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Does the fact that Coinbase holds custody of 8 out of the 11 spot BTC ETFs pose any risk?
SOLZILLA's Big Leap: Verification, Listing, and Market Surge!
Anyone remember Garlicoin (GRLC) one of the original reddit memecoins created from garlicbreadmemes? Well it's the the ultimate long-term store of value and moonshot
I’m lucky to have stumbled into crypto for most of my life. I began mining Bitcoin in 7th grade (2011) and very lucky to work at a top 2 CEX after graduating. An ETF cycle later, I finally have a strong grasp of trading/gambling.
I’m lucky to have stumbled into crypto for most of my life. I began mining Bitcoin in 7th grade (2011) and very lucky to work at a top 2 CEX after graduating. An ETF cycle later, I finally have a strong grasp of trading/gambling.
I’m lucky to have stumbled into crypto for most of my life. I began mining Bitcoin in 7th grade (2011) and very lucky to work at a top 2 CEX after graduating. An ETF cycle later, I finally have a strong grasp of trading/gambling.
I’m lucky to have stumbled into crypto for most of my life. I began mining Bitcoin in 7th grade (2011) and very lucky to work at a top 2 CEX after graduating. An ETF cycle later, I finally have a strong grasp of trading/gambling.
Weekly Beluga Insights (ETF Week Craziness)
$PAI an AI utility token that is bundling all of the services a project may need in a single platform
The Rise of Modular Blockchain - Why you should care
It's funny to see "Parallelizable EVM" as a buzzword. Did you know UTXO chains naturally lend themselves to multi-threading?
Manta New Paradigm (confirmed) - I bridged, now what?
Chris Belcher (bitcoin privacy dev) still out of commission. Can anyone take over for him?
Do you think that Quantum Computing poses a threat to BTC encryption, algorithm, and/or security?
At what point would crypto become a non-risky investment?
Does anyone know of a way to set like, a fee alarm?? I've got a bunch of UTXOs from DCAing which remain unconsolidated, and just need some fairly low (<50 sat/vb) fees to get them rolled up. But I hate checking blockchain daily. Need a fee alarm! Anyone know how?
A look into BONKCOLA
I made a Zaprite tutorial. Set up payment pages & Bitcoin invoices in minutes. Direct to your own onchain wallet, LND node, Strike/Alby/Zebedee/Unchained and plenty of others. Add a premium for fiat payments. No KYC needed to set up. Awesome experience IMO.
Sometimes that gamble can pay off when many others just keep spouting scam or buy only BTC!
The Chart on GRT is a Thing of Beauty
Coins/Tokens that I’ve doubled, or more, my funds on within my Portfolio this year
Strong men HODL, this is not the time to take profit IMO. This is when you HODL long and strong, and watch short sellers get liquidated daily.
Proper multisig key distribution is unfeasible for most
Reflections on DeFi opportunities, risks, and sustainable yields in a dynamic ecosystem.
UK funds given green light for tokenisation
Why are Binance and Kraken being targeted by Wall Street?
Looking at How Various Blockchains Pay Network Operators (fees vs block rewards vs inflation)
Forget Solana, how does every other blockchain pay for it's fees?
Javier Milei Wins Argentine Presidency With Pro-Bitcoin And Anti-Central Bank Agenda
Supernova Shards $LFC | The Star Atlas of BSC | No One Realizes How Big This Game Will Be
Projects designed around data commodification?
Highlights from the "Why I do or don't use DeFi borrowing"
"Bitcoin is not crypto" just creates more confusion. Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency
My attempt to model the impact of spot ETFs (input welcomed)
Are you guys joining the ChainGPT Airdrop on CMC?
Kraken futures is, in most cases, a nightmare
Reddit not being involved is a good thing
Reddit's involvement is not required for community points
Mostly rant + discussion flair: Could we take a moment to talk about CeX (and Dex) trading fees?
Cryptocurrency exclusion - More power to more people...how?
I’m a detective in a European country. AMA crypto related.(MOD APPROVED)
BTC Dominance is technically setting up for a move to downside
Why Moons are better than BAT, PRE, and SLP. IMO...
My rules when it comes to mental health and crypto
What needs to happen for blockchain gaming to actually be a success?
What is your controversial crypto opinion?
Today marks 2 years that I got into crypto! Here are some learnings from this journey so far
What do you predict for SBF's future?
There was a post earlier today about “worst case scenario” for bitcoin, and it got taken down?
Have influencers and bad actors already done an irreparable damage to crypto and its perception amongst the average people? Will we ever see mainstream adoption if many people's first associations to crypto are grifters and scammers?
