because miners, not ETH stakers, controlled the network. How can things getting better lead you to believe the asset is becoming worse? I am genuinely lost on how you are thinking. > *why someone else will pay more for it later* It is the same story with all these SoV assets. Why do ppl buy gold? It is all the same, as it is about cultural appreciation and consensus. > This is an explicitly *faith-based* valuation model. I’m not interested in evaluating assets through a religious or collector lens.  It may be that this asset class isn't for you. I mean, gold is multiple times the size of BTC, but I know tons of equity investors think investing in metals is just pure stupid. This entire space follows the superstitious practice of the four-year cycle, regardless of macro or other factors. And you do remember how the stock-flow model got invalidated during the last bear, but BTC maxis kept revising it and hung onto it? It is evidence of religious behavior, not rational. You have to accept that faith is just a massive component of this sector. > But ETH explicitly chose a different path (maybe incorrect one in the last years): programmability, coordination, economic activity.  Native programmability adds an optionality. How does adding such an optionality hurt the asset? Don't like it. Just ignore it. Would your view of BTC change if OPCAT passes and Starknet adds programmability to BTC as a layer 2? But I do get the frustration of being led onto multiple fools' errands to make "Web 3" work. Many probably brought ETH for "Web 3" and got disappointed. Now they view ETH as less valuable, and they are selling it. ETH performed weaker than BTC because it had this jack-of-all-trades problem. But even BTC had an identity problem, leading to forks like BCH. Time will tell whether ETH can overcome its identity crisis for the broader set. I mentioned here before at the start of this bull, this is an identity crisis for nearly all tech alts. > then we don't necessarily want it to appreciate?  They collect it as a financial coordination vehicle to improve the asset value. They aren't collecting it as a nonfungible piece of art.

Sagar_Sage

Invest in BTC , ETH , SOL , TAO , BNB , AAVE , SUI

EarningsPal

The problem with the ETH supply is that it can be changed with a vote. The POW was changed to POS, and the inflation rate was reduced. What else can just be changed if some people decide to change it? Can the supply change? Can something else change that ultimately bricks the chain or introduces an attack vector unforeseen?

L3tsseewhathappens

Can we ban bots? Like someone who posted this, hasn't seen the rise in crypto since then, one simple look at the chart would see the Coins like ETH hovered around $1k. I'm sure they meant to say 2021.

Longjumping-Board996

ETF's and Institutions ruined the whole market. The only so called safe thing is BTC. I don't even trust ETH even a bit.

vklirdjikgfkttjk

>eth has no cap Eth gives newly issued tokens back to the stakers so the value of your holdings don't go down, they go up. If the math of dividends is too complicated for you, you can just buy a staked eth token that has a capped supply like rETH >First of all, Bitcoin has a cap and is deflationary. Bitcoin right now is inflationary,about 0.8% per year iirc. If people don't hard fork BTC into increasing block rewards then either: 1. the network will become insecure and implode 2. Transaction fees will become astronomic Are you another bitcoin maxi that thinks mining rewards are there just for the lulz? Do I need to explain to you why you need a 0.5-1.5% inflation rate or risk the network becoming insecure? Both BTC and ETH need to pay for security. The difference is ETH pays the minimum amount needed, and it pays it back to token holders while BTC pays it to a third party.

Buddy_Palguy

ETH chart seems a bit more spastic than the BTC chart

Kitchen_Switch33

Yup! Happened to me the other day and it was around 900k. It went back down to 0 so I chalked it up to a glitch. I took a screenshot before I sent it to Metamask (from my Ledger) and it quadrupled to 3.8 mil. So I knew something was up. I keep checking my amount hahaha. Does your friend hold QNT? The reason I ask is because the only ETH tokens I had were ETH, QNT and barely any unicap.

