Dropped 100$ in doge

ComputerSaysNo

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Many people don't realize that many of us were in long ago and paid basically nothing.
Only very few people were in "long ago", and even fewer hodled it.

I was "in" on BTC when Mt.Gox still existed; before the first "crash" that sent it back to $2. Did I buy back then? No. Would I have hodled past, say $100, if I had bought? Probably not.

Let's not fool ourselves.

Congrats to the lucky few who actually bought early on a whim, and actually didn't touch their assets.

Greed makes blind, and ponzi schemes would not work if people were ready to admit that they're going to be the ones left holding the bag. That's why muppets continue to pump in fresh money way longer than should be expected.
 

xtsho

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Only very few people were in "long ago", and even fewer hodled it.

I was "in" on BTC when Mt.Gox still existed; before the first "crash" that sent it back to $2. Did I buy back then? No. Would I have hodled past, say $100, if I had bought? Probably not.

Let's not fool ourselves.

Congrats to the lucky few who actually bought early on a whim, and actually didn't touch their assets.

Greed makes blind, and ponzi schemes would not work if people were ready to admit that they're going to be the ones left holding the bag. That's why muppets continue to pump in fresh money way longer than should be expected.
I had over 100 bitcoin at one time. Who knew back then where it would be. I didn't hold it all but I held enough. I don't even want to think about what I sold off over the years. But I've been living good for years. I'd rather live and enjoy it than grow old and hold it.
 

ComputerSaysNo

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I had over 100 bitcoin at one time. Who knew back then where it would be. I didn't hold it all but I held enough.
And you should be content with that. For some people, there is no "enough". At least you use that word as if you mean it.
I don't even want to think about what I sold off over the years.
It does not make sense to consider it, at all. You did what you did, and if the BTC crash was already behind us, you might say instead "I was lucky I got out early, and didn't hold it all to the end".

But what you say is what I meant above. It's not enough to get in "early", one also has to be lucky enough to stay in. BTC is a purely speculative asset, the crash can come any time, and it could take it pretty close to zero. Staying in is really hard in such a case, unless money does not matter for you, and then, well... it doesn't matter.
But I've been living good for years. I'd rather live and enjoy it than grow old and hold it.
It doesn't take that much to live good for years, or even forever. I would not even need a million to consider myself completely independent. A few hundred thousand, and you barely need a part-time job.

I think it's smart to take the proceeds now in something like BTC, and either "enjoy it", or save it for later in a way that is not as volatile.
 

xtsho

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"The SQUID cryptocurrency peaked at a price of $2,861 before plummeting to $0 around 5:40 a.m. ET., according to the website CoinMarketCap. This kind of theft, commonly called a “rug pull” by crypto investors, happens when the creators of the crypto quickly cash out their coins for real money, draining the liquidity pool from the exchange."

 

Eastownclan

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"The SQUID cryptocurrency peaked at a price of $2,861 before plummeting to $0 around 5:40 a.m. ET., according to the website CoinMarketCap. This kind of theft, commonly called a “rug pull” by crypto investors, happens when the creators of the crypto quickly cash out their coins for real money, draining the liquidity pool from the exchange."

It doesn’t help when bbc basically advertises to get rich quick off of it right before it collapsed.
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Just Be

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Squid = Squ-id = Skewed; adjective - 1. distorted or biased; giving an unfair or misleading view of something: 2. deliberately slanted so as to conform to a specific concept or attitude, catering to the interests of a particular group, etc. (sometimes used in combination)
 

DaFreak

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If I had significant funds into any coin right now I don't think I would keep it in. I'd take it out and put it into something conservative for 6 months and wait. Not like you can't buy back into it at any time. Biden saying America would defend Taiwan, and the whole tension with China has me concerned. In the long run it's obviously a winner. I've never been a gambler at heart. Other than gambling my freedom to grow weed when I was a kid, the dumbest kind of gambling.
 

waterproof808

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If I had significant funds into any coin right now I don't think I would keep it in. I'd take it out and put it into something conservative for 6 months and wait. Not like you can't buy back into it at any time. Biden saying America would defend Taiwan, and the whole tension with China has me concerned. In the long run it's obviously a winner. I've never been a gambler at heart. Other than gambling my freedom to grow weed when I was a kid, the dumbest kind of gambling.
When you see the largest bank in Australia enabling BTC purchases for its 6 million clients, Mayor of Miami wanting his next paycheck in BTC, and the President of El Salvador building 20 schools with profits from BTC....the writings on the wall. Mainstream adoption is closer than we think.
Crypto will be the currency of the metaverse.
 

DaFreak

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I agree. I only worry about the next 6 months or so. I’d rather miss out on a 200% gain than risk a 50% risk when I can be conservative and get 20%. That’s just me.
 

xtsho

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$20,000 BTC drop in under a month. I wonder how many people thought it was going to $100K when it was pushing $70K and bought in. More losers than winners like any Casino.

$48,494.88

Will we see $40K soon?
 

GanjaJack

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We got a bunch a few years ago for nothing. It was worth less than a penny. We got some more around 2 cents during the recent run up. Holding 7000 doge. I hope it starts going up again soon. Investing is a wild ride, enjoy it. I’m a degenerate gambler so I keep the app on my wife’s phone so I don’t bet the farm, lol.

As the old Warren Buffet saying goes... "Hope is never an investment strategy"....

Any stock under $20 that pays a dividend. Take the dividend and reinvest it. Investing should never be a gamble.
 

waterproof808

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$Luna was the only top 100 that stayed green during the flash crash this weekend, moved up like 25% to a new ATH and now a top 10 coin by market cap. Almost 10x'd my investment on it. Also added some $matic during the dip.
 
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