IMO

OneEntrepreneur3047

Lot of chronically online redditors fell victim to their TDS and panic sold, and are now feeling an incredible amount of anger at themselves and Trump (as usual). IMO expect a lot more of this as we pump

Traditional-Fan-9315

There could be a pullback or it could go God-candle. I think now is a great time to invest. Even if there is a pullback, it won't be for long IMO. And the chance of missing out on the biggest pump of the cycle is much greater than missing out on 5-20%.

MandyG6

I hear you but let’s say the price of BTC reaches a mere 140k this time round which IMO is very conservative. Are we agreed that when the dominoes fall, the resting price will probably be around 70-80k on the next bear? Surely selling anywhere after 110k and then buying back cheaper is going to make you more profit than watching the stack disintegrate for 2/3 years?

CosmicTraveller_369

Yeah I've thought this too, they definitely do repel them to some extent. This is great for Solana's ecosystem IMO

sirporter

Idk there are definitely some valid criticisms of ETH. Seems like the EF is learning/changing and we are shifting in the right direction. I think the Rollup centric roadmap is the correct design and the uncompromising focus on decentralization and security will pay off. IMO a bright future for ETH

Emergency_Egg1281

I agree, but why are we paying 200% more for their duality products just because they cross the border ? Google how much other countries tax and terrifying our stuff. Like I have said, we used to be a manufacturing country now we are a service country. Difference , average income for a production based country 120k a year vs. service one at 37k per year. We need a change . IMO.

andrewsayles

$110k is the spot to test imo. I think market makers liquidate those shorts and see if the market finds value at that level. IMO, we need some real bullish news to push above $110k. Rn, the pump seems to be over trade deals, but I’m not sure if that’s bullish enough to send us through the ceiling. Personally, I’m still bearish until I see something like rate cuts or the US buying Bitcoin

ConsistentAddress195

Yeah, IMO that could cause a pump if it was unexpected and perceived as bearish for stocks so folks would pile into crypto instead. But it was pretty much priced in and stocks are unaffected, so it has to be something else. Maybe people who took their money out of stocks earlier are just now jumping in the MSTR bandwagon.

lightbulb-7

IMO most of the big podcasts cover the same stuff, though each one has its own touch or flavor. Just pick one that you like And complement that with reading books. You learn much more by reading, actually

Designer_Speech8942

The 10% below current market may be a little steep, but if it hits then you got a fantastic buy. IMO (which is just an opinion), the best way to buy BTC regularly at a discount is to use its Average True Range (ATR) [look it up on Investopedia]. You can use TradingView or compute it manually (I’m old school). Set your Buy order at 2 ATRs below the current price. By definition, your Buy order will be triggered on a day of very high (but not unrealistic) volatility.

AllUrUpsAreBelong2Us

IMO, it retested the 75k area and confirmed it as support. Will it be the lowest price of 2025? To be seen

Grand-Button5819

Nobody knows what's next. It could dip, but it could just as well go straight up. IMO buy at any price and hold long term. 🤷‍♂️

Wildhorse_88

When it comes to something as important as your child's future, you should not take any risk at all. Statistically speaking, crypto is still too risky. You want to put your money somewhere where the probability of it increasing in value is high. Crypto is still in its infancy. There is not much data over time. And it has shown extreme volatility. The stock market is safer and has over 100 years of data. Invest your money in a few mutual funds that have outperformed the index over the last 15 years reliably. If you wish to take a small amount, maybe 1K and put that in a riskier investment like crypto, then fine. I would go with BTC or ETH. But putting it all in crypto, unless you are a crypto expert who trades for a living, is a poor move IMO.

SST114

A 10x in 10 yrs not happening = somethings wrong. Also plunges sustaining may not happen anymore. A reality of slower grind up forever with corrections is the new reality IMO. Will drive ppl crazy who aren't holding a nice sized bag(not many do)like tech stocks did. ETFs and corporate adoption changed everything.

SST114

Buy it and hold it or not we don't care at all lol I'm personally never selling a sat. I take profits from other things and store it in this and it's gradually become my largest holding via appreciation. Also hold stocks etc Lots of turbo-maxi's don't understand a lot of things about the fundamentals of other asset classes so you can choose to listen to them or ignore them as well. IMO, buying power value of btc going to go up forever.... gradually that is.

