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Many believe, but many are also skeptical of bitcoin.

From the very beginning of bitcoin until the last 2017 when it reached the first ATH, many people believed but after 2017, the doubts in other people’s hearts are rising. There are many negatives news and accusation you will hear and read about bitcoin. Many say this is just a scam. Many also predicted that it would not rise again but some still believed that bitcoin would rise.

Because bitcoin suddenly collapsed after 2017 ATH, many people sold their bitcoin even in losing out of fear.

Now, bitcoin proved how valuable it is. Bitcoin has risen unexpectedly and is still rising today and we do not know how far or how long it will stay on top.

Blessed are those who believe in bitcoin and are confident of waiting for its new development that will pave the way for more being more valuable. But while some are now enjoying the fruits of their patience and investing in bitcoin, others are deeply regretted because they did not save bitcoin when it was still at a low price.

Honestly, I am one of those who regret that I did not buy and hold when the price was still low, also due to lack of adequate investment. So next time I will not hesitate to buy and hold it. I just hope I have enough money to buy when its value goes down again.

What has bitcoin done to you? Is it Happiness or Regret?

There are few who will say that they do not regret something from the past when it comes to BTC, and I include myself in that group. The first time I ever heard of that name was sometime in late 2011 or early 2012 when I came across a discussion somewhere on the internet about what BTC is. Unfortunately, it took me a few more years to figure out what this was all about, and even then I didn’t fully understand the full potential that lies in that technology.

Although 2017 was the year when the price unrealistically went up, after that I no longer doubted that even bigger things would happen in the future regardless of the long crypto winter that followed. It is normal to regret some things, but we should still learn from our mistakes and make sure that they do not happen again - because it is not worth crying over spilled milk.

As for the expectation that the price will go down, it will probably happen at some point - but it is not realistic for me to expect to go back to some values that could be expressed in 4-digit numbers.

Personally and have felt from what bitcoin has done for me, which is to provide a new platform to manage our finances as widely as possible, giving the advantage of freedom of transactions without having to involve a third party.

Why didn't I say profit from bitcoin? because profit is the fruit of your hard work. Even though the advantages of bitcoin are many, not only profitable, but also an investment alternative which until now cannot be avoided by all large investors so as not to be tempted by bitcoin.

When I've heard about Bitcoin for the first time I thought it's some kind of scam. A balloon that will blow up when Satoshi get enough money. Now I regret being so dumb and suspicious  ;D

I started figuring out about Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies at the end of 2017. I was shocked when BTC first time reached ATH and decided to find out about the reasons and advantages of crypto. I invested a part of my savings and tried to become a trader but I wasn't lucky. Then I've bought some more and changed my strategy and become a HODLer :)

I think Bitcoin and Blockchain have many advantages and we need to use them in our everyday life. We should try to include it in our medicine, economy, educational systems. I hope we could find out a way of making crypto to be more regulated so we can enjoy new opportunities.  

The funny thing is, I remember reading here (and on slashdot) before it hit dollar parity that "the price was high."  People were talking about "when the price goes back down to $0.10 or $0.50" then they'd buy.  Then at dollar parity, people said pretty much the same thing:  "I regret not buy when it was still low [e.g. below $1]" and "the price is so high" and "it will drop below $1 again and collapse since it is a ponzi/scam/you name it.".

Ditto at ~$10, $30, $100, $1000, gold parity, $2000, $5000, $10000, and now at $25000.  Every time it is the same thing.  No one knows the price direction in the short term from here, it is just market timing which rarely works unless you are lucky.

If usage continues to grow both as a transactional vehicle and asset class, the price will follow.  Bitcoin's future gets brighter with each person that realizes the value proposition.  In X years will people be looking back and saying "I wish I had bought when the price was so low at $10000 or $25000"?  Probably if corporations and others keep using it to protect themselves and their shareholders.  Everyone who bought or mined any bitcoin prior to a few days ago has a profit (huge, medium or small).

