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Everything to know about Moons before 'Moon Week' Returns on Jan. 29th.
ETF approval just gave the pros a longer lever to manipulate the BTC price.
I've barely got no food at home but I ain't selling. HODL
FT article on Bitcoin ETFs: we’re on cars, they’re on horses.
Just finished watching The Beanie Bubble. Not as good as I was hoping it would be.
Approximately 10.33% of the total Bitcoin supply, equivalent to 2,170,327 BTC, is distributed among ETFs, funds, private/public companies, governments, and DeFi. The rest is held by individuals or lost. HODL strong.
Question - BTC holding per share for Bitcoin ETF
You're at your deathbed: Your significant other has passed away and you don't have any children -- what do you do with your Bitcoins?
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Dan Niles just stated "starting to buy [Bitcoin] ETFs w/ halving event coming in April." Welcome aboard Dan!!! STACK & HODL BTC TO RICHES!!! GLTA!!!
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I Just Put Bitcoin (HODL) in My 401(k) - You May Be Able to too!
That’s what happens when you try to trade instead of HODL
The next three months will be wildly volatile, be prepared for anything and make sure you HODL.
Amid a red day, here is some positive data after day 1 trading of BTC ETFs
Bitcoin ETFs with expense ratios and AUM.
Big Surprise the ETF didn’t impact price much day one…
HODL ETF – VanEck Bitcoin Trust | Holdings and Performance | VanEck
Anyone know why VanEck’s HODL isn’t trading on Robinhood or E*Trade when ArkB and iShares are live?
All the news of the ETF approval is nice and all, but the point still stands… buy actual Bitcoin
Let's not forget what happened to Gold after EFT approval. HODL!
All 11 bitcoin ETF tickers, for tomorrow. GLTA!!!
Are you guys buying bitcoin ETFs?
Bad link or not…ETF approval is imminent ladies and gentlemen. Keep calm and HODL
SEC.gov website says ARK’s ETF is approved!!!!!
Imagine selling just before the real announcement because a twitter account was hacked
Making this post to say, I’m so happy I continued to DCA daily.
Me, waiting for SEC announcement about ETFs…to buy that juicy dip in ALT coins.
Can somebody please help me understand MicroStrategy's Bitcoin strategy?
Firing the almighty: Can you handle crypto's wild swings better than God?
Bitcoin Slumps on ETF Rejection Rumour in January— Stay Calm and HODL, Experts Predict 2024 Bullish Rebound!
Where does BTC news hit first? Where will the SEC ETF decision leak/publish to first?
Crypto Crossroads: Navigating a $10k Investment in the 2018 Bitcoin
Hot Take: I don’t believe in Hodl. Here are my reasons why…
So what happens to BTC in a widespread cyberattack/grid down scenario?
How I was able to HODL through the bear market by staking
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Did it as well. HODL like your life depends on it 👍
The irony of HODLing BTC is that in the pursuit of wealth you will realize wealth is not important. The BTC itself will not make you as happy as the HODLing process. The discipline of the HODL is the ultimate prize. The end goal is to die without selling. You must keep passing your BTC to each generation so that they can morally grow. A life in which you don’t need to liquidate is a life worth living.
The endgame for a HODL strategy is not to sell for a debasing currency, but to hold the ultimate collateral. You don't sell your "forever" assets like prime real estate or land, you borrow against them to maintain your lifestyle while keeping the underlying value.
Only selling for my dream condo & other cashflow opportunities, that cashflow will then fly right back into Bitcoin, otherwise HODL until retirement which is like 35 years away for me atm.
I ended up selling for the first time back in September/October 2025. I thought I would only accumulate and HODL until my investments made it possible for me to retire. But then I started thinking about retiring early and being at home when I'm 50 will be a lot less fun than being home now while my kids are young. So, I decided to take a year off work and my wife was comfortable with it when she saw the liquid cash in our account (HYSA) from selling BTC. I still have mixed feelings but am thankful to still be holding a life changing amount of BTC if we hit $500k in the next 10 years. There's so much uncertainty in the future. I knew with 100% certainty that being home now and helping raise my kids would be the best life experience. Only possible because of BTC.
If you take your keys to the grave you keep your Bitcoin in the afterlife. 🤔👼💰 HODL on!
