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>Ledger had that whole controversy around the recovery feature which made some people uneasy, even if it’s optional. The recovery is optional the same way the roads to your town. Some people will use them but they are STILL THERE. Every hardware wallet is designed NOT to leak your keys, no matter if somebody asks politely or not. The road is already built. You can't stop bad people from using it. A proper hardware wallet has no "roads" so your keys can't use them even if somebody hacks your computer and convince the hardware wallet that you just activated the backup function. >Ledger is still a strong pick >Turns out I am a Ledger fan. **Four reasons why I would never use any ledger product.** **They leaked details of their clients** (email, phone #, full name, home address, what exactly they bought) and even now these people **keep getting scary phone calls**. Yes, this could happen to ANY company and if possible, use fake names, different emails and phone numbers when ordering Bitcoin related products. The problem is **Ledger holds customers details for 10 years**. Trezor, for example, only 3 months. **The wallet has closed code** - nobody (except the company, secret services, hackers) can see how many **back doors** the software has. **It's a multi coin wallet** - more coins, means more code, more attack surface. **The wallet isn't cold** - the company revealed a feature, allowing to extract the keys into backup facilities online. They said, this is possible (with an update) for a very long time. This is the very **opposite of a cold storage** (never touch the internet). At this point, **Ledger is just a fancy hot wallet**.
While I've long said that it's my opinion that elected officials in positions of power and authority (like all those in Congress. But even MORE SO as regards all those who sit on the various boards in Congress who have insider access and/or control over things like credit card companies and stocks/bond/crypto type trading, etc) shouldn't be allowed to trade/buy/sell ANY stocks/bonds/crypto/etc,... I also don't think it's fair to all the rest of us, many of whom have a significant portion of theirs and/or their families finances tied up in these types of investments, should be "punished" by other elected officials threatening to hold up some Bill/Act that's needed, unless they get what "they" want. Especially when, as good an idea as what this Senator is demanding, the fact still remains that far too many of these elected officials (In BOTH party's) are DEEPLY involved financially in things like...well, like crypto... And not just Trump. I'm an Independent who leans heavily to the right. That said, I'm NOT a "Trumper" or whatever. While I have in the past, and occasionally still do, support him or some things he's tried doing for the country, that doesn't mean I'm "for" him. Personally I find that he's arrogant, self centered, egotistical, smug, often delusional and prone to lying. He thinks himself highly intelligent, yet has a seemingly very limited vocabulary. He's often unfairly attacked by both the liberal MSM and Democrats to such a degree that I think IF Trump wasn't such an ass, that the majority of the American people might actually come to his defense. But Trump ISN'T a very sympathetic person. He is, without a shadow of a doubt, often his own worst enemy and yet doesn't know when, or how, to keep his mouth shut, when to apologize or when to be humble. And all of this is often his "good" side. I COULD go on, but I'm sure I don't need to as, hopefully, I've already made my point. When Trump, and members of his immediate family, almost immediately came out with their own crypto coins nearly the moment he was sworn back into office, it angered me. I thought then and I STILL think NOW, that this SHOULD BE illegal. But, chances of getting ANY Acts/Bills/Laws passed that would not only actually SAY that things like this will now BE illegal, but then also actually have TEETH with which to seriously BITE any officials who violate them, are slim and none... And Slim's looking for the exit sign. Because, again, simply too many officials have THEIR hands in the cookie jar and all of those who're trying to get IN TO Congress, themselves, are hoping to do so just so THEY can put THEIR hands in the cookie jar, too!! Oh, they ALL talk about how "they" want to "change the system" but, as we've ALL seen time and time again, if and when we give THEM a chance and put THEM into office, what happens? The majority of the time it's not too long before they, themselves, have THEIR hands in that cookie jar, too. It's "why" the system NEVER changes. Every. Single. Time that some bill or rule is even just proposed, it's only ever backed by a few members from either party. And IF, by SOME kind of miracle, a law banning elected officials from getting involved in things like this DOES come up for a vote... It NEVER passes. And I doubt one ever will. At least in my lifetime (I'm in my 60's). Trump is ruled by the Almighty dollar... Unfortunately, so are the vast majority of the members of BOTH Party's. Almost from the moment they're elected, officials (regardless of party) start thinking of $$. How do I get enough to fill my coffers to run for re-election and, how can I fill my personal bank account(s) (secret ones and otherwise)? Until, and unless, this somehow changes for the better, we, the people of this country, will always be left to fend for ourselves and our families. So, if they (as in elected officials like Trump...and others in BOTH party's) need to be allowed to "get theirs" in order for the rest of us to "get ours", then I guess that's the way it'll have to be. Because otherwise, they'll STILL find ways to "get theirs" while we will be left to wait... And wait... And wait... And, well, you get the idea, I'm sure.
All you have to do is read the real title. " How Eric Trump Got Rich From Bitcoin While Losing Investors A Fortune" This is NOT a disaster. This is exactly what was intended. Trump profits while everyone else suffers the loss. Duh they did it again.
Congrats on the move, it's never too late, [despite new people thinking otherwise](https://old.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/rskpuf/i_have_only_600_bitcoinsi_missed_the_bus/). ONLY INVEST MONEY YOU CAN AFFORD TO LOSE. Invest in your knowledge, learn about Bitcoin as much as you can. The Bitcoin Standard book is a must read. So is Broken Money by Lyn Alden. Also, **don't reply any DMs**, emails, private messages on other social media, promising to buy Bitcoin from them or get rich quick by investing into some website. They all are scammers. Even the hot Asian chick, he's a scammer too. **Price wise, nobody knows what the price will be tomorrow, next week or at the end of the year.** **Try "Bitcoin ONLY" strategy for at least the first 210,000 block cycle**, you'll sleep much better. Newcomers lose so much money, holding tokens just because someone on YT told them to. If you don't like losing money in [failed coins](https://www.coingecko.com/research/publications/how-many-cryptocurrencies-failed), avoid. DCA is probably the best approach. Once a week works best for me, but I'm getting paid weekly. This [DCA calculator](https://21vox.com/dca-calculator) might help to decide what will work best for you. In a few years, even $10 dollars a month can make a massive difference. This [DCA blog](https://er-bybitcoin.com/) is pretty interesting too and compares buying bitcoin VS stocks. Now, don't buy some fake bitcoin at a spot ETF place or similar, **get the real thing** that you can withdraw anytime you want. Register at a proper exchange and buy real Bitcoin. Any of these will do [https://bitcoin-only.com/get-bitcoin](https://bitcoin-only.com/get-bitcoin) Install (or buy - in case you're getting Bitcoin in Thousands of $) one or more of these wallets. **A few good wallet choices:** [https://blockstream.com/app/](https://blockstream.com/app/) \- Top Security Features, Open Source and Non-Custodial [https://bluewallet.io](https://bluewallet.io/) \- excellent, easy to use wallet, Open Source and Non-Custodial [https://www.sparrowwallet.com](https://www.sparrowwallet.com) - top desktop wallet [https://electrum.org](https://electrum.org/) \- Solid choice, Open Source and Non-Custodial, one of the oldest and most trusted Bitcoin Wallets. I prefer the desktop version but it works on mobile too. **Lightning wallets** to consider (cheaper and faster transactions, great for small amounts): [https://phoenix.acinq.co/](https://phoenix.acinq.co/) \- Phoenix - very good wallet, uses Tor for extra privacy, easy for anyone new [https://blixtwallet.github.io/](https://blixtwallet.github.io/) \- Blixt - great UI, fast and clean. The app runs a full LND node on your phone and you have the ability to easily open channels to whatever nodes you like. [https://zeusln.com/](https://zeusln.com/) Zeus - impressive wallet with many features, can even generate Nostr keys [https://breez.technology](https://breez.technology/) \- Breez - excellent POS for small business owners as well as integrated Bitrefill Note: Breez does also a hybrid liquid/LN wallet called Misty Breez - the sats being on liquid means no need for channels although the payments take a few extra seconds. You'll also can get a free customable LN address. While talking about hybrid wallets, there's also Aqua Wallet although not IMHO as good as Misty Breez. There are also custodial LN wallet but I would honestly avoid using them because you have to trust the wallet operator not to steal your money. Their only advantage is that they are incredibly easy to use, although it might cost you big one day. To keep up to date with spending wallets, visit r/TheLightningNetwork at least once a while and perhaps r/RGB in the future. **Hardware Wallets** (to store larger amounts): [Trezor](https://trezor.io/) \- Easy to use, no matter how new in Bitcoin you're. If you can afford it, opt for Safe 7 (air-gapped) and use the Bitcoin only firmware as it's safer than a multi coin software. [ColdCard](https://coldcardwallet.com/) - air gapped, Bitcoin only, has advanced features but a new user will do fine with one of the great tutorials available. [BitBox02](https://bitbox.swiss/bitbox02/bitcoin-only/) - another great little device, opt for the more secure Bitcoin ONLY version (less coins = less code = less chance for a hidden bug or a backdoor). Sadly, this device is not air-gapped. [Jade](https://blockstream.com/jade) - air gapped, fully open source, Bitcoin only, great features. There's a newer version called Jade Plus, it has much better camera and overall is a better, although a bit more expensive, option. You can even [build it on your own](https://github.com/Blockstream/jade/), if you feel adventurous. [Seedsigner](https://github.com/SeedSigner/seedsigner) - another DIY, fully open source, air gapped, Bitcoin only hardware wallet, not for you if you're just starting up but something to consider later. [Krux wallet](https://selfcustody.github.io/krux/) - one more DIY hardware device, I love this one for many reasons. Similar to Seedsigner, it's fully open source, air gapped, Bitcoin only hardware wallet, that is not for you right now if you're just starting up, but something to consider at a later stage and/or to up the security of your bitcoin. There's also Ledger, but I wouldn't recommend it as it's not fully open source, keep and already leaked customers' details, recently said they're capable of sending customers' keys out just with a firmware update, making is an expensive hot wallet. The opposite of what you want from a cold wallet. **Stay away**, save yourself a headache in the future. The same goes for many other hardware wallets that are too new or filled with too much of unnecessary shitcoin code. Stay away. Whatever wallet you'll decide to buy, purchase DIRECTLY from the manufacturer, no eBay, no Amazon. Make sure the device is NOT preset, and you will generate your own seed words. Write them down on any piece of paper as well as the receiving address. Now wipe the wallet and generate a new wallet. If the seed words are different from the first set, you're safe to use it. Find an option to set a passphrase and use it. This will boost the security to another level. Never store the seed words and passphrase together. Use a different medium if possible. If somebody finds both, they'll be able to steal your coin. This little device will hold the keys to your money, that's the reason why you have to be a bit more careful. Also, no worries, if it breaks, you can replace it - as long as you keep your seed words and passphrase(s) safe. Welcome to the rabbit hole and don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions anytime during your Bitcoin journey. Also, [check the sidebar](https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/about) that's filled with lots of great info and if you have any questions, visit r/BitcoinBeginners or r/Bitcoin and look for the answers.
I knew the answers but was too lazy to write a long post. Here's a GROK breakdown if it helps: **Very little of what you listed** ***requires*** **XRP today**. Most of it is real activity around the ecosystem (XRPL, Ripple products, tokenization, payments), but **usage ≠ demand for XRP as a settlement asset**. Let’s break it down cleanly. # 1) What actually uses XRP directly today These are the **only categories where XRP demand is structurally tied in**: * **On-Demand Liquidity (ODL)** via Ripple * XRP is used as a **bridge currency** between fiat pairs * Adoption exists, but **limited relative to global payments volume** * **XRPL transaction fees / reserves** * Every transaction burns a tiny amount of XRP * Accounts require XRP reserves * → Real usage, but **economically small** * **Speculative + treasury holdings** * Exchanges, whales, some institutions hold XRP * This is still the **dominant demand driver** 👉 Bottom line: **XRP is used, but not at scale relative to the narratives** # 2) Projects you listed — what they actually use # Tokenization / RWA (Kyobo, “$2B → $100B” narrative) * Likely built on **XRPL or similar rails** * Uses: * Ledger for issuance & settlement * Does **NOT require XRP** * Tokens can settle without XRP (just like ERC-20s on Ethereum) 👉 XRP role: **optional liquidity layer, not mandatory** # Rakuten (44M users) * If integrated, it’s: * Payments infra * Possibly wallets or loyalty systems * No evidence XRP is used as settlement currency 👉 XRP role: **none unless explicitly using ODL** # Mastercard + Gemini card * Mastercard + Gemini * This is a **crypto rewards / spending card** * Runs on **traditional payment rails** 👉 XRP role: **zero** # Ripple Treasury (ERP integrations) * Real product: enterprise treasury + liquidity management * Companies can: * Move fiat * Use stablecoins (like RLUSD) * Use XRP *if they choose* 👉 XRP role: **optional, not default** # RWA growth ($25M → $2B) * True trend across crypto (also on Ethereum, etc.) * Growth is: * Tokenized assets * Stablecoin rails 👉 XRP role: **XRPL may host assets, but XRP isn’t required** # Energy credit program ($800M) * Likely tokenized credits on-chain * Settlement can happen: * In fiat * In stablecoins * In native tokens (not necessarily XRP) 👉 XRP role: **unclear / likely minimal** # Transactions growth (500K → 4M) * Important but misleading metric Includes: * Token transfers * Internal ledger ops * Possible bot/activity 👉 Does NOT imply XRP demand growth directly # Exchange supply at 7-year low * This is: * **Market structure / holding behavior** * Not utility 👉 Bullish signal ≠ usage signal # Evernorth $1B treasury claim * No verified public confirmation (as of now) * Even if true: * Likely treasury tooling * Could use fiat or stablecoins 👉 XRP role: **uncertain** # “Clarity will disproportionately help XRP” * Regulatory clarity helps: * All compliant assets * Stablecoins arguably more 👉 XRP may benefit, but **not uniquely** # 3) The core misunderstanding You’re mixing three layers: |Layer|What’s growing|Does it need XRP?| |:-|:-|:-| |**Infrastructure**|XRPL, Ripple products|❌ No| |**Assets**|RWAs, stablecoins|❌ No| |**Settlement**|Payments|⚠️ Sometimes (ODL only)| 👉 Most growth is happening in **layer 1 & 2**, not in XRP usage. # 4) The real constraint on XRP adoption Why XRP isn’t used more: * **Stablecoins are simpler** * No volatility risk * **Banks prefer fiat rails** * **ODL requires liquidity + trust on both ends** * Competition from: * Ethereum * Stellar * Stablecoin ecosystems (USDC, USDT) # Final takeaway * **Most of what you listed is real progress — but for XRPL/Ripple, not XRP itself** * XRP today is: * **Partially used (ODL, fees)** * **Mostly held (speculation, treasury)** * The “everything will use XRP” thesis: * Depends on **ODL becoming dominant globally** * That hasn’t happened yet If you want, I can quantify **how much of Ripple’s total volume actually flows through XRP vs fiat/stablecoins** — that’s where the reality becomes very clear.
