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SithsabaLK

Why is it strange for a country to have "some sovereignty" over it's OWN printing press?

Affectionate_Sky_168

While I applaud the level of self awareness, having it on exchange or in an ETF means you in fact OWN precisely zero bitcoin. Possession of the private keys is necessary for this to be the case. ask anyone involved with an exchange blow up who owned their bitcoin. 

RandomJoe7

Imagine you think it's okay to just vote to steal from other people. Expropriation is fucking insane, do people not learn form history? Once you open the gates to allow this, nothing stops them from next taking more %, or taking % from any and all citizens. For example, think about Central Bank Digital Currencies becoming a thing. You know how we had time of 0% interest, and nobody got any interest for the money they had in the bank? You know what basically the only thing stopping them from making the interest negative is? The fact that people now could just take the money out of their bank accounts (and put it under their pillow). But if we switch to CBDC's... what stops them from just implementing negative interest? So anyone who has any amount of money in the bank account, gets x% taken every year. Anyone who is for this type of expropriation is an evil thief. The thing "poor" people don't realize is, there's always someone poorer, and to that person, you are "rich" - and they'll have no problem voting to take your stuff. Everyone wants to tax the tax bracket above them even more, because it "doesn't affect them". I have no idea how this type of theft become morally acceptable in our society nowadays. I guess it really is in the governments interest to keep everyone as poor as possible and dependant on government handouts, because nobody will bite the hand that feeds them. They basically OWN the people.

FixedGearJunkie

I'll secure my own shit...nice try blackrock. Bitcoin allows you to BE YOUR OWN BANK. We don't need anyone to keep our shit for us and it's beautiful. It works, do 10min of research, take some responsibility, and free yourself. Or don't. If you can't figure it out, that's a you problem not a Bitcoin problem.

biba8163

> The man has staked his entire reputation on the ETH fund Tom Lee was hired for his reputation with the strategy that he'd draw gullible TradFi investors into BMNR. He knows very little about ETH: - Tom Lee calls ETH a fork of Bitcoin He doesn't believe in ETH itself. If Tom Lee genuinely considers ETH the **"Biggest Macro Trade of the Next Decade"** then: - Why was he not screaming this in 2024 or before July 2025 when he was marketed as the chairman of BMNR? - Why has he not allocated a percentage to ETH in his OWN ETF, Fundstrat's flagship ETF? - Why is Tom Lee allocating to BTC in his very own ETF portfolio through MSTR and not have ANY exposure to ETH? https://grannyshots.com/holdings/ Tom Lee was paid an undisclosed sum of money when he was initially brought into BMNR. In addition to his performance based criteria for ETH % held by BMNR, BMNR stock price and BMNR marketcap he is also getting a ton of guaranteed money > Guaranteed Cash: $35 Million > Regardless of company performance, Mr. Lee is entitled to: > Up-Front Payment: > - $15 million paid immediately upon approval. > Annual Retainer/Salary: > - $5 million per year for 4 years. https://x.com/TheShortBear/status/1999234338609635349

Previous_Valuable873

Far from it. I just like the fact I can OWN it on my own computer, not having to use shitty CEX for it and my keys, my coins.... And so far, where the world is going, I am sorry but I am winning....

Green_Bar_8851

Hello, i recommend you to buy a r/TREZOR , because they're solid hardware wallets. Think about a hardware wallet as your OWN bank, if you do the things well and you do good practices storing your key, you will have own custody or your money and it will be safer than a traditional bank, don't keep big amounts of btc in the exchange because they can make errors (they're humans aswell ) so imagine that the exchange collapses or someone hack them, you're gone. I also recommend you to go on r/BitcoinBeginners and [https://learnmeabitcoin.com/](https://learnmeabitcoin.com/), good luck!

Holiday_Piano4588

THE TETHER TRAP: TRUMP’S DIGITAL PRISON FOR YOUR GOLD The plan is clear: THE GOVERNMENT WANTS THE GOLD, BUT THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO HOLD IT PHYSICALLY. Through the GENIUS ACT, the Trump administration is using Tether and tokens like aUSDT or SOVGLD as "digital warehouses." THE TRAP: You buy the token thinking you "own gold," but the physical bullion sits in a vault under the jurisdiction of the U.S. or its allies. As the saying goes: "GOLD YOU OWN, BUT THEY CONTROL." By pushing this into 401(k) plans, they are turning the retirement savings of millions into a digital hostage. THE PUPPET MASTERS: Tether is now the largest buyer of U.S. Treasury debt in the crypto world. Tether is, in practice, AN ANNEX OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE. This is why the Trump/Bessent administration won’t destroy them; THEY WILL ABSORB THEM. They simply HIJACK TETHER. The government ensures Tether keeps operating, and Tether delivers the control. THE PANIC BUTTON: Tether has officially confirmed its collaboration with the FBI and the SECRET SERVICE. They have already frozen billions of dollars in private wallets under government orders. YOU THINK YOU FLED THE DOLLAR AND BOUGHT GOLD, BUT YOU ARE IN A DIGITAL NETWORK CONTROLLED BY A PLASTIC SURGEON FROM MILAN WHO ANSWERS DIRECTLY TO TRUMP’S TREASURY. The connection is undeniable: Tether’s reserves are managed by CANTOR FITZGERALD, whose CEO, HOWARD LUTNICK,   Trump's Secretary of Commerce. They are using FRONTMAN and offshore tax havens to build the ultimate weapon of financial surveillance. In the old system, a bank could fail, but physical cash still circulated. In the Tether/Bessent Gold Tokenization system, if you are labeled a "financial terrorist," YOUR DIGITAL GOLD IS ERASED WITH A SINGLE CLICK. There is no black market that can save you when the infrastructure is 100% digital and centralized in the hands of these billionaire "doctors" and their government handlers. PREPARE FOR THE GREAT DECEPTION: YOUR "STRATEGIC RESERVE" IS YOUR DIGITAL GAG.