Medium_Change4574

I don't blame them because many had bad experiences with alts. I got rekt pretty good with alts too but it's just my own fault for not taking profits twice. I will switch to holding mostly BTC as well in the future but now is not the time to do that IMO.

HeroinBreakfast

I am pretty neutral so just share what you think the best piece is. Idk about climate change the way it gets presented a lot of times but obviously the earth has had periods where the climate is not what it is now. Not a fan of pollution, which is really the immediate concern for people IMO.

repomies69

I personally hold zero shitcoins, but calling Coinbase a scammer is not fair IMO. They are just listing those shitcoins, not actively advertising them. The people themselves choose to buy that shit, and Coinbase is just connecting buyers and sellers. They are enabling scammers though.

Dull-Ad9183

It's a good time to do so, IMO. I'm considering levering up to buy more. HODL

spatafore

I’m a little nervous reading that you don’t even know what “open source” means, that suggests you might need help setting up your hardware wallet and moving your funds. I recommend learning more or getting help from a real trusted person before transferring everything. You know you can lose the funds doing something wrong. And yes, IMO Trezor Safe 3 or 5 is the most "user friendly" app/device and YES, DO NOT BUY IT ON AMAZON.

JonRadian

There will likely be buying opportunities by Q3 earnings reports IMO.

rkquinn

Based on past cycles (top relative to halving date) the top would potentially fall around the winter holidays this year. IMO if we are still under 100k mid summer it will point to a similar cycle to ‘21, maybe 110k as the top. If we are at 110-120k this summer it will set up nicely for the 180-250k prediction many are putting out there this cycle.

JustinPooDough

IMO, if Bitcoin is not intuitive and enticing enough yet that people make the effort to go and start using it, then it still has a ways to go in product development. If you have a good enough app, people will trip over themselves to go use it. Bitcoin is great, but the application layer still requires improvement IMO. I build apps myself and it's a very tricky thing to develop a process and UI that just clicks.

StrategyComplete9982

Thank you for bringing the data for my comment. I actually had like a 1 hour talk with chat GPT and my thesis was: what does it take to actually break a business cycle? Can bad policies, tariffs, etc do so? Chatgpt said it would take quite a lot to break a cycle. For example, the worst thing i ever lived through was covid and that did not break the cycle, it temporarily put everything half off, then injected 7 trillion in liquidity and have us new highs. Now, if anyone can break the economy in a macro fashion, Trump could do so. The bond market was on the edge until he abandoned the tariffs temporarily. Point being it takes a catastrophe to 'break' the macro cycle IMO. Note: not an economist, just a dude. If you think I'm wrong, please give me some arguments.

JWB0007

The best time to buy IMO is always right now with the understanding that time in the market is better than timing the market.

CosmicTraveller_369

Yeah I've given this some thought too, they definitely do deter jeets to an extent. This is great for Solana's ecosystem IMO

Ordinary-Original520

The narrator didn't sound desperate to get their point across at the end. IMO it was more of a dramatic pause on emphasizing a much larger number compared to the previous numbers he just explained. The way the entire video was narrated sounded more like a lucrative opportunity for a investor.

Alfador8

That was hype surrounding the incoming Trump admin and their attitude towards crypto. Maybe we'll recapture that but it's far from certain, IMO.

themapwench

History looks back on now as the era of stupid. IMO this might be the steep part but the decline has been already about 50 years in the works...

repomies69

IMO you are writing false history here. BTC has always been both.

respectandmanners

Those have already existed. Most of the collapsed and took invested BTC down with them. Not a wise move, IMO

JamesScotlandBruce

A cold wallet is a way to keep your private keys off the internet and safe. You need your private key to send or spend your holdings. A hot wallet is a software wallet that has your private key directly on a device connected to the internet. Not very safe. The wallet you pick will depend on the operating system you want to connect to. Whether you want other coins or just BTC. How much you want to spend. And if you want any additional optional functions. Not necessary for most. These include air gapped transactions transactions and micro SD or qr code back up. I'd just keep your holdings on a reputable exchange like kraken or coinbase or strike until you have a 1000 dollars or more. No rush IMO until then to buy a wallet and/or move it off the exchange

SjbPsych

Unemployment will rise, but the Fed doesn't need that to lower rates, though, IMO. My favorite heretofore privately held conspiracy theory is that the Fed knows BTC is a sponge for excessive dollar & bond liquidity. It gives them confidence that they can inflate. They'll print and QE and make deals with other countries NOT to sell our bonds. All crypto will pump, Nasdaq will pump (after another short, orderly crash), smart money will move to basic materials and hard money.

pinhead26

IMO the real attack is users payers miners to include 4MB jpgs in a block. And there's no technical way to stop that because bitcoin is a permissionless, censorship-resistant payment system.