Congrats on the move, it's never too late, [despite new people thinking otherwise](https://old.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/rskpuf/i_have_only_600_bitcoinsi_missed_the_bus/). ONLY INVEST MONEY YOU CAN AFFORD TO LOSE. Invest in your knowledge, learn about Bitcoin as much as you can. The Bitcoin Standard book is a must read. So is Broken Money by Lyn Alden. Also, **don't reply any DMs**, emails, private messages on other social media, promising to buy Bitcoin from them or get rich quick by investing into some website. They all are scammers. Even the hot Asian chick, he's a scammer too. **Price wise, nobody knows what the price will be tomorrow, next week or at the end of the year.** **Try "Bitcoin ONLY" strategy for at least the first 210,000 block cycle**, you'll sleep much better. Newcomers lose so much money, holding tokens just because someone on YT told them to. If you don't like losing money in [failed coins](https://www.coingecko.com/research/publications/how-many-cryptocurrencies-failed), avoid. DCA is probably the best approach. Once a week works best for me, but I'm getting paid weekly. This [DCA calculator](https://21vox.com/dca-calculator) might help to decide what will work best for you. In a few years, even $10 dollars a month can make a massive difference. This [DCA blog](https://er-bybitcoin.com/) is pretty interesting too and compares buying bitcoin VS stocks. Now, don't buy some fake bitcoin at a spot ETF place or similar, **get the real thing** that you can withdraw anytime you want. Register at a proper exchange and buy real Bitcoin. Any of these will do [https://bitcoin-only.com/get-bitcoin](https://bitcoin-only.com/get-bitcoin) Install (or buy - in case you're getting Bitcoin in Thousands of $) one or more of these wallets. **A few good wallet choices:** [https://blockstream.com/app/](https://blockstream.com/app/) \- Top Security Features, Open Source and Non-Custodial [https://bluewallet.io](https://bluewallet.io/) \- excellent, easy to use wallet, Open Source and Non-Custodial [https://www.sparrowwallet.com](https://www.sparrowwallet.com) - top desktop wallet [https://electrum.org](https://electrum.org/) \- Solid choice, Open Source and Non-Custodial, one of the oldest and most trusted Bitcoin Wallets. I prefer the desktop version but it works on mobile too. **Lightning wallets** to consider (cheaper and faster transactions, great for small amounts): [https://phoenix.acinq.co/](https://phoenix.acinq.co/) \- Phoenix - very good wallet, uses Tor for extra privacy, easy for anyone new [https://blixtwallet.github.io/](https://blixtwallet.github.io/) \- Blixt - great UI, fast and clean. The app runs a full LND node on your phone and you have the ability to easily open channels to whatever nodes you like. [https://zeusln.com/](https://zeusln.com/) Zeus - impressive wallet with many features, can even generate Nostr keys [https://breez.technology](https://breez.technology/) \- Breez - excellent POS for small business owners as well as integrated Bitrefill Note: Breez does also a hybrid liquid/LN wallet called Misty Breez - the sats being on liquid means no need for channels although the payments take a few extra seconds. You'll also can get a free customable LN address. While talking about hybrid wallets, there's also Aqua Wallet although not IMHO as good as Misty Breez. There are also custodial LN wallet but I would honestly avoid using them because you have to trust the wallet operator not to steal your money. Their only advantage is that they are incredibly easy to use, although it might cost you big one day. To keep up to date with spending wallets, visit r/TheLightningNetwork at least once a while and perhaps r/RGB in the future. **Hardware Wallets** (to store larger amounts): [Trezor](https://trezor.io/) \- Easy to use, no matter how new in Bitcoin you're. If you can afford it, opt for Safe 7 (air-gapped) and use the Bitcoin only firmware as it's safer than a multi coin software. [ColdCard](https://coldcardwallet.com/) - air gapped, Bitcoin only, has advanced features but a new user will do fine with one of the great tutorials available. [BitBox02](https://bitbox.swiss/bitbox02/bitcoin-only/) - another great little device, opt for the more secure Bitcoin ONLY version (less coins = less code = less chance for a hidden bug or a backdoor). Sadly, this device is not air-gapped. [Jade](https://blockstream.com/jade) - air gapped, fully open source, Bitcoin only, great features. There's a newer version called Jade Plus, it has much better camera and overall is a better, although a bit more expensive, option. You can even [build it on your own](https://github.com/Blockstream/jade/), if you feel adventurous. [Seedsigner](https://github.com/SeedSigner/seedsigner) - another DIY, fully open source, air gapped, Bitcoin only hardware wallet, not for you if you're just starting up but something to consider later. [Krux wallet](https://selfcustody.github.io/krux/) - one more DIY hardware device, I love this one for many reasons. Similar to Seedsigner, it's fully open source, air gapped, Bitcoin only hardware wallet, that is not for you right now if you're just starting up, but something to consider at a later stage and/or to up the security of your bitcoin. There's also Ledger, but I wouldn't recommend it as it's not fully open source, keep and already leaked customers' details, recently said they're capable of sending customers' keys out just with a firmware update, making is an expensive hot wallet. The opposite of what you want from a cold wallet. **Stay away**, save yourself a headache in the future. The same goes for many other hardware wallets that are too new or filled with too much of unnecessary shitcoin code. Stay away. Whatever wallet you'll decide to buy, purchase DIRECTLY from the manufacturer, no eBay, no Amazon. Make sure the device is NOT preset, and you will generate your own seed words. Write them down on any piece of paper as well as the receiving address. Now wipe the wallet and generate a new wallet. If the seed words are different from the first set, you're safe to use it. Find an option to set a passphrase and use it. This will boost the security to another level. Never store the seed words and passphrase together. Use a different medium if possible. If somebody finds both, they'll be able to steal your coin. This little device will hold the keys to your money, that's the reason why you have to be a bit more careful. Also, no worries, if it breaks, you can replace it - as long as you keep your seed words and passphrase(s) safe. Welcome to the rabbit hole and don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions anytime during your Bitcoin journey. Also, [check the sidebar](https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/about) that's filled with lots of great info and if you have any questions, visit r/BitcoinBeginners or r/Bitcoin and look for the answers.
Not much of a mistake just inexperience, but I got into it in October 2024 and dipped my toes into it Saw it rallied and bought more Currently in a bear market with a high average. Fundamentals haven’t changed tho so just DCAing it permanently. Main mistake? NOT LEARNING ABOUT IT SOONER!!
Right, i assumed so, but yeah, then that's not 'DCA' And most people are NOT 'DCAing' which is good, because DCAing is a terrible terrible strategy. When most people say they are DCAing they actually mean 'I'm buying when I can afford it' DCAing means I have $50k, but I'm intentionally buying in smaller portions over time to intentionally 'average in' to a position. It's a mathematically horrible strategy. What most people are actually doing is just using a periodic investment plan, which is a perfectly fine strategy mostly because it's not really a strategy, it's just how they must invest because they don't have a lump sum sitting around uninvested.
Whatever you do, just Do NOT get a Ledger. That shit lost everyone's confidence years ago. Trezir and coldcard are solid wallets, at least they never pulled backdoors out of their arse.
Congrats on the move, it's never too late, [despite new people thinking otherwise](https://old.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/rskpuf/i_have_only_600_bitcoinsi_missed_the_bus/). ONLY INVEST MONEY YOU CAN AFFORD TO LOSE. Invest in your knowledge, learn about Bitcoin as much as you can. The Bitcoin Standard book is a must read. So is Broken Money by Lyn Alden. Also, **don't reply any DMs**, emails, private messages on other social media, promising to buy Bitcoin from them or get rich quick by investing into some website. They all are scammers. Even the hot Asian chick, he's a scammer too. **Price wise, nobody knows what the price will be tomorrow, next week or at the end of the year.** **Try "Bitcoin ONLY" strategy for at least the first 210,000 block cycle**, you'll sleep much better. Newcomers lose so much money, holding tokens just because someone on YT told them to. If you don't like losing money in [failed coins](https://www.coingecko.com/research/publications/how-many-cryptocurrencies-failed), avoid. DCA is probably the best approach. Once a week works best for me, but I'm getting paid weekly. This [DCA calculator](https://21vox.com/dca-calculator) might help to decide what will work best for you. In a few years, even $10 dollars a month can make a massive difference. This [DCA blog](https://er-bybitcoin.com/) is pretty interesting too and compares buying bitcoin VS stocks. Now, don't buy some fake bitcoin at a spot ETF place or similar, **get the real thing** that you can withdraw anytime you want. Register at a proper exchange and buy real Bitcoin. Any of these will do [https://bitcoin-only.com/get-bitcoin](https://bitcoin-only.com/get-bitcoin) Install (or buy - in case you're getting Bitcoin in Thousands of $) one or more of these wallets. **A few good wallet choices:** [https://blockstream.com/app/](https://blockstream.com/app/) \- Top Security Features, Open Source and Non-Custodial [https://bluewallet.io](https://bluewallet.io/) \- excellent, easy to use wallet, Open Source and Non-Custodial [https://www.sparrowwallet.com](https://www.sparrowwallet.com) - top desktop wallet [https://electrum.org](https://electrum.org/) \- Solid choice, Open Source and Non-Custodial, one of the oldest and most trusted Bitcoin Wallets. I prefer the desktop version but it works on mobile too. **Lightning wallets** to consider (cheaper and faster transactions, great for small amounts): [https://phoenix.acinq.co/](https://phoenix.acinq.co/) \- Phoenix - very good wallet, uses Tor for extra privacy, easy for anyone new [https://blixtwallet.github.io/](https://blixtwallet.github.io/) \- Blixt - great UI, fast and clean. The app runs a full LND node on your phone and you have the ability to easily open channels to whatever nodes you like. [https://zeusln.com/](https://zeusln.com/) Zeus - impressive wallet with many features, can even generate Nostr keys [https://breez.technology](https://breez.technology/) \- Breez - excellent POS for small business owners as well as integrated Bitrefill Note: Breez does also a hybrid liquid/LN wallet called Misty Breez - the sats being on liquid means no need for channels although the payments take a few extra seconds. You'll also can get a free customable LN address. While talking about hybrid wallets, there's also Aqua Wallet although not IMHO as good as Misty Breez. There are also custodial LN wallet but I would honestly avoid using them because you have to trust the wallet operator not to steal your money. Their only advantage is that they are incredibly easy to use, although it might cost you big one day. To keep up to date with spending wallets, visit r/TheLightningNetwork at least once a while and perhaps r/RGB in the future. **Hardware Wallets** (to store larger amounts): [Trezor](https://trezor.io/) \- Easy to use, no matter how new in Bitcoin you're. If you can afford it, opt for Safe 7 (air-gapped) and use the Bitcoin only firmware as it's safer than a multi coin software. [ColdCard](https://coldcardwallet.com/) - air gapped, Bitcoin only, has advanced features but a new user will do fine with one of the great tutorials available. [BitBox02](https://bitbox.swiss/bitbox02/bitcoin-only/) - another great little device, opt for the more secure Bitcoin ONLY version (less coins = less code = less chance for a hidden bug or a backdoor). Sadly, this device is not air-gapped. [Jade](https://blockstream.com/jade) - air gapped, fully open source, Bitcoin only, great features. There's a newer version called Jade Plus, it has much better camera and overall is a better, although a bit more expensive, option. You can even [build it on your own](https://github.com/Blockstream/jade/), if you feel adventurous. [Seedsigner](https://github.com/SeedSigner/seedsigner) - another DIY, fully open source, air gapped, Bitcoin only hardware wallet, not for you if you're just starting up but something to consider later. [Krux wallet](https://selfcustody.github.io/krux/) - one more DIY hardware device, I love this one for many reasons. Similar to Seedsigner, it's fully open source, air gapped, Bitcoin only hardware wallet, that is not for you right now if you're just starting up, but something to consider at a later stage and/or to up the security of your bitcoin. There's also Ledger, but I wouldn't recommend it as it's not fully open source, keep and already leaked customers' details, recently said they're capable of sending customers' keys out just with a firmware update, making is an expensive hot wallet. The opposite of what you want from a cold wallet. **Stay away**, save yourself a headache in the future. The same goes for many other hardware wallets that are too new or filled with too much of unnecessary shitcoin code. Stay away. Whatever wallet you'll decide to buy, purchase DIRECTLY from the manufacturer, no eBay, no Amazon. Make sure the device is NOT preset, and you will generate your own seed words. Write them down on any piece of paper as well as the receiving address. Now wipe the wallet and generate a new wallet. If the seed words are different from the first set, you're safe to use it. Find an option to set a passphrase and use it. This will boost the security to another level. Never store the seed words and passphrase together. Use a different medium if possible. If somebody finds both, they'll be able to steal your coin. This little device will hold the keys to your money, that's the reason why you have to be a bit more careful. Also, no worries, if it breaks, you can replace it - as long as you keep your seed words and passphrase(s) safe. Welcome to the rabbit hole and don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions anytime during your Bitcoin journey. Also, [check the sidebar](https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/about) that's filled with lots of great info and if you have any questions, visit r/BitcoinBeginners or r/Bitcoin and look for the answers.
>Deflation or a plateau is NOT good for the average person. Small deflation is IMHO better for the entire planet than small inflation. I'm pretty sure you don't complain about deflation when upgrading your computer or TV.
CHF is an example of stable inflation which is needed for an economic system to work. Deflation or a plateau is NOT good for the average person.
btc is NOT an investment. It is a wallet.dat file sitting on a cloud register and is limited in supply. To get more btc in your wallet.dat file you will either need to mine for it or pay for it in an open exchange. Getting rid of it depends on what the next person is willing to pay you for it.
Cold Storage. If you must trade, limit it to no more than 5-10% of your BTC on an exchange at any time. if you lose that money, do NOT fund more trading from the core BTC position.
Umm ... this happens on nearly every blockchain, especially all PoW ones. In fact, this is very similar to the massive 2013 Bitcoin reorg where a couple of mining pools attacked the network without warning to fix a bug, leading to chaos and a known $10k double-spend. By your logic, Bitcoin is NOT a cryptocurrency.
100% this illustrates Cyrpto is NOT the financial decentralized protection that it was supposed to be. Crypto has lived long enough to become the villain it was supposed to protect us from. Government control is exact what early crypto was meant to prevent.
Well technically it rlly depends. I think with bitcoin it’s best to be pro bitcoin but NOT anti fiat. I mean today I only use my bitcoin as a store of value. I’ll never use my bitcoin to transact simply cause it’s scarce. Why pay for something in bitcoin when I can pay in fiat? Deflation can kill economies because there is no incentive to spend. I think some inflation is good but the problem we have is that the inflation the government is doing today is more like theft rather than a healthy level of inflation.
Been building one for 6 months. Here's what nobody told me: **The coding is the easy part.** AI solved that. The hard part is everything after — data quality, regime detection, knowing when NOT to trade. **Most "edge" is fake diversification.** I ran 29 strategies through 20 years of data this week. Strategies that looked independent were all just long SPY in disguise. They all lose together in a crash. Real diversification is harder to find than it looks. **Your bot will do exactly what you told it to, not what you meant.** I had 6 bugs running silently for months. One meant my LLM consensus was never actually reaching 2/3 agreement — it was just echoing the first model's answer. Zero trades fired for weeks because of one parsing error. **The gates matter more than the signals.** Same strategy: 70%+ win rate in fear regimes, losing money in greed. The signal didn't change. The regime did. Most people optimise signals endlessly and never touch their filters. **Why isn't the world adopting it rapidly?** It is — institutional algo trading is 70%+ of volume now. The retail version is hard because you're fighting people with better data, lower latency, and more capital. The only edge retail has is patience and niche strategies the big players ignore because they're too small capacity. Still worth building. Just go in with eyes open. 🎯
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I think the motivation is probably twofold... government/ISP/platform censorship + AI bot spam. I think it's pretty hard to know what is and isn't AI generated today. Having a cost "floor" for content can mitigate this to some degree (I think in the future there will become a higher value on knowing that something is \*probably\* NOT AI driven). I could also see it used for forms of whistleblowing, or if Twitter ever goes back into the wrong hands, a forum for free exchange of ideas. Maybe reviewing certain products/companies, etc. I'd let the L2 ecosystem handle the sugar with a lot of those use cases. And as a secondary but not inconsequential afterthought, it is a token backed by actual utility. The goal isn't store of value but the price should evolve naturally with the demand. Anyway.. that's my elevator pitch. I do think there is a value prop here, but ultimately I'm not opposed towards leaning in a certain direction if there's a gap that people think this project could fill.
