Are members invested in Bitcoin/crypto?

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Relying on it to hold value, no way.

Example, Elon Musk farts and states it was bad Bitcoin and Bitcoin drops $5,000.
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Fascinating concept in my view, but Bill Gates’ assessment that digital asset trends are "100% based on greater fool theory” seems to me to be increasingly spot on.
 
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I'm no crypto fan but in April 2021 I invested a Speedmaster's amount of money in Coinbase when it went public. Coinbase handles transfers and management of crypto assets so they theoretically should be well positioned to make money whether cryptos go up or down. But the stock has done nothing but go down and I got out of it a few weeks ago with a loss of 83% of the investment. It was only a small amount of my assets, and the loss was swamped by the increase in my energy holdings, but a loss is a loss. I've never been comfortable with the idea that federal governments and central banks would allow rogue, opaque monetary systems to exist long term. I think in the end 90% of the crypto coins will lose 90% of their value and eventually go the way of all the other goofy (many crooked) financial schemes that have blown up over the decades.

Anecdotally it seems that the millennial types were overly invested in cryptos, some putting 90% of their savings in it, the rest in their Robinhood accounts. They'll have to take their lumps and learn from it. There really is 'no free lunch' in life, especially when it comes to financial assets.
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It's obviously incredibly hard to predict where something as speculative as BTC will go in the future, some say $1M and others say zero. But one thing I would definitely avoid is taking advice from people promoting it because of their own self-interest, like that Saylor guy. He has zero credibility in my eyes.
 
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It's obviously incredibly hard to predict where something as speculative as BTC will go in the future, some say $1M and others say zero. But one thing I would definitely avoid is taking advice from people promoting it because of their own self-interest, like that Saylor guy. He has zero credibility in my eyes.

Some time ago I read a quote from someone about those involved in crypto - not sure who said it...

"You are either a grifter, or a mark."

At the time I thought it was quite harsh, but seeing how some things have developed recently, it makes you wonder...
 
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Any guesses what company is this?



If you guessed Bitcoin, you'd be wrong.

Boeing.

I'm sure much could be said but my only comment is these are crazy times, including the last 5 years.
 
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Any guesses what company is this?



If you guessed Bitcoin, you'd be wrong.

Boeing.

I'm sure much could be said but my only comment is these are crazy times, including the last 5 years.
Point taken, but Boeing actually manufactures something that has been in demand, will be again, and they do it better than anyone. The 737Max has been a debacle, but Boeing will recover.
 
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Sadly from my experience running a stock trading forum focused on mining stocks, when this happens a bunch of these guys will keep this up right to the end and then be highly at risk mentally. It doesn’t help that because of how vocal they were while it was going up, people will take pleasure in laughing at them and taunting them as it falls. I hope everyone here is doing ok, and if things are looking tough just be aware there are more opportunities ahead of you.

Yeah, the crypto forums are split between 'I told you so', and 'hodl!!!'. I took enough profits come out ahead, but should have taken more profits sooner. I did stake some ETH at Coinbase when I first dabbled in crypto. So, I guess I'm forced to hodl a bit of the portfolio long term.

It was my fun money, and I put it in knowing it was incredibly risky. If it drops far enough, I might try to play the game again.
 
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I can tell this a first time crash for a few of you. Usually this is when I kick back and have a coffee. If eth hits 70 and Bitcoin hits 2,500 someone give me a nudge please. Aren’t we equal to the NASDAQ drop now?, actually don’t care about that either. We knew this was coming, it certainly is troubling for those who were leveraged or bought at the top of either equities, btc or the various shitcoins but we were pretty much told to get into energy and commodities for a while when the new administration took over. I just wish I had real money to play with. I moved out of btc when I saw a mirror of the ICO days but I get back in as it goes lower. All you gotta say when it’s down is “I’m in it for the tech” then when the next bullrun comes you can say your in it for the greater fool theory or whatever you wish. Easy peasy.

I’ve developed numerous cover stories over the years for all this stuff. Only that first 90% drop scared me I’m only here for the tech so I’m fine.
 
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Fascinating concept in my view, but Bill Gates’ assessment that digital asset trends are "100% based on greater fool theory” seems to me to be increasingly spot on.

That's not a bad thing for bitcoin imo- no shortage of fools in human race- it's one thing that you can always count on until AI makes its appearance..
 
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Said it before and I’ll say it again. When your Uber driver, some drunk in a bar start raving about this great opportunity they are into ….RUN!
 
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While Bitcoin is, in some important respects, very different from the fraudulent crypto-related companies that are currently (and rapidly) being exposed, and it may well survive, if not thrive in the long run, it is both fascinating, and potentially horrifying, to see how interconnected these unregulated businesses have become.

Back in April, a real journalist by the name of Amy Castor, who specializes in the crypto world, warned about Grayscale in this article. Today, someone writing under the pseudonym Michel de Crypadamus, published this related article.

Even if one is Bitcoin bullish, this is yet another cautionary tale about the immense importance of how one chooses to buy, sell or hold such an "asset".
 
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While Bitcoin is, in some important respects, very different from the fraudulent crypto-related companies that are currently (and rapidly) being exposed, and it may well survive, if not thrive in the long run, it is both fascinating, and potentially horrifying, to see how interconnected these unregulated businesses have become.

Back in April, a real journalist by the name of Amy Castor, who specializes in the crypto world, warned about Grayscale in this article. Today, someone writing under the pseudonym Michel de Crypadamus, published this related article.

Even if one is Bitcoin bullish, this is yet another cautionary tale about the immense importance of how one chooses to buy, sell or hold such an "asset".
Tether is the most terrifying one to me, how that “thing” came to not only exist but to grow to the size it is, with that amount of money involved on a “trust us, just don’t look behind the curtain” basis is mind blowing. If it collapses how does anyone begin to have faith in any successor to it ever again?
 
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Aren’t we equal to the NASDAQ drop now?

Nasdaq has lost about 1/3 of its maximum value (from Fall 2021), BTC has lost more than 2/3 from Fall '21, and more than 1/2 from the more recent highs in March '22. If you bought a long time ago, you can afford to be philosophical about it, but FOMOs who jumped in over the last 6-9 months are rightly feeling a bit panicky. Unlike the S&P, there's really no guarantee that this will pass.
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Nasdaq has lost about 1/3 of its maximum value (from Fall 2021), BTC has lost more than 2/3 from Fall '21, and more than 1/2 from the more recent highs in March '22. If you bought a long time ago, you can afford to be philosophical about it, but FOMOs who jumped in over the last 6-9 months are rightly feeling a bit panicky. Unlike the S&P, there's really no guarantee that this will pass.
Damn drop a few nukes nothing will come back we know very little about the future and you are correct about nasdaq as a whole but many individual names are down as much or more than Bitcoin sucks just as bad if u bought them at the top
 
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Damn drop a few nukes nothing will come back we know very little about the future and you are correct about nasdaq as a whole but many individual names are down as much or more than Bitcoin sucks just as bad if u bought them at the top

.75 is almost a nuke 😗
 
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.75 is almost a nuke 😗
Actually a walk in the park on a bright sunny day