The question is, did the people who at $20000 in 2017 and who were lamenting how they wanted to buy at a lower price and would do so, actually buy at $3000 in March of 2020 or did they hesitate again?  Most probably didn't buy.

Nothing significant in the past 3 years. But in 2017 Bitcoin and other cryptos made me more than my 9-5 salary, which I'm grateful to.

Now it's interesting all over again with the $20,000+ Bitcoin and DeFi.

Personally for me Bitcoin is neither happines and nor regret. Bitcoin for me is a good experience, opportunities, logic thinking, deep analysis, cold mind and silent heart. Experience - after 2017, I have realized my mistakes and got good experience. Opportunities in my opinion is clear, it is the new way of thinking, new ways of developing and so on. Deep analysis with cold mind and silent heart - because positive or negative emotions may influence on my decisions, that in crypto may be fatal. So Bitcoin for me is a good transformation for everyone. And be happy or regret it depends individually.

Bitcoin has really changed my standard of living to a better one as it has provided a good amount of profit during 2017 as well as I had certain amount of bitcoin in my blockchain wallet which I forgot for long time and when I realised it the value of Bitcoin was almost 700% more than what I had in my wallet in 2015/2016 which was really helpful at the difficult moments of my life.

I would like make it clear that regardless of fluctuations Bitcoin is future and it will not die, please ignore FUDs as they are created either out of jealousy or foolishness.

2017's bull run and the eventual collapse in 2018 really teaches us everything. Personally, I should have HODL early in 2017 and sold everything in its peak in 2017, but eventually I liquidated everything slowly in 2018 because I panic.

But it thought me a good lesson though, now I've learn to HODL in 2020. And bitcoin did a lot of positive things for me this year, specially financially, so it's really a win situation for me and I"m sure for the majority of us.

There's a lot of things that I could have regretted in relation to Bitcoin - not looking into it deeper in 2012 and 2014 when I had a chance, selling too much coins in 2016 - but what's the point of such regrets - I don't have a time machine, so I'd rather look into the future and the present and be happy with the coins that I have, especially since Bitcoin price is at the new ATH and has a potential to go higher and higher.

What Bitcoin done to you sounds same as what your parents done to you. Both are almost same, because my parents gave me life whereas bitcoin made my life. These day people aren't valued out of their respect to others, the helping nature, good character and all. Everything is connected with money, so it has also gained me good relation from high profile people.

Both things but in most part it is on Happiness because if i were to tell on how crypto did affect my life is that ive been earning crypto and it is a great help
to my daily living and thats already an achievement where you are a bit ahead compared into those people who dont have idea about crypto.
I do thank Bitcoin on what it had given into my life.It make out some changes and give out opportunities. Im not really that on the investment side
but rather an earner which means im not really much heavily affected on what would be the current trend of the market.

The 2017 ATH brought a lot of people into so much hype that they don't even understand how Bitcoin works, because they're being feed with the "get rich quick over night" kind of mentality towards the crypto investment.
A lot of them got disappointed after the 2017 bullrun.
I'm not quite sure If we're seeing the same people who invested in crypto market in 2017 today, or they totally turn their back against Bitcoin.
One thing to regret is when you don't have Btc on your wallet while the price is sky rocketing.

It's been happiness and win for me. Since I got acquainted with Bitcoin, Blockchain and other crypto related technologies in 2016, I haven't for once doubted the movement even when Bitcoin was heavily fudded by government regulations, indecisions by the developers in making useful protocol upgrades, hard forks, etc. Even when there was a "Black Thursday" market sales earlier this year due to covid-19. At the end of the day, one thing has always been clear to me - The fact that Bitcoin will always come back strong.  I mean why wouldn't it do so when there's an ever growing (and active) community.

By the way, are there anyone without regrets in crypto? Whether via investing or trading.

It's a lot and I can't count using my fingers.

I seldom when it comes to buying Bitcoin, and most of my Bitcoin that I accumulate and collected was came from joining signature in the forum, and I say, I'm really thankful that I found this forum and discover Bitcoin as well.  Until such time I learned how to trade using my rewards and fortunately, I'm able to gain profit on it even though I don't have enough experience only the knowledge that I got here in the forum.