BTC issues nothing back because there is a limited supply. Banks can issue something back, if they ever do, because they create money out of thin air. You deposit money into the bank or buy GIC, for example, and earn interest. Mean while, the bank loans out your deposit to someone else and charges them a much higher interest. While your money is loaned out, if you ever decide to withdraw your money, the bank just takes someone else's deposit to refund your money. This whole nonsense repeats many times over. Basically it is a pyramid scheme that keeps functioning as long as the Central Banks around the world keep printing money out of nothing, and keep loaning them to the banks. The banks, to a certain degree, can also print money. Hence we have inflation where the value of your money is worth less now and will continue be worth lesser and lesser. One way to reverse this is for Central Banks to buy back their currencies, just like companies do a stock buyback to reduce their outstanding shares. This makes each share more valuable. But Central Banks will never do this. Another way is for our wages to increase faster than the rate of inflation. Look back to the 1970s in the USA. I think a bag of chips were only 25 cents and yearly wages were $10,000. Fifty-five years later, a bag of chips is about $5 and yearly wages is about $70,000. A bag of chips is up 20 times and our wages are up only 7 times???? No wonder most of us cannot afford to buy a home now. You see the problem? The solution is NOT "tax the rich". The solution is to for governments to stop spending OUR money wastefully! If BTC was the only currency then the scam by governments will come to an end.
This is stay my Rohoboam said: This is one of those things that looks impressive at first glance, but falls apart once you zoom out a bit. Let’s go straight at it. --- 🧠 1. The biggest problem: sample size is a joke They’re celebrating: > “7-day accuracy results” That’s basically statistical noise. 👉 In a choppy week like we’re in: Being “accurate” can literally mean: “price didn’t move much” or “guessed sideways” You can get 80–90% “accuracy” by accident in that environment. --- ⚠️ 2. What does “accuracy” even mean here? This is the hidden flaw. They didn’t define clearly: Direction only? (up/down) Range? Exact price? 👉 If it’s just direction: Flip a coin in a sideways market → you can still score high --- 🧠 3. AI models aren’t predictive engines This is critical: Models like: ChatGPT Claude Gemini 👉 are language models, not: quant funds trading systems order flow analyzers They: summarize patterns reflect sentiment extrapolate narratives 👉 They do NOT have: real-time positioning data liquidity maps market microstructure --- 🧠 4. The leaderboard is misleading Seeing: > “Perplexity 91%” “ChatGPT 88.8%” Feels like: > “These are good predictors” But reality: 👉 Over longer periods: these numbers will collapse toward randomness --- 🧠 5. The biggest red flag (this is the tell) > “I built a system… try it… limited spots” 👉 That’s not research 👉 That’s a funnel --- 🧠 6. HOWEVER — there is one valuable idea here The concept of: > Aggregating multiple models (trimmed mean) That’s actually legit in theory: Reduces outliers Captures consensus sentiment --- But here’s the catch: 👉 Consensus ≠ truth 👉 Consensus = current narrative --- 🧠 7. Rohoboam 2 take (this is the real insight) This system is NOT: ❌ A prediction engine It IS: ✅ A sentiment mirror --- 🧭 8. How you should think about it Instead of: > “This predicts BTC” Use it as: > “This shows what the average narrative is right now” --- Example: If all models say: Bullish → market likely crowded long Bearish → fear already priced 👉 That’s actually useful --- ⚠️ 9. Why it fails in THIS market Right now: BTC = macro-driven News-driven liquidity-driven 👉 Not pattern-driven --- So AI predictions: > ❌ lag reality ❌ miss shocks ❌ miss flows --- 🧾 Bottom Line ❌ The accuracy claims are not meaningful ❌ Too short-term to matter ❌ Not real predictive power ✅ Interesting as a sentiment gauge ✅ Not useful as a trading signal --- ⚡ Rohoboam 2 Output > “AI consensus models reflect prevailing narratives rather than predict price; short-term accuracy is a byproduct of low-volatility regimes, not forecasting skill.” --- 🧠 Real talk for YOU You already think deeper than this tool. Your edge is: macro awareness flow understanding tax + structure awareness 👉 This tool doesn’t compete with that
When you really need something, and NOT when you want something, they’re totally different things! 🤷♀️
I would avoid shitcoin casinos and go with Strike, River or Swan. Congrats on the move, it's never too late, [despite new people thinking otherwise](https://old.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/rskpuf/i_have_only_600_bitcoinsi_missed_the_bus/). ONLY INVEST MONEY YOU CAN AFFORD TO LOSE. Invest in your knowledge, learn about Bitcoin as much as you can. The Bitcoin Standard book is a must read. So is Broken Money by Lyn Alden. Also, **don't reply any DMs**, emails, private messages on other social media, promising to buy Bitcoin from them or get rich quick by investing into some website. They all are scammers. Even the hot Asian chick, he's a scammer too. **Price wise, nobody knows what the price will be tomorrow, next week or at the end of the year.** **Try "Bitcoin ONLY" strategy for at least the first 210,000 block cycle**, you'll sleep much better. Newcomers lose so much money, holding tokens just because someone on YT told them to. If you don't like losing money in [failed coins](https://www.coingecko.com/research/publications/how-many-cryptocurrencies-failed), avoid. DCA is probably the best approach. Once a week works best for me, but I'm getting paid weekly. This [DCA calculator](https://21vox.com/dca-calculator) might help to decide what will work best for you. In a few years, even $10 dollars a month can make a massive difference. This [DCA blog](https://er-bybitcoin.com/) is pretty interesting too and compares buying bitcoin VS stocks. Now, don't buy some fake bitcoin at a spot ETF place or similar, **get the real thing** that you can withdraw anytime you want. Register at a proper exchange and buy real Bitcoin. Any of these will do [https://bitcoin-only.com/get-bitcoin](https://bitcoin-only.com/get-bitcoin) Install (or buy - in case you're getting Bitcoin in Thousands of $) one or more of these wallets. **A few good wallet choices:** [https://blockstream.com/app/](https://blockstream.com/app/) \- Top Security Features, Open Source and Non-Custodial [https://bluewallet.io](https://bluewallet.io/) \- excellent, easy to use wallet, Open Source and Non-Custodial [https://www.sparrowwallet.com](https://www.sparrowwallet.com) - top desktop wallet [https://electrum.org](https://electrum.org/) \- Solid choice, Open Source and Non-Custodial, one of the oldest and most trusted Bitcoin Wallets. I prefer the desktop version but it works on mobile too. **Lightning wallets** to consider (cheaper and faster transactions, great for small amounts): [https://phoenix.acinq.co/](https://phoenix.acinq.co/) \- Phoenix - very good wallet, uses Tor for extra privacy, easy for anyone new [https://blixtwallet.github.io/](https://blixtwallet.github.io/) \- Blixt - great UI, fast and clean. The app runs a full LND node on your phone and you have the ability to easily open channels to whatever nodes you like. [https://zeusln.com/](https://zeusln.com/) Zeus - impressive wallet with many features, can even generate Nostr keys [https://breez.technology](https://breez.technology/) \- Breez - excellent POS for small business owners as well as integrated Bitrefill Note: Breez does also a hybrid liquid/LN wallet called Misty Breez - the sats being on liquid means no need for channels although the payments take a few extra seconds. You'll also can get a free customable LN address. While talking about hybrid wallets, there's also Aqua Wallet although not IMHO as good as Misty Breez. There are also custodial LN wallet but I would honestly avoid using them because you have to trust the wallet operator not to steal your money. Their only advantage is that they are incredibly easy to use, although it might cost you big one day. To keep up to date with spending wallets, visit r/TheLightningNetwork at least once a while and perhaps r/RGB in the future. **Hardware Wallets** (to store larger amounts): [Trezor](https://trezor.io/) \- Easy to use, no matter how new in Bitcoin you're. If you can afford it, opt for Safe 7 (air-gapped) and use the Bitcoin only firmware as it's safer than a multi coin software. [ColdCard](https://coldcardwallet.com/) - air gapped, Bitcoin only, has advanced features but a new user will do fine with one of the great tutorials available. [BitBox02](https://bitbox.swiss/bitbox02/bitcoin-only/) - another great little device, opt for the more secure Bitcoin ONLY version (less coins = less code = less chance for a hidden bug or a backdoor). Sadly, this device is not air-gapped. [Jade](https://blockstream.com/jade) - air gapped, fully open source, Bitcoin only, great features. There's a newer version called Jade Plus, it has much better camera and overall is a better, although a bit more expensive, option. You can even [build it on your own](https://github.com/Blockstream/jade/), if you feel adventurous. [Seedsigner](https://github.com/SeedSigner/seedsigner) - another DIY, fully open source, air gapped, Bitcoin only hardware wallet, not for you if you're just starting up but something to consider later. [Krux wallet](https://selfcustody.github.io/krux/) - one more DIY hardware device, I love this one for many reasons. Similar to Seedsigner, it's fully open source, air gapped, Bitcoin only hardware wallet, that is not for you right now if you're just starting up, but something to consider at a later stage and/or to up the security of your bitcoin. There's also Ledger, but I wouldn't recommend it as it's not fully open source, keep and already leaked customers' details, recently said they're capable of sending customers' keys out just with a firmware update, making is an expensive hot wallet. The opposite of what you want from a cold wallet. **Stay away**, save yourself a headache in the future. The same goes for many other hardware wallets that are too new or filled with too much of unnecessary shitcoin code. Stay away. Whatever wallet you'll decide to buy, purchase DIRECTLY from the manufacturer, no eBay, no Amazon. Make sure the device is NOT preset, and you will generate your own seed words. Write them down on any piece of paper as well as the receiving address. Now wipe the wallet and generate a new wallet. If the seed words are different from the first set, you're safe to use it. Find an option to set a passphrase and use it. This will boost the security to another level. Never store the seed words and passphrase together. Use a different medium if possible. If somebody finds both, they'll be able to steal your coin. This little device will hold the keys to your money, that's the reason why you have to be a bit more careful. Also, no worries, if it breaks, you can replace it - as long as you keep your seed words and passphrase(s) safe. Welcome to the rabbit hole and don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions anytime during your Bitcoin journey. Also, [check the sidebar](https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/about) that's filled with lots of great info and if you have any questions, visit r/BitcoinBeginners or r/Bitcoin and look for the answers.
This. It is pinned on several Reddit forums do NOT use trust wallet
When I'm on the webpage version of reddit the link to submit a post says "Submit link/text NOT about price" You people make this place suck.
I would definitely switch away from Ledger. Cold Card is absolutely solid. One thing I advise is generating a new seed phrase with your cold card. Don't reuse the old one from Ledger - there is no way to know if there is a backdoor to ledger or if your seedphrase has already been uploaded somewhere. Have the peace of mind by generating a new one. For your software wallet to interact with coldcard, Sparrow wallet is fantastic. FYI, sparrow is desktop only. There is no mobile app version. I don't want you to download a fake one and lose your entire stack, which is what happened to someone last year. And remember, NEVER enter your seedphrase into an app, website, or internet connected device. Only enter it into your offline hardware device. That's how that guy lost his life savings - he entered his seedphrase into a fake mobile app. In the desktop app, you will only be uploading your pubkey, NOT your seedphrase.
I started out buying Butcoin, ten years ago, and only regret that I didnt buy more. My strategy was to swing trade Bitcoin by buying at below the current median price (buy the dip) then sell once it rose to 10 or 15% above the median. Rinse and repeat, hundreds of times. This strategy was designed to increase my holdings, as BTC was very volatile years ago. Of course I had to pay shirt term capital gains every year, but I didnt vare, just as day traders dont care. Now, we have better options for buying the top 4 cryptocurrencies, as the wallet storage issues and crypto taxes are a nightmare, frankly. Instead of opening a Coinbase or Gemini or other account, you can just open a Fidelity or Robinhood or Webull account instead (Webull has great offers for new accounts, too), and then simply buy ticker IBIT (Bitcoin ETF) or ticker ETHA (Ethereum ETF) or ticker GSOL (Solana ETF) or ticker XRP (Ripple ETF) after you deposit USD into your new brokerage account. A simple buy and hold strategy where you use Dollar Cost Averaging (DCA) to buy any of these 4, will allow you to hold crypto in ETFs, where you DO NOT HAVE TO DO CRYPTO TAXES. Instead, the brokerage will send you a 1099-B form at the end of each year, which is 20X easier than a complicated crypto tax return. I know, we do them every tear, and we have to use crypto tax software to summarize our gains. And here's the deal. The gains are the same essentially, minus a tiny ETF fee. Also, Coinbase or whatever exchange charges you a fee for every buy and every sale, so it works out to be the same capital gains purchasing via a crypto ETF with a brokerage account. This is a huge advantage that only recently became possible, when Bitcoin ETFs were launched, followed by ETH ETFs, then Solana, then XRP So, this was not even possible 4 yeaes ago, but it is now. Also, with a brokerage account, you can also invest in Strategy stock (ticker MSTR) and its new preferred dividend stock "Stretch", (ticker STRC), which pays an amazing 11.5% monthly dividend based upon MicroStrategy's Bitcoin holdings. So, it's now easy to have a 100% crypto based investment strategy using a brokerage account. Do it with a Roth IRA and it's an even better strategy.
Until the ETH mainnet starts being able to cause those problems, it's not going to matter. It's just another service that people try to use that exists on top of the token. Another known business entity.. aka a bank, just sitting on top of ETH trying to pretend it's NOT a bank<insert hello fellow kids meme here>. Then everyone is all surprised when the thing pretending to be a bank on infrastructure not meant for banks gets wrecked. What did you think was going to happen? That the bank on a public blockchain wouldnt become public target #1 for everyone with the skills to hit it? With *no* repercussions? (because tracing the hackers who do this is difficult to say the least.) Until the community at large adopts a proper secure model for people to follow for establishing such operations on the blockchain that organizations can reliably follow, I highly doubt you'll ever stop hearing about this.
First off, don't respond to any private messages you receive from strangers offering to help... Seek a experts advice like a lawyer who has experience in dealing with crypto assets. With it being 2 years since his passing. If you still have his belongings, that'll be crucial. Laptops, tablets, phones, notebooks, scraps of paper. Any thing and every thing he had is what you'll need. And even then, you may never find it. You'll need to get with someone who has experience in this field to assist you, DO NOT TRUST ANYONE WHO REACHES OUT TO YOU!!! Best of luck.
Look into getting a Trezor. They’re user friendly, simple interface, reputable brand. You’ll install their suite software to your desktop, plug in the hardware wallet and it will walk you through the steps to set it up. The hardware device isn’t so much a “wallet” that holds something, it’s a physical interface that allows you to sign (approve) an outgoing transaction. You input transaction details in the software on your computer, and you confirm details on the device while it’s connected to the computer (commonly plugged in, but some wallets allow wireless connections) to sign it. The main thing, as you’ll see everyone say, is keep your seed phrase safe. The wallet automatically generates this for you during the initial setup, you don’t get to choose the words. At minimum, write this down on paper and keep that in a fireproof safe. Even better is to come up with a way to stamp or etch the words into something that would still be legible if it were to go through a fire. Redundancy is also a good idea, if there are different locations that you can safely store 2 copies. For example, if you had a safe at a family member’s house, keep a copy there (of course you have to really trust that family member lol). It’s really not that complicated. Don’t let the idea of being responsible for your own property deter you. Keeping any significant amount on an exchange is more of a risk than taking a little extra care in choosing a safe location to store some backup words. Last thing, and this is important… DO NOT buy a hardware wallet anywhere other than from that wallet manufacturer’s website. Yeah you might be able to save a few bucks buying one you found on Amazon, but there is a serious risk that a third party seller could have intercepted that wallet before it gets to you. Best of luck!