Yes. Hold until it becomes an undebated globally accepted form of payment for goods and services. There can be fiat running alongside it or not, I don't care. When I can approach someone to buy a coffee, a car, or a house, and they don't blink twice when I say, "can I pay you in bitcoin?," then it's a boring ass asset, and will just be a good, safe store of value. Until that time, it is underpriced. So you hold it or spend it when you need to. You don't sell to "take profit" and hold cash instead. You don't sell to buy back cheaper later - that's gambling. Spend, don't sell. That's what HODL should mean. I can't speak for the entire dumb Internet.
Your unit of account is Fiat. HODL long enough and it becomes Bitcoin and you can't risk buying USD with it because you realize which holds value better for the future.
Binance has some longs to liquidate. $98k was a high not likely to be surpassed just yet. Let’s see if we can close above $97 then $98 and we’ll reassess. HODL off on buying for now (IMO)
Who TF is upvoting these trash memes that don´t even basic math? If you HODL Bitcoin you can NOT be 70% Down.
That’s the ultimate HODL. Much like getting locked up in jail for a decade. BTW, it looks like Starlink is free if you have a receiver already so they’re not completely cut off. [https://apnews.com/article/iran-protests-starlink-spacex-musk-satellite-9c153cf164959ddd99e4d0f0d4ebd544](https://apnews.com/article/iran-protests-starlink-spacex-musk-satellite-9c153cf164959ddd99e4d0f0d4ebd544)
Those Iranians who held bitcoin "saved their wealth". But it's not as if they can buy a loaf of bread with it. They've now got to wait until their fiat currency recovers or a new currency comes in that is worth exchanging some bitcoin for. Too much disruption to just exchange it for another currency that might also be worthless in Iran. I doubt many merchants will just start accepting USD (and they're definitely not accepting bitcoin at the supermarket). So they're left bartering whatever they can for food and survival. But that's a good thing because it means they can HODL even longer!!!
Wearers would reveal themselves as noobs who don't know that HODL isn't an acronym. It's literally just a misspelling of 'hold'.
DCA a meaningful amount into BTC every week or month. HODL. Avoid boats.
Buy and HODL. I understand the desire for more sats. Don’t gamble with Bitcoin prices and volatility. Instead find more ways to earn fiat and convert to more sats. Accumulation is the game that is proven to work. Too many stories of gambling and timing not working. Be strong.
Longing is wild too. Like I understand someone having a HODL position for when we eventually rise, while also maybe having some smaller short, but the leveraged longs really piss me off. They are the ones keeping our number from going up. The whales and market makers will shit on them, and therefore all of us, every single time.
To me the bigger deterrent to selling is taxes. For that reason I’ll prob HODL for life. lol
Congress, the banks, the exchanges and hundreds of lobbyists are fighting as we speak to make the regulations spelled out in this clarity bill benefit them. I wouldn't get excited until we are sure of what the bill entails. Best way to navigate all of this is stack sats in a cold wallet and HODL. 👍
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How's that relevant? He's a rich guy, he wants a fat ROI. He's not gonna HODL forever and I wasn't implying that he would be forced to sell because he's scared of loss, he can sit in a losing investment forever. I'm talking about him dumping when the price is up
that's why HODL and Diamond Hand is a thing
The ironic thing is that people like you are actually part of the system that makes Bitcoin behave the way it does. That regret loop you described (“sold too early → price rips → never again”) isn’t just a personal story. It’s a recurring behavioral pattern across cycles. Some people leave forever after getting burned, but a lot of others do exactly what you did: they swear off trying to time the market and become long-term holders instead. When enough coins end up in those kinds of hands, those coins basically stop trading for long stretches of time. They’re not gone forever, but they’re effectively taken out of the liquid supply. That makes Bitcoin’s supply side unusually inelastic compared to most assets. Less liquid supply + new demand (plus a supportive macro environment) = upward price pressure during bull cycles. None of this means Bitcoin “always goes up.” The demand side is macro-dependent: liquidity, regulation, risk appetite, interest rates, and narrative cycles matter a lot. In bear markets, supply inelasticity doesn’t magically save the price — it just means there isn’t much distressed selling once the weak hands are flushed out. The key point is that Bitcoin doesn’t have cashflows or dividends, so valuation leans heavily on scarcity, adoption, and narrative reflexivity rather than discounted future earnings. That makes psychology part of the mechanism, not a side effect. Regret, FOMO, envy, and the vow of “never selling again” all combine into a culture that locks up supply and recruits new buyers. Individually, your trade doesn’t move anything. But when thousands or millions of people repeat the same behavioral pattern across cycles, it shapes the entire market structure: weak hands get punished, a subset converts into long-term holders, float shrinks, volatility and upside both increase during demand waves. Institutional adoption adds another layer. Institutions don’t “HODL” for ideology — they operate on mandates, risk models, leverage and derivatives. That can either stabilize or amplify volatility depending on the cycle. But the supply inelasticity still matters — it just interacts with a more professionalized demand base. So yeah, it sucks for you personally that you sold when you did. But from the system’s point of view, stories like yours are part of how the mechanism works. You’re not outside the process — your behavior (and others like you) is part of the structure that makes Bitcoin Bitcoin.
