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As bitcoin Enthusiast that we all are, we are going to encounter a lot of information as we do research...
Different people have different opinions and information about a particular topic. Especially online platforms so it is advisable to not just believe everything you are being told or read online.
    This is where DYOR(Do your own research) comes in..  you need to personally explore and  understand what bitcoin and other cryptocurrency stands for. 
The importance of this is numerous

• This will help you protect yourself from any scam activities. There are alot of Scams in the crypto world so doing your own study will help you spot th at first glance . These scams offers reward that is too good to be true

• It helps you reduce FOMO. The hype behind a certain currency can make you act based on emotions and thus can be very disastrous as you could lose your funds.. when you research properly, you will be able to know when to invest in a project

• You will be able to accurately make your own decisions instead of blindly following an influencer or a celebrity. These people have commissions for endorsing projects and will make money irrespective but it's different for you when you are not properly informed.

• There is risk in bitcoin and cryptocurrency in general but when you accurately do your own research, you will be able to make calculated risks and this will prevent you from losing funds more than you can handle.

• It will help you understand the purpose of bitcoin and it's long term potential instead of only focusing of its short term price movement..

 While making your own research, it is good you source information from reliable and trusted sources. Use reputable platforms to get the most information...
 Some recommendations are
• Bitcointalk
• Cointelegraph
• Coindesk
• Decrypt
 
Always start from basic concepts as it will help to build a solid foundation. I will also recommend that you read the white paper of bitcoin.. it contains key purposes for it creation.

It is important that we get informed about what is happening, in case of being aware of any latest information or security preventive measures, while all this were aimed at allowing us to have smooth and better experience in cryptocurrency, because we are aware as always about how things are going and this can as well protect us from any attack aimed on us.

When you discover that people are not well informed about doing something, then it's a a result of their negligence in taking responsibility over what they should have been doing, this is why the simple acronym DYOR which is do your own research is useful and at the same time helpful for those who have taken time to learn on doing things by their own.

If you want to make research about the price of bitcoin, you need to know what halving is and how the price of bitcoin will increase towards and after halving. Also how the third year after halving may be of the bear market.

They said there may not be bear market in this coming one which is 2026 but I still do not believe yet. I will prefer not to hold bitcoin much at the time and buy back later in 2027.

People can make use of the chart of exchanges for the analysis by setting it to 1 month or sites like Coingecko or Coinmarketcap can be used instead.

I believe that bitcoin always repeat history and has a circle to complete in every four years. Therefore, we will experience the bear market after the end of this bull tun. It only difference might be that, the price of bitcoin wouldn't dip that much like in previous bear seasons, because more companies and government will adopt bitcoin as a strategy reserve. However, hodlers don't to worry about the market season.

the price might not dip like before, and we might not have a chance like few years with that price but who knows, when it comes to holding bitcoin its your choice but we are just here to share our experience, but at the end of the day its the person's personal decision , its also important to do you're own research so that nobody gets the blame, except ourselves.

It is wise to do your own research on literally every information you come across. Like you rightly noted, a lot of people blindly follow the "expert advice" of so called influencers online and end up regretting. It has happened numerous times and would likely continue to happen cause a lot of people are just not willing to take out time to do a bit of research themselves.

With bitcoin, lots of people still don't understand what it is and cause people are always skeptical about what they don't understand, they follow the ignorant bunch to spew lies and misinformation.
But that hasn't deterred the growth and adoption of bitcoin. Today, more people have adopted and using bitcoin than ever with its price steadily beating expectations from critics.

Ensure you confirm any information that comes from these platforms because false news could emanate from them. Two years ago, Cointelegraph reported that the United States Securities and Exchange Commission had approved BlackRock’s iShares spot Bitcoin ETF. But the news turned out to be fake and they apologised for the misinformation. Many investors lost money because of this fake news. Verifying any information from different sources is advisable.

https://cointelegraph.com/news/clarification-sharing-false-spot-bitcoin-etf-news

It's not only for Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies; each business you start needs to be researched very well. Cryptocurrency is more complicated and needs to be learnt before you jump on it. If you are on a forum and actively engage in discussion, it's enough to learn about crypto. When you spend enough time on the forum, you will get a lot of resources from here that you can study.

Beginners always need to know Bitcoin or any other cryptocurrency isn't a quick-rich method. In the internet world, it's pretty easy to know about anything, and about crypto, you can gain a lot of knowledge as well; you just need a strong intention. I will advise spending more time on the forum for learning purposes so you can build your skill properly.

All types of investments certainly require a thorough research prior to investing, most especially for such a volatile investment. Knowledge is the foundation of a good investment, and if you know your investment well and you can practice maximum risk management into it, the higher probability you will succeed on your chosen investment, regardless if its crypto or outside crypto.