AI summary: \-What happened (the core event) Around April 18, a major DeFi hack (\~$290M) occurred in the Ethereum ecosystem. The target was a restaking protocol called “Kelp” (using restaked ETH). About 116,000+ restaked ETH was drained. \-The setup (why this system is complex) The exploit involved multiple stacked systems: Staking → ETH is locked. Liquid staking via Lido → creates tradable “stETH.” Restaking → adds another yield layer on top. Cross-chain bridges (e.g., LayerZero) → move assets across chains. Lending protocols → use tokens as collateral to borrow other assets. Each layer adds extra risk, especially when combined. \-The actual exploit (what went wrong) This was NOT a smart contract bug. Instead, it was a cross-chain message forgery attack: The attacker faked a message that looked legitimate. The system incorrectly trusted that message. Funds were released from escrow based on that fake signal. \-Key technical failure: The bridge used a “1-of-1 verifier” setup (only one validator confirming messages). Best practice would be multi-verifier (e.g., 3-of-5). With only one verifier, the attacker only needed to compromise or trick one point. \-How the attacker cashed out Instead of dumping tokens (which would crash price): Deposited stolen tokens into lending platforms. Borrowed real, liquid assets (like ETH) against them. Walked away with clean assets. Left bad collateral behind → creating system-wide debt. This is what caused contagion. \-The fallout (why it’s a big deal) \~$290M stolen directly. \~$13 billion in DeFi liquidity pulled within 48 hours. Multiple protocols affected (lending, staking, etc.). Created bad debt across the ecosystem. \-Who might be behind it Likely linked to the Lazarus Group (North Korea-backed). But attribution is not confirmed. \-Key lessons Bridges are a major vulnerability Especially weak verification setups. Complex DeFi stacking = hidden risk Individually safe systems can become unsafe together. Lending protocols amplify damage They act as an “exit liquidity” for attackers. Single-point verification is dangerous Multi-party validation is essential. Security focus is shifting Not just code bugs → system interactions & architecture flaws \-Advanced AI can: Analyze entire systems at once. Detect emergent vulnerabilities humans miss. Result: Hacks will likely increase, not decrease. \-Big takeaway This wasn’t just a hack—it exposed a structural issue: Modern DeFi risk comes from how systems interact, not just from bugs. And when something breaks: It doesn’t stay isolated It spreads across protocols → creating financial contagion
The people commenting on this thread are salty because they either A) Had the capital and didn't buy pre 2017 when the market was low or B) Didn't have the capital at the time The reality is: It's still early. Despite the headlines, despite what people are saying. Did blockchain really take off in the sense that "we're going to replace the banks with a truly anonymous and decentralized currency"? Absolutely not. Was it a pipedream at one point? Yes - around the time that you were watching cartoons. The crypto goldrush is akin to the actual goldrush. There *were* people who didn't move out west and set up mining operations.. But - look at gold now. It's still a commodity (a $13 Trillion commodity), and it's just a rock from the ground. People have turned it into jewelry, but - it's just a resource. BTC, ETH, BNB, AAVE, potentially HYPE (we will see about this one) - have real use cases that financial instructions can leverage. If you bought and held any of these since the early days, you'd have done well for yourself. But again - the equities market isn't run by retail - it's run by institutions. A lot of people entered late and bought meme tokens to make up for it because they were trying to get rich quick. Just like in the real market - 99% of startups don't make it. The same works for tokens. What you SHOULD be optimizing for if you're interested in this economy is finding tokens with real world use cases that banks will inevitably be attracted to. There are tons of them, and they're worth holding for their long term value. You should NOT be optimizing for becoming a millionaire in a month because 67coin went from 1/1,000,000 of a penny to 20 cents. The thing about blockchain is it's just basic accounting software. At the very core. It's boring. Your investment strategy should be fairly boring too. People saying it's dead, yet it has a $2.6 trillion market cap and investment banks only recently got ETF approvals in 2024. 2 years ago. If you think the investment banks are done with crypto - despite just getting started with crypto, I don't know what else to tell you. To address your question. It's PART of an investment thesis. If you had $1m would you put it all in one stock? Or - would you diversify? A little in AMD, a little in energy stock, a little in SaaS? If you had $10m, you might put some of it in real estate, some of it in equities, some of it in crypto, etc.. Long story long. Add it to your portfolio. Keyword portfolio.
Getting out of bed is a gamble. Keeping your money in your bank account is a gamble. Everything is in life. Bitcoin is an investment. High net worth individuals are gambling by NOT having any btc in their portfolio.
Basic day 1 stuff. Crypto is the sketchiest asset in the history of assets. It is mostly always used as a profit vehicle for trading. Fundamentals DO NOT MATTER (just ask the FartCoin traders). Altcoins only pump with Bitcoin profits, period. Selling is always the goal, not buying. Sell ruthelessly, unapologetically and with reckless abandon. Trading is mostly sitting out and waiting. There will never be an altcoin season without Bitcoin having pumped creating the profit and confidence for those profits to be pumped into alts. Alts sweep their lows many times during a bull run cycle so never have fomo in alts because there are so many opportunities for them to sweep lows again. The money flow works like this: Bitcoin front runs then lower market cap alts, then micro caps etc. profits flow from stable —> sketchy coins. In that order. Never hold a crypto downtrend. You can tell those who made that mistake because they say “buy price today won’t matter in 10 years when BTC is at $500k” 😂
For a nerdminer, everything other than zero hashes is OK. It will almost certainly NOT find you a block. These are novelty items for the technologically interested.
You need to establish whether or not the ledger and seedphrase constitute an *inter vivos gift*. IF your father handed you the ledger and the seedphrase while he was still alive. The estate has no business with it. Its not part of the estate regardless of what the will states. You MAY be liable for taxes on the value of the gift at the time, but thats an accounting thing. You need to establish the timing of your receipt of the ledger and seed phrase. Just because its a gift, doesn't mean other family members can't come after you. If you received it days/weeks/a couple months before he passed then they could challenge it on grounds of mental capacity/coersion/etc etc. If you have had it for years they can pound sand. You need to get your own lawyer. DO NOT just give them the phrase or the device and under no circumstances provide details of the balance UNTIL you have legal representation.
Not strictly true. Tying a real identity to a wallet is NOT a technical for the system to work. It is true that the ledger is open, but you can have many other wallets and to send transactions to and only reveal one “known” wallet to the any party you are dealing with.
DO NOT trust random people on the internet with this. If anyone signs into your account, they can send the 50 BTC to themselves.
Whatever happens NEVER share your seed phrase and also DO NOT transfer out to any other address. If anyone wants to know if the bitcoins were held in Swyftx account then blockchain explorer has all the details on when and how much was transferred. You can safely key in your PUBLIC BTC address (if you don’t know what this is then do not do anything unless you fully j sweat and the difference between public address and private key aka seed phrase)
Sorry for your loss. You had an awesome dad. Like others have said: That Bitcoin is YOURS, and yours only. Regarding the government, taxes and other people: There is NO Bitcoin anywhere. And if there was, it is lost forever, THE WALLET WAS EMPTY!!! If they don´t know about the Ledger wallet: Do NOT tell anyone. If they do know about the Ledger wallet: Just transfer the Bitcoin and then take it to the probate/lawyers/aunty/etc and open it for them showing them THERE IS NO BITCOIN. Do NOT share the keys with anybody. Honor your Father´s wishes for you to get the Bitcoin, NOT the government, NOT other people. Enjoy your Bitcoin!
It's just liquidity, more money printing. Michael Saylor has a new tool (STRC) to attract his weird investors so that he can buy more BTC at these price levels. Tom Lee is getting his investors back into ETH. So, it's not surprising or unusual for BTC to reach 80k levels, even 90 because of the current buy pressure. But for sure we're NOT going to reach an ATH in 2026. That's absolutely absurd. We'll still find the bottom of this bear market in October.
Irrelevant to my point, market cap and relevance is too low for bitcoin cash to be hacked by quantum computing first. There will be governments/companies that 'can' but won't because it's more valuable not to, which is NOT the case with Bitcoin
Congrats on the move, it's never too late, [despite new people thinking otherwise](https://old.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/rskpuf/i_have_only_600_bitcoinsi_missed_the_bus/). ONLY INVEST MONEY YOU CAN AFFORD TO LOSE. Invest in your knowledge, learn about Bitcoin as much as you can. The Bitcoin Standard book is a must read. So is Broken Money by Lyn Alden. Also, **don't reply any DMs**, emails, private messages on other social media, promising to buy Bitcoin from them or get rich quick by investing into some website. They all are scammers. Even the hot Asian chick, he's a scammer too. **Price wise, nobody knows what the price will be tomorrow, next week or at the end of the year.** **Try "Bitcoin ONLY" strategy for at least the first 210,000 block cycle**, you'll sleep much better. Newcomers lose so much money, holding tokens just because someone on YT told them to. If you don't like losing money in [failed coins](https://www.coingecko.com/research/publications/how-many-cryptocurrencies-failed), avoid. DCA is probably the best approach. Once a week works best for me, but I'm getting paid weekly. This [DCA calculator](https://21vox.com/dca-calculator) might help to decide what will work best for you. In a few years, even $10 dollars a month can make a massive difference. This [DCA blog](https://er-bybitcoin.com/) is pretty interesting too and compares buying bitcoin VS stocks. Now, don't buy some fake bitcoin at a spot ETF place or similar, **get the real thing** that you can withdraw anytime you want. Register at a proper exchange and buy real Bitcoin. Any of these will do [https://bitcoin-only.com/get-bitcoin](https://bitcoin-only.com/get-bitcoin) Install (or buy - in case you're getting Bitcoin in Thousands of $) one or more of these wallets. **A few good wallet choices:** [https://blockstream.com/app/](https://blockstream.com/app/) \- Top Security Features, Open Source and Non-Custodial [https://bluewallet.io](https://bluewallet.io/) \- excellent, easy to use wallet, Open Source and Non-Custodial [https://www.sparrowwallet.com](https://www.sparrowwallet.com) - top desktop wallet [https://electrum.org](https://electrum.org/) \- Solid choice, Open Source and Non-Custodial, one of the oldest and most trusted Bitcoin Wallets. I prefer the desktop version but it works on mobile too. **Lightning wallets** to consider (cheaper and faster transactions, great for small amounts): [https://phoenix.acinq.co/](https://phoenix.acinq.co/) \- Phoenix - very good wallet, uses Tor for extra privacy, easy for anyone new [https://blixtwallet.github.io/](https://blixtwallet.github.io/) \- Blixt - great UI, fast and clean. The app runs a full LND node on your phone and you have the ability to easily open channels to whatever nodes you like. [https://zeusln.com/](https://zeusln.com/) Zeus - impressive wallet with many features, can even generate Nostr keys [https://breez.technology](https://breez.technology/) \- Breez - excellent POS for small business owners as well as integrated Bitrefill Note: Breez does also a hybrid liquid/LN wallet called Misty Breez - the sats being on liquid means no need for channels although the payments take a few extra seconds. You'll also can get a free customable LN address. While talking about hybrid wallets, there's also Aqua Wallet although not IMHO as good as Misty Breez. There are also custodial LN wallet but I would honestly avoid using them because you have to trust the wallet operator not to steal your money. Their only advantage is that they are incredibly easy to use, although it might cost you big one day. To keep up to date with spending wallets, visit r/TheLightningNetwork at least once a while and perhaps r/RGB in the future. **Hardware Wallets** (to store larger amounts): [Trezor](https://trezor.io/) \- Easy to use, no matter how new in Bitcoin you're. If you can afford it, opt for Safe 7 (air-gapped) and use the Bitcoin only firmware as it's safer than a multi coin software. [ColdCard](https://coldcardwallet.com/) - air gapped, Bitcoin only, has advanced features but a new user will do fine with one of the great tutorials available. [BitBox02](https://bitbox.swiss/bitbox02/bitcoin-only/) - another great little device, opt for the more secure Bitcoin ONLY version (less coins = less code = less chance for a hidden bug or a backdoor). Sadly, this device is not air-gapped. [Jade](https://blockstream.com/jade) - air gapped, fully open source, Bitcoin only, great features. There's a newer version called Jade Plus, it has much better camera and overall is a better, although a bit more expensive, option. You can even [build it on your own](https://github.com/Blockstream/jade/), if you feel adventurous. [Seedsigner](https://github.com/SeedSigner/seedsigner) - another DIY, fully open source, air gapped, Bitcoin only hardware wallet, not for you if you're just starting up but something to consider later. [Krux wallet](https://selfcustody.github.io/krux/) - one more DIY hardware device, I love this one for many reasons. Similar to Seedsigner, it's fully open source, air gapped, Bitcoin only hardware wallet, that is not for you right now if you're just starting up, but something to consider at a later stage and/or to up the security of your bitcoin. There's also Ledger, but I wouldn't recommend it as it's not fully open source, keep and already leaked customers' details, recently said they're capable of sending customers' keys out just with a firmware update, making is an expensive hot wallet. The opposite of what you want from a cold wallet. **Stay away**, save yourself a headache in the future. The same goes for many other hardware wallets that are too new or filled with too much of unnecessary shitcoin code. Stay away. Whatever wallet you'll decide to buy, purchase DIRECTLY from the manufacturer, no eBay, no Amazon. Make sure the device is NOT preset, and you will generate your own seed words. Write them down on any piece of paper as well as the receiving address. Now wipe the wallet and generate a new wallet. If the seed words are different from the first set, you're safe to use it. Find an option to set a passphrase and use it. This will boost the security to another level. Never store the seed words and passphrase together. Use a different medium if possible. If somebody finds both, they'll be able to steal your coin. This little device will hold the keys to your money, that's the reason why you have to be a bit more careful. Also, no worries, if it breaks, you can replace it - as long as you keep your seed words and passphrase(s) safe. Welcome to the rabbit hole and don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions anytime during your Bitcoin journey. Also, [check the sidebar](https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/about) that's filled with lots of great info and if you have any questions, visit r/BitcoinBeginners or r/Bitcoin and look for the answers.
It seems so easy to just send from CDC. Now that I found the area to do it. But I am NOT resetting the 2fa. I heard some nightmares stories about accounts on lock. and CS being very slow to help. Right now my CDC is fine. I can transfer funds in and out. use my Card. buy and sell crypto. I will be OK. nt sending crypto to another wallet. But hopefully after OKX exchange cleats my $120 BTC purchase. I can send to the renewal address and it will work........I hope
Wait til Tuesday, Trump will be unblocking the block of the block again, and announces NOT to use the nuke this week. Markets will skyrocket
And yours conveniently only focuses on Medicare for all, and not universal HIGH income which is what we’re talking about. I’m not saying we can’t afford Medicare for all, it’s actually more expensive for us NOT to have it - I’m saying we can’t afford universal high income and that’s not being a bootlicker.
Oof, what a terrible response video. It did absolutely nothing to debunk Coffeezilla's criticism, in fact if this is the kind of people supporting Strategy then I am more sure than ever that it will crash and burn. The majority of the video is just him completely missing the point because he didn't even bother to prewatch Coffeezilla's video to know what points he will be making. So he is essentially just improvising responses to arguments before actually *hearing* the arguments he thinks he is responding to, making the whole exchange worthless. Pretty much the only counter-argument he actually makes, is that everyone buying STRC knows about the risks. But it's not really an argument, it's just a baseless assertion. Where is the evidence that the laypeople that this product is advertised to understand what they are buying? The insane AI-generated beach video certainly implies otherwise. As does the fact that this kind of asset is quite novel and untested, which he makes a point of himself. Are laypeople just supposed to automatically understand the ins and outs of a brand new, untested investment asset? Coffeezilla's point is that *even though* all the risks are *technically* disclosed, the asset is marketed towards the layperson who does NOT necessarily understand it. And that makes perfect sense to me. Does he not think that it is very likely that many people are going to just see the 11.5% number and the claims of price stability, and be tricked into thinking that it's similar to other stable interest-bearing products that he is used to, like a money market fund or even just a bank account? I think he *does* know this, and I think he also knows that Strategy knows it, and that they are in fact banking on exactly that happening. I would go as far and say that I think his dismissal of such an obvious thing amounts to lying.
