SOL

lobsterspider

SOL

PapaCharlie9

Sigh. The customer service person didn't do you any favors. Technically, what they said is correct. You can't **realize a loss**, as per the definition of loss for tax purposes. BUT, to leave you with the impression you are SOL is just wrong. Here's what happens. TL;DR - wash sale losses are deferred into the cost basis of the washing trade. Say you have trade A that you close for a loss. You buy (or roll) the same ticker within 30 days as trade B. You now have a wash-sale and the loss from A is no longer deductible. HOWEVER, the loss from A is **added to the cost basis of B**. So, as long as you close B in the same tax year, **the net effect for taxes is exactly the same as if you deducted the loss!** Because the increased cost basis of B reduces any gains you may make by the same amount. If you close B for a loss also, the loss on B will be bigger by the amount of loss from A. If I understand you correctly, as long as you closed all your option trades in 2025, you're fine. You get the tax benefit of all your losses. They are just deferred to different trades.

GeoLogic23

The acquisition Tilray just made is another one that enriches old Aphria insiders from the Scythian Biosciences days. [Robert Reid founded Lyphe Group](https://businessofcannabis.com/lyphe-group-secures-growth-capital-completes-restructuring/). He was one of the early members of [SOL Global aka Scythian Biosciences](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/04/25/1487233/0/en/Scythian-Biosciences-Corp-Announces-the-Appointment-of-European-Cannabis-Leader-Rob-Reid-of-Prohibition-Partners-as-CEO.html). Another board member of Lyphe is George Scorcis, who was another key member of the SOL Global team. He[ joined SOL as Chairman at the same time Rob Reid was appointed CEO](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/04/25/1487233/0/en/Scythian-Biosciences-Corp-Announces-the-Appointment-of-European-Cannabis-Leader-Rob-Reid-of-Prohibition-Partners-as-CEO.html). George Scorcis currently runs Entourage Health, who have a supply deal with Tilray.

SeaDoc

So SOL…

SlartibartfastMcGee

There’s gonna be a narrow window for bears and oil longs to take profit when futures open Sunday. Those who played options are SOL. Mondays are always green in this trading environment, because no one wants to hold over the weekend.

DiamondG331

BTC lightning network is near instant. Maybe 10-mins max? I only have ever used SOL because it was super cheap and fast.

Clozaconfused

Yup. If you sold out, then you are SOL

lhbruen

Exactly this. I doubt my dad even has a single dollar in the market, so I'm SOL there 😪

CamOper

Same a sold my poots from Monday but glad I opened a SOL short last time when I saw the writing on the wall.

someroastedbeef

how do you not pay attention to your own compensation? you’re SOL btw, unfortunately

Shakarix

Update. The HR guy said the stock was cancelled back in 2023 because of bankruptcy. Guess Im SOL

GeoLogic23

Jeanine Pirro was on HeavenlyRx in 2019, which was a subsidiary company of SOL Global that was focused on CBD. SOL Global was the Aphria insiders' company from the 2018 short report that I've talked about extensively. They have been connected to Elon Musk's personal lawyer Alex Spiro for years. Their most recent cannabis company connection is TYSON 2.0.

SignalIssues

You can go talk to an attorney, but thats how most plans work. You have to accept within a year, iuf not they are forfeit. I'm not a lawyler and I've never seen it contested, nor have I worked with an HR that was that incompetent, but you know... you can always be **worse** at your job than someone else. Anyway, you are likely SOL.

ImSuperHelpful

> they have multi year contracts locked in Do you think magic keeps the data centers on if the power generators can’t actually afford to sell them a huge volume of power at the price they negotiated while energy was cheap? I’m pretty sure something happens when your expenditures grossly outweigh your revenue, and I think it ends up with the contract holder being SOL

Pabst_Blue_Gibbon

Russia would make tons of money since their oil companies are nationalized. If you’re American you’d be SOL unless you are in O&G