Express-Economist-86

Hey man, I’m a retired veteran, I’m not pushing that though. If you understand you’re truly trading a chunk of your soul and personality, permanently for that security, then it is a way. The US has a shortage of CPAs right now, especially qualified in crypto. It’s not something an AI company can provide assurance of since there’s so much variety in the tax code. All jobs that require hand tools and skilled labor are still going to be around for a long while. Mechanics, plumbers, electricians, robotics techs… anything like that. Personally on crypto, I like the explosion of digital mining. I use GoMining, their miners start at $25, it’s been good to me. It’s very slow but very steady, guaranteed payouts, 1TH of power is about $0.04-$0.06 depending on the day. Sure, I could have made more just dumping my cash in Bitcoin but I know how I am. When it pops big enough I sell for bills. With mining, I’m constantly getting crypto. I don’t want to self promote because that’s usually frowned on but if you message me I can give you a tiny discount code. Another alternative is sazmining. Look for ones that let you OWN (not rent) the power. Also look for where their servers are located, stay with countries that lean away from communism - just is what it is there. Watch financial YouTubers especially those into crypto. Most of the simply Bitcoin guys are good, Mark Moss, check out Anderson advisers for legal (they cost about $3k). Start watching Michael Saylors talks. Learn about STRC. They pay an 11% dividend on $100 invested, it is tax deferred income until you sell. Nothing gets a rate like that and it directly supports bitcoin. MSTR is low now, but learn about that too, it’s a leveraged position on strategies Bitcoin holdings - any of these are accessible with a free fidelity account. However you do it, invest now and do it rabidly. Change is scary, we don’t remember monetary Shifts, they’re a once in a lifetime opportunity. When it feels too much, try to reframe it as gratitude that you understand (at your young age) what we have here, a real chance to pull ahead and dismember these dinosaurs. Find your retirement number - what you will need every month in cash flow to survive at 85. We have like 9 million people over 85 now, by 2050 that’s projected to be around 21m. People are living longer than ever, your chances of making it that far are high. That’s what you must set up whether dividend, mining income, or investment interest. I’ve met the most unassuming looking guys driving Kias and looking like they could be impoverished who were quiet millionaires, fidelity did their report on them - it’s mainly consistent investors who stayed the course through up and down. Whatever you do, do with conviction, stay the course, and research hard yourself. Don’t live like others now and you’ll live like others can’t later. You got this.

na3than

Newcomer, where is this "other wallet"? Is it one YOU created on YOUR OWN device, or is it on a website?

biba8163

The proposal to give Tom Lee 4.5 Million more shares of BMNR based on the criteria below passed on January 15. He is being handsomely paid to shill ETH and people fell for his bullshit hype. - Tom Lee gets 500,000 shares or ~$14 Million at today's price when BMNR get 4% of all ETH regardless of whether ETH is $1K or $5K - Tom Lee gets 1,000,000 shares or ~$28 Million at today's price when BMNR get 5% of all ETH regardless of whether ETH is $1K or $5K - The other compensation is based on BMNR stock performance | Performance Criteria | Hurdle | Shares | |:-----------|------------:|:------------:| | Share of ETH | 4% | 500,000 | Share of ETH | 5% | 1,000,000 | BMNR Stock Price | $125 | 500,000 | BMNR Stock Price | $250 | 1,000,000 | BMNR Marketcap | $25 Billion | 500,000 | BMNR Marketcap | $50 Billion | 1,000.000 https://www.bamsec.com/filing/149315225026868 If Tom Lee genuinely considers ETH the **"Biggest Macro Trade of the Next Decade"** then: - Why was he not screaming this in 2024 or before July 2025 when he was marketed as the chairman of BMNR? - Why does he not even understand the basics of Ethereum and call it a fork of Bitcoin? - Why has he not allocated a percentage to ETH in his OWN ETF, Fundstrat's flagship ETF? - Why is Tom Lee allocating to BTC in his very own ETF portfolio through MSTR and not have ANY exposure to ETH? https://grannyshots.com/holdings/ **No, Tom Lee suddenly started shilling the hell out of ETH since June 2025 because he was appointed Chairman of BMNR and is getting handsomely compensated to SHILL SHILL SHILL.**

Any_Palpitation_3110

Buy the real thing, its not as complicated as it sounds. If everyone just bought ibit we would have a similar situation than we have now. The actual point of bitcoin is to have sovereignty over YOUR money. If your buying bitcoin to aquire more dollars then buying I it makes sense but if your buying bitcoin to own you OWN money then buy the real thing. Another thought would be to split it 50/50. Buy a hardware wallet and buy 50 percent REAL bitcoin and 50 percent ibit and keep educating yourself on all things bitcoin.

marcman623

Dude, use Coinbase or something... Robinhood is holding your BTC and giving you a receipt that you own it. Buying on Coinbase you'll actually OWN your BTC (once you move it to cold storage).

Strong-Nobody2257

That’s exactly why the institutions are gobbling it up. That way they maintain power over the people. If they hold all of the scarce asset, what’s left for you? Especially when our government prints the US dollar into hyperinflation, and everyone wants physical assets. Then the switch will be made to bitcoin, because all the rich & institutions hold most of it, and people will work for satoshi’s. So it’s better to buy them now, and hodl it, for the foreseeable future. It will take time, but it is inevitable for bitcoin to take over.  Peer-to-peer is not affected in any way. It will always be peer-to-peer. People just have to know what they are doing with it. No institution or government can stop that. If I want to send you 100 Sats, they go directly to you, as long as you have a digital wallet. That’s why it’s imperative for EVERYONE TO GET YOUR SATS OFF THE EXCHANGES, TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR MONEY, BE YOUR OWN BANK WITH BITCOIN!!!!!