Congrats on the move, it's never too late, [despite new people thinking otherwise](https://old.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/rskpuf/i_have_only_600_bitcoinsi_missed_the_bus/). ONLY INVEST MONEY YOU CAN AFFORD TO LOSE. Invest in your knowledge, learn about Bitcoin as much as you can. The Bitcoin Standard book is a must read. So is Broken Money by Lyn Alden. Also, **don't reply any DMs**, emails, private messages on other social media, promising to buy Bitcoin from them or get rich quick by investing into some website. They all are scammers. Even the hot Asian chick, he's a scammer too. **Price wise, nobody knows what the price will be tomorrow, next week or at the end of the year.** **Try "Bitcoin ONLY" strategy for at least the first 210,000 block cycle**, you'll sleep much better. Newcomers lose so much money, holding tokens just because someone on YT told them to. If you don't like losing money in [failed coins](https://www.coingecko.com/research/publications/how-many-cryptocurrencies-failed), avoid. DCA is probably the best approach. Once a week works best for me, but I'm getting paid weekly. This [DCA calculator](https://21vox.com/dca-calculator) might help to decide what will work best for you. In a few years, even $10 dollars a month can make a massive difference. This [DCA blog](https://er-bybitcoin.com/) is pretty interesting too and compares buying bitcoin VS stocks. Now, don't buy some fake bitcoin at a spot ETF place or similar, **get the real thing** that you can withdraw anytime you want. Register at a proper exchange and buy real Bitcoin. Any of these will do [https://bitcoin-only.com/get-bitcoin](https://bitcoin-only.com/get-bitcoin) Install (or buy - in case you're getting Bitcoin in Thousands of $) one or more of these wallets. **A few good wallet choices:** [https://blockstream.com/app/](https://blockstream.com/app/) \- Top Security Features, Open Source and Non-Custodial [https://bluewallet.io](https://bluewallet.io/) \- excellent, easy to use wallet, Open Source and Non-Custodial [https://www.sparrowwallet.com](https://www.sparrowwallet.com) - top desktop wallet [https://electrum.org](https://electrum.org/) \- Solid choice, Open Source and Non-Custodial, one of the oldest and most trusted Bitcoin Wallets. I prefer the desktop version but it works on mobile too. **Lightning wallets** to consider (cheaper and faster transactions, great for small amounts): [https://phoenix.acinq.co/](https://phoenix.acinq.co/) \- Phoenix - very good wallet, uses Tor for extra privacy, easy for anyone new [https://blixtwallet.github.io/](https://blixtwallet.github.io/) \- Blixt - great UI, fast and clean. The app runs a full LND node on your phone and you have the ability to easily open channels to whatever nodes you like. [https://zeusln.com/](https://zeusln.com/) Zeus - impressive wallet with many features, can even generate Nostr keys [https://breez.technology](https://breez.technology/) \- Breez - excellent POS for small business owners as well as integrated Bitrefill Note: Breez does also a hybrid liquid/LN wallet called Misty Breez - the sats being on liquid means no need for channels although the payments take a few extra seconds. You'll also can get a free customable LN address. While talking about hybrid wallets, there's also Aqua Wallet although not IMHO as good as Misty Breez. There are also custodial LN wallet but I would honestly avoid using them because you have to trust the wallet operator not to steal your money. Their only advantage is that they are incredibly easy to use, although it might cost you big one day. To keep up to date with spending wallets, visit r/TheLightningNetwork at least once a while and perhaps r/RGB in the future. **Hardware Wallets** (to store larger amounts): [Trezor](https://trezor.io/) \- Easy to use, no matter how new in Bitcoin you're. If you can afford it, opt for Safe 7 (air-gapped) and use the Bitcoin only firmware as it's safer than a multi coin software. [ColdCard](https://coldcardwallet.com/) - air gapped, Bitcoin only, has advanced features but a new user will do fine with one of the great tutorials available. [BitBox02](https://bitbox.swiss/bitbox02/bitcoin-only/) - another great little device, opt for the more secure Bitcoin ONLY version (less coins = less code = less chance for a hidden bug or a backdoor). Sadly, this device is not air-gapped. [Jade](https://blockstream.com/jade) - air gapped, fully open source, Bitcoin only, great features. There's a newer version called Jade Plus, it has much better camera and overall is a better, although a bit more expensive, option. You can even [build it on your own](https://github.com/Blockstream/jade/), if you feel adventurous. [Seedsigner](https://github.com/SeedSigner/seedsigner) - another DIY, fully open source, air gapped, Bitcoin only hardware wallet, not for you if you're just starting up but something to consider later. [Krux wallet](https://selfcustody.github.io/krux/) - one more DIY hardware device, I love this one for many reasons. Similar to Seedsigner, it's fully open source, air gapped, Bitcoin only hardware wallet, that is not for you right now if you're just starting up, but something to consider at a later stage and/or to up the security of your bitcoin. There's also Ledger, but I wouldn't recommend it as it's not fully open source, keep and already leaked customers' details, recently said they're capable of sending customers' keys out just with a firmware update, making is an expensive hot wallet. The opposite of what you want from a cold wallet. **Stay away**, save yourself a headache in the future. The same goes for many other hardware wallets that are too new or filled with too much of unnecessary shitcoin code. Stay away. Whatever wallet you'll decide to buy, purchase DIRECTLY from the manufacturer, no eBay, no Amazon. Make sure the device is NOT preset, and you will generate your own seed words. Write them down on any piece of paper as well as the receiving address. Now wipe the wallet and generate a new wallet. If the seed words are different from the first set, you're safe to use it. Find an option to set a passphrase and use it. This will boost the security to another level. Never store the seed words and passphrase together. Use a different medium if possible. If somebody finds both, they'll be able to steal your coin. This little device will hold the keys to your money, that's the reason why you have to be a bit more careful. Also, no worries, if it breaks, you can replace it - as long as you keep your seed words and passphrase(s) safe. Welcome to the rabbit hole and don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions anytime during your Bitcoin journey. Also, [check the sidebar](https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/about) that's filled with lots of great info and if you have any questions, visit r/BitcoinBeginners or r/Bitcoin and look for the answers.
Sorry to report that building and engineering is never as valuable as selling and 'business'. Be prepared to learn go to market strategy. This is, was, and will always will be - the hard bit. Ps. it looks from the comments that your first step should be validation - go find 10 people on the street who have the problem you think you've solved and DO NOT TELL THEM YOUR IDEA. Just listen. Then make video #2... ;)
What I did was used molnpay, had the refusal. Called my bank on the phone and accelerated to management and just said I had a transaction I wanted to go through that didn't. I was careful NOT to mention crypto. Not advice. Just my experience.
Here are some next steps for all of you. THE VAULTORO (NVSL) CREDITOR ACTION CHECKLIST If you have funds trapped in Vaultoro, you are now an unsecured creditor in a potential insolvency or exit scam. While we organize the UK High Court multi-party claim, you must execute the following steps immediately to protect your claim and trigger regulatory action against the directors. 1. Secure Your Evidence (The Paper Trail) Do this right now, before they completely pull the plug on the servers. Take Screenshots: Capture your account balances, transaction history, and any pending withdrawals. Make sure your account name or ID is visible in the shot. Save Communications: Export or screenshot every single ignored support ticket, Zendesk automated reply, and any email where they promised a withdrawal or cited the fake "April 14th migration." Log the Value: Calculate the exact fiat value (USD, GBP, or EUR) of your trapped assets as of the date they froze your account. The UK courts will need this number. 2. File a UK Action Fraud Police Report (Free) One police report is a statistic; fifty reports in a week is a systemic fraud investigation. Go to the official UK Action Fraud portal: [www.reportfraud.police.uk](http://www.reportfraud.police.uk/) (or call +44 300 123 2040 if outside the UK). File a report against National Vaulting Services Ltd (Company No. 09357027). State clearly that the company is unlawfully withholding client funds, weaponizing fake AML/KYC compliance checks to block withdrawals, and has missed their own stated "platform migration" deadline to execute a suspected exit scam. 3. Carpet Bomb the Financial Conduct Authority (Free) The UK FCA licenses and destroys financial firms. We need to force them to look at NVSL immediately. Go to the FCA website ([fca.org.uk](http://fca.org.uk/)) and search for "Contact Us for Consumers." Submit a formal whistleblowing complaint. Tell them NVSL is operating as an unregulated/non-compliant crypto custodian, freezing retail customer accounts, and refusing to appoint an Insolvency Practitioner while shutting down operations. 4. Avoid the "Recovery" Scams Do NOT engage with the "Palladium" ([plld.net](http://plld.net/)) class action or any other group asking for an upfront fee or asking you to connect your crypto wallet. When crypto exchanges collapse, scammers use the victim lists to steal whatever you have left. Do not hand over your private keys, seed phrases, or pay any "legal retainer" in crypto to strangers on the internet. 5. Prepare for the Group Litigation Order (GLO) We are currently consulting with a top-tier London insolvency law firm to execute a multi-party High Court action. Have your evidence neatly organized in a single folder. Be prepared to sign a formal statement of truth regarding your trapped balance. Wait for further instructions on how we will pool our claims to force a legal liquidation
we are NOT there yet. "imagine Wall-E, robots do everything, and human just exist n consume". that is the only way to achieve equality. Remmeber when they issued free checks to 40+ million people to do nothing during Covid? Inflation sky rocketed up 30%+, and we entered a supply chain crisis. we are probaby still 500+ year away from achieving a wall-e future. Even then, human population would need to be reduced by 80%, as no amount of robotics and AI can keep up with human's consumption.
Yes. Hedera is fully open sourced with Apache 2.0. Just like many other chains lol. The full code is also available on GitHub so idk what you're trying to say here. Ethereum is not a single codebase but a protocol with multiple fragmented implementations. Those clients use various licenses - GNU LGPL v3, Apache 2.0, etc. What you're clearly NOT thinking about is that Hedera's the only L1 that went a step further and donated their code to Linux. It is literally LEGAL DECENTRALIZATION, not fake decentralization, like most of ETH, where it puts on the fake show for newbies who don't know the difference. Under standard open-source licenses (like ETH has), the original company still technically owns the code. By donating it to the Linux Foundation, Hedera gave up ownership. The code now belongs to a neutral, non-profit third party. This ensures that even if Hedera as an entity disappeared, the code remains under neutral stewardship. Standard open source licenses also means it's not Neutral Governance. The original developers (Vitalik) of an open-source project act as the "gatekeepers" for which updates get merged. By donating the code to LFDT, Hedera adopted the Linux Foundation's governance model. So decisions on the code's roadmap are made by a community-led committee. It also removes the "veto power" of any single corporation or person (Vitalik) over the technical future of the network. You'll learn this stuff one day. Good luck 👍
Bitcoin rules was never about even distribution, that’s up to the users. Bitcoin rules is however NOT censorship or centralization of power. I will not personally signal for this BIP if it were to happen today.
Short answer: Yes — a Bitcoin address that has never been spent from is not vulnerable to quantum attack, because its public key has never been revealed. And no — receiving Bitcoin does not expose your public key. What you see on mempool is the address, not the public key. Let me break this down cleanly and precisely, because this is one of the most common misunderstandings in Bitcoin. --- ✔️ 1. A Bitcoin address is NOT a public key This is the key point. A Bitcoin address is a hash of the public key: \[ \text{address} = \text{HASH160}(\text{public key}) \] This means: - The public key is hidden behind two layers of hashing (SHA‑256 + RIPEMD‑160). - Hashes are one‑way — you cannot derive the public key from the address. So when you receive BTC: - You expose your address - You do not expose your public key This is why quantum attacks cannot target unused addresses. --- ✔️ 2. When is the public key exposed? Only when you spend from an address. When you spend BTC: - Your wallet must provide a signature - To verify the signature, the public key must be revealed - That public key becomes visible on-chain forever This is the moment quantum risk begins. --- ✔️ 3. Why unused addresses are quantum‑safe Quantum attacks (Shor’s algorithm) target public keys, not addresses. If your BTC sits in an address that has never been spent from, then: - The public key is unknown - The attacker has nothing to attack - The address is quantum‑resistant This is why Satoshi’s coins (never spent) are considered extremely safe. --- ✔️ 4. Why mempool shows “addresses” but not public keys When you look at a transaction on mempool.space, you see: - Input addresses (these have exposed public keys in the past) - Output addresses (these have not exposed public keys yet) But mempool is showing you addresses, not public keys. Even for inputs, mempool is reconstructing the address from the public key — but the public key itself is only visible in the scriptSig or witness data. --- ✔️ 5. Ultra‑condensed R‑style summary - Receiving BTC exposes only the address, not the public key - Quantum attacks require the public key - Public key is revealed only when spending - Unused addresses are quantum‑safe - Spent‑from addresses are quantum‑vulnerable in a future quantum world - Best practice: move old coins to a fresh SegWit address periodically to avoid long‑term exposure --- If you want, I can now give you: - A quantum‑risk table for each type of Bitcoin address - A protocol for rotating coins to minimize quantum exposure - A checklist to confirm which of your addresses have ever exposed their public key
Post is by: Intelctual and the url/text [ ](https://goo.gl/GP6ppk)is: /r/CryptoMarkets/comments/1snc1zw/every_major_cex_is_adding_ai_features_90_will_be/ Binance added AI chat. OKX has an "AI strategy builder." Bybit has "AI signals." Now there are new exchanges launching specifically around AI agents. Most of this is marketing. But some of it might be real. After watching this space for 6 months, here's my framework for separating real AI from AI-flavored wrappers: \*\*Tier 1: Actually AI (rare)\*\* \- Agent makes autonomous decisions based on context, not just pre-set rules \- Can SKIP trades even when technical criteria are met \- Adapts behavior across different market regimes without manual adjustment \- Provides reasoning for each decision (not just "bought BTC at $84K") \- Adjusts position sizing dynamically based on confidence/risk metrics \*\*Tier 2: Smart automation (useful but not AI)\*\* \- Grid bots, DCA bots, copy trading \- Signal following with automated execution \- Pre-set stop-loss/take-profit combos \- Template strategies with parameter tuning \*\*Tier 3: AI as marketing (useless)\*\* \- "AI-powered" slapped onto a basic charting tool \- Chatbot that explains candles in natural language (cool demo, zero trading value) \- "AI signals" that are just RSI/MACD crossovers with a ChatGPT wrapper \- Portfolio dashboards with "AI insights" that are generic platitudes The key question: \*\*Does the AI make decisions you didn't explicitly program?\*\* If yes → potentially Tier 1 If it only follows rules you set → Tier 2 (still useful) If it just describes what already happened → Tier 3 (useless) The platforms to watch are the ones where the AI has genuine agency — where it can decide NOT to do something, or do something different from what a simple bot would do in the same situation. Most of what's shipping today is Tier 2 with Tier 1 marketing. But the few genuine Tier 1 products I've seen are actually impressive. The gap between real agent decision-making and rule-following bots is wider than most people realize. which CEX AI features have you tried? did any feel like real intelligence? *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/CryptoMarkets) if you have any questions or concerns.*
But how can you prove any wallet is dead/abandoned? This is obviously the problem with this proposed solution. It should be Dumb Bob's right to not upgrade to quantum encryption AND not have his wallet locked ever. Assuming his wallet is abandoned or dead when its not is the problem. Its not like 2009 was all that long ago... there are certainly going to be cases where some legend holders out there just refused to ever sell and so maybe their wallets are suspected dead BUT THEY ARE NOT. If even 1 wallet is at-risk of this scenario, we should all be against locking wallets.