Gom_KBull

im like halfway through, thats a FUCKLOAD of ships stuck SOL. D:

almondita

You should revisit your history book. We could’ve plunged straight back to Depression level poverty several times over by now (2020 was the latest instance) if not for the following: ・ Unemployment insurance. There was none in 1929. If you lost your job you were SOL. Not to mention the other programs that we now rely on which literally didn’t exist then like: • Social security  • Minimum wage  • 401k • SNAP + WIC •  The Fed has a vested interest in not letting banks fail (In 1929, they did nothing to stymy bank runs and liquidity got too low after the stock market crash. Basically banks had no more cash to give and everyone that didn’t take their money out of the bank lost their money). Nobody wants another 1929 where even a lot of rich people lost their money — if it comes down to it we’ve seen that the fed will bail them out like in 2008.  - The FDIC was created in the ‘30s specifically to prevent the bank runs described above. Basically the govt insures any money you put in a bank, so it  will be available no matter what. When you imagine a time without these guardrails, it’s easy to see how the Great Depression got so bad. Thats not to say it couldn’t happen again, but it sucked so bad that any govt would do anything they can to prevent this. 

_LakeCity_

There’s this mechanism where the “mining difficulty” adjusts natively and dynamically. ETH, XRP, and SOL are dead as investments. Source: their lifetime BTC ratio price charts.

Grand_Master_Grogu

*YDKG • ⁠Market Cap: 4.5M • ⁠crypto treasury: 160M+ (Heavy SOL, BTC, ETH) • ⁠Upcoming Catalyst Estimated Earnings and 20F expected by April 30th. Trading well below NAV at .86. ( massively undervalued)

HoneyDruz

SOL has strong ecosystem growth but also volatility. I just buy, stake, and hold on Solflare.

speriya_kailan

I moved my SOL off apps and into Solflare for staking, feels simpler and more in my control

Zealousideal_Wall627

Historically all automation displaces and ends certain types of jobs. it has literally never been bad for the economy and always has improved everything, SOL, pay, etc. I don't buy into this "ai is gonna take everyone's jobs" and the economy collapses narrative. You could've easily said 20-30 years ago that the computer would kill white collar work demand because it makes everything so much more efficient, yet now white collar work is more prevalent than ever.

lambda-legacy-extra

I remember so many posts on other broker forums like fidelity complaining. How dare fidelity not make options easily available to everyone?!! The nerve of them. This is why. This is exactly why. Im sorry buddy, you are in deep shit. These financial instruments are serious tools that need to be used carefully. If you don't understand how to use them, you're going to be SOL.

_LakeCity_

Pull up the SOL/BTC price chart. Then zoom out. The price of SOL is slowing dropping to a price of 0.00000001 BTC over time.

pork_fried_christ

Your SOL bb, Iran just bombed the hair plug spot in Turkey.

Trick-Region4674

Yeah well crypto having no value is something not as black and white. Personally, I am taking this year to accumulate slowly. No rush at all. Also hold some SOL myself.

RichmindForevet

I trade anything that has volatility. Mainly, TSLA, NVDA & META in stocks. BTC, ETH & SOL in Crypto. NC1 for Futures.

jariuana

I got lucky Speedway lets you lock in the lowest area price for 4 days, and one store still had it for 2.79 compared to 3.49 everywhere else. I filled up my fiancé’s, filled up mine (with premium, sadly), and still have the price locked in for 4 more days. 😭 Gonna be SOL once they adjust tho.

AdAny631

The talent begins to exit for greener pastures. OpenAI will be dead within a couple years unless they get the government to rely on them and then have to be bailed out. They are going to start falling behind and eventually after the usual Trump overreach of “supply chain threat designation” Anthropic will be back working with the government and Chat GPT which relies heavily on consumers will be SOL.

jrex035

Its 2026 how do people still not understand how wars work? It doesn't matter which side kills more people, or which economy takes more damage, wars are won when a party sues to end the war. We keep losing wars left and right not because our opponents have a higher K:D ratio or because our economy collapses, but because the "losing" side refuses to give up and *we* are forced to sue for peace. It happened in Vietnam, it happened in Afghanistan, and it arguably happened in Korea too. The Iranian regime doesn't have to "beat" the US or Israel, if just needs to outlast us. They know it, and that's what their entire strategy is based on. Ours was based on a quick and easy win and since that didn't happen we're SOL