biba8163

> adoption and network usage concentrates into just a few projects. Top 5 Blue Chip Shitcoin Dominance has gone up ~4% since I commented about this in November. The market is definitely feels like it is consolidating. ETH has probably shown some strength despite the market downturn because of the consolidation. **Consolidation into "Blue Chip" shitcoins** *Top 5 Alts % of Total Altcoin Marketcap (Total Alt Marketcap excludes BTC and Stablecoins)* | | Nov. 2021 | Nov. 2024 | Nov. 2025 | Dec. 2025 |:-----------|:------------:|:------------:|:------------:|:------------:| | Top 5 Alts | 58.09% | 70.95% | 74.6% | 78.07% | | Total Alt Marketcap| $1.52 Trillion | $0.84 Trillion | $1.14 Trillion | $0.9 Trillion https://np.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/1onfeg4/sooocurious_as_to_wtf_is_going_on/nmwf752

AttemptKitchen

Crypto boom started with hundreds of projects being 99% speculative, nothing else. Like you said, maybe ETH, SOL and some other will survive, the rest are already dying and will be absorbed.

luforyou

Thanks for the input and info on DEXs. A new perspective on ETH for sure that I’ll think about.

CreativePhrase9202

You made a sound decision, no rent for life and you can actually think about retirement. I know how you feel, but whether you are up or down will likely only depend on the timeframe you choose. Well done on your house! Took me years to become mortgage free and there's no way I'm gambling my house for anything. I'll hold my BTC, ETH, BCH and RAWW(!), but my house stays mine! Good luck!

SpinaDeNavia227

Who says anyones life savings? Lol. If im responsible enough to thoroughly do my research, ofc im responsible enough to on stake or trade what i can afford to lose. Everything is gambling, even doing it manually, with Uniswap, ETH or with Mevolaxy’s AI bots, theres a risk still. But im being wise to do it on a platform with higher probability of winning and earning with ease and convenience, with mevolaxy. Nobody's forcing nobody.

VariatCA

Most alts have not made any meaningful development or advancement in half a decade, have not attracted growth in network usage or demand (many have watched their average transaction dwindle to practically nothing), have not distinguished their use-case against their competitors, and have done nothing but inflate the total marketcap of available coins/tokens for years via inflation or unlocks. Projects that are accomplishing/solving nothing for years, while network usage shrinks and the amount of coins floating around in the market with which to interact with the chain constantly inflates, are going to watch the value of their coin/token get decimated. Most of the existing alts are akin to Mom & Pop stores getting put out of business by the "Walmarts" of the crypto-space like ETH/SOL as attention, adoption and network usage concentrates into just a few projects.

biba8163

**The Age of Shitcoins is Over** > If BTC hits $100K AND Trump gets elected AND Gary Gensler gets fired AND the FED does a few rate cuts AND the stock market does well AND my Alt gets an ETF, then my Alt will surely moon! - $100K BTC, $110K BTC, $120K BTC! - Pro-Crypto Scammer President! - Gary Gensler fired! - FED cuts rates 3 times! - Stock market up 15% YTD! - ETH gets an ETF! ETH still -35% from 2021 high - XRP gets an ETF! XRP still -50% from 2018 ATH - LINK gets an ETF! LINK still -35% from 2020 high - LTC gets an ETF! LTC still -80% from 2021 ATH - HBAR gets an ETF! HBAR still -80% from 2021 ATH **The Alt Marketcap is Shrinking** The total Alt marketcap: - down -40% from 2021 - never reached 2021 levels throughout the bullrun - went up 5.4X from 2017 to 2021. Now it can't even reach levels from 4 years ago. | | Dec. 2017 | Nov. 2021 | Dec. 2025 |:-----------|:------------:|:------------:|:------------:| | BTC | $0.32T | $1.23T | $1.76T | Total Alt | $0.282T | $1.52T | $0.90T | Stablecoin | $0.001T | $0.11T | $0.32T | Total Crypto| $0.603T | $2.86T | $2.98T

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