HeavyMetalTechBoy

Waiting for the big Solana run to overtake Ethereum. IMO solana is being held back by the sheet amount of shitcoins associated with it.

mrjune2040

Who? I own XRP but I’m under no illusion that XRP equals equity. So you’re generalising. IMO equity should be the better play, however private stock offerings are/have been overvalued, and who the fuck would trust Brad.

them_oysters

Dont just buy random cryptos you hear about on reddit. Educate yourself on crypto first, tokenomics, different networks, etc. Seek out a paid group for education and that has coins they focus on. Look up Crypto Future on YouTube. He has a great patreon group, especially if you're new to Crypto. There are other good mentors out there as well but that is a good spot to start IMO

Apprehensive-Rent422

Yes, from my understanding bitcoin is crypto. The bitcoin maxis probably are claiming its some sort of future world reserve currency which we just dont know yet. Its a slow, prehistoric coin but its worth trillions and the big whales probably wanna keep it that way. IMO of course.

majorziggytom

IMO long-term price will at least be market cap of current total revenue of all hookers worldwide. When? My guess is when the moon sparkles in a certain sahde of silver. Just asked ChatGPT says hookers perform best when the moon sparkles silver, so it's win-win. Also turns out the moon almost sparkled this exactly needed shade of silver just before our recent ATH. Interesting.

Sassylyz

IMO Long-term price of bitcoin is going to be at least current market cap of gold. When? My guess is when the Gen Z + Millenials control > 50% of total wealth.

Mainmeowmix

I'm not trying to be condescending. But if your currency is worth tomorrow than it is today, then you have less incentive to spend it. Economies tend to suffer when your dollar is better saved than spent. Investment vehicles and your day to day currency shouldn't be the same IMO. You want people to want to spend their money, so that businesses do well, so that they will pay people to work for them, so they can also engage in commerce. If the currency everyone uses is better saved than spent, it's really not that good of a currency. Obligatory hyper inflation is also bad for currency, there is a sweet spot. But it's not on the deflationary side.

HesitantInvestor0

By the time it all shakes out, you’ll more than likely be negative on some, positive on others, and when you add it all together you’ll have underperformed Bitcoin and taken on additional risk to get there. Is there a chance you come out ahead? Yeah, there is. But the chance isn’t worth the risk IMO.

CosmicTraveller_369

Yeah I've given this some thought too, they definitely do repel them to an extent. This is great for Solana's ecosystem IMO

Logical_Lemming

Aztec is a project that's been in development for quite a while now. They're using zero-knowledge proofs to enable "programmable privacy" on Ethereum, or in other words, smart contracts that can have both public and private components. Anyone can participate as a sequencer node using consumer-grade hardware, but to run a prover node you'll need enterprise-grade hardware and a high level of knowledge. IMO, these developers are some of the few in the space who seem to genuinely care about advancing the tech in a way that could bring new, novel use-cases that are true to the original decentralized vision of crypto.

shaggadally

I will hodl until there fundamental changes / actual fundamental risks (quantum computing maybe in 25 years) to Bitcoin. But I'm quite sure I will hodl another 20 years. There is no better investment IMO.

AllUrUpsAreBelong2Us

Protecting the value of your past work compensation is def part of it. IMO

JerryLeeDog

Doesn't matter Buy monthly IMO. Easier if you ever have to do taxes

Get_the_nak

hashing is a better word than encoding which has a broader meaning, IMO

BigDeezerrr

I smash bought the second i saw the announcement and am quite happy so far. I think its mNAV is a bit high at the moment but they have deep pockets, tradfi expertise in Cantor, and a Bitcoin psychopath at the helm. They should be able to execute the Strategy playbook quite well IMO.

uclatommy

If energy becomes free, that might remove some value from proof of work. IMO, part of bitcoin’s value come from the cost of mining. It doesn’t completely make POW obsolete however because you have to also spend time, not just energy.