Audiooldtimer

SOL, it happens. Look to farm losses to offset the gain

geezorious

As a former Nasdaq market maker, we’d call up the exchange and ask for trade busts all the time. You have only about 10 minutes to notify them, they have a day to respond, but it has to satisfy a few key criteria: * was the complaint submitted within 10-30 minutes to the exchange? * was it a highly unusual system issue? * were the traded price far away from the market? (Typically over 3% away from the prevailing price) * was there no news and no limit up/down prior the trade? If so, you can get it busted. “You” here meaning professional market makers. You’re SOL if the bad trade was due to: * fat finger * unreliable news * your horoscope

waitinonit

I grew up lower middle class in Detroit. During the 1970s the "average Joe" didn't buy stocks. If one had a pension plan they were defined benefit ones, and they were not all created equal. You had larger manufacturing corporations like automotive providing a pension of 1.5% of final salary per year with the company. You had others like retailers where retirees were "promised" a couple hundred a bucks a month. Many places had no pension plan. There's been an incorrect picture painted that all defined benefit pension plans from this period were lucrative. Some companies did have employee stock plans. The laws enablling the 401k plans were signed into law in the late 1970s by Jimmy Carter. As the couple of rounds of inflation hit, many politicians assumed the workers' wages kept pace, which might have been the case with some workers. Other workers were SOL. FYI by 1979 the percentage of unionized workers was down to about 24%, from a high of 35% in 1955. IMO too many people ingnore the damage done by inflation and the 1974-1975 Recession. The latter was triggered by the First Oil Crisis, which in turn was triggerd by the US position during the 1973 October War.

Noderly

Sure but the issue is they're SOL for a situation they're insured

cDub3284

My SOL address, i will 100x your investment in fartcoin

Arrttemisia

100% diversify some of that if the AI bubble pops you're going to be incredibly SOL on the current value.

Nosrok

I'm not reading all that. But the way I see it if all the people hyping ai are even half way accurate then yea there's a shit load of companies and employees that currently are going to be SOL if we ever get a mature AI without a bunch of excuses.

Initial_Ad_9250

It depends mayne. On the codebase you're targeting and how it was developed. I have had the misfortune of debugging large ones which were developed by different teams over several years and unless I sit down with the llm I am SOL.

Nootricious

That would require every shareholder to report their cost basis to the government annually, "realizing" their gains even if they haven't sold. Otherwise, the government would need to keep a running total of how much each person has paid in unrealized gains taxes for each company they own shares in and deduct that from the current year's numbers, which would be even more of a bureaucratic slog. If the cost basis doesn't reset every year or if the government doesn't track gains to see how much someone owes, they'd absolutely get taxed again because the current system only tracks your cost basis based on when you purchased. Of course, that doesn't answer the question of "what if you have an unrealized loss?" Is the government going to give you a tax loss to harvest, or are you just SOL?

Stack_Johnson

Oh man I could have gotten away with a 90x long on SOL this morning but chickened out and took profits at nearly nothing

PennyStonkingtonIII

But if there is nobody to pay your price for your gold, you are SOL because it is just an arbitrary metal. When currencies detached from gold, it essentially became like BitCoin - the value is subjective. There is no guarantee. If you hate Platinum, you should hate Gold, too. Central Banks buy it because it is "perceived" as a store of value. It makes their account holders comfortable. But it is false security.

Sea_Procedure_3471

I started my DCAing today. Gonna keep going until I die.  The way I see it. Crypto was 10-15 years to early, and now it’s 10-15 years just right. Shits about to get crazy in the financial world with how money is moved around and kept.  I’m going heavy with ETH, and SOL. I’m still not sure about BTC.. it maybe a real asset to hold, digitally… but, how will BTC survive quantum?  How could anything survive quantum. 

welcome-to-the-list

Yea... good luck. If there was competition in retailers, this might work, but even then I'd doubt it. The only company I can think of that might go through with this is Costco and even then, I doubt they'd do it as an individual refunds based on purchases. They might refund a certain amount of money to all members who were members during the tarriff timeframe, i.e. say they get $1.45 billion back and they give 10$ checks to their 145,000,000 cardholders. But you'd probably be SOL on getting money back based on receipts without that explicit "tarriff" line. The logistics of trying to determine what cost what due to the tariffs vs profit/loss breakdown would be ridiculous and not worth it to any company.

Dstein99

I haven’t read about the ruling but I would figure that the government needs to return the money to the companies that paid the tariffs so yes the government needs to return the money, but the consumer will be SOL.