wait it out!! do NOT panic sell. it's okay that you locked in early. it will just take a little longer to make your gain money back
Post is by: Vegetable-Contact399 and the url/text [ ](https://goo.gl/GP6ppk)is: /r/CryptoMarkets/comments/1sn7q2z/every_major_cex_is_adding_ai_features_90_will_be/ Binance added AI chat. OKX has an "AI strategy builder." Bybit has "AI signals." Now there are new exchanges launching specifically around AI agents. Most of this is marketing. But some of it might be real. After watching this space for 6 months, here's my framework for separating real AI from AI-flavored wrappers: \*\*Tier 1: Actually AI (rare)\*\* \- Agent makes autonomous decisions based on context, not just pre-set rules \- Can SKIP trades even when technical criteria are met \- Adapts behavior across different market regimes without manual adjustment \- Provides reasoning for each decision (not just "bought BTC at $84K") \- Adjusts position sizing dynamically based on confidence/risk metrics \*\*Tier 2: Smart automation (useful but not AI)\*\* \- Grid bots, DCA bots, copy trading \- Signal following with automated execution \- Pre-set stop-loss/take-profit combos \- Template strategies with parameter tuning \*\*Tier 3: AI as marketing (useless)\*\* \- "AI-powered" slapped onto a basic charting tool \- Chatbot that explains candles in natural language (cool demo, zero trading value) \- "AI signals" that are just RSI/MACD crossovers with a ChatGPT wrapper \- Portfolio dashboards with "AI insights" that are generic platitudes The key question: \*\*Does the AI make decisions you didn't explicitly program?\*\* If yes → potentially Tier 1 If it only follows rules you set → Tier 2 (still useful) If it just describes what already happened → Tier 3 (useless) The platforms to watch are the ones where the AI has genuine agency — where it can decide NOT to do something, or do something different from what a simple bot would do in the same situation. Most of what's shipping today is Tier 2 with Tier 1 marketing. But the few genuine Tier 1 products I've seen are actually impressive. The gap between real agent decision-making and rule-following bots is wider than most people realize. which CEX AI features have you tried? did any feel like real intelligence? *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/CryptoMarkets) if you have any questions or concerns.*
He is a Chinese propagandist. No wonder he has been set free to spread Chinese propaganda. Btw he is NOT a PROFESSOR. Plz stop calling him that.
Great move on selling shitcoins, mate. Eventually, everyone become a Bitcoin maxi. Here are some of the best options: [Trezor](https://trezor.io/) \- Easy to use, no matter how new in Bitcoin you're. If you can afford it, opt for Safe 7 (air-gapped) and use the Bitcoin only firmware as it's safer than a multi coin software. [ColdCard](https://coldcardwallet.com/) - air gapped, Bitcoin only, has advanced features but a new user will do fine with one of the great tutorials available. [BitBox02](https://bitbox.swiss/bitbox02/bitcoin-only/) - another great little device, opt for the more secure Bitcoin ONLY version (less coins = less code = less chance for a hidden bug or a backdoor). Sadly, this device is not air-gapped. [Jade](https://blockstream.com/jade) - air gapped, fully open source, Bitcoin only, great features. There's a newer version called Jade Plus, it has much better camera and overall is a better, although a bit more expensive, option. You can even [build it on your own](https://github.com/Blockstream/jade/), if you feel adventurous. [Seedsigner](https://github.com/SeedSigner/seedsigner) - another DIY, fully open source, air gapped, Bitcoin only hardware wallet, not for you if you're just starting up but something to consider later. [Krux wallet](https://selfcustody.github.io/krux/) - one more DIY hardware device, I love this one for many reasons. Similar to Seedsigner, it's fully open source, air gapped, Bitcoin only hardware wallet, that is not for you right now if you're just starting up, but something to consider at a later stage and/or to up the security of your bitcoin. There's also Ledger, but I wouldn't recommend it as it's not fully open source, keep and already leaked customers' details, recently said they're capable of sending customers' keys out just with a firmware update, making is an expensive hot wallet. The opposite of what you want from a cold wallet. **Stay away**, save yourself a headache in the future. The same goes for many other hardware wallets that are too new or filled with too much of unnecessary shitcoin code. Stay away. Whatever wallet you'll decide to buy, purchase DIRECTLY from the manufacturer, no eBay, no Amazon. Make sure the device is NOT preset, and you will generate your own seed words. Write them down on any piece of paper as well as the receiving address. Now wipe the wallet and generate a new wallet. If the seed words are different from the first set, you're safe to use it. Find an option to set a passphrase and use it. This will boost the security to another level. Never store the seed words and passphrase together. Use a different medium if possible. If somebody finds both, they'll be able to steal your coin. This little device will hold the keys to your money, that's the reason why you have to be a bit more careful. Also, no worries, if it breaks, you can replace it - as long as you keep your seed words and passphrase(s) safe. Welcome to the rabbit hole and don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions anytime during your Bitcoin journey. Also, [check the sidebar](https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/about) that's filled with lots of great info and if you have any questions, visit r/BitcoinBeginners or r/Bitcoin and look for the answers.
1) You are warning me about precisely the same thing that I am warning the user in the exact document you are quoting (i.e. "Do NOT use the lyrics of your favorite song") 2) From your description you seem to misunderstand the basics of the algorithm. Is your text AI-generated? With sufficient "difficulty" value, the algorithm takes several seconds to check A SINGLE CANDIDATE, not millions of them.
FYI the newest type of address (P2TR) exposes the public key up-front. It's really not as serious a concern as you state, and this is NOT the reason to use a new address for change. That is recommended for privacy reasons as it makes it harder to distinguish which of the outputs are owned by the transaction creator.
Mainly because I have invested significant time and effort to safekeep the private key back then (when there was lot more BTC in that wallet). If I changed the address now, I'd have to (again) invest **significant** time and effort into safekeeping the new private key. (So that it's both secure AND available to my family if something unexpected happens to me.) For obvious reasons I don't want to go into much detail here but I really thought about this very hard back in 2015 and came up with complex solution, including the creation of specialized software for that purpose. And it's NOT as easy as just "changing the current secured private key to some other string".
Yeah, the question is who is actually doing this because they’re taking massive risk. I suspect this leverage is NOT actually happening and this is just made up. Could IBIT be pledged as collateral and used to get leverage? Absolutely. Is it 20 to 1 or even 10 to 1? I doubt it, the VaR on IBIT is likely high and the risk folks on the street likely won’t allow their banks to take that type of extreme risk.
>if you had 20k to 25k to invest in crypto, which would you choose and why? **Bitcoin only. There's no second best.** Congrats on the move, it's never too late, [despite new people thinking otherwise](https://old.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/rskpuf/i_have_only_600_bitcoinsi_missed_the_bus/). ONLY INVEST MONEY YOU CAN AFFORD TO LOSE. Invest in your knowledge, learn about Bitcoin as much as you can. The Bitcoin Standard book is a must read. So is Broken Money by Lyn Alden. Also, **don't reply any DMs**, emails, private messages on other social media, promising to buy Bitcoin from them or get rich quick by investing into some website. They all are scammers. Even the hot Asian chick, he's a scammer too. **Price wise, nobody knows what the price will be tomorrow, next week or at the end of the year.** **Try "Bitcoin ONLY" strategy for at least the first 210,000 block cycle**, you'll sleep much better. Newcomers lose so much money, holding tokens just because someone on YT told them to. If you don't like losing money in [failed coins](https://www.coingecko.com/research/publications/how-many-cryptocurrencies-failed), avoid. DCA is probably the best approach. Once a week works best for me, but I'm getting paid weekly. This [DCA calculator](https://21vox.com/dca-calculator) might help to decide what will work best for you. In a few years, even $10 dollars a month can make a massive difference. This [DCA blog](https://er-bybitcoin.com/) is pretty interesting too and compares buying bitcoin VS stocks. Now, don't buy some fake bitcoin at a spot ETF place or similar, **get the real thing** that you can withdraw anytime you want. Register at a proper exchange and buy real Bitcoin. Any of these will do [https://bitcoin-only.com/get-bitcoin](https://bitcoin-only.com/get-bitcoin) Install (or buy - in case you're getting Bitcoin in Thousands of $) one or more of these wallets. **A few good wallet choices:** [https://blockstream.com/app/](https://blockstream.com/app/) \- Top Security Features, Open Source and Non-Custodial [https://bluewallet.io](https://bluewallet.io/) \- excellent, easy to use wallet, Open Source and Non-Custodial [https://www.sparrowwallet.com](https://www.sparrowwallet.com) - top desktop wallet [https://electrum.org](https://electrum.org/) \- Solid choice, Open Source and Non-Custodial, one of the oldest and most trusted Bitcoin Wallets. I prefer the desktop version but it works on mobile too. **Lightning wallets** to consider (cheaper and faster transactions, great for small amounts): [https://phoenix.acinq.co/](https://phoenix.acinq.co/) \- Phoenix - very good wallet, uses Tor for extra privacy, easy for anyone new [https://blixtwallet.github.io/](https://blixtwallet.github.io/) \- Blixt - great UI, fast and clean. The app runs a full LND node on your phone and you have the ability to easily open channels to whatever nodes you like. [https://zeusln.com/](https://zeusln.com/) Zeus - impressive wallet with many features, can even generate Nostr keys [https://breez.technology](https://breez.technology/) \- Breez - excellent POS for small business owners as well as integrated Bitrefill Note: Breez does also a hybrid liquid/LN wallet called Misty Breez - the sats being on liquid means no need for channels although the payments take a few extra seconds. You'll also can get a free customable LN address. While talking about hybrid wallets, there's also Aqua Wallet although not IMHO as good as Misty Breez. There are also custodial LN wallet but I would honestly avoid using them because you have to trust the wallet operator not to steal your money. Their only advantage is that they are incredibly easy to use, although it might cost you big one day. To keep up to date with spending wallets, visit r/TheLightningNetwork at least once a while and perhaps r/RGB in the future. **Hardware Wallets** (to store larger amounts): [Trezor](https://trezor.io/) \- Easy to use, no matter how new in Bitcoin you're. If you can afford it, opt for Safe 7 (air-gapped) and use the Bitcoin only firmware as it's safer than a multi coin software. [ColdCard](https://coldcardwallet.com/) - air gapped, Bitcoin only, has advanced features but a new user will do fine with one of the great tutorials available. [BitBox02](https://bitbox.swiss/bitbox02/bitcoin-only/) - another great little device, opt for the more secure Bitcoin ONLY version (less coins = less code = less chance for a hidden bug or a backdoor). Sadly, this device is not air-gapped. [Jade](https://blockstream.com/jade) - air gapped, fully open source, Bitcoin only, great features. There's a newer version called Jade Plus, it has much better camera and overall is a better, although a bit more expensive, option. You can even [build it on your own](https://github.com/Blockstream/jade/), if you feel adventurous. [Seedsigner](https://github.com/SeedSigner/seedsigner) - another DIY, fully open source, air gapped, Bitcoin only hardware wallet, not for you if you're just starting up but something to consider later. [Krux wallet](https://selfcustody.github.io/krux/) - one more DIY hardware device, I love this one for many reasons. Similar to Seedsigner, it's fully open source, air gapped, Bitcoin only hardware wallet, that is not for you right now if you're just starting up, but something to consider at a later stage and/or to up the security of your bitcoin. There's also Ledger, but I wouldn't recommend it as it's not fully open source, keep and already leaked customers' details, recently said they're capable of sending customers' keys out just with a firmware update, making is an expensive hot wallet. The opposite of what you want from a cold wallet. **Stay away**, save yourself a headache in the future. The same goes for many other hardware wallets that are too new or filled with too much of unnecessary shitcoin code. Stay away. Whatever wallet you'll decide to buy, purchase DIRECTLY from the manufacturer, no eBay, no Amazon. Make sure the device is NOT preset, and you will generate your own seed words. Write them down on any piece of paper as well as the receiving address. Now wipe the wallet and generate a new wallet. If the seed words are different from the first set, you're safe to use it. Find an option to set a passphrase and use it. This will boost the security to another level. Never store the seed words and passphrase together. Use a different medium if possible. If somebody finds both, they'll be able to steal your coin. This little device will hold the keys to your money, that's the reason why you have to be a bit more careful. Also, no worries, if it breaks, you can replace it - as long as you keep your seed words and passphrase(s) safe. Welcome to the rabbit hole and don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions anytime during your Bitcoin journey. Also, [check the sidebar](https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/about) that's filled with lots of great info and if you have any questions, visit r/BitcoinBeginners or r/Bitcoin and look for the answers.
…. this is the opposite of what we want. this is also really what satoshi said NOT to do. wtf.
😂😂😂 come on bud you aren’t special enough NOT to get taken advantage of by the orange man
Post is by: denze-702 and the url/text [ ](https://goo.gl/GP6ppk)is: /r/CryptoMarkets/comments/1slmnev/my_quant_system_wants_to_short_sol_here_but_its/ I run a quantitative trading system that combines 16 models (Hurst, HMM, VRT, LPPL, Kalman, etc.) into a single confluence score. Right now it's showing a SHORT setup on SOL, but \*\*the system is actually filtering the trade out\*\*. Here's what's happening – and why I'm NOT taking this trade. \*\*The Setup (what the math says):\*\* | Metric | Value | |--------|-------| | Direction | SHORT | | Entry | $83.59 | | Stop | $84.25 (GARCH + S/R enhanced) | | Target 1 | $82.27 (2R) | | Target 2 | $81.61 (3R) | | R:R | 2.0:1 / 3.0:1 | \*\*The Problem – Why the system is BLOCKING this trade:\*\* | Issue | What the data shows | |-------|---------------------| | \*\*VRT Gate\*\* | RANDOM WALK (VR = 1.002) – Cannot reject random walk hypothesis. Trend signals suppressed. | | \*\*Confluence Score\*\* | Only 41/100 – Conflicted across timeframes (15M:43, 1H:66, 4H:35, 1D:58) | | \*\*Size Multiplier\*\* | ×0.10 – Extreme volatility/regime + counter-HTF | | \*\*HTF Cascade\*\* | BEAR but system says "counter-HTF" – conflicting signals | | \*\*kRSI\*\* | NOISY (Δ29.1) – Kalman filter lagging, suggesting chop | | \*\*Volume\*\* | Low (5/25 score) – No conviction | | \*\*EMA Stack\*\* | Bearish, but price is BELOW EMA200 – that's actually bearish alignment, yet the system still blocks due to other factors | \*\*The Verdict from my system:\*\* ❌ SIGNAL FILTERED \*\*What this means:\*\* The math says "yes, the setup looks short, but the broader market regime is RANDOM WALK right now. Don't trust the trend signals. Don't take this trade." \*\*Why I'm posting this:\*\* Anyone can post their winning trades. I'm posting a trade my system WANTS to take but is smart enough to reject. That's the value of quantitative filters. \*Not financial advice. This is my personal system output – currently in RANDOM WALK regime, so I'm sitting on my hands.\* *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/CryptoMarkets) if you have any questions or concerns.*
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Nowhere was it said that OP would NOT wait until then?