FreezedPeachNow

After you get set up properly, go down to your bank and tell them you are closing your account. When they ask why tell them because YOU did not let ME buy Bitcoin with MY OWN miney

fistfucker07

Conservatives are not good faith politicians. The border is only a concern when a democratic president is in power. The national debt is only a concern when a democratic president is in power. Corruption is only a concern when a. Democratic president is in power. Trump is literally pumping and dumping HIS OWN TOKEN He’s a fucking rapist and a criminal

RetiredAvocado

Exchange is not a wallet. Never accept someone else's deposits to your exchange account. Never pay anyone from your exchange account. At all times deposit only from YOUR OWN wallet, and withdraw only to YOUR OWN wallet.

No_Knee3385

TBF, that is fucked up and makes no sense. Property taxes are worse than income taxes because you literally OWN THE PROPERTY. You maintain it yourself

ETHTradr

Mainly BTC ETH Hyperliquid tons of other coins tbh I have hodling in my portfolio def look into adding solana binance coin and arbitrum as some good solid picks. Of course if you have any questions feel free to DM but this is solely my own personal crypto hodlings NO EXPERT OPINIONS NOR FACTS! Always DYOR! DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH!!!

AcostaJA

If you planning to hodl big ₿, Whenever wherever, BUILD YOUR OWN BITCOIN HARDWARE WALLET, I really love devices from Jade, Cold card and Trezor (both are extremely safe), but buying one exposes you as Hodler, and doesn't matter how discreet have you been about your holdings (and how small it maybe), owning an hw wallet (unless it was purchased by institutional holder) it doxes you to potentially bad guys (mafia, abusive officials) and it proven too dangerous. There are many alternatives to build your own air-gapped hardware wallet from repurpose an celular and install Airgap-vault ( r/AirgapWallet ) to actually building your own device as an Jade Clone on M5-stack Arduino. Don't care if you live at Dubai, Vatican city, or Caracas bad guys will target you and may try the cheap but sadly effective 5$ hardware wallet unlock tool (a hammer on you). If you insist on purchase a hw wallet, choose one with Duress-mode and keep an fake wallet with some credible Bitcoin on it, and your big hold on the hidden partition, always ever consider bad guys may reach you, don't trust your judgement or good luck, there are plenty sad histories here. Good luck 🤞

biba8163

> smart money are buying Smart Money is SHILLING. Tom Lee was appointed as chairman to BMNR for marketing reasons. He is a PAID SHILLER who got compensated 226,722 shares of BMNR. There is a proposal to give Tom Lee 4.5 Million more shares based on the criteria below. For instance, Tom Lee would get 1,000,000 shares (about $30 Million at today's price) when BMNR gets 5% of ETH whether ETH is $1K or $5K. And if BMNR stock hits $250K, Tom Lee would get about $250 Million. | Performance Criteria | Hurdle | Shares | |:-----------|------------:|:------------:| | Share of ETH | 4% | 500,000 | Share of ETH | 5% | 1,000,000 | BMNR Stock Price | $125 | 500,000 | BMNR Stock Price | $250 | 1,000,000 | BMNR Marketcap | $25 Billion | 500,000 | BMNR Marketcap | $50 Billion | 1,000.000 https://www.bamsec.com/filing/149315225026868?cik=1829311 If Tom Lee genuinely considers ETH the **"Biggest Macro Trade of the Next Decade"** then: - Why was he not screaming this in 2024 or before July 2025 when he was marketed as the chairman of BMNR? - Why has he not allocated a percentage to ETH in his OWN ETF, Fundstrat's flagship ETF? - Why is Tom Lee allocating to BTC in his very own ETF portfolio through MSTR and not have ANY exposure to ETH? - Why does he not even understand the basics of Ethereum and call it a fork of Bitcoin? https://grannyshots.com/holdings/ **No, Tom Lee suddenly started shilling the hell out of ETH since June 2025 because he was appointed Chairman of BMNR and is getting handsomely compensated to SHILL SHILL SHILL.**

Reasonable_Chicken92

Literally nothing you said counters my point. Fiscal policy for both those random US states you cited is STILL in Washington DC. Which EU body determines fiscal policy for all EU member states? THEY ALL HAVE THEIR OWN TAX POLICY. Fiscal AND monetary policy are centralized in America, while only monetary policy is centralized in the EU.

skydiver19

Why do you need to convince her on how to spend your OWN money?

Cute-Championship-86

If you want to play it safe, then just invest in BTC and ETH. I’m not a financial advisor though. ALWAYS do your OWN RESEARCH before investing in anything.

Feverdreamsu

You don't OWN your money in a bank. That's why they tweak out when you try and withdraw a large sum of money. It's theirs. Be your own bank.

word-dragon

It’s not really about intermediaries - it’s about ownership. If you keep money in the bank, what you have is a line in the spreadsheet of what the bank thinks they owe you from their wad of money. The moneys not even there, because the bank is gambling with it to pay for their overhead and to satisfy the expectations of their stockholders. Your 401k is the owner of stocks - pieces of paper which say they agree to share their profits - if and when - with your 401k. Mortgages, car loans - all agreements to let you occupy a property or drive a car as long as you continue to make payments. People have lost an understanding of what it means to own things. Bitcoin exchanges and ETF’s - you’re another line in a spreadsheet. You can hold onto a gold bar, and you have complete control over the bitcoin you have the seed for. You OWN them. People have to relearn this. I got involved in bitcoin because I got tired of being part of someone else’s spreadsheet.