ConditionStock6278

So many use cases for eth, especially with AI agents. - just started taxing L2's properly for settlement - ETHB staking ETF on its way - 9x more TVL than any other chain - Blackrock BUIDL launch was successful - ERC for agents backed by collateral - Staking yields soon to be approved by clarity act - RWA increasing like crazy - Staked supply going up and to the right - Transaction count going up and to the right It's a yielding asset that has the potential to 5x over the next 5 years. Financial institutions will be able to access more capital across broader markets with more innovative products and instant settlement 24/7. Reading comments saying that BTC and Eth have no real world use case. Utter regards. ETH = global settlement layer. Highest security and decentralization. No downtime. SOL = high throughout for retail apps, high frequency trading, lower fees but less security. Hold. Selling now at these prices would be mental.

Crazy_Donkies

All the AI haters here will agree with you, so sure, why not! High 5 bro! CRM is SOL in SMBs with 2 brain cells and a Claude subscription.

FartingOnAMetalChair

This is the take here. That being said, I am finally no longer DCA'ing eth. Average cost is sub 2k but if/when it gets back up above 4k I am out. I just have witnessed to many years of other, risk-on investments make bigger returns. I am still DCA'ing SOL and BTC tho.

PanicDry

No, not really. It's slow and outdated and the fees are through the roof. I sold my ETH a year ago. Something else will gradually replace it. I thought it would be SOL, but it doesn't look like it anymore. It might be SUI or XRP but I don't have a crystal ball. My best buddy is convinced it will be HYPE. On the other hand, sentiment hasn't been this low since, well... ever. It's unlikely to stay at this level. The same people raving about crypto 4 years ago are now declaring it's dead again. That means we're close to the bottom. Whenever it goes up again, they'll be there to by the top again and provide our exit liquidity.

SeaworthinessFast161

No. Not at all. SOL is worse. XRP never will be. There is only possibly BTC

Queasy_Development55

i do not i believe in HYPE - every eth maxi narrative is true with HYPE already also SOL is king of on chain volume and gambling

TinyPomelo5

She perfectly exemplifies how the stock market is all luck. And now she’s SOL and invisible. Plus Cramer took her down a few times as let’s say incompetent which likely got lots of people to ditch her products.

InvisibleEar

Love the fine print that if there's any wacky stuff you may be SOL because it's all synthetic. Good luck, degenerates!

watch_out_4_snakes

I don’t think Joel has the energy for that. Too busy thinking of ways to escape that SOL.

LargeSnorlax

Most generally follow Bitcoin Alts that don't have Bitcoin pairings tend to operate a little different, usually fresh alts that are traded on one particular ecosystem (SOL, ETH, etc) because Bitcoin going up or down doesn't necessarily affect them Basically think of Bitcoin as Nvidia and think of how Nasdaq performs when Nvidia is dying and you'll understand it easier

dimifri

im buying SOL at $50 btc is gay no way you can 10x on that investment

Serious-Agency-3005

SOL has been all over the place lately, and sentiment is really mixed, so whether it rips or dips might just come down to how the market reacts to that $180–$188 resistance zone people keep talking about.

CryptigoVespucci

Dorm mining in 2013. Respect, you were genuinely early. On multipliers, you're not wrong. Yes stablecoins aren't something investable, but they're built on blockchains, and there's a case that adoption at scale drives value to the underlying asset (ETH, SOL). Same as hyperliquid and $HYPE. Value accrual ultimately TBD. So I don't necessarily disagree with much of what you're saying, but I think in the grand scheme of things, we're closer to early than late, if you're investing over multi-decade time frames. Appreciate the good faith debate, enjoy the beach

SeaweedSalt7141

The question is whether we are conflating technology with currency. The use cases that are being proposed are valid, but thats the advantage of technology not the currency. Existing institutions like banks have already started using the block chain. Cross border transfers are faster using the blockchain but it doesn't matter if it's BTC, ETH, SOL or another. Actually, most institutions will use a combibation of these to reduce risk. Long term, stable coins will leverage the technology to dominate the use cases. BTC is being bought as a currency while the real value is in the technology.

professornigel

NOT FINANCIAL ADVICE: But I was planning on taking a chance with my own $1,000 and buying $OCUL calls for March 20th. They have phase 3 data that they plan on releasing by the end of February (they committed to presenting it at a conference 25-28th. Positive Data means they have a drug that is superior to the current standard of care, as their trial SOL-1 is designed as a superiority study.

EvolvingDior

Best money to be made if crypto recovers is to do a daily rebalance across BTC, ETH, SOL & XRP.

AnxiousSeason

It’s between BTC and SOL. Both are down. Both are a great time for buying.