Time in the market is better than time outta the market if your plan is to HODL then buy now before its back over 100k or dca put a thousand in a month
Even worse was he told his followers to "HODL" while he was dumping his bags on them.
This is accurate. After I made my first $100k then after I paid off my mortgage, I don't feel the need to babysit it anymore. No more FOMO. Now I'm just HODL until the 2027 bottom so I can repeat for 2029 ATH. 💪
Sorry, I forgot how this could become “rage bait”. For clarity, I don’t ever sell. But it does feel like, when I buy, it dips. This’ll be the last time I try to be “funny”.. Just hoping this post would’ve made a couple people feel better about their luck. But yes. DCA and HODL!
Well done! Keep stacking, NOT TRADING, HODL!!!!!
What part of “HODL” don’t you understand?
I'll give you a different way of thinking of this: bitcoin is an anti-finance. Fiat currency is a perfect platform for all sorts of silly financial tools. Bitcoin will not suffer fools. Stop being a fool and HODL. Even better, make something useful and then use that money to buy more bitcoin and HODL.
Thanks for the solid critique—fair points all around. 1. Lender could just buy BTC instead?Totally valid—no credit risk if you HODL. But this setup lets the lender deploy capital now (fund a house purchase) while still capturing BTC appreciation through fixed BTC principal repayments. It’s productive lending vs. passive holding, with the house as real collateral for default protection. 2. Borrower defaults anyway?Default risk exists in every mortgage, but the 365-day MA smooths volatility so payments don’t spike wildly like spot BTC would. In bull runs, payments rise gradually (and borrowers can hedge with BTC). In bears, payments drop—burden shifts to lender. Still 0% added cost vs. traditional 6-7% mortgages that double/triple the principal over time. 3. Pricing borrowers out / favoring savers?The goal is flipping the script: BTC’s expected appreciation becomes the lender’s return without explicit interest/usury. Borrowers get true 0% cost access to capital; lenders get compensated by BTC’s growth (historically strong vs USD). In a pure BTC future, it’s just wallet-to-wallet with no riba at all. It’s not perfect—needs legal/tax work and risk modeling—but it’s a bridge idea to make lending halal/ethical (I’m not Muslim btw) while leveraging BTC’s properties. House collateral helps on credit risk. Does that shift the view at all, or still a non-starter for you?
The issue is that there might reach a point where it just doesn't drop to or below your buy-trigger price. There have been countless times people have tried this in the past, only to be surprised. "I'll buy it back when it goes down to $10K again!!"... only it never did. Best strategy is to buy and hold. HODL.
I like the spirit but not this way... In before HODL, zoom out and let it reach the moon alone.
Not necessarily. I know what you mean, larger market cap, harder to move price.. but not necessarily. If there isn't any supply and everyone is wanting to buy, it'd still be easy to moon quickly with low volume. Which is why everyone needs to keep stackin sats, and HODL! Look at SLV, has went went bonkers this year. Not because a ton of new money has moved into it (which it has) but primarily because there simply isn't enough supply of it, it's supply is being squeezed with ease since there isn't much supply, meanwhile the price is mooning. That's going to happen to BTC really really soon and its going to be parabolic.
Look at the comments here, where posters say they will dump on everyone as soon as the price goes up enough. That’s BS and what destroyed crypto the past few years. Keep hoping for a crypto recovery while planning to rug everyone else. Do the opposite and HODL and watch crypto moon!
https://preview.redd.it/fb16r91ocucg1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1fa5fe227f0cf43809129a242091973601b021c0 I'm in the same boat as you. 500$ capital. Lost about 2000$ to learn the ropes last year. My learnings (Not an advise. Take it if it works for you) 1. Never risk more than 1-2% 2. Any coin below top 500 coins is 99% useless 3. But and HODL strong coins like BTC / ETH / BNB on lows (Like 20-30% fall from peak). Short the shit coins when they're up 10x-20x from the bottom. Profitability is about 10-20% a month now. I'm compounding by re-investing my profits. Planning to withdraw 1000$ once my 500$ becomes 2000$ and repeat the cycle.