Roy1984

Being an average person just means that there is no chance for success, in this case actually owning your money. So don't use a CEX to store your crypto, own your keys, even if you fail, that will be a good lesson that will be beneficial long term. You need to fail in order to succeed, let's let people learn their lesson and OWN their keys!

Garry1650

SAME CASE HAPPENED WITH ME ITS BYBIT THEMS3LVES INVOLVED I MN THESE SCAMS. BEWARE OF BYBIT THEY DO FRAUD BY GIVING THEIR OWN PEOPLE TWO OR MORE VERIFIED ACCOUNTS AND SCAM HARD WORKING PEOPLE I am a hard working person with 3 little kids all less than 5 years and i work 6 nights graveyard shifts to provide for my family and give them time during day and first time ever I decided to do P2P trading on BYBIT. It was worst experience ever no doudt people choose government institutions rather that these so called decentralized exchanges. Bybit basically do fraud and help scam-enabling behavior with just straight to face no shame or guilt. The worst experience on Bybit's P2P platform. I entered into two trades with a scammer who used two separate Bybit accounts bith verified and even used the same payment screenshots with same amount from same account number and name across both trades at exact same time to confuse me. But as i said i work graveyard shift to earn this money so i am alwaysvery careful with my money. I provided full evidence to Bybit, including a video showing the fraudulent payments and my bank's actions, the whole chat is in bybit own chat box as i followed every single rule of bybit for p2p trade. the chat clearly shows the scammer's inactivity since the appeal was filed. Bybit has been unresponsive to my repeated questions about the scammer's two verified accounts and has been unable to provide a single piece of evidence of the buyer's alleged proof in the chat, while their appeal page instructions contradictorily claim the buyer has. Bybit's customer service has been unhelpful and is seemingly delaying, and now their refund demand based on their inadequate investigation. Refund of what i never even got that money as just after 2 payments of $100 each within 15-20 minutes my bank called me and starightup asked me where there 2 payments came from. I told them I am i mid of a crypto trade and the buyer was supposed to pay full payment of $359.74 in single transaction first of all bybit rules. Now after loosing themoney my account and time they are demanded more money. This is unacceptable and unethical behavior from a major platform. I demand full resolution and the return of my assets immediately, and caution others to be wary of trading on Bybit. Please community help me. I will attache tbe pics and video also even my statement of bank. [video proof of scammer with 2 verified accounts.](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XZXLTd6D0Ls5d16HzFbQln6Ok0RI4eei/view?usp=drivesdk)

boringtired

Uhhh ok “effectively wrong”. Yet again the XRP bot army NEVER fails to lie, or surprise me. Here ya go “Mr. Definitely effectively wrong”: https://dailycoin.com/ripples-largest-xrp-sell-off-in-7-years-shakes-market/ Or the latest news: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ripple-unlock-1-billion-xrp-211452918.html They are selling 200-300 MILLION XRP a MONTH!!!!!!! Good luck buddy, I fucked with XRP in 2017 till I learned their shenanigans at the end of that run. But…as always DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH!!! LOL 😂😭

ignominiousDog

[I OWN NO CHAIRS](https://imgur.com/a/xFdTF3o)

RadiantHedgehog2850

There is not one, you cannot analize any markets, it's manipulated... [](https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/?f=flair_name%3A%22ADVICE%22)WHY??? Well. Extreme fear is gripping the USA and BTC is suffering for no reason. IF it is self custody, then it is NOT attached to any other markets, just because the US stock exchange drops BTC should NOT AT ALL. It should go up this is just like the massive crash in 17, so why the fuss and panick sale and drops? It has been manipulated by Blackrock I KNEW ETF's should NOT be involved we are here to be our OWN BANK Bitcoin should not be played in the financial markets this is an outrage! They are actually trying to take down BTC so they can have there mighty dollar in control leave BlackRock alone! Here we go again hold on to your britches because these pants are gonna fall down!

RadiantHedgehog2850

[](https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/?f=flair_name%3A%22ADVICE%22)Extreme fear is gripping the USA and BTC is suffering for no reason. IF it is self custody, then it is NOT attached to any other markets, just because the US stock exchange drops BTC should NOT AT ALL. It should go up this is just like the massive crash in 17, so why the fuss and panick sale and drops? It has been manipulated by Blackrock I KNEW ETF's should NOT be involved we are here to be our OWN BANK Bitcoin should not be played in the financial markets this is an outrage! Here we go again hold on to your britches because these pants are gonna fall down!

Budget_Eye5861

A lot of people have this opinion so OWN IT ! or shhhhhhh

Sin-City-Sinner

I’m so glad I sold when I did! I have plans, I’ve thought myself to trade and after a full time, year long 7 day a week cramming session like I was in college, I suddenly see the light! It’s not easy because your emotion are to key to trading and consistently profiting , not just knowledge from doing your OWN research, Knowledge is second to being capable of never ever trading on emotion, not getting greedy and sticking to your strategy/plan. Ofc you need to know what your doing as well, I am a beginner for sure but I have a really good grasp the concept as a whole. Over the weekend I made a strategy, I based it on a certain percent of the fiat I had on hand and let pretend I didn’t execute the trades that were part of my strategy, if I had I would have made in between 180 and $200,000 over the course of 48 hours swing trading Bitcoin. I may never have another opportunity like that one again because bitcoin doesn’t normally swing like it did all weekend, up and down 94-97/98k I could have crushed it but I was testing the waters and so far so good. I kinda have fomo but what if it didn’t work, I would have lost a bundle of $ strategy/plan.

motiondevv

MotionDev redefines ownership by treating motion data as your asset, stored in data pods where you control sharing permissions. You decide who accesses it, when and for what purpose. This is the promise of DeSci in practice: Users OWN their data and it is stored in a way that makes it interoperable across wellness systems. Researchers interested accessing do so in a transparent manner which ensures the data transfer is consensual and compensates the owner. Main Purpose of the MDEV Token: * To access the ecosystem and the solution, including membership and sensors. * To enable participation in governance. * To reward ambassadors and data labelers.