Bossanova12345

Microsoft and Amazon look good to me. I’m also buying some more SOL. But not big into crypto.

hallleron

Bought SOL at 140$. Enough said.

coinedge

The problem with paypal is they took too long to finally realize people want instant, free transfers of money. That's it. It used to be (and still is in many cases) 5 business days to have available money trasnferring too paypal. What paypal should do is go all in on crypto. It's clearly the next big emerging market along with AI. Crypto payments- make SOL their reserve asset. They could 10x sol from where it is right now.

GeoLogic23

As a cautionary tale of using AI for research. I just made a pretty specific search because I remembered The Alkaline Water Company has connections to Michael Serruya. The AI search result confidently returned some information that was literally just regurgitating [my own](https://www.reddit.com/r/weedstocks/comments/1eq74cy/comment/lhq8bhv/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button) Reddit comments. >**Investment/Connection:** Serruya Private Equity has been associated with investments in the cannabis and functional beverage space, with connections to The Alkaline Water Company. >**Context:** The Serruya family (notably through SOL Global or their private equity firm) has been linked to initiatives involving Mark Wahlberg, which previously included AQUAhydrate and, by extension, discussions around The Alkaline Water Company's pursuit of CBD-infused products. >*Note: The results also highlight a broader, often intertwined investment network involving Serruya, SOL Global, and various cannabis/wellness brands (such as InterCure).*  I like how it highlighted the "broader, often intertwined investment network" lol Now bear in mind I could have just been completely making that stuff up. Obviously I wasn't, but it's scary how AI will just pull that stuff and spit it out as truth just because one random person was talking about it on Reddit.

Repulsive_Actuary992

SOL under 40$ and i‘ll buy

Galaxy_AI

Guys, bought Buttcoin and SOL at almost all time high. Already lost $28K, shall I hold or sell the shit?

GraffLover233

Really thinking about buying $4000 in SOL

nanotasher

SOL was always going to lose. At least PLTR bounces back.

TradingOnUp

Same with people who bought SOL lmfao

ThrowRA-hamburger

nah everyone's gonna say SOL or ETH but SEI is the play nobody's watching rn. real transaction volume on chain real devs building. if you actually hold for 2 years that's when the repricing happens.

PetsSwifties

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MarzNstarZ

trading212 or etoro maybe but honestly with 5 euros forget fractional stocks. throw it in SOL or SEI or another cheap L1 on binance and hold. way less fees and if it pumps even 2x you actually keep the gains

Cinq_A_Sept

Please go back and read up on the Genius Act - if you don’t see how ETH and cryptos LINK and SOL will be the foundation of the next gen financial environment, I can’t, and frankly don’t want, to help you.

Spanisbro2

Remember when XRP, BTC,SOL retards thought 1 year ago that their shicoins were the future of fintech and they thought they were the smartest guys ever? Fun times

Amitriptylinekoning

My 2.02 SOL not feeling too well...

Barnabas_Stinson17

Options aren’t investing, it’s gambling. There’s no upward potential with options. If it doesn’t increase or decrease by the time it expires you’re SOL

rottenfence

Let’s stay focused on the big 3 (BTC, ETH, SOL). But big institutions already have bought.. Wells Fargo, BOA, Morgan Stanley, Goldman etc. and they’re continuing to accumulate. It’s all public info just look. But why? I don’t have the answer for that. Probably to make money in the long run because it’s definitely not to lose money.

FewBit3371

Lmao I started buying SOL at 220

Hefty_Vermicelli_802

I understand why many people see crypto as gambling - prices are volatile, the future is uncertain and stupid meme coins didn't help the narrative. However, I believe crypto will become an important part of how the world works once it is deeply connected to real-world systems. For example, I can imagine a future where food, car parts, and other critical products are tracked through blockchain-based supply chains. Physical items could be linked to digital records using IoT sensors, RFID tags, or QR codes, with data verified through toracles (e.g. Chainlink) and written to a blockchain. **In a car crash, the vehicle’s telemetry systems, structural sensors could automatically identify damaged components, and trigger an automated ordering and insurance workflow through smart contracts. Similarly, valuable items could have cryptographic identities linked to blockchain records, allowing ownership, history, and authenticity to be verified—similar to Apple AirTags, but with a secure, tamper-resistant ledger behind them.** I can expand more, but I hope this gives you an idea about how it could work... As these systems become reliable and integrated into everyday infrastructure, companies and consumers will start to trust blockchain-based systems more. That real-world usage and trust could support long-term value growth for the major crypto networks that underpin this infrastructure (i.e. ETH, SOL).