I think no one will regret it unless those people who are lack knowledge of how Bitcoin work and get scammed with a huge amount of money.

Both feelings. The regret that I had is when I've sold earlier. That's it. Rather than selling holding it for better, I didn't anticipated that the another all-time high would come very soon. And the allowance of time when I've sold isn't that far from the time we've seen bitcoin breaking the all-time prices. It is okay to regret OP, that's how it is. If you have patience and you've held for so long, you deserve the result that you have by just holding it.

Of course, every goes on the period of learning bitcoin, when you just starting specially in this community, you really don't know how can bitcoin change your life. Maybe you earn few sats, gamble and then liquidate to fiat and feels very happy.

But as you can experience, you really know that bitcoin is a financial revolution that can change someone's life if you invest on it because of the potential that it can give you profits no other investment or assets out there. So you learn to hold, be smart investor, diversity to give you that financial freedom that we all have been dreaming for. So there could be regrets in the beginning, but as I have said in the past, this is journey, so the longer you stay, the better will be the result.

I can say YEAH, it helps me a lot in terms of financial improvement. I have such financial freedom after years of investing in Bitcoin and I am so thankful for knowing this. What I did is not be more affected in every market change, FUDs can easily make you fool and brought you nothing good in the end but losses due to wrong decisions.

If this has a good result in my life, this could also be the same with others, only we need to control our emotions and keeping ourselves positive despite dumps.

Regrets? those who have sold earlier in 2017 and then late when the bubble has been burst already in 2018. Lesson is that it's hard to time the market.

Happiness? financial rewards of course, you can start literally nothing and then earn your way, by trading and then you can be an investor, win-win specially if you have been hear for at least 4 years. That 4 years could give you lessons that will make you rich done the line.

When I look back at all the unnecessary crap I bought with bitcoins over the years -- not because I really needed to, but for the hell of it -- I definitely get some pangs of regret. The friend that got me into Bitcoin has even more severe stories than me. He used to spend a few bitcoins a week buying eighths of weed from Silk Road. :P

On the other hand, I'm happy that Bitcoin helped me realize financial freedom. I'm happy that I managed to turn a couple close friends onto it, so ditto for them. I'm happy that I managed to hold onto a few coins over the years, even if I regret spending dozens and dozens.

Well, it made me able to buy a ticket overseas I suppose. My card was dead back then and having Bitcoin was so frigging comfortable when I was transacting overseas since there would be one or two merchants out there that were accepting it which made me really grateful for it. Even now, I'm still hodling some Bitcoin, not for investment but rather to spend whenever I need to buy something and issues come up with my card. As for investment though, nothing much really happened tbh, the most I could say was that I was able to profit off of the March crash by a bit, but I bought and resold back then quite badly, like literally, which made my profits turn into almost 0. Just recently bought more to hold, but hey, who knows.

I have a share of both but majority are happiness, when Bitcoin set up new records I am very happy and when I received Bitcoin coming from my task and I received just when Bitcoin is going up, I have bought a lot and I am to sustain my family in times of crisis especially the pandemic,on regret I regret for not trusting Bitcoin will bounce back everything there is a big crash, like what happen last March.

I see some posts saying they earned a lot of money because of Bitcoin, but that is not determined by Bitcoin.

When you invested in Bitcoin, it is not Bitcoin that will make the decision of making or giving you a profit. It is your decision-making, experience, and skills that made you earn that profit. Bitcoin is moving based on the demand and supply of the market and if we will be talking about what bitcoin has done to us, that would be the freedom because of its decentralization.

Looking back when I first got here, I cannot recall a time where I regret something. All I see are the good things bitcoin has done to me. Thus, it's happiness that I got from bitcoin.

Last year, my earnings were used to support my partner financially when he would take his licensure exam. This year, it has helped me survive this pandemic. During the peak of the lockdown in our country, we weren't able to go out so I can't find a job. But bitcoin was there. Thanks to the campaign and CM which accepted me. Then during the holidays, I was able to give presents to some children and to my loved ones of course. Things which I couldn't do if it weren't for bitcoin.