Definitely don’t be. Just wait until the 15th🥳 The ‘bank policy law’ that recently passed is going to impact the Clarity Act passing. It’s a win for any crypto holders, but especially Bitcoin❤️ Just HODL and watch.
HODL is a scam..just capitalize on the current pump if u get any ....and then look for another coin. Most coins go down in long term, but it does the zig zag, so enter at zig and exit at zag, don't think too much and order book is all fake walls by whales.
Everybody cannot cash their crypto at once. The house of cards would collapse. So the message is “HODL”, which is aimed to convince YOU to do so while the movers and shakers slowly cash out their coins (at the rate that people are investing new money into the system).
Digital gold is the world's best prize. Watch the value continue to rise. Central banks will print and spend. Bitcoin's math will never bend. Fiat fades while the orange coin shines. Wealth secured in the digital lines. MicroStrategy leads the corporate way. HODL tight for a brighter day.
Winter is coming. HODL until 2029.
Only buy Bitcoin if you can HODL for at least 4 years. as long as you follow this rule it’s hard to mess up.
In a year? These coins will be available only to Institutions, hedge funds and governments... everyone else will be getting qouged in ETFs. HODL
maybe was worth it to come out with that payout. forced HODL
Nice gains bro! 💪 From $56k avg to $130k portfolio and +61% unrealized – that’s the Bitcoin way 🔥 HODL strong! 🚀
Nothing because it's been stuck between 87k and 93k, would love for it to crash hard so I can buy some more or go to the moon & keep HODL'ing obviously...Something!! lol
About 70% & I'm 62. But it is for my 23-year-old daughter and her family, and my 50-year-old wife someday. Been a trader and investor for over 30 years, never thought about it much. Took a more serious look several years ago, (BTC about 40k) did my 100-hour deep dive. Realized that one crucial thing I was hearing after studying the charts was true! If you can just HODL for about three years (well about 38 months), it is nearly impossible to lose money. Pretty hard for me not to pray for a big downturn about now. (And realise I’m blessed to be in that position.) So… be humble, stack sat’s. That's my first social media post ever. Maybe my last. And maybe I don't really have any bitcoin either? God bless.
It is due to the Bitcoin halving. Scarcity is at its finest. HODL
Wish I sold mine in the last bull, I had that stupid HODL mentality
A cold wallet is always the best choice. With the money you would put into a company-owned hardware wallet (which goes against the fundamentals of Bitcoin), you can already do your tax planning for DCA. I recommend the Blue Wallet hot wallet, and you can buy a cold wallet on any buying and selling website; and the rest is just HODL.
Welcome to Bitcoin! "Sat" is the short form of "Satoshi", the smallest unit of Bitcoin, named after its (pseudonymous) creator, Satoshi Nakamoto. It's equivalent to one hundred-millionth of a Bitcoin (0.00000001 BTC). "HODL" originates from a typo of "HOLD" in a forum many years ago. It just means to hold onto your investments rather than selling them.
Either way you lose. Unless you HODL bitcoin of course.
Similar to your observation, I always hear negative outcomes. I just buy and HODL.
It will 2 or 3x in the next 10 years. That’s realistic and awesome and still worth the HODL
Coinbase weekly allotment. Every. Single. Week. For YEARS now. HODL
Metals go down sometimes. Silver ATH was $48 in 2011, and some people bought at the top and had to wait a decade to break even. You need to understand that these assets are off ramps to the dollar. The dollar devalues faster than the S&P 500 can grow even with compounding when you look at 10 year, 20 year chart. When these assets go down, you either buy more or you hold. In the long run, they are forced to go up due to our monetary policy. Just don't invest more than you can afford, you don't want to be forced to sell in a bear market for a loss because your car needs new brakes or something. Bitcoin has the biggest upside advantage still, and the most volitility. Gold has the lowest volatility, lowest risk, but higher storage costs. Silver, still underpriced, has the most fuckery on price manipulation due to COMEX. Metals anyways have a premium when you buy which is hard to get back when you sell. Bitcoin doesn't have that problem. I would prioritize Bitcoin, understand how to operate a Trezor, do proper cold storage and HODL. If the Shit Hits The Fan, your Bitcoin is liquid everywhere in the world and you travel anywhere that offers a good life. Much harder to do with Metals. Cant walk through an airport with Gold and Silver bullion without risk of confiscation.