Uisce-beatha

I would love that since I decided to cautiously jump back in to crypto when BTC went below $90k, XRP below $2.00 and SOL below $130. Not much but I threw $5k between the three so I'll take 3x any day

jwelsh6

idk man the stock already ran up on gta 6 hype. buy the rumor sell the news type thing. might see a dip after launch when reality sets in. if youre into crypto already why not solid like BTC, ETH, SOL, and even SEI while waiting for your entry

Imaginary_Suit5422

Hi all, I am looking to establish a long volatility position as per the title. I understand that a fairly simple way to achieve this is to set up a long strangle that consists of 1 long call and 1 long put. This is less cost efficient than buying/selling the underlying since it's likely to involve some financing costs, is that right? My main questions centre around how to chose the "right" strike prices. I read something that suggested go with the 0.2 delta call and -0.2 delta put. I read something else that suggested using IV percentiles to select strike prices i.e. IV vs historical IV. However, I simply want to buy deep OTM options so does delta / IV percentiles even matter? Should I just select the furthest OTM strike that have liquidity? Furthermore, is there any way of estimating potential profit for BTC / ETH / SOL strategies? I believe this is common for stocks but I am struggling to locate a tool for crypto. Thanks

CovfefeForAll

> My point is there's not a broker without issues.... You're talking as if I moved to Fidelity I would never have a problem. Never claimed that any broker was without issues. The difference is in how they handle the issues. If I have a problem in Fidelity (and I have), I can call a person and get it fixed immediately. I have access to professionals who will advise me on how to fix it, and will escalate as needed. In RH, your issue only got fixed after enough people complained (guessing here, but it makes sense if it was such a simple bug to trigger tied to a brand new feature). And I will just say that I have never ever had an issue like you're describing on any of the other brokerages I use, including Fidelity, Vangaurd, Ally, E-trade, or TD Ameritrade when they existed. Never has any of them sold more than I asked, or been unclear on exactly what was going to happen with each button I pressed, or bypassed standard flows due to a critical bug in the buy/sell workflow. > This is the first issue I've had with RH and I've been with them since 2018. And think of the scope of the problem. It sold your assets without confirmation and the platform's first reaction was to tell you to pound sand. This time it was $700. What if next time it's ALL your assets? Or it adds a couple zeros to your options trade and puts you on the hook for millions of dollars? Can you honestly say that there's no way that would happen, based on what happened this time? And are you actually confident that if it did happen, they'd fix it for you without stress? Because again, remember, their first instinct was to tell you "lol sorry, you're SOL". > I have tried other brokers in the past but their platforms were so behind in terms of tech and interface that it turned me off from them. Yes, the older brokerages used to have really crappy busted apps. The main good thing that Robinhood did IMO was show the bigger brokerages that there was a market and a demand for app-based trading for regular people. Most of them have invested heavily in improving the app experience, and removed the commissions on trades for ETFs and mutual funds based on Robinhood's example. > That's been years ago so if you have suggestions I'm willing to try them out I haven't done options trading much, but I did on E-trade and Fidelity. E-trade was a bit better for options. Last I tried Fidelity, about a year ago, it was a little funky on info presented to you, but they've supposedly made improvements since then even. > I actually started with Vanguard but it was like navigating a fucking geocities page. Yeah....Vanguard is proud of their crappy interface. It's meant for people worth millions who want "set it and forget it" style trading, or who still call their personal broker to initiate trades. You can still safely ignore them.

NewDawn101

Bought ETH and SOL as well. Basically I m leaving cash and gold and going full risk on retard on

EvolvingDior

>***Trump intends to give a speech at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time*** on Wednesday Market tanks before the open. If you didn't load up on puts before the close, you are SOL.

Cautious_You7796

If you were unlucky enough to be holding Russian stocks or ETF’s at the start of the Ukraine incursion you were SOL. Likewise Russian investments in Europe/USA were confiscated. My thinking is that if Trump were to invade Greenland the EU would seize all American investment, turn it into cash to then fund the NATO defense, similar to what happened with Russia.

broke_person

🌽 prices 1 year after mango 🥭 took office The most 🌽 friendly 🥭 🤡 $BTC: -10% $SOL: -45% $XRP: -35% $DOGE: -64% $PEPE: -70% $TRUMP: -89%

Kooky_Dragonfly_1728

So what about existing customers that already paid a one time fee for FSD SOL?