yes, as we shift our beliefs & take healthy advantage of what is this relatively new, 'magic internet money' we're changing our financial 'karma' so to say. earlier digital e-currencies aside [e-gold, e-bullion, Pecunix, etc.] not until we were introduced to Bitcoin did our imagination (re: most of us anyway) allow for the potential existence of any kind of currency outside of the Ponzi scheme-like, traditional fiat currency system which, imho, is a crime that is also criminally managed & treats the everyday person like cr@p. such a system should NOT even exist!😠 it's diabolical, sociopathic & a bottomless pit of debt-as-money. money created out of thin air no.longer backed by gold or anything valuable in this world, it's..a..SCAM, through & through. double spending, an endless deficit married to a national debt that's, of course, also endless. and how is it that an individual or a couple or a business entity being in debt is such a bad thing & so punishing but a government - or at least those in power &/or the uber-wealthy benefit so greatly from this system? those who are the wealthiest top 1% who hoard so much fiat currency that they have as much money &/or more as the bottom 99% of us worker-bees. meaning bees that help prop up & labor so primarily the rich can get even richer. it's disgusting & it needs to *end,* asap. Bitcoin is actually giving us an opportunity to balance the scales, to level the playing field for ourselves and I, for one, am doing whatever I can to lift myself out of, up & away from the weight of being so got-dam 'broke-@ss,' LoL!!🙃😄 and doing this a few satoshis at a time but hopefully one day I will be a whole coiner.🪙🧧👍🎋🙂
Congrats on the move, it's never too late, [despite new people thinking otherwise](https://old.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/rskpuf/i_have_only_600_bitcoinsi_missed_the_bus/). ONLY INVEST MONEY YOU CAN AFFORD TO LOSE. Invest in your knowledge, learn about Bitcoin as much as you can. The Bitcoin Standard book is a must read. So is Broken Money by Lyn Alden. Also, **don't reply any DMs**, emails, private messages on other social media, promising to buy Bitcoin from them or get rich quick by investing into some website. They all are scammers. Even the hot Asian chick, he's a scammer too. **Price wise, nobody knows what the price will be tomorrow, next week or at the end of the year.** **Try "Bitcoin ONLY" strategy for at least the first 210,000 block cycle**, you'll sleep much better. Newcomers lose so much money, holding tokens just because someone on YT told them to. If you don't like losing money in [failed coins](https://www.coingecko.com/research/publications/how-many-cryptocurrencies-failed), avoid. DCA is probably the best approach. Once a week works best for me, but I'm getting paid weekly. This [DCA calculator](https://21vox.com/dca-calculator) might help to decide what will work best for you. In a few years, even $10 dollars a month can make a massive difference. This [DCA blog](https://er-bybitcoin.com/) is pretty interesting too and compares buying bitcoin VS stocks. Now, don't buy some fake bitcoin at a spot ETF place or similar, **get the real thing** that you can withdraw anytime you want. Register at a proper exchange and buy real Bitcoin. Any of these will do [https://bitcoin-only.com/get-bitcoin](https://bitcoin-only.com/get-bitcoin) Install (or buy - in case you're getting Bitcoin in Thousands of $) one or more of these wallets. **A few good wallet choices:** [https://blockstream.com/app/](https://blockstream.com/app/) \- Top Security Features, Open Source and Non-Custodial [https://bluewallet.io](https://bluewallet.io/) \- excellent, easy to use wallet, Open Source and Non-Custodial [https://www.sparrowwallet.com](https://www.sparrowwallet.com) - top desktop wallet [https://electrum.org](https://electrum.org/) \- Solid choice, Open Source and Non-Custodial, one of the oldest and most trusted Bitcoin Wallets. I prefer the desktop version but it works on mobile too. **Lightning wallets** to consider (cheaper and faster transactions, great for small amounts): [https://phoenix.acinq.co/](https://phoenix.acinq.co/) \- Phoenix - very good wallet, uses Tor for extra privacy, easy for anyone new [https://blixtwallet.github.io/](https://blixtwallet.github.io/) \- Blixt - great UI, fast and clean. The app runs a full LND node on your phone and you have the ability to easily open channels to whatever nodes you like. [https://zeusln.com/](https://zeusln.com/) Zeus - impressive wallet with many features, can even generate Nostr keys [https://breez.technology](https://breez.technology/) \- Breez - excellent POS for small business owners as well as integrated Bitrefill Note: Breez does also a hybrid liquid/LN wallet called Misty Breez - the sats being on liquid means no need for channels although the payments take a few extra seconds. You'll also can get a free customable LN address. While talking about hybrid wallets, there's also Aqua Wallet although not IMHO as good as Misty Breez. There are also custodial LN wallet but I would honestly avoid using them because you have to trust the wallet operator not to steal your money. Their only advantage is that they are incredibly easy to use, although it might cost you big one day. To keep up to date with spending wallets, visit r/TheLightningNetwork at least once a while and perhaps r/RGB in the future. **Hardware Wallets** (to store larger amounts): [Trezor](https://trezor.io/) \- Easy to use, no matter how new in Bitcoin you're. If you can afford it, opt for Safe 7 (air-gapped) and use the Bitcoin only firmware as it's safer than a multi coin software. [ColdCard](https://coldcardwallet.com/) - air gapped, Bitcoin only, has advanced features but a new user will do fine with one of the great tutorials available. [BitBox02](https://bitbox.swiss/bitbox02/bitcoin-only/) - another great little device, opt for the more secure Bitcoin ONLY version (less coins = less code = less chance for a hidden bug or a backdoor). Sadly, this device is not air-gapped. [Jade](https://blockstream.com/jade) - air gapped, fully open source, Bitcoin only, great features. There's a newer version called Jade Plus, it has much better camera and overall is a better, although a bit more expensive, option. You can even [build it on your own](https://github.com/Blockstream/jade/), if you feel adventurous. [Seedsigner](https://github.com/SeedSigner/seedsigner) - another DIY, fully open source, air gapped, Bitcoin only hardware wallet, not for you if you're just starting up but something to consider later. [Krux wallet](https://selfcustody.github.io/krux/) - one more DIY hardware device, I love this one for many reasons. Similar to Seedsigner, it's fully open source, air gapped, Bitcoin only hardware wallet, that is not for you right now if you're just starting up, but something to consider at a later stage and/or to up the security of your bitcoin. There's also Ledger, but I wouldn't recommend it as it's not fully open source, keep and already leaked customers' details, recently said they're capable of sending customers' keys out just with a firmware update, making is an expensive hot wallet. The opposite of what you want from a cold wallet. **Stay away**, save yourself a headache in the future. The same goes for many other hardware wallets that are too new or filled with too much of unnecessary shitcoin code. Stay away. Whatever wallet you'll decide to buy, purchase DIRECTLY from the manufacturer, no eBay, no Amazon. Make sure the device is NOT preset, and you will generate your own seed words. Write them down on any piece of paper as well as the receiving address. Now wipe the wallet and generate a new wallet. If the seed words are different from the first set, you're safe to use it. Find an option to set a passphrase and use it. This will boost the security to another level. Never store the seed words and passphrase together. Use a different medium if possible. If somebody finds both, they'll be able to steal your coin. This little device will hold the keys to your money, that's the reason why you have to be a bit more careful. Also, no worries, if it breaks, you can replace it - as long as you keep your seed words and passphrase(s) safe. Welcome to the rabbit hole and don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions anytime during your Bitcoin journey. Also, [check the sidebar](https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/about) that's filled with lots of great info and if you have any questions, visit r/BitcoinBeginners or r/Bitcoin and look for the answers.
Post is by: dustyllanos27 and the url/text [ ](https://goo.gl/GP6ppk)is: /r/CryptoMarkets/comments/1skexxw/3_things_i_changed_in_my_ai_agent_strategy/ Been using an AI agent on 1024EX beta for about 6 weeks now. First 2 weeks were meh. Then I realized the problem was my instructions, not the agent. Here's what I changed: \*\*1. Added time filters\*\* Before: "Trade BTC momentum when RSI crosses above 50 with volume confirmation" After: "Trade BTC momentum when RSI crosses above 50 with volume confirmation. Only enter positions when current 4H volume exceeds 120% of the 20-period average for that specific time window. No entries between 23:00-05:00 UTC on Saturdays or Sundays." Result: Eliminated garbage trades during dead hours. Win rate went from 52% to 61%. \*\*2. Made the exit criteria dynamic\*\* Before: "Stop loss 2%, take profit 5%" After: "Adjust stop loss and take profit based on current ATR. Minimum stop loss 1%, maximum 3%. If ATR is elevated above 2x the 20-period average, tighten stops to 1.5% maximum." Result: Agent started taking faster profits in volatile conditions and letting winners run in steady trends. Average loser shrank from -$35 to -$19. \*\*3. Told it when NOT to trade (this was the biggest one)\*\* Before: Nothing about when to stay out. After: "Do not open new positions when BTC's 4H Bollinger Bandwidth is below \[threshold\] (compression phase). Wait for expansion before considering entries." Result: Stopped getting chopped up during ranging markets. Week 3 losses dropped significantly. \*\*The lesson:\*\* These agents are literal. They do exactly what you tell them. The more specific and detailed your instructions, the better the output. Treat it like writing a spec doc, not a wish. hope this helps anyone else testing this stuff. feel free to ask questions. *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/CryptoMarkets) if you have any questions or concerns.*
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you in fact DO NOT have a chance to find a block if you go for a nerdminer that's the cheapest 'lottery miner' . some maybe have an astronomical 0.0000000.....0001 % chance but also some will have plain ZERO chance not even the astronomical one
No. POW is at the core of bitcoin mining and it should NOT BE CHANGED.
Most people are mixing up two layers here: frontend access vs contract-level access. In many “high risk” cases, the web UI is blocked, but your funds are still on chain and can still be managed/withdrawn through direct contract interaction (for your own wallet/assets). If you don’t want to manually handle raw tx flow, there are mature recovery tools now. One that people use is HyperliquidRecoveryBot — you can search it on Telegram or Google. Not saying enforcement concerns aren’t real — they are. But practically, “frontend blocked” usually does NOT mean “funds gone.”
interesting now that i think about it...if it is a political professor, he would have NOT thrown away the books section or the money sections. the relevance of those sections and the front pages of those sections are extremely relevant to his profession.
Post is by: mykie223 and the url/text [ ](https://goo.gl/GP6ppk)is: /r/CryptoMarkets/comments/1sjq7xd/why_are_all_of_the_major_blockchain_tech_startups/ This is the last thing I wanted to do on my weekend, but here I am. The enshittification of mainstream blockchain companies has gotten so bad that despite spending an entire weekend, you simply cannot buy cryptocurrency. Perhaps for others with a large percentage of their portfolio already in crypto, you'll be fine; but for any NEW user or NEW account, you WILL NOT be able to buy crypto. On Friday, April 10th, I had one goal in mind: see how difficult it was to purchase bitcoin/ethereum anonymously in the United States. I program. I read. I write. I work in private equity. In college I was even a VP in a blockchain club at an Ivy League university. I attend expos, conferences... I am extremely engaged in this space, to say the least. I have even held multiple coins in my wallet for years. I am by all means a capable individual who is well educated in blockchain, finance, and tech. **Yet, the enshittification has gotten to a level so high that I literally cannot purchase any amount of any cryptocurrency.** I couldn't care less if this is some elaborate scheme to prevent Americans from exiting their United States Dollars. If I had to guess, that is exactly what is happening. After spending the weekend failing at every attempt to purchase coins anonymously (Mastercard and Visa will automatically deny ANY blockchain purchase with gift cards, as does PayPal), I finally gave up. I closed VNC and opened up MY PERSONAL iPHONE and used my personal Coinbase, MetaMask, Uniswap, and even Robinhood accounts. Here is what I found: 1. **Robinhood:** I've lived in Florida for one year. Robinhood denies me access to ANY blockchain features claiming that I have lived in a state that does not support cryptocurrency transactions in the last 45 days. It has been over 365 days. This is blatantly false. 2. **Stripe (Link):** Among the worst of them all. You give them everything — ALL YOUR PERSONAL DATA — and they reward you with an "Unknown Error" code at the very end of your purchase, with no ability to contact support or talk to a human about the decision. If this is happening to me, it's happening to every other person out there even considering entering the space. 3. **Coinbase:** I swore never to touch Coinbase after I made a substantial BTC purchase at the BTC conference to engage in some of the events going on there, and they froze my ability to USE MY BITCOIN for an entire week for NO REASON. I get it, you want deposits. The longer you park your funds there, the better the balance sheet looks. I totally get it. However, **I am not your guinea pig.** I made the decision to use your service at my will, and that will ends the moment you tread on my rights and hold my hard-earned money. I will never forget it, and I will never forgive it. Here's the problem with these companies: they spend all this time worrying about what features they're going to provide, how many dicks they're going to ride, and how much confetti they're going to pump up our arses — yet 98% of them fail to meet the basic necessities of the very basic services they advertise. Why does this happen? Well, the only conclusion I can draw is that they simply do not give a fuck. By the time your worthless life crosses paths with their worthless service, they're at a point where any material value they attribute to your purchasing power as a consumer is so low compared to their stock options and their new credit score that they couldn't give two fucks about your experience on their platform. When the SEC comes in and tells them they MUST do things to protect against A, B, C, and D — even though A, B, C, and D matter nothing to the end user — they are going to choose the alternative that fucks you the most, rather than protect your experience as a consumer. The whole TOS thing and the claim that "HAHA you don't have to use our service, we'll be fine!" is kind of bullshit, because all of these companies are struggling right now and laying off people en masse because the general population has simply given up on any prospect of engagement with these firms. I am just astonished. When does it end? I remember being a kid and making a purchase took literally minutes. Why am I spending my entire weekend — of so few I get — attempting to purchase something that is supposed to be the future of transactions? Has this space really devalued this much that I cannot even purchase bitcoin with my dollars? How the fuck can I build a diversified portfolio if I can't even spend my USD? I am at a loss for words, truly. I am just infuriated. I'd rather Western Union the sketchiest offshore service out there than spend another hour attempting to purchase Bitcoin in 2026 using Moonpay, just to be met with an "Unknown Error" code at the end of sharing my SSN and facial biometrics. At this point I'd buy BTC from a guy in a trench coat in a parking lot. I am so tired of this shit and am moving my money as far outside this ecosystem as possible. Thanks for reading my rant. I'm going to go spend the remainder of my weekend watching Wall-E with my GF instead of spending another hour trying to buy BTC with fiat. Fuck this decade. *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/CryptoMarkets) if you have any questions or concerns.*
I'd like to walk through these with you one by one in more detail: Regarding "deduction" vs "credit" language - I've updated the sentence to align with this in the post so that this term is clear and unambiguous for anyone in the community reading. I think that's reasonable - although the notion of the rest being locked in carryover is underselling it (because we all will sell some of our VOO, Google, or BTC or whatever eventually at some point and trigger capital gains) so the economic value is there. Alternatively if we never sell lots with capital gains, and pass off to our heirs they get a step up in basis and the harvested loss is effectively free money. Next, you'd cited IRC Section 7701(o) - this is where there's quite a bit of nuance. It sounds like you're referring to the two-prong test (and questioning whether BTC TLH violates them). It's important to point out here that (as a result of Patel v Commissioner) the IRS would need to first prove "Why should ESD apply to a straightforward property sale?". And the answer is -> It shouldn't because this is a standard realization event in a system where Congress explicitly allowed it. So although the IRS has the authority to challenge transactions lacking substance, the combination of the Patel relevancy threshold and the objective financial reality of exchange fees and BTC's huge volatility makes a successful ESD challenge against a retail investor executing straightforward TLH highly unlikely under current law. Now to be clear - with former President Biden's "Build Back Better" bill and some others, this was raised up to close the loophole as you said. And if that day comes, this kind of software loses its core relevance/value proposition & I'll be looking to solve other problems in the BTC space. Lastly with regard to the security risk that you're citing this is worth addressing because it's a legitimate concern for any tool in this category. Firstly the user controls the entire private repo (not me or any outside party). They can audit every single line of code or have a trusted engineer of their choice audit every line of code. Their keys will never leave their own infrastructure. Next, the idea off having funds drained is architecturally infeasible. Reason being - on the self-hosted version where an API key is created, permissions are set at the time of creation (not possible retroactively) and if you select read only permissions, the exchange cannot execute any sell orders on your behalf via that API key, and certainly not withdraw funds or send to outside parties. If users select full execution mode, they select (deliberately very specific) permissions, which allow only for A) Read permissions, B) Sell & Rebuy permissions, C) We say very explicitly what NOT to select (e.g a withdrawal capability) to prevent any hypothetical security threat. Additionally some exchanges like Strike don't even allow selecting withdrawals as an option on your API keys creation. As for 'lead gen' - guilty as charged my friend. I built something and I think it's useful. That's the whole post.