With those said, you can't see a hint of regret right? Pure gratitude and joy. It might be also because of my decisions which made those happen but I think bitcoin also deserve the credit. :)

Bitcoin brought happiness to me. It became a new hobby for me. I began to be more and more interested in this, began to read many books, news, and articles on the topic of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency, as well as watch a lot of documentaries. I met great guys who, like me, are interested in Bitcoin. Bitcoin changed my life for the better.

Ive known bitcoin since last 2018 and never regret that I didnt know btc when it was low. As far as we know how to use it, how to manage our portfolio and know how to accumulatr profits , it can definitely change one's life.

Im a bitcoin believer since Ive met bitcoin, I am very optimistic with all the upcoming developments and progress. This new technology will eventually be the solution for the other problems that even other organizations are facing.

I have to say that bitcoin had led me into a wholly new world. I never realized there can be a cryptocurrency, which could fix the flaw of government bank. I had believed that mobile payment and bank system is the peak of the online form of money...Satoshi Nakamoto is such a genius!!!

what happened last March was really horrible :-\  some people broke down in that recession and I understand it. When something new made you lose multitudes of money, I can imagine how it feels like. It's hard to say bitcoin won't suffer another crash forever, maybe we who are active in bitcoin world ourselves may see it later...

Bitcoin is always giving me a nice profit after 3 years of patiently waiting. But I'm seeing a lot of newbies post regarding about cryptocurrency, that they lost profit after Bitcoin overpower the market, which resulted dump to other altcoins. Being a FOMO person will never be profitable unless you know you stuff when it comes to Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

Blockhain world is great if you understand it piece by piece. Profits will come after profits if you constantly do your thing.

Bitcoin taught me a lot of lesson when its price is in a high, low, or stable and it made me understand what an investment really is.

It really taught me how to adjust and adapt depending on a certain situation in the market and it really pushed me to think critically on my next step. Bitcoin is not only making profits, it is about making yourself an effective investor to make yourself successful in the future. Bitcoin is the best asset for me and I can't imagined my life with out bitcoin.

It helped me to sustain my family's needs and secure my future even if it is volatile in the market.

I am sure bitcoin has done a lot of things for us, giving us a new way to make money. In order to make money, we now have a new source of income, and many people get help from bitcoin, and they can slowly change their lives for a better life. We see that many people have the opportunity to earn more and more bitcoin cash, and maybe they can get unlimited bitcoin revenue.

I am sure bitcoin gives us a profit, whether if it is a small or big profit. We want to have more bitcoin since a long time ago because we believe that the bitcoin price will increase, and we see it now which bitcoin price already reaches $27k-$28k. Bitcoin price itself is still trying to break $29k, but it will need more time to rise. Bitcoin gives me a way to make more and more money and have a new investment, so I am sure that we will have a better life in the future.

I have been working on the Internet for a long time. And I heard about Bitcoin almost from the very beginning of its appearance. But to my great regret, at that time, I did not believe in him. I already wrote somewhere that my employers then quickly switched to payment in bitcoin. They suggested that I switch to Bitcoin payments. Today I am very sorry that I did not make the right decision then.
And only two years ago I realized that I had made a big mistake. I understood how bitcoin could change the world. This impressed me greatly. Today I can call myself a person who sincerely believes in bitcoin and will not give it up, will not change it for any other alternative coin.

Happiness to the maximum level. I can't imagine myself right now without Bitcoin.

Bitcoin helped me in many ways already. If only I didn't know Bitcoin, I probably don't know about investing right now. Because of it, I have learned anything about investments. Because of Bitcoin, I have bought so many things already and some of them are new phone, new computer etc. The greatest thing that I've ever did with the use of Bitcoin is I'm capable of helping people in need right now, thing that I can't do possibly without the help of it.

If you followed Bitcoin for years already and bought some in the past and still holding it until now then congratulations. The journey will be rough but there is only one way that Bitcoin will take and it will be the way towards the higher price :D.