Full-Sound-6269

IMO, next 2 months are going to be a bloodbath of epic proportions. I am a pessimist by nature, so I hold my money out of risky assets for now.

CosmicTraveller_369

Yeah I've thought about this too. They definitely do repel them to an extent, this is great for Solana's ecosystem IMO

StrategyComplete9982

Yes and no. If we started this cycle, we are not becoming multi millionaires in 4 years by investing 10 grand. With that said, it is still outperforming any other asset as a whole, so unfortunately 100-1000x's will not happen (don't let people lie to you, your intuition is correct). Now you may need to put a couple hundred grand in and hopefully that becomes millions in 8-12 years. But the OG BTC people did put in their time, if they bought early in 2013-2017 and sold now, they still waited 8-12 years, their upside is probably 100x the upside of starting now. Next option then is ppl look to altcoins to get those returns and that is a risky game. BTC has been the only one to make higher highs every cycle. The only one. Conclusion: IMO the opportunity is still here, however, entering now, one MUST learn to actively trade, Hodling and doing nothing wont do it (unless you have a 20 yr timespan).

AstroBoyWunder

Just HODL and wait for the market uncertainty to pass. BTC will always be propped up and will always lead the charge and is still very bullish IMO (although I still think XRP and CRV will lead the alts).

Carwyn23

Exactly, I've given this some thought too. This is great for Solana's ecosystem IMO, something the space has needed for a very long time

PlasticEyebrow

Personally, we'll probably see some dimished cycle movements. Some people will still anticipate the cycle, and sell. But institutions (and me) will buy up those coins. So really, while we will always see some up/down movements, its mainly up from here IMO.

maninas

Totally understandable. Now if they'd move (perhaps eventually, when it's more marui) the collaboration and discussions over to [Radicle ](https://radicle.xyz/), then we'd all be able to read anyone's comments while the team ban users from showing up in their own node. IMO that's the ideal scenario.

reZZZ22

The OG Bitcoin as Silk Road markets will never go away. I understand Bitcoin isn’t 100% untraceable like Monero. IMO, I don’t believe Ethereum will stay in the #2 looking further in the future.

UnauthorizedGoose

I disagree on the negative underlying value point. The energy cost of bitcoin is what it costs to afford *humanity* a permissionless and decentralized network to exchange value. Yes, the energy costs are high, but this is like providing a public utility for the entire globe or any person who wants to participate, can. Bitcoin is to money what the internet is to information. Would you say the internet has negative underlying value because of the cost to power computers across the globe to afford people access to information? I'd argue the cost to run a computer which allows untold numbers of people to better their lives is worth it. Same for bitcoin, IMO.

PullTheBull

You’re 25. You could invest in something for 10 years, lose it all and you’d still have enough time to sort yourself out. IMO these are the years to have your risk tolerance at its highest. I’m talking bitcoin, not meme coins and all that. If I were you I’d do half and half then see how things progress after a few years.

-Xaron-

It depends where you ask. You're in a Bitcoin sub, of course Bitcoin is the "future". I see it as a highly speculative investment. Totally unusable like currencies are. If you see it that way, IMO all is fine. Can it go up to $1M? Sure. Can it go down to zero? Absolutely. Will it ever replace any currency. Surely not.

mrjune2040

IMO it’s a poor forward looking indicator (which is the most valuable). I’d argue that Reddit sentiment lags behind, yes you notice large traffic shifts but that’s usually an indication of fomo and the market being overbought. Reddit is basically a barometer of retail reaction to market events–there’s much better macro datasets out there to base investment decisions on imo.