Countries like Iran and North Korea using crypto is extremely bullish
It looks like LastPass is the reason why some people are missing their crypto
Crypto in Pop Culture: How Blockchain is Making its Way into Movies and Music
Why do people think bitcoin goods and services should be priced in BTC rather than USD?
Most of us is here because this is a make or break for us. So be careful when watching the hype.
Crypto never sees a bull-run again - where does that leave you?
Why Bitcoin ETF in European Market Were Not Able To Move Market.
What would be the price for BTC, ETH, XRP, DOGE, and XNO if they ever reach their all-time high market cap again?
Shitcoins and Dopamine: Why it worked
Realistic / Objective Outlook for BTC in the coming 5 years...
The story of Cerberus Chain: A deleted dog coin chain, whose remaining tokens are left for trade on the Osmosis Dex
Seven Major Asset Managers File Ethereum ETF Applications
Is it ok to leave crypto on Coinbase if you have a Coinbase One subscription?
It is important to prepare for the Highs of Crypto
Will BlackRock's Spot Bitcoin ETF application on September 2 be approved? 9 Companies with $15.34 Trillions Assets under management Are Waiting to Find Out.
Will the SEC Approve Spot Bitcoin ETF Application of BlackRock on 2 September? 9 Companies with $15.34 Trillions Assets under management Are Waiting to Find Out.
What constitutes a Security? Or, does it pass the Howey Test?
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I would love this to be true. 2028/2029 more realistic IMO.
>unit bias. This is my top theory, IMO unit bias contributes to “oh I missed it it’s too expensive”. Additionally, so much sh\*tcoining out there, “it’s all crypto”. Finally, I’m sure there are retail investors who fomoed in previous cycles only to get rekt who are permanently scarred. You could have said the same last cycle, no? >If this becomes a tool mainly of the wealthy, then on some level it has “failed” if you will. It will be a tool for everyone, but it will not be distributed evenly (that would make no sense) I don't know why we don't see more retail interest. My initial thought would be that it's because you haven't seen high gains yet. Last cycle's top was 70k, current price is 100k, < 50% gain in 4 years aren't that impressive. I think we'll see more people FOMO in as we move closer to 200k.
IMO: A break above $2,600 could pave the way for a move toward the $2,900–$3,100 range.
IMO you have no understanding of decentralisation. Which makes your post a waste of time.
IMO he’s is absolutely wrong. Bitcoin can’t scale and it’s not decentralized anymore. Do not invest more than you can afford to loose.
Well IMO if btc v m2 shows that it’s performing like a rocket, which it has done over the long term, then to me that says it is going up.
Really? I'll pay more attention to what he says and filter properly but IMO he has a point too though
With all respect why not think for yourself? Too many posts where people expecting Reddit to manage their decisions. This is such an easy decision with a little logic though IMO: a biggish figure that’s not worth risking on an exchange but yet not too small that you lose a significant % (as a habit) in transfer fees. For me it was a couple of thousand, but it’s just a personal choice. For some people 20k might not be a huge loss for them. Not something anyone can really tell you.
It wont be in the next bear market IMO it will go somewhere between 30k to 50k. Last bull market it peaked at what 68k to 69k and bear market dropped to 17k. You never know but thats my expectations.
I don't get the assumptions made in the question. "Why isn't its price lower?" Lower is relative. Are you asking why the price is 100k right now? It's because people on the buy and sell side on the margin determine the trading price. The price isn't what you should be looking at. You need to look at the market cap. You can sub divide the market cap into whatever denomination and it just so happens that 21 million was what was decided in the beginning. If you think it's too expensive, just think in terms of Satoshis but then you realize you're just thinking like a low IQ person at that point. IMO It's actually quite cheap. When thinking about price, you're putting too much focus on fiat which will just continue to devalue forever.
Oh hey I agree! Sorry if you thought I was saying this was a good idea. IMO that's a good reason to walk away.
There I bolded the IMO part to make it clearer 😁 I'm not trying to change the dictionary, just saying it doesn't sit right in my brain calling someone a millionaire when they may have no cash and in fact be in debt 😉
>58 million millionaires doesn't mean that there are 58 million people, each sitting on a >1 million dollar pile of cash Well if they ain't Scrooge McDuck'n, what are they even doing in this statistic 😛 If you've got a couple mill in a shares portfolio or crypto or some other asset you can semi-instantly cash out of, then fair enough calling that person a millionaire. Just having a fancy house, investment property or two, couple nice cars and 100k in the bank... Not a **millionaire** unless they can really put their hands on a thousand large within 24-48hrs IMO 🤷♂️
Hi, thanks for the reply. Yes, I agree Seedsigner looks very cool. I probably will go for Coldcard / Jade + Sparrow Software wallet. 3 hardware wallets seems kind of insane over dependence on proprietary hardware IMO, having to find places to store these things, lug them around when travelling, keep firmware up to date + learn different protocols etc. 1 HW + 1 SW for signing is your man IMO I think. But...how portable is the BIP 39 and other standards really ? That is the question. It seems like work in progress to me because the hardware is such an integral part of the wallet creation and signing process. For example I save a PSBT transaction from Sparrow and Electrum just chokes trying to read it. It's not clear to me whether the original hardware wallet should be considered critical to recovery or if the wallet can be reconstructed in a software client using the seedwords and derivation path.