Bitcoin give me a great happiness and i totally believe on bitcoin. I working on bitcoin since 2013 when price was 300 $-500$
After 2017 bitcoin price pumped very much and now a days bitcoin price rising days by days
Due to low investment i regretting why i not hold maximum.
Now i  am serious to hold bitcoin as more as i afford and hope will give me a great benefit in the future.

We all have a different definition of happiness but I am happy I joined the cryptocurrency investment though I was sort out late due to my curiosity about it which make loose alot of benefit.

Alot of people have said something wonderful about Satoshi Nakamoto which I also agreed with them about Satoshi to be genius but digital currency have been the subject before the arrival of Bitcoin and a lot of Universities/tech-savvy have created some form of digital currency (B-money, Blinded Cash, E-gold, DigiCash, etc.) and what Satoshi did is learn from there the previous mistake and integrated some idea he had to create Bitcoin.

Bitcoin became really important for me during the past 4 years.
Without Bitcoin,I would have been in a way worse financial situation-probably flat broke.I'm not rich,but thanks to Bitcoin,I have enough savings and income to pay the bills and provide for my family,plus I have financial security and I have saved money for a rainy day. ;D
I regret for selling my BTC at the wrong time,but I'm thankful for the opportunities I got,because of Bitcoin and the great crypto community.
I can't say that I'm happy,but I'm thankful,despite some regrets in the past.

Right now, Bitcoin is a struggle. Well it is always a struggle because even if you get a lot now, there is no guarantee that you will get more the next time you trade or invest. I have started with doing bounty hunts like 3-4 years ago but right now I concentrate with trading and it is always good so far. Never give up with your bitcoin dreams and all of us will be able to achieve some sort of good things with our experiences with crypto.

I am still a beginner in the world of bitcoin, I explore this kind of world the month of April this year 2021, so I cannot relate myself the year 2017 but I understand the fact that many people lost the opportunity that time including me because I wasn't able to explore myself that time. If I knew bitcoin before, then for sure I will do the same thing just like what others have done.
As of now bitcoin already gives me so many things, I really believe in this kind of currency so I will keep holding it for the long term.

bitcoin hhelps me to live like legend and now my family respect me lot .only due to bitcoin

I made a decent amount of gain since I started to join and learn a lot from this community and get some lots of knowledge about Bitcoin. as you can see, no one will remain here if the whole thing doesn't mean a lot for them. as for me, I've been here for years now, and thank God every year has been like a harvesting season for me. You may not believe what I'm about to say but I already purchase some things which I didn't get before I join this community.

When I first heard of bitcoin in early 2016 I thought it’s was a scam or some kind of ponzi and I I never saw anything good coming from it judging from my ignorance. Yeah I remembered a couple of months ago I came across a post about bitcoin currency, I decided to laugh at the scam but got interested with the technology. I was still skeptical until I finally opened up to my colleagues who is a bitcoin enthusiasts and he explained everything to me. Thanks

Though my experience in bitcoin since 2017 has not been smooth sailing because I have been in some tight and unfavorable corners in my bitcoin experience but I can’t disputes the fact that bitcoin has helped me in a long way. I have been open to many online business and investment through the help of bitcoin and now I discovered these forum where I can share ideas with my fellow bitcoin enthusiasts.

I first thought it too when i heard bitcoin. It was new to me and i have already a trust issues to any digital platform and i do thought that every digital earning platform was a scam but i am glad that i didn't hesitate to know more about bitcoin. And now i am more glad to admit that during these hard times, during these pandemic, during these hurdles bitcoin was became my alternate source of profit to sustain the needs of our family

Well because of bitcoin, i understand how to properly invest money, i get my own savings (of course with  crypto), I learnt how to trade and it makes me financially feasible.

In fact, with this knowledge and confidence that I get in engaging about crypto, i felt like im having an invisible sword that made me invincible cause it makes me have an edge over other people. With bitcoin, it change my living status - it even made me a financial literate in our hometown cause many people seek my advise on trading matters. Hahaha this is great and thanks all to bitcoin.