Maybe you have a lot of time and time on your hands – then sit down and go through the whole subreddit. Then you'll find the exact same question at 20,000 at 15,000 at 30,000 at 50,000 I think you understand me! Nobody has a crystal ball and can tell you what will happen tomorrow, look at Corona, look at war, look at energy crises, etc. Nobody can tell you that; we can all only hope, believe, and HODL, or gradually sell some things and treat ourselves to something nice. Everyone does what they want. maybe
First purchase of any crypto was BCH at $5000. Set daily, weekly, monthly purchase, and HODL. You will be happy in the long run.
As much as this sounds like it would suck for people who just want to HODL, I'm wondering if this incentivizes people who lost their passwords to move to CA, have them seize the Bitcoin, and then file to get the money.
95-99% of amateurs who try to trade end up with less in the end. The risk/reward makes no sense. HODL.
Just HODL and act accordingly lol
DCA and HODL, that is the way. There are many empty bank accounts that have gone before you.
Gold peaked → BTC exploded before. $470k? Time will tell. HODL.
Welcome aboard my friend. Just keep calm and HODL from here..
To make money Not a brainwashed HODL’r
Do you believe in HODL, in a young girls heart? ♥️
Spot on. The best entries usually happen when the hype is at zero and the charts look 'boring.' While everyone is stressing over price predictions for 2026 and 2027, the real peace comes from knowing that **1 Bitcoin will always be 1 Bitcoin ;)**. Whether it's a quiet Q2 or a fast run, the protocol doesn't change. Just HODL and stay humble.
Of course DCA & HODL is the winning strategy! This is very surprising that some people still do not understand it after so many years.
Typical BTC behavior in short term. HODL and let it go to the moon alone.
Thank you for sharing. When I first got into BTC in June of last year, it was HODL everywhere. However, as I stated, life happens and remaining flexible, but logical, is vital.
$3k is a good starter, but crypto is volatile. Consider dollar-cost averaging—buy a bit every month instead of all at once. HODL > FOMO.
Perfect time? Who knows 😎 Bitcoin has a PhD in making people question their life choices. Maybe invest what you can afford to lose and HODL.
Congrats brother! I’m right behind you at 18K around 2 years ago. Keep your head up, hold on tight, HODL and get ready, it’s a wild ride!
Yes of course, but later is good too. So, buy some now and then buy more later. Expect volatility and just HODL!
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Cold wallet isn't the same as an exchange, HODL in a cold wallet. Move to an exchange for transactions, etc., and then back to your cold wallet. This pertains to abandoned accounts at an active financial institution, e.g. an exchange. Do a look up on escheatment laws. If it's in a cold wallet it should be fine and much safer. OP is being a bit disingenuous with the title.
Buy low sell high. Actually don't sell, the all time high will be the next low point as long as you have patience. HODL
Almost everyone is in that same boat. And now everyone thinks they are too late. HODL for another decade and see where you are then. A fun ChatGPT query is to ask it "My BTC portfolio is X.XXXXXXXX. What is my wallet ranking among those who own Bitcoin, omitting nation states and exchanges, and accounting for estimates of multiple addresses per person." Its pretty fun to see the ranking where you will stack up. It will pull info from [BitInfo Charts](https://bitinfocharts.com/top-100-richest-bitcoin-addresses.html) along with other sources.
Open-source wallets like Trezor are great for transparency, but I’ve found IronWallet and Ledger offer comparable security for most users. The key idea is that your funds are controlled by the private key. Technically, yes you could hold crypto without a wallet, just storing the key somewhere secure. The wallet itself is mostly an interface to sign transactions and access your coins safely, so for long-term HODL, offline cold storage is the safest approach.
Everyone ready for the weekend pump and dump? Keep stacking and HODL 🖖
If someone bought BTC in 2017 (like me), BTC didnt let them down. Huge profits were there if the conviction was there. Their lack of conviction lost them money. The answer to your question for me is zero. I know two friends that bought in 2017 or before. One has held every Sat and is in the green by a mile. One sold a full coin in the profit for a family expense but has since repurchased it and is in the profit on the new buys. I have one other friend that has bought a full coin over the last year with a cost basis right at $100k USD, so slightly in the red, but he'll HODL indefinitely so he'll be fine. I'd encourage your friends to rebuy with conviction, they'll still be fine the second time around.
I plan to HODL for at least 20 years. Probably more like
But what about HODL for many years? 3yrs is nothing in crypto….