That's pretty dumb though. It assumes no growth in adoption, as if BTC was already firmly established. It's not yet firmly established. I think it's more probable it will go to 0 (which IMO is not very likely) than it will track only the current price + inflation
There is still a ton of upside in the cycle IMO. I have many paid subscriptions to macro investors and crypto investors and this is the question of the hour. (Is it too late to buy in?) If you haven’t noticed, ALTS are still extremely low entries. The big picture for the next few months and I to summer is up (BULL time!) but we are likely to have a pull back or two or three in there. The question is when and by the time that happens will entry prices be higher or lower than where they are today. No one can answer that for you. I got in with the rest of my powder yesterday, missing some pump. Good luck!
ETH / BTC ratio is lowest it’s been since 2020. It’s at .022, it was that exactly five years ago on May 9, 2020. Dec 18th 2021 it rose to its highest of .085. If a similar cycle occurs again and the ratio rises again then ETH will be valued $8500 if BTC stays at current levels. If BTC goes $150k then ETH could be $8-15k. It’s a risk but ETH has more upside IMO based on market cycles.
IMO there should be a social value that requires a public discussion of tweets and statements that turn out to be certifiably incorrect. Doesn’t have to be an apology but at a minimum a discussion so we know how they think.
There's a place for that, but that's mostly for institutional investors who really know what they're doing. MSTR offers a great product that caters to that crowd and Saylor uses the proceeds to fuel his Bitcoin strategy, which is great, but that's not a game retail should be playing, IMO. Now, for me, I'd rather Bitcoin was less volatile because that would allow me to use leverage to boost my returns. If instead of going from $109k to $78k and then back to $103k, Bitcoin just went up in steady, predictable increments that'd be amazing. I'd take on so much leverage and see the value of my holdings soar even higher!
Every sovereign individual or corporation should run their own node IMO so we're orders of magnitude off from where we should be
There will be a small pull-back soon IMO, after that we go to BTC 110k
The default Bitcoin Knots settings are really good. If you want to be stricter you can disable datacarrier or reduce datacarriersize from 42 to 0. That will filter out applications like opentimestamps, which only store hashes and you might not find too objectionable, so leaving the default is totally reasonable and IMO still signals your apparent desire for Bitcoin to remain money.
Happy because even if it fails, it'll go on as an idea and will be created again. But even better. But it won't fail IMO
Jack was kinda taken out of context here IMO.
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
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%.
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?
Yeah I've thought this too, they definitely do repel them to some extent. This is great for Solana's ecosystem IMO
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
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.
$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
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.
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
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.
IMO, it retested the 75k area and confirmed it as support. Will it be the lowest price of 2025? To be seen
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. 🤷♂️
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
It's a good time to do so, IMO. I'm considering levering up to buy more. HODL
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.
There will likely be buying opportunities by Q3 earnings reports IMO.
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.
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.
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.
The best time to buy IMO is always right now with the understanding that time in the market is better than timing the market.
Yeah I've given this some thought too, they definitely do deter jeets to an extent. This is great for Solana's ecosystem IMO
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.
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.
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...
IMO you are writing false history here. BTC has always been both.
Those have already existed. Most of the collapsed and took invested BTC down with them. Not a wise move, IMO
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
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.
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.
Waiting for the big Solana run to overtake Ethereum. IMO solana is being held back by the sheet amount of shitcoins associated with it.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Yeah I've given this some thought too, they definitely do repel them to an extent. This is great for Solana's ecosystem IMO
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.
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.
Protecting the value of your past work compensation is def part of it. IMO
Doesn't matter Buy monthly IMO. Easier if you ever have to do taxes
hashing is a better word than encoding which has a broader meaning, IMO
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.
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.
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.
Yeah I've thought about this too. They definitely do repel them to an extent, this is great for Solana's ecosystem IMO
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).
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).
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
AI coins IMO will pump hard if this bull run gets going DSYNC, GPU, PALM, PIN, PAI
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!!
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.)
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
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
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 🐸
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.
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
>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.
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!
----- 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. -----