0_1_1_2_3_5

I have probably 30-40% allocated in BTC, and that amounts to significantly more than the vast majority of the people here. I am not a "bitcoin believer" by any means, and the time to change your life with a small investment going 1000x with BTC is likely gone. However, I believe it is silly to ignore it as an investment since there is no reason it will be going away anytime soon, and every time someone says "it can't possibly go higher, it's going to crash", it goes higher. If you're trying to change your life with small investment, putting it all on black or playing the shitcoin casino is a better option, but bitcoin, IMO, has a very high chance of beating the rest of the market by a wide margin long term.

wagglyears

AI coins IMO will pump hard if this bull run gets going DSYNC, GPU, PALM, PIN, PAI

AccomplishedBall9400

IMO, this will be the token of 2025 and will be laying a blueprint to be followed for years to come. Oddly, the reason why it will win token of the year, is it's not really a token, you are basically getting micro shares of a business. Once people begin to realize that, this will go parabolic, it's only at 2.4M right now. Reality is, getting in under 25M will be a steal. People buy and sell looking for 2X all the time. Sure do that when this is at 100M+ if you want, but by then you may realize settling at 2X when entering at 100M would be foolish!!

Sabast-

The high centralization and very low fees of SOL is a problem. Of all the solutions to the classic Trilemma, SOL's approach is a terrible one IMO. It sacrifices security and decentralization, for an almost single-minded focus on scalability. A mainnet blockchain having an *outage* - at any time in the past - for example, should immediately make it a non-viable contender for anyone's portfolio. But, the crypto market is pretty dumb - or at least uneducated - when you get down to it. ETH on the other hand is way more expensive and slow, but way more secure and also no longer a great target for sh!tcoins. Other more modern chains are often somewhere in-between, but still usually much more secure and distributed that SOL. (E.g. algo, ada, etc.) Some disagree and that's fine - it's a good debate to have, if anything for more public awareness of SOL's problem. (I mean, *I'm* not going to have the debate. Go argue with the countless experts and math whizzes who actually design and/or analyze blockchains, who've expressed the opinion I'm merely echoing. I understand their arguments, just not at their level - and either way I'm tired of arguing about it.)

Stunning-Insect7135

It’s been a laggard based on history. But the peak that’s coming (based on history) should hit around November. Likely anywhere between $350-900k. Institutional adoption is going to be the driving force. Zero reason to be less bullish IMO

TripsterX

I think satoshi knew this day would come. He knew that his creation would one day make him a person of interest, and not necessariltlry for the right reasons. I think its a good job know one knows their identity, because we know for sure, he would have been swept up by government years ago. Satoshi was a visionary decades ahead of his time IMO

EnZ07boyyy

IMO dip idk how far.. but down overall on the weekend and then Monday is a HUGE up or down.. probably a scam wick either way.. my guess is sharp up followed by sell the news / nothing burger down down down. That’s it for the forecast back to you 🐸

Sparkskatezx3

IMO, it really depends on your risk tolerance. Focusing on 2-3 strong projects like BTC, ETH, and maybe one emerging tech could work for some. Others prefer spreading across 8-10 to hedge risks. Also, an index fund for crypto sounds cool but there isn’t a widely adopted one yet. Worth watching for future innovation.

Emergency_Bother9837

Bad time to get in IMO. I probably would sell at least half and put it into broad market index funds (DCA) the market has a long way down to go

Aazimoxx

>Well IMO there is zero risk losing it all. BTC is NOT going to 0 period. It's a non-zero chance, but very low. Just like USD going to zero. Super unlikely despite current poor performance and volatility. I think there was only one period in all of its history that btc didn't see an investor get at least 50% return over a 4yr period, and **usually** that or better, over less than 24mths. Pretty much "*the only way to lose, is not to hodl*", for 2yrs or more.

prayerrwow

Well IMO there is zero risk losing it all. BTC is NOT going to 0 period. You lose if you sell.... You did the right move buddy!