lizz215

"are almost" "officially" "back". GTFOH, coming from a pedophile who lies incessantly for HIS OWN enrichment.

cshaiku

Honestly, the fact that you secretly did this tells a lot. I realize your *intentions* were in your mind noble, but the way you went about it is both morally and financially wrong. Period. You didn't trust their judgement or have an honest, direct conversation about an obviously important topic in your lives? That is one of the reasons they are upset with you. The second reason is one of fear and ignorance/uneducation because they *don't know* how this financial stuff works. It is *scary* for them. Hence using a cash stockpile for a savings purpose. If it were myself, I would give them back their portion of the cash + gains immediately. Do whatever you want with your portion. Then beg forgiveness after a long, direct, honest conversation. OWN RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR ACTIONS. Then promise to never anything behind their back again, ever. EVER. I hope this works out for you and your family.

Nelson_Wells

THIS is what many do not yet know. You may hold on to your BTC and simply borrow against it! Have 5 Bitcoin? Borrow up to the value of 2.5 Bitcoin. Have 10 bitcoin? Borrow $500k currently sometimes more sometimes less. Just get it in your OWN wallet!

Mirko_91

Nobody is out to destroy it, the reason price is falling is because people who OWN ICP are selling, more than people are buying it. Outside force cannot push the price down, only holders can push it down. Its a free market anyone can participate and buy and sell at whatever price

Sphere_3N

IT BROKE UNDER TO LIKE 99,960 I SAW IT WITH MY OWN EYES. This could be the beginning of the end, I've never seen anything like this. We are under attack but by who -SIG CPT CRYPTO CRAB

Crypto_Sepharial

DCA'ing AND on leverage? He deserves to get rekt lol . He was too poor to actually buy and hold.. but figured he would be greedy and use what little money he had to put it all on BLACK. Yea... good recipe for gettng rekt. He didnt get scammed- and if he did..he scammed himself from his own ignorance. The purpose of DCA is "dollar cost averaging" this is to protect your position and if you buy lower each time it will reduce your cost basis.......but to then turn around and put that on leverage is negating the fact you averaged your cost basis LOL. It just goes to show you that many ppl who get into trading (not even crypto) but just trading have no idea WTF they are doing. This WILL not happen to a seasoned individual who understands how leverage works and wtf DCA'ing is. Just by HOLDING Bitcoin- just holding it.. you wont go to zero until BTC does lol. However on leverage you accelerate the chances of going to zero quicker if the market turns against you. So even in this post... it sounds like th redditor still didnt learn anything, but seeks to project hos OWN ignorance/fear on to everyone else b/c they were ignorant. Make it make sense. Such an ignorant losers sob story.

Silasurf

It’s basically a custom paper wallet project with artistic flair fun to collect, unsafe to store serious BTC. Who first generated the private keys? The whole point of cold wallet is that the Sole Owner generates their OWN private keys!!

TheL0ngGame

i'd never let someone know my bitcoin balance because i don't want this type of negative monitoring energy around me. people should be focusing on their own sat stacking since it is a representation of their OWN equity

kpooo7

I bought GBTC in 2021 in my retirement account, as a newbie to crypto, IMO compared to the exchanges that were either crooks or at the least poorly managed turned out to be the safest way to OWN BTC. Bought IBIT this year, will most likely transfer GBTC to IBIT because of the lower fees.

Delicious-Plankton-6

4 of them DO NOT OWN THE BITCOIN THEY HOLD. Stop posting this BS

Hellstorage

Tao easy can cost 3-4k in 5 yearsunlike bitcoin it use miners for learning ai so its gonna be #1 ai project with scarcity mark my word and see DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH !

Amber_Sam

If you don't like to run your OWN node, use liquid/LN hybrid wallets like Misty Breez or Aqua. The sats are automatically converted to liquid and stored in your wallet.

sssssseeeeee

"I was one of the people who never tried to time the market, was telling others to stay away from leverage," Friday you levered yourself to zero. Today you are timing the market, "waiting for 90-80k" to re-enter. JUST FOLLOW YOUR OWN ADVICE AND START DCA NOW. Dont wait for a dip that may never happen, dont use leverage. ETFs ended the 4 year cycle, its on a different schedule now, DONT TIME IT!

CashNasty79

YES!!!!!! You are attempting to own an appreciating scarce asset!!! YES!!! OWN A PIECE!!!!

_derd

Good God are you dense? The entire point is people with more power than the rest are influencing it FOR THEIR OWN BENEFIT. This remains neither unregulated nor decentralized if the Govt which should protect the interests of the people is taking it away from them. Stop with your stupid so what questions and take 10 minutes to critically think about what's going on

robdajudge

It means you can access your OWN money he said?!?!!!!!!

Trick-Purchase8026

Got any advice on This. I own like 3% of a bitcoin do im sticking with Fidelity for now. But when I get bigger amounts how do I OWN OWN it. Not through ETF. Is it on a USB?

LankyRep7

"or the majority who don’t hold any" \- Take two steps back. AND FUCK YOUR OWN FACE.