Holiday-Kaler

If you don’t want to think about it much, parking a big chunk in something like VOO and then slowly DCA the rest over time makes sense. If you’re open to a bit more volatility, a small allocation to BTC or ETH as a long-term hedge isn’t crazy either, just treat it like a high-risk sleeve. If you do go that route, self-custody matters more than picking the perfect entry, I personally keep any SOL exposure in a simple wallet like Solflare so it’s not sitting on an exchange.

gclary

WE are SOL

Numerous-Buy-1574

As the US makes progress on the Clarity Act, utility coins will rebound (ETH, SOL, XRP, etc.) along with the DATs with leveraged exposure that appreciate via price action and DEFI yield (BMNR/SBET/ETHZ for ETH, FWDI for SOL, VVPR for XRP...XRPN coming soon). FWDI looking extra juicy imo.

Rock_or_Rol

I fucking hope so. I’m doubling up on MSTX 😂 They mostly found their bottom. Still theta bleeding but a 100ksh rally should shake out some shorters SOL looks pretty good too rn

wave_action

I didn’t close my 0dte SPX call. It’s ITM. Am I going to get it cashed out or am I SOL?

Loose-Weird-7234

https://preview.redd.it/cpt7ysil1kbg1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=99a4287c8d6ff81eee58411f86ed0a571bf1d35f ETH SOL JPM

Crazy_Donkies

I do.  I was an early adopter.  Went big in like 2018 or 2019.  Have owned XRP, SOL, ETH, and BTC.   After a lot of thought I've decided none of them are right for me.  

Blistorious

Nice summary! And thanks for the chuckle for the SOL guys. Didn't know that they have something new other than scammer brady with sunfarm in florida. But doesn't surprise me that they are still around.

GeoLogic23

Panama might interest you. Trump was very close with the Steinbrenner family (Yankees owner), having once described George Steinbrenner III as his best friend. George Steinbrenner IV has connections to the cannabis industry, having partnered with the SOL Global guys in multiple ways (Wesana Health, Fyllo, Auto racing). The SOL guys were the Aphria insiders from the short report (Serruya, DeFrancesco, etc.), which we should remember was **focused on South America**. The SOL guys most recent company is TYSON 2.0, which was partnered with Wesana Health, and has connections to [Elon Musk (Alex Spiro) and Donald Trump (Mike Tyson)](https://www.reddit.com/r/weedstocks/comments/1i8qipk/comment/m8wps68/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button). Yankees legend Mariano Rivera was given a medal by Trump, and was chosen by Trump to lead one of his Presidential councils. Mariano Rivera's current project is building out a [hemp biofuel project in Panama](https://www.reddit.com/r/weedstocks/comments/1o6bfgl/comment/njgx7ai/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button). They are even partnered with giant company Honeywell for expanding their tech. Trulieve has a long-standing partnership with an organization called Minorities for Medical Marijuana. They were lobbying federally in 2023-2024 for many policies that promoted [hemp banking and hemp as biofuel](https://lda.senate.gov/filings/public/filing/752540db-b40b-4803-8690-96c6660b32e9/print/). This included SAFE Banking. American Petroleum Institute also randomly lobbied for SAFE Banking for one quarter near the end of 2022. [They lobbied for the specific section (Section 10)](https://lda.senate.gov/filings/public/filing/00d8c66d-01db-4647-8fe6-b70db7041a64/print/) that soon after came up as a key issue in SAFE discussions. American Petroleum Institute has been led for years by Mike Sommers as their President and CEO. Mike Sommers is the former chief of staff to John Boehner, the former GOP Speaker of the House who is also heavily involved in the cannabis industry (Acreage Holdings / National Cannabis Roundtable). Mike Sommers was one of the few people working with John Boehner in 2018 on a legalization strategy for cannabis. If you read the [lawsuit filed by the 10 Campaign](https://www.reddit.com/r/weedstocks/comments/1iiaxrs/comment/mb4054v/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button), you can see that John Boehner and Mike Sommers were working with Privateer Holdings, back when Privateer was an investment by Peter Thiel.

fintech-fire

I’m heavily in: AMZN. My wife bought SOL, ETH.

machine-builder

Day 4. $2.74 of SOL