Icy-South-3707

Better than gambling IMO

MixtapeNostalgia

----- Not financial advice. Simply my own path. ----- Have you read the Bitcoin Whitepaper or a book called Broken Money, or even better (and this one was ahead of its time) The Bitcoin Standard? I definitely recommend all three. If you don't agree with the fundamentals of what Satoshi was aiming for, that's okay. But I've dedicated the last 6+ years to understanding (to the best of my ability) why he created Bitcoin, and I enjoy reading things that elucidate these views and in fact the opinions of detractors. But unfortunately it is the detractors that sort of kept one of my feet inside the world of fiat for far too long. It's my own choice and fault at the end of the day, but the amount of FUD you'll find on almost every single non-crypto financial subreddit is staggering. Mostly because it is all wrong. Objectively. Time will prove this. I recently saw a redditor write that "People will buy Bitcoin at the price they deserve" a few days ago, and it is one of the most poignant things I've ever read on the topic. And one of the most truly accurate. Yeah, I've made good money with LETFs and VT has been kind to me. But had I just put my money in Bitcoin instead of messing around with that stuff, I would have made more money than I'm prepared to admit. And to be honest, money isn't massively important to me on a personal level. I am certainly not happier because I can pay my bills. I simply grew up very poor, but l knew I had the ability to turn $ into $ if I dedicated enough time to learning on my own. Never did I think it would come to turning $ into BTC. And never did I think I'd come to see BTC as a true asset - one that could and has changed my life and the lives of so many others. I will continue on this path and try to leave as much of it behind as possible when I'm gone, and help ppl along the way while I'm here; living life under a true Bitcoin standard as soon as possible. So there is no second or third best option. There are just.. other options. And because BTC ETFs are a thing, they are viable options to protect against the unthinkable (lost keys). Again, not financial advice here, just a portion of my own path - *Pay down debts and build an emergency fund (6-12 months of salary) with a HYSA. DCA into BTC ETF(s). *Get marketplace insurance with a high enough deductible / use employer options to have a HSA and DCA into that with the aforementioned method. *Repeat the previous step with earned income into a Roth IRA. *If self employed, repeat previous step via solo 401k and/or SEP IRA. *If fortunate enough to be able to do all of this at once, good times. Obviously, IMO, utilizing actual BTC above all other methods is the most important one. But those are some other options to consider. Definitely not better, but helpful as hedges. They're definitely not in line with what BTC is all about, either. Or don't do any of that and hope that fiat doesn't continue to lose buying power and that BTC doesn't become the world's financial standard. I just suggest reading some things and taking a good look into - and understanding - Bitcoin before it's too late. These first 16 years will be dwarfed by the growth of the next 8. But I'm just a dude on the Internet. I would be looked at as a space lizard if I said this to almost anyone I know. And have been, lol. I wouldn't bother writing any of this outside of a Bitcoin forum, either. Most people will tell you it's all speculation. And I mean, speculation isn't necessarily bad. Diversification isn't either, especially if you're already at the point at which you do not at all worry about your finances. ----- Again, I repeat, this isn't financial advice. This is a version of my story. Do your own due diligence. -----

Known-Respect9935

IMO at that age it’s better to sell and enjoy the money rather than hodling, you never know if they’ll live to 90 or not

Lite_Touch

IMO there's not a single solution for ease of use that has great security. You're best bet would be to use an air-gaped hardware wallet for cold storage and a hot-wallet for any amount of BTC that you can accept some risk to.

Romanizer

It actually is at 2.4 million as seen here: [https://cointelegraph.com/news/ark-invest-predicts-bitcoin-could-rise-to-over-2-million-by-2030](https://cointelegraph.com/news/ark-invest-predicts-bitcoin-could-rise-to-over-2-million-by-2030) I think she gravely underestimates institutional demand and nation-state reserves, digital gold part is pretty cautious IMO. 2.4 Million would be the bare minimum for a successful Bitcoin, therefore Cathie Wood is giga bearish.

Soybugman

One final (very quick) move down will happen in the next week or so IMO - Use that to get your final bag in place for what’s coming.

DasRedBeard87

I'm sure in the long run they most likely will since BTC can go up and down drasticly at the drop of a pin. But IMO both assets are basically ever going to go up in the long run. BTC might be the face of the new world currency but Gold is gold and it will never go away. Now I'm curious, are we talking Gold as in Gold ETFs? Or actual physical coins and bars? If it's ETFs then I would most likely sell. Gold ETFs make about as much sense to me as a BTC ETF (with YBTC being the exception) because why would I buy stock in an ETF when I could have direct exposure to the Asset itself.