Unhappy-Instance-503

first of all, trading has a serious mental impact, that shit can give you mood swings when your trades go from profit to loss or loss to profit, make sure you can handle that second, as it's your first, do not go full on on this, only use however much money you can afford to lose, it's probable you lose most of it, and do not use all your capital on a single trade always have a diverse portfolio third, always DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH, just because you saw some dude posting a coin to be bullish doesnt mean it will, always do loads of research before you invest, fourth, do not use very high leverages, higher leverages means higher risk too, if your trade is liquidated, the money is gone fifth, learn self control and do not trade based of off revenge, it's the best way to lose your money GOOD LUCK

Saylor_Moonboi

If you wait for governments to tell you what is safe and not safe, not only will you be waiting a long time, but then they will say what YOU are doing is 'sketchy', especially if you supported some truckers that didn't want a jab, or your social credit score went down because some group you are a part of is suddenly labeled as terrorists because one member flipped out, like incels or antifa. Like this stuff is happening right now, all around you. You can't trust your government to do the right thing, that is why we have uncensorable money, so you can make your OWN decision, if something is right or wrong, because Nanny States tend to think everything is wrong, if you didn't buy it from GM or Google...

Bob-8

It’s a fucking bank, they take cash deposits all day. ATMs hold many tens of thousands. I should be able to withdraw 10k of MY OWN FUCKING MONEY no questions asked. Several years ago I withdrew 8k to buy a car and they got all up in my business asking what it was for.

AggravatingCounter91

Hey, I like your point, but I read an argument earlier about how btc was the same way. You'd use it to purchase things, but then cash out to fiat because that was a no brainer. It wasn't until people started realizing that cashing out was almost pointless and that the coin itself had value. You don't think the same thing could happen to monero? I think if there were wider methods of adoption, it'd be a similar story, but the infrastructure is still in it's infancy. KYC was pretty much built on trading bitcoin, while Monero is slowly but surely building it's OWN community of dex's. It's the first coin to do really dig into this and you can see it with things like XMRbazaar, Haveno, and atomic swaps. You can't see becoming something so much more?

JustStopppingBye

Youre an absolute imbecile. The exploit was caused by a low liquidity price feed, that was set up by the protocol not Chainlink. The protocol chose the set up and acknowledged the risks in their OWN FEED. Chainlink warned them it would fail and it did.

JustStopppingBye

THEYRE BUILDING THEIR OWN CHAIN. Are you stupid or something?

jawni

>Criticizing the competition also falls under talking your own book dude. Everyone knows that. Only if you're criticizing it relative (say it with me)... TO YOUR OWN BOOK. We've only talked about Cardano, so unless you're saying "my book" includes every single asset in crypto other than Cardano, I'm not talking my book. I'm talking Cardano, not my book, not indirectly about anything I own, just Cardano. >Regarding EUTXO, it’s a unique approach, which makes it harder for the copy/paste smart contracts crowd. Plenty of chains with novel architectures haven't had the same issues. >But this is a marathon, not a sprint, and stability/security/determinism could be pretty important as major financial institutions adopt blockchain. And yet those institutions don't seem to be choosing Cardano.

poor_doc_pure

Never back up your wallet online did you have it on screenshot on your pc ? Else your PC might be infected with a keylogger or some other kind of malware. Was that supposed to be your. OWN public address ? How come you sent 200k as a newbie ?

hucisco

1st Learn what crypto and the blockchain are. **DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH**. 2nd FInd out about an exchange that you can use in your region, Coinbase and Crypto.com for example, there many. 3rd **DO NOT INVEST WHAT YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO LOSE** 4th. There are SCAMERS like everywhere else. Be careful clicking on random links. Answering uninitiated emails, texts, phone calls etc. 5th When and if you do invest tame your emotions, crypto is VERY volatile take profits have an exit strategy. 6th Try to not keep your crypto in an exchange RESEARCH CRYPTO WALLETS. There are different cryptos in different Blockchains DO NOT SEND YOUR CRYPTO to the WRONG Blockchain, You will NEVER get it back, "maybe" Just don't. 7th. **PROTECT at all cost your PASSWORDS & SEED PHRASES. **** THIS IS NOT FINANCIAL ADVISE **** I could be a scamer.

lightbulb-7

Dedicate all the time you need to watch tutorials, step-by-step guides, asking here or in r/BitcoinBeginners, etc. In the end, you'll realize it's easier than doing a bank transfer. But this topic is important. Legally, you are not the owner of those bitcoins. And many exchanges throughout the years have gone belly up, so it wouldn't be suprising if in the future others do. You might want to OWN that money first.

Pristine_Librarian34

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biba8163

> MicroStrategy is to BTC as Bitmine is to ETH Saylor's conviction in BTC is not the same as Tom Lee's conviction in ETH. Tom Lee was paid to become the chairman of Bitmine because he is a megabull who has a lot of influence in Wall Street and putting him as the face of an ETH Treasury company was great marketing to attract money. If Tom Lee genuinely considers ETH the **"Biggest Macro Trade of the Next Decade"** then: - Why was he not screaming this in 2024 or before July 2025 when he was marketed as the chairman of BMNR? - Why has he not allocated a percentage to ETH in his OWN ETF, Fundstrat's flagship ETF? - Why is Tom Lee allocating to BTC in his very own ETF portfolio through MSTR and not have ANY exposure to ETH? https://grannyshots.com/holdings/

Dr_Critical_Bullshit

This is straight BS and really irritating 😠. Bitcoin IS the crypto used by the majority people for Any illegal activity. DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH AND QUIT WITH THE FUD! getmonero.com is the official place to start with your XMR education. Could recommend wallets and exchanges, but the best path is Your Own Research and Conclusions! Financial PRIVACY IS NOT ILLEGAL OR WRONG!!!