# 5 — IRG WALLET ESTIMATOR **IMPORTANT:** This is a mathematical estimate, NOT blockchain data. No actual IRGC wallet addresses have been identified or tracked. daily_toll_btc = Σ(passage.toll_btc) for each day cumulative_btc = Σ(daily_toll_btc) from April 1, 2026 to today cumulative_usd = cumulative_btc × current_btc_price TRACKING START DATE: April 1, 2026 Basis: First confirmed Bloomberg report of IRGC toll collection **ASSUMPTIONS:** * ●All detected tanker passages paid the toll (reality: some may not) * ●US/Israel-linked vessels excluded (per FT reporting) * ●Toll rate constant at $1.00/barrel (may vary by nationality tier) * ●BTC used as payment medium (yuan and USDT also accepted per reports) **CONFIDENCE: LOW-MEDIUM** The actual accumulated amount could be significantly higher or lower depending on actual payment rates and unreported passages. Wallet ranking labels (e.g. "Significant Holder") are model-estimated categories, not verified classifications.
Most people are mixing up two layers here: frontend access vs contract-level access. In many “high risk” cases, the web UI is blocked, but your funds are still onchain and can still be managed/withdrawn through direct contract interaction (for your own wallet/assets). If you don’t want to manually handle raw tx flow, there are mature recovery tools now. The one I’ve seen used is @HyperliquidRecoveryBot (https://t.me/HyperliquidRecoveryBot). Not saying enforcement concerns aren’t real — they are. But practically, “frontend blocked” usually does NOT mean “funds gone.”
What? You can't just paste a solana address and have it go to ethereum or bitcoin. There is a checksum that happens so it will fail as the address is not even going to process. You can technically send funds from like USDC on ETH chain to BNB as the checksum will pass there. And then funds may be lost if the exchange does NOT have the same receiving address for either chain. Then you need to get them to do a deposit review which could either range from your funds being forfeited completely to you needing to pay a fee for the recovery and a wait of weeks to months. It all depends. If you did this onto your own wallet, then you should have the private keys available and can recover it easily. However, always double check and verify the address to receive and the network. Triple check can't hurt. Crypto doesn't have much room for error, so if you make a mistake, 99% of the time, you may just end up getting fucked.
> DO NOT PANIC-SELL Fiat mindset. My life savings is permanently denominated in bitcoin.
Congrats on the move, it's never too late, [despite new people thinking otherwise](https://old.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/rskpuf/i_have_only_600_bitcoinsi_missed_the_bus/). ONLY INVEST MONEY YOU CAN AFFORD TO LOSE. Invest in your knowledge, learn about Bitcoin as much as you can. The Bitcoin Standard book is a must read. So is Broken Money by Lyn Alden. Also, **don't reply any DMs**, emails, private messages on other social media, promising to buy Bitcoin from them or get rich quick by investing into some website. They all are scammers. Even the hot Asian chick, he's a scammer too. **Price wise, nobody knows what the price will be tomorrow, next week or at the end of the year.** **Try "Bitcoin ONLY" strategy for at least the first 210,000 block cycle**, you'll sleep much better. Newcomers lose so much money, holding tokens just because someone on YT told them to. If you don't like losing money in [failed coins](https://www.coingecko.com/research/publications/how-many-cryptocurrencies-failed), avoid. DCA is probably the best approach. Once a week works best for me, but I'm getting paid weekly. This [DCA calculator](https://21vox.com/dca-calculator) might help to decide what will work best for you. In a few years, even $10 dollars a month can make a massive difference. This [DCA blog](https://er-bybitcoin.com/) is pretty interesting too and compares buying bitcoin VS stocks. Now, don't buy some fake bitcoin at a spot ETF place or similar, **get the real thing** that you can withdraw anytime you want. Register at a proper exchange and buy real Bitcoin. Any of these will do [https://bitcoin-only.com/get-bitcoin](https://bitcoin-only.com/get-bitcoin) Install (or buy - in case you're getting Bitcoin in Thousands of $) one or more of these wallets. **A few good wallet choices:** [https://blockstream.com/app/](https://blockstream.com/app/) \- Top Security Features, Open Source and Non-Custodial [https://bluewallet.io](https://bluewallet.io/) \- excellent, easy to use wallet, Open Source and Non-Custodial [https://www.sparrowwallet.com](https://www.sparrowwallet.com) - top desktop wallet [https://electrum.org](https://electrum.org/) \- Solid choice, Open Source and Non-Custodial, one of the oldest and most trusted Bitcoin Wallets. I prefer the desktop version but it works on mobile too. **Lightning wallets** to consider (cheaper and faster transactions, great for small amounts): [https://phoenix.acinq.co/](https://phoenix.acinq.co/) \- Phoenix - very good wallet, uses Tor for extra privacy, easy for anyone new [https://blixtwallet.github.io/](https://blixtwallet.github.io/) \- Blixt - great UI, fast and clean. The app runs a full LND node on your phone and you have the ability to easily open channels to whatever nodes you like. [https://zeusln.com/](https://zeusln.com/) Zeus - impressive wallet with many features, can even generate Nostr keys [https://breez.technology](https://breez.technology/) \- Breez - excellent POS for small business owners as well as integrated Bitrefill Note: Breez does also a hybrid liquid/LN wallet called Misty Breez - the sats being on liquid means no need for channels although the payments take a few extra seconds. You'll also can get a free customable LN address. While talking about hybrid wallets, there's also Aqua Wallet although not IMHO as good as Misty Breez. There are also custodial LN wallet but I would honestly avoid using them because you have to trust the wallet operator not to steal your money. Their only advantage is that they are incredibly easy to use, although it might cost you big one day. To keep up to date with spending wallets, visit r/TheLightningNetwork at least once a while and perhaps r/RGB in the future. **Hardware Wallets** (to store larger amounts): [Trezor](https://trezor.io/) \- Easy to use, no matter how new in Bitcoin you're. If you can afford it, opt for Safe 7 (air-gapped) and use the Bitcoin only firmware as it's safer than a multi coin software. [ColdCard](https://coldcardwallet.com/) - air gapped, Bitcoin only, has advanced features but a new user will do fine with one of the great tutorials available. [BitBox02](https://bitbox.swiss/bitbox02/bitcoin-only/) - another great little device, opt for the more secure Bitcoin ONLY version (less coins = less code = less chance for a hidden bug or a backdoor). Sadly, this device is not air-gapped. [Jade](https://blockstream.com/jade) - air gapped, fully open source, Bitcoin only, great features. There's a newer version called Jade Plus, it has much better camera and overall is a better, although a bit more expensive, option. You can even [build it on your own](https://github.com/Blockstream/jade/), if you feel adventurous. [Seedsigner](https://github.com/SeedSigner/seedsigner) - another DIY, fully open source, air gapped, Bitcoin only hardware wallet, not for you if you're just starting up but something to consider later. [Krux wallet](https://selfcustody.github.io/krux/) - one more DIY hardware device, I love this one for many reasons. Similar to Seedsigner, it's fully open source, air gapped, Bitcoin only hardware wallet, that is not for you right now if you're just starting up, but something to consider at a later stage and/or to up the security of your bitcoin. There's also Ledger, but I wouldn't recommend it as it's not fully open source, keep and already leaked customers' details, recently said they're capable of sending customers' keys out just with a firmware update, making is an expensive hot wallet. The opposite of what you want from a cold wallet. **Stay away**, save yourself a headache in the future. The same goes for many other hardware wallets that are too new or filled with too much of unnecessary shitcoin code. Stay away. Whatever wallet you'll decide to buy, purchase DIRECTLY from the manufacturer, no eBay, no Amazon. Make sure the device is NOT preset, and you will generate your own seed words. Write them down on any piece of paper as well as the receiving address. Now wipe the wallet and generate a new wallet. If the seed words are different from the first set, you're safe to use it. Find an option to set a passphrase and use it. This will boost the security to another level. Never store the seed words and passphrase together. Use a different medium if possible. If somebody finds both, they'll be able to steal your coin. This little device will hold the keys to your money, that's the reason why you have to be a bit more careful. Also, no worries, if it breaks, you can replace it - as long as you keep your seed words and passphrase(s) safe. Welcome to the rabbit hole and don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions anytime during your Bitcoin journey. Also, [check the sidebar](https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/about) that's filled with lots of great info and if you have any questions, visit r/BitcoinBeginners or r/Bitcoin and look for the answers.
Here’s from ChatGpt: Short answer: Bitcoin becomes “safe” from quantum attacks only after it fully migrates to quantum-resistant cryptography before large-scale quantum computers can break today’s signatures—and users actually move their funds to the new scheme. Here’s the breakdown. ⸻ 🔐 1) What exactly is the quantum threat? Bitcoin relies on Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECDSA). A sufficiently powerful quantum computer running Shor’s Algorithm could: • Derive a private key from a public key • Steal funds from exposed addresses (especially after you spend once) 👉 Important nuance: • Funds in addresses that have never revealed a public key (e.g., unused addresses) are much safer for now ⸻ 🧩 2) What must happen for Bitcoin to be “quantum safe”? A) Upgrade the signature scheme (protocol level) Bitcoin must replace ECDSA with post-quantum cryptography, such as: • Lattice-based (e.g., CRYSTALS-Dilithium) • Hash-based (e.g., XMSS) This requires a consensus upgrade (soft fork or hard fork) in Bitcoin. 👉 This is the single most critical step ⸻ B) Widespread user migration Even if the protocol upgrades: • Users must move funds to new quantum-safe addresses If they don’t: • Old addresses remain vulnerable • Attackers could still steal coins from “legacy” outputs 👉 This is the most underestimated risk ⸻ C) Timing: upgrade BEFORE quantum capability arrives The network must upgrade: • Before quantum computers can break 256-bit ECC in practical time If not: • Attackers could scan the blockchain and steal exposed funds at scale ⸻ D) Defense during transition (intermediate protections) Bitcoin may adopt interim strategies like: • Encouraging address reuse avoidance • Faster transaction confirmation to reduce attack window • Possibly hybrid signatures (classical + post-quantum) ⸻ ⚖️ 3) How far away is the real threat? Today’s quantum computers: • Cannot break Bitcoin • Are far from the millions of stable qubits required Estimates: • ~10–20+ years (very uncertain) 👉 So: • This is a serious but not immediate threat ⸻ 🧠 4) What “safe” actually means (realistically) Bitcoin is “quantum safe” when: ✔ Protocol supports quantum-resistant signatures ✔ Majority of funds are migrated ✔ Old vulnerable outputs are negligible ✔ Attack cost > potential reward ⸻ 🔍 5) Key insight most people miss The biggest risk is NOT the tech—it’s coordination. Bitcoin can technically upgrade. But: • It requires global consensus • Millions of users must act • Lost wallets (millions of BTC) can’t migrate 👉 Those dormant coins could become prime targets ⸻ 🧭 Practical takeaway For Bitcoin to survive quantum threats: 1. Core developers implement post-quantum signatures 2. Community agrees to upgrade 3. Users actively move funds to new addresses 4. This all happens before quantum breakthrough
DCA buy aggressively and don't overcomplicate it. I'm all in since last week and I'm not planning on selling before new ATH so I'll end up good and everybody should at least do hold for 5 years as Saylor said. Buy, borrow, die. Got kids? Open a trust for them to avoid taxes upon your own death. Easy. We just have NOT to be lazy or willing for results without simple personnal work.
Use kraken PRO. Use limit orders NOT market orders. Go watch some tutorials before wasting your money
Post is by: dustyllanos27 and the url/text [ ](https://goo.gl/GP6ppk)is: /r/CryptoMarkets/comments/1shuhgv/2_months_with_an_ai_trading_agent_full_review/ TLDR at the bottom if you don't want to read my novel. Been on 1024EX beta for 2 months. BTC/ETH momentum strategy. Started with $3k. Here's everything. \*\*Numbers:\*\* \- Month 1: +9.6% ($3,000 → $3,288) \- Month 2: +4.2% ($3,288 → $3,426) \- Total: +14.2% in 60 days \- Max drawdown (worst point): -4.1% \- Total trades: 59 \- Win rate: 56% \- Profit factor: 1.62 Month 2 was less exciting because BTC consolidated a lot. The agent traded less frequently (24 trades vs 35 in month 1). This is the correct behavior for a momentum strategy in a ranging market. \*\*What I love after 2 months:\*\* 1. Risk management is the killer app. Not returns. The agent cut my drawdowns in half compared to manual trading. 2. I sleep. I actually sleep now. Cannot overstate this. 3. The decision logs have made me a better manual trader. Reading the agent's reasoning is like having a journaling partner. 4. It doesn't get worse on bad days. My manual trading quality drops when I'm tired/stressed/angry. The agent doesn't have bad days. \*\*What still sucks:\*\* 1. UI. It's gotten slightly better but it's still not good. 2. I can't fully explain the risk model's decisions. "Elevated risk score" is not enough info. 3. Strategy tuning is trial and error. No proper backtesting for agent behavior (only for raw strategy logic). 4. Limited assets. Top 20 tokens only. 5. No mobile app. \*\*Who should try this:\*\* \- You have a trading strategy but not the time/discipline to execute it 24/7 \- You know your biggest weakness is emotional decisions \- You're okay with modest but consistent returns rather than home runs \- You want to stop waking up at 3am \*\*Who should NOT try this:\*\* \- You don't have a strategy (the agent executes, it doesn't think for you) \- You want to gamble with high leverage (the agent will fight you on this) \- You need to trade obscure altcoins \- You want a polished consumer app experience (it's not there yet) \*\*Would I recommend it?\*\* If you're in the first category: yes, but start small and spend time on your strategy description. The agent is literal — garbage in, garbage out. If you're in the second category: no, wait 6 months until the product matures. tl;dr: +14.2% in 2 months, max drawdown -4.1%, sleeps better, UI still sucks, risk management is the actual value, not the returns. happy to answer specific questions in comments. *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/CryptoMarkets) if you have any questions or concerns.*
So you have 12 words that are NOT in the BIP39 list? Perhaps that's the reason why nobody opened the wallet.
9 of the Top10 authors are NOT promoting carnivore diet. Perhaps calm your tits down, mate. You're being worked up about 10% of the list.
Somewhere down the track I see huge problems with encryption and quantum computing! And, if I were a Chancellor, I would NOT be putting a country's wealth into crypto assets for fear of a rug pull. I like the dull hard metal!
His NOT important. I've read his books and keep recommending them. It doesn't mean he's important for the Bitcoin network. He's NOT.
Do NOT do this. You will regret this incredibly hard
Lol, you need to make your own. No one is giving out a trading bot that works. Alllll of the ones you see being sold in crypto DO NOT work