Bitcoin so far didn't just helped me in monetary aspects, it also improved me as a person. In terms of punctuality and discipline in time, I learned a lot because time is money here and it is a crucial stuff to deal with. I was also able to improve my proficiency in english, I started here troublesome since it is not my first language but as time passed by, I was able to get used to it and be excellent with it. I also learned a lot on how I should handle my money or my investments, I saw the importance of being smart and wise with all of it.

As a cryptocurrency trader and user, I can say that Bitcoin has done a lot for me. It has helped me to earn in two ways. One is that as a result of the increase in the value of bitcoins, I have been able to make some money with the bitcoins that I have accumulated. On the other hand, all the cryptocurrencies that I have invested in have been able to earn as the value of bitcoins has risen in value. I think Bitcoin has a special role in the life of every cryptocurrency user which has a positive or negative impact in terms of their experience and skills.

Happiness when the time comes way back 2017 on it's peak I made a good fortune and I also regret I did not invest on Bitcoin a couple of months ago or maybe earlier this year when the price is way lower than what we have right now. But the thing is that I can't even attempt to invest anyways because I lost my job so maybe better luck next time.

Categorically, the price  Bitcoin give recently made me believed that it value won't come down to some ridiculous point anymore as we have seen in the past years of Bitcoin. Bitcoin proved everything beyond reasonable doubt that it investment on long-term won't just be in vain but such that will be reward-able. At the moment Bitcoin has reinstate my instinct for it existence, because most of us doubted Bitcoin price to make it all time high this 2020 and the surprise wasn't just like what we saw in the past years of Bitcoin existence.

I also started learning about Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrencies back in 2017. It was both happiness and regret for me because I was ignorant at first. I was ignoring the fact that Cryptocurrencies were legitimate and all you have to do is look for a website that is dedicated to it which was this forum. Bitcoin really helped me understand Blockchain Technology because it was something that started it all. It also helped me financially continuously and I hope that many people will also learn or study Bitcoin because it is useful.

We do start on being a noob and ignorant thats why those common mistakes that we had commited is somewhat considered to be part of the learning process which would in result
for us to find out more things which would be essential into our learning process towards this market..

This place is no doubt the best place for you to learn overall, it doesnt only limit out for you to learn about bitcoin but also in other altcoins as well.
It is just a matter of effort on how you gonna spend your time essentially.

Same goes for me on that bitcoin did really give out a big help in terms of financial situation.

Explaining what bitcoin has done to us I think in the community here many people testimony is uncountable, based on me and when I noticed of bitcoin in 2016 partially, so with numerous transactions I had via in bitcoin I have achieved what skill can't give me, so I don't know for others, it's nice to develop passion in what ever we involve ourselves, because from my observation it's obvious that what ever taking serious always yield positively in life of a man, From the looks of things the adoption of bitcoin has changed many people from bondage if I'm not mistaken.

This is a very interesting question and sometimes I often think about it. Because why I was able to consistently invest in Bitcoin
for about 4 years, that's because there are many things that Bitcoin has given to me. Not only profit from Bitcoin that I got, but
Bitcoin can also provide life for me. In the sense that since getting to know Bitcoin, I have so many friends. This is what makes me
live happier than when I was don't know with Bitcoin.

I don't make complain nor to say I was in regret when I miss this opportunity to hold buy bitcoin last year or even early this year and hold it till today. No, it simply because I'm not a long-term holding either and when I saw the market pump, I sell my BTC and buy back again when it dumps. What I did makes me happy and profiting, because I accumulate all of it, this could also the same if I hold it until today.

It could be regretting for me if I lose those chances I mentioned above because, in the first place, we are not expecting like this but all just a surprise.

So far it has brought me option. Way back then I couldn't imagine leaving my regular job as it has been my go-to source of income and without it, I'd be sleeping in park benches by now. But with the help of bitcoin, I was given the opportunity to earn ample money to afford leaving a stressful and unforgiving environment in trade of something thst is more fulfillinv r