the_bueg

In my imperfect estimation, Monero has had the most stable price action in recent years. That, along with better TPS and lower tx fees that BTC - not to mention the privacy and fungibility of cash - a WAY better "currency" than BTC. I've written at length in a few other comments the last couple of days why BTC is the absolute worst "currency" of all crypto, but other comments basically encapsulate it. Monero still has an energy problem though. Not a month's worth of average US household electricity for each transaction like BTC, but it's still inefficient PoW, and with higher adoption, would attract even more miners. (I mine it myself but 100% solar and for a reason unrelated to profit. I still lose money.) Algorand is a highly underrated coin, near-free, about 1 second settlement, has USDC, time-and-battle-tested, and outstanding open governance and concentration-resistance. Cardano attributes *almost* as good, but no stablecoin yet. (And for investors, not undervalued.) XRP and SOL are too centralized and opaque for my tastes, and grossly overvalued IMO. Hedera seems promising but currently price action is too hyped (good for me bad for a currency). Needs more time, and a stablecoin. But none of that probably matters. Certainly not some rando's analysis, no matter how sober. If TSLA can take off after that earnings announcement, nothing really matters. Although we already kinda knew that in our heart of hearts didn't we - with BTC being the winningest coin going for no good reason other than being the first, and its name recognition by boomers who know absolutely nothing about crypto and just want to be able to call their broker and say, "get me in this 'crypto' thing!".

the_bueg

It's so irrational. BTC's value is not as a "currency", but as "digital gold" as they say. A "finite store of value". Which to me sounds like copium, and has no defensible basis in reality. At the end of the day, IMO, it's just a speculative asset, plain and simple. Don't get me wrong, I've been in BTC for almost ten years - and slowly bought more through every major downturn - and it's done very well for me. So I'm not complaining, but I don't get it. It's not just irrational, it's moronic IMO. XRP and SOL are very high throughput and solving some problems like cross-border payments, but both are too opaque and centralized IMO, and SOL has had actual outages - an absolute non-starter in my book. I don't know how anyone can accept that, even as a historical blip. No distributed P2P crypto network should *ever* have an "outage". But again - the market is not rational, so what I would think should matter, is utterly irrelevant. Why has TSLA been going *up* after last earnings call? Up is down, and red is pineapple quarterback. Hedera sound really intriguing to me. I (and apparently only I) think of it as "Gen 3" crypto. I think of Algorand and Cardano are "Gen 2+", and ETH on Proof-of-Stake is "Gen 2". ETH on Proof-of-Work was "Gen 1+" in my mind (supporting smart contracts but still crazy power requirements), Bitcoin is "Gen 1 proof-of-concept". The first. Works about as well as a toddler eating glue. Monero is solidly and [I'd argue] the best of Gen 1: still PoW and no smart contracts - but low tx costs, faster than bitcoin - and as private and fungible as cash. I myself am mostly in Bitcoin, but betting heavily on Hedera and Algorand. ALGO is a total underdog, overlooked, underappreciated, and IMO grossly undervalued. What it has going for is is essentially free and instant transactions - among the quickest going - excellent governance and decentralization model, USDC is available on the chain, and the foundation is apparently making deals left and right with governments and other organizations. To do what, exactly, I don't quite remember [and/or never bothered looking into it more] - but the chain could certainly be used as the basis for one or more government-sponsored digital currencies for better or worse. (Better for ALGO, for sure.) But again, fundamentals and logic really don't seem to mean shit. Just throw a dart at the friggin wall.

SpecialDonkey6563

You need to be thinking in decades. Bitcoin is not a stock that you trade for a profit. Bitcoin allows you to get rid of an asset that is continuously losing value (like dollars) and exchanging it for a scarce asset that can’t be debased (Bitcoin) and will continue to increase in value over time. It won’t be long before you can use your Bitcoin to generate cash flow for day to day living (less than 10 years IMO).

AllUrUpsAreBelong2Us

My goal is when that happens I am paying off my house. You could argue that holding that amount in bitcoin will be worth more than taking it out to pay a debt, but debt is slavery IMO.

semanticweb

Global digit ID is a myth. IMO this is something like 'sign in with Google' moment for chess platforms

segmadis

Buy and hodl is the best case scenario, but unfortunately if everyone doing this it will mean a coin which noone can buy anymore, and that may lead to stop of the adoption. IMO the best case scenario is everyone on the planet to have it's own part of Bitcoin, but still use it, that will keep the whole network alive after all.