breakboyzz

Why aren't we hearing about banks using XRP? What banks are using it? Ripple has had 10 years to onboard banks with your money. WHERE ARE THE BANKS!? [WHY ARE BANKS LOOKING AT CREATING THEIR OWN STABLECOINS?!](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bank-of-america-in-on-stablecoins-180020573.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAGTksOCyb6sQnaHro-QgwzmmwcNhB61ALWvut4JNrLehqqoERW0xBlKWFc5EKGmoheu67nXO85CDDats22jnzhc9uuSiZlNkO7HJzGSbGBAaql3Q2x3tHUaHAzAYNuvKxO4edsLMyZ4ZI8XFvaFaYh2rjH91tzsOY6waKFdYnc6V) Either the banks don't see XRP as a viable solution, or they see it as competition. I'm not sure which one it is, probably competition, but they aren't using it. Don't take my word for it, take [the JP Morgan's word for it](https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/17/jpmorgan-stablecoin-jpmd.html), or you can take [all the major bank's word for it since they can just make their own joint stablecoin ](https://www.wsj.com/finance/banking/crypto-stablecoin-big-banks-a841059e)

NikkiOh_1110

The amount of Bitcoin Maxi’s on this app is kind of wild to me. While I do believe Bitcoin will be a staple for years to come, it’s also nearing the top of this cycle and is more than likely going to plummet after this bull run. Now, not financial advice and NOT trying to support the guy, per se, but you need to follow the money. Trump and fam have been investing in coins like ADA (Cardano), CRO (Crypto.com, they hold 19% as of a few days ago), LINK (Chainlink) and XRP. Just to name a few. I’d begin by doing your own research. Possibly starting with those coins and then make YOUR OWN educated purchases from what you learn. Lastly, look into cycles and teach yourself the Elliot Wave Theory, as best you can and quickly because I do think a cycle top is is very near.

BetterThanOP

"Use your OWN judgement" that's not how any of this works.

BurritoSkin

DeePdive into stronghold shx and their ties with NACHA. DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH

ChiChiWana

got my btc on a cold wallet — i actually OWN it

xpresstuning

It's infinitely easier today, which means it's also infinitely more approachable by people that are not familiar with self-custody and self-accountability. You really don't own much in this world. Not even your house. You're taxed up the ass for everything. Shit, most people go a few steps beyond and become debt slaves. With Bitcoin, you OWN it. If you want to. You can do with Bitcoin what you're doing with pretty much everything you have, and just leave it with a middle man - a broker, an exchange. It would be far easier not owning it. Unfortunately, people fail to realize that with a new venture, you would need to do some light research. They don't. They jump blindly, and they mess up. Actually owning something is much harder. With Bitcoin, it's never been easier. All you literally have to do, is a 30 minute light read concerning: - Basic knowledge regarding transaction format(s) (thus enabling you to be aware of the different address formats, public keys, derivation paths & fundamentally what wallet supports what) - Basic knowledge regarding security (what the private key is, where your Bitcoin is stored, what the BIP39 & SLIP39 standards are and what passphrases are) Just input that in a Large Language Model or something.

annonnnnn82736

why are you asking us this DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH

rdnkjdi

Putting all these pieces together to help privacy doesn't change the 15 decoys statement. Most of your critiques didn't answer my questions - you start talking about FCMP++ Which I understand but Eth talked about shading for 5 years. You actually depend on OTHERS OPSEC NOT YOUR OWN. "Battle-tested" doesn't seem quite right when it's just driving the fees up to keep people from unwinding the privacy by spam?

tomsmac

LOL. Dude, many companies have LITERALLY already announced that they’re seeking to create THEIR OWN STABLECOINS. Amazon, Walmart, JP Chase, BoA, Citi, etc….

314stache_nathy

1- Monero isn't transparent, Monero uses RingCT (FCMP++ coming soon), uses Stealth addresses, Bulletproofs+ (ZKP) and Dandelion++ (protect your IP in network layer) 2- This is your opinion, ok. 3- AI and metadata? You know what you say?  4- The ChainAnalysis enterprises only can track Monero if you have a bad OPSEC (this will be solved with FCMP++, but I recommend use NON-KYC, and **USE YOUR OWN NODE, ZCASH NOT SOLVE THIS, AND NO PROTECT YOUR IP IN NETWORK LAYER LIKE DANDELION++**). You can buy Monero without KYC in:  * Retoswap.com  * BasicSwapDEX * Eigenwallet.org  * Trocador.app (Agregator)  * Cyphergoat.com (Agregator). Coming soon: Serai.exchange 

sicckarri

Translation: “What? This is bullsh*t! What do you mean I can’t pull out MY OWN money? Do you want to see how hard I can punch?” PSA I don’t speak mandarin

BustaNuggitz

Years ago, I remember having a discussion with someone about Bitcoin. I wasn’t being over the top at all; the conversation sort of started when there was lots of buzz due to a recent all time high or something. Someone asked the question “give me one good reason that Bitcoin’s not a scam”, so I very innocently obliged by explaining some of the problems that it solves. This guy became absolute irate and hostile, and just devolved into a tirade to the point where it really caught me off guard… until he says “I know more about finances than you ever will… I OWN a bank!” And there it was. I was talking to a “bank bro” without realizing it (idk if he really owned a bank or not — doesn’t matter. I was wasting my time. We all need to understand that Bitcoin has several very powerful enemies (banks, governments, etc.). There will always be haters with their heads up the ass if the traditional fiat systems who are either too shortsighted to see Bitcoin for what it is, OR absolutely terrified because they DO see it and can’t stop it.

penty

By your OWN argument the amount of gold isn't set or limited but infinite as "there's an infinite amount of gold in the universe". At least have a non-self-refuting point.

JustStopppingBye

It’s not my opinion, it’s ISOs. I have repeated what they have said ON THEIR OWN WEBSITE.

DinnerPuzzled9509

I don’t think people are talking about this enough^ Like you OWN the crowbar! It’s yours.

supremezionsky

Not gonna lie... people like this make me so annoyed. Why you even getting into bitcoin while still pulling your pants down for traditional finance. JUST BUY THE BITCOIN, PUT IT IN YOUR OWN WALLET. Or buy it from someone if you dont want your details on an exchange... Bruh, I hate how spineless everyone is... tax used to be NOTHING. Now they take EVERYTHING. People carry on like nothing is wrong... I hate this time of history... its so depressing how nonchalant people are about parasites stealing children's future and their parents assets.