The key here is, just keep being active in the forum. Not only you will learn those basic knowledge and insights, but you will also learn from the mistakes of others, from the experiences of early investors, and with that you will be guided and encouraged to invest with high caution.

Yeah, both Bitcoin and cryptocurrency are involved in the risks; it's just that they has a limit on like, the trading. But the best way to avoid the risks in both of them is what you’ve mentioned earlier, which is to do our own deep research on how they operate. Because even though people say that there are a lot of risks in the Bitcoins, and you know how you can handle it by calculating the risks that are involved, you will never have a problem with the Bitcoins and cryptocurrency.
This is your recommendation; it can really help those that are finding it difficult to source out the information concerning the Bitcoin. I think those platforms can actually help them a lot after they’ve done with their own research about the Bitcoin.

It’s wise but not really necessary to do research on every information you come across..if it could impact your decision making , knowledge and reasoning, then why not? But sometimes you just have to ignore some infos because they might not be of help & even misleading somehow for you.. so it’s better to ignore such , channel your energy into something more beneficial to you but yeah no knowledge is a waste! You can do it your way I.e you can choose to reaserch everything though it might not be realistic or healthy btw..just don’t let it affect/cloud your decisions (yeah you could get trapped while trying to to know everything as well)

Bitcointalk is no doubt the best source of information because everyone here is involved on spreading the factual info that everyone needs to have. And if someone finds out that the information that's been shared to be false, everyone will know as well and so for every source that we'll use whether it's from the forum's or these news websites that you've shared, it's very important to always verify if the news is genuine and if the source has done their research too.

bitcointalk is a good place to learn more about the technical side of btc and keep up with politics and world economics, but not the best place to research altcoins, defi, nfts and opportunities in the crypto markets, for this X and discord will probably do a better job.
welcome to the forum, enjoy the content here!

A beginner learn more by getting engaged not only by reading articles or news about cryptocurrency. If a beginner could equip himself by joining airdrop and performing every tasks back to back, then the user is liable to understand more than just reading and learning. Doing tasks lets you get started how it works, interacting with the mainnet by depositing or performing to earn token for free. It helps a lot.

This is the part I like the most in the write-up. It is not just about doing your own research,  in my estimation it is about learning how to do it well and then knowing where to search for the writing information. There are two many misinformation out there and that can be real the beginnner in their search for their own knowledge. Starting on the right platform will save you from the wrong information a d ultimately save you money because they is a connection between wrong information and losing money in the Bitcoin space. On the other hand, the right information will give you money.

In addition, having those reputable platforms to provide you reliable information, it actually saves of your time. Unlike if you aren’t sure where you’re supped to be researching, you will mostly end up getting the wrong information that would lead you create wrong decisions in your crypto journey.

You don’t just DYOR, but you are internalizing what you have gained from your research, so it’s best to come up with legit and reliable platforms that would help you earn positively in your chosen career, whether it’s bitcoin trading or investing.

But wait, were you just going to start investing into a currency that haven't being in existence before without doing some research to know what you're investing into? You aren't being a smart investor when you can't detect if the crypto you want to buy is a scam or not. The only time you have to give excuse is when the project you're investing into wasn't a scam when it started but later changed and started scamming because of some reasons. As an investor, your money shouldn't go into something you know nothing about because when you aren't informed about what you're investing into, you mightn't have the full confidence to keep on hodling onto that investment. The slightest discomfort and you're already cashing out of the investment.

It is more important to focus on blockchain. Rather spend some time knowing the attributes of a system. Research based on vague inputs from the forum where whoever says anything they believe is a pious. It is a speculative asset after all.

Knowledge is power, so as a newbie that is still coming up in building up his Bitcoin portfolio journey, it is very advisable to always do more research on Bitcoin to be aware of any update when it comes to Bitcoin and also have the full knowledge to other coins too, it is very good in doing more research on Bitcoin to help you build more knowledge in crypto world in general, and to expose any newbies to avoid some mistakes of being scammed, so it is good for sourcing information in a right channel because there many wrong information out there that misleading someone,

Making research enables us to develop the insight about an investment on any currency in crypto, all in being done in other to ascertain our doubts and clear every biased thoughts we may have towards investing on any coin or project, so when we choose not to research before investing, then we may just have signed a deal to lose our money on such investment as a liability, we are always expected of making research on anything before going for them, because after we have satisfied level of information about such, we make decision on whether to invest or not.

What you wrote is very pertinent, and indeed... many guys neglect the care they should takes when search for reliable sources when conducting their own research and end up making decision based on hype (what's trending at the moment) or on influencers who dont actually care about others... some theys are just want to gain views and sponsorships by