Fortune_Fus1on

Shorting gold right now is insanity IMO

JerryLeeDog

I have IBIT (Blackrock) an also FBTC (Fidelity) IBIT is just a brand name I would trust over most others, and FBTC actually holds their own keys. Fidelity is ahead of he curve IMO for self custodying it themselves. Cheers

JerryLeeDog

As long as you have your other coins in a hardware wallet, its good to diversify IMO Especially in a tax advantaged account that otherwise can't have Bitcoin exposure directly. That said, when you buy on an exchange, thats not your Bitcoin until you withdraw it. Its a IOU and the exchange does not even have to buy Bitcoin when you give them money so you are actually suppressing the price when people leave coins on an exchange

ComplexWrangler1346

Bitcon is king but alt coins can make life changing money depending on what you invest in and knowing when to make profits ……don’t sleep on Bittensor (Tao) it’s only been out 2 years , works similar to Bitcoin has the EXACT amount on coins as Bitcoin…only 8 million in circulation and 20 million total ……and it’s an AI blockchain ……I feel this could be the next Bitcoin IMO

JerryLeeDog

Bitcoin is not something you will learn in a comment section I'm a supply chain director with rental properties and have done well, and it took me like 12 months to fully grasp Bitcoin. It's almost like even though I was good at gaming the system, I didn't fully understand the system's fatal flaws until Bitcoin clicked. Now I'm REALLY gaming the system by usng a trash money to buy the hardest asset on earth. You have to be able to see the system from outside the system. And if you don't understand the history of money and how it was captured by a central authority in each one, you won't be able to start the journey. Takes a lot of understanding from a lot of different places IMO "Th Bitcoin Standard" is what originally clicked for me. "Bitcoin Audible" also has a ton of PhD caliber readings that are pretty technical but incredibly powerful when you start to get it.

Carwyn23

Yeah I've thought about this too, this is great for Solana's ecosystem IMO

Several-Fan2339

We still have some major crashing to do IMO. By October we should have hit the bottom. I'd say "bet", but I am betting on it already.

Naive_Carpenter7321

IMO for the same reason, which you didn't answer.

extrastone

If you look at your computer it was probably produced by a company that is traded on the stock market and has parts from other companies that also trade on the stock market. The same goes for a large percentage of the products that you consume. The stock market will probably stick around in our lifetime. Bitcoin, IMO, is the highest quality currency that there is. As more people use it, the value of it will go up. Both seem fine.

avance70

> segwit address i've just googled blue wallet and it seems to only support segwit and not the old addresses, and from what i've noticed segwit should be cheaper for some transactions as it kinda groups more into one, but again it depends on what you're using... e.g. when i've purchased bitcoin on an on ramp, my fees were split and i've paid less than $1 for delivery, BUT, it depends heavily on your app/exchange, some may change like 100x more for segwit, or the other way around try to find some info on fees of your app, here's a starting point so you don't get ripped off: https://withdrawalfees.com/coins/bitcoin IMO, maybe easiest option is to test it yourself, create both types of addresses, and on the withdrawal page of your app, it should tell you the exact fees; you'll know if an address is segwit if it starts with "bc1" and otherwise it's probably the old one

sirporter

They are reaching for different things. BTC is simple, battle tested and just works. Supposed to be a store of value and most secure. ETH is a platform to build applications on. More complex and therefore involves more technical risk, IMO is riskier, but has more potential like hosting a trustless financial system

Rsloth

IMO yes

Huge_Monero_Shill

Yes, IMO. With the daily US political volatility, there will be a lot of noise, but all trends are pointed at up!

DRGN_HODLer

Dragonchain is my easy microcap pick to hold. DRGN had a good run during the 2017/2018 ICO launch craze and then subsequent Kucoin listing but then was suffocated during the abusive SEC securities crackdown. As we know now the tide is turning. Crypto loves a good comeback story. Dead coins returning to life. The tech is legit. The company has the patents to back it up. The founder has been resilient and persevered through the law-fare. They didn’t make it to the finish line to not win. Insanely low volume right now because you can only swap for it. I get mine swapping on ETH chain on Coinbase wallet. One of the easiest ways to get rich in crypto is to find the gem of a microcap and ride it on its way to becoming a large cap. IMO, DRGN is definitely a top 100 coin, and probably a top 20 coin this next cycle. The narrative is there. Survived the SEC. Legitimate tech. US based. Potentially the best comeback story in crypto history.