Aggravating_Loss_765

FOR YOUR OWN PROTECTION.. :-/ Insane

Time_In_The_Market

Can’t think of a time I’ve ever had a neighbor cooking fish…so no problem there but yeah…a food smell once a decade is worth missing out on millions in additional net worth 🤪 In a home that you “OWN” you could never have a neighbor do something annoying could you?

orchidonthetable

Enjoy your neighbor’s frying fish down the hall! I love my beautiful home that I OWN!

boringtired

Ironically, I remember story right around 2017 all time highs. I don’t have the link to the post but the guy essentially posted a picture of his yard or some shit and said “hey guys it was a great ride but I don’t want a house payment anymore and it feels great to know that I OWN this house and every blade of grass” etc you get the gist of it. Whether or not he would have been better if he held to know idk but I would say he is most likely close to 100% doing better than his peers because he owns a fucking house. No small achievement imo.

Creative-Tomorrow-54

Sell EVERYTHING YOU OWN (I own?) I'd be on my way around the world seeing what I wanted. $120k in any currency form is enough for that with leftovers for others in need

Responsible_Media496

Side note: DO NOT PUT ANY OF YOUR OWN CRYPTO IN THAT WALLET. If you do, your so-called friend can run away with your crypto.

62DoubleCab

Well I just had a fight with mine. I did sink my entire retirement in BTC/crypto. I did this ON MY OWN! I took a huge risk IMO and frankly am proud a F I did this! I have been proven right!! When it shot up to 112 the other day I was like “hey look how good WE are doing”. She rolled her eyes and said “why are you obsessing over that stupid stuff?” Bitch YHGTBFKM! You and the kids are going to benefit from this!!! Most women have 0 understanding of money and don’t want to know. Sad. Young men’s don’t get married plz.

Dr_Chym

I OWN a real estate agency … and always thought my dream was owning investment properties. Nope… I own my home and stack BTC… and my “investment” passive income is MSTY.

AspectDaDon

Simple explanation - an agreement that states how your assets, investments, property, everything YOU OWN will be divided in the process of divorce, without that she can wipe you clean, but best way is to put it under your kids name and don’t do them badly like other parents would

Glenmaxw

I would only buy what you can afford. Save up a couple months and buy some coin, that way you actually OWN it. In my perspective the reward isn’t worth the risk.

AnAbandonedAstronaut

Right, but bitcoin doesn't adjust for inflation. For it to serve that purpose, the price has to not be converted at the point of sale. If you buy $5 in bitcoin and milk goes from $2.5 to $5, you can still only buy one milk. Same with holding it. If it goes up 20% but inflation goes 30% in that time, you still lost money. It can't do what its meant to until it holds ots OWN unit of value.

Necessary_Flounder_7

Coldcard. Or you can use a managed service like Unchained or Casa. I know there are more options, so be sure to do YOUR OWN research!

AllUrUpsAreBelong2Us

Fun fact, you don't OWN fiat, you have right to it's usage, a right which can be revoked.

JustStopppingBye

hahahahaha spoken like a true XRP cultist. You think XRPL is this magicaL chain but when it comes to proving its usage, its, "DO YOUR OWN REASEARCH BUDDY!!!" lol comical. Love the new integration with wormhole by the way. [https://www.reuters.com/technology/crypto-network-wormhole-hit-with-possible-320-mln-hack-2022-02-03/](https://www.reuters.com/technology/crypto-network-wormhole-hit-with-possible-320-mln-hack-2022-02-03/)

Awkward-Flight-20

I realized , everything is pegged to dollar Thus dollar isnt going anywhere, There isnt a stable commodity that it can peg too , and it is has no value. THus I am not sure how it will be used. Cross border remittancess is the ONLY good use for Stable coins (I as Cryto byitself is free fall. But if Banks adpot somehting NEWer than SWIFT , and bring the cost of the remittances to zero . Stable Coins have no Value. Even credit cards are a challenge to stable coins as its already in place with 2 - 3% charge. and they are widely used in cross border payments I treid investing, then I realixed it has its OWN ecosystem and Whales and their posse's , run the show, there is no value of certain things other than speculation . In FIAT , all the cost of printing. security is manged by respective GOVT and Banking systems, whereas in CRYPTO , the cost itself is close 25- 75000 USD , that isnt the value , as NOW you need electrciuty , computers and people to mange it , that is a COST - which means developers, miners are getting paid , but that isnt the VALUE one will pay later. Its a PONZI. it worked well for the Trumps or such , as it was bacy way to amass funding, which was denied/ Hard for them after first term. BUT GOOD LUCK OTHERWISE , FIAT is manged by GOVT's ( Fidicuary is part of Govt duty and reponsibility , as versus wonton capitalism ) , "in god we trust "

POLISHED_OMEGALUL

Most UK banks already prevent you from using your OWN money for buying cryptocurrency. They straight up reject any transaction you try to make using your debit card on a crypto exchange, they even block bank transfers to exchanges. There are just a handful of crypto friendly banks left in the UK (e.g HSBC, FD, Revolut)

Select-Macaroon-3232

First, it's not very considerate to flex online. Second, if your intention wasn't solely for attention, then keep finances to yourself so you do not bring strife into your life. You should learn about Bitcoin, first, to build conviction. It'll make your life worse buying an expensive asset not knowing why you did. You should, in my oppinion, buy $500 in sats. This will create an incentive for you to learn about Bitcoin. Make up your OWN mind after that.

captain-lowrider

first of all: get your PRIVATE OWN PHYSICAL LEDGER. then do rhe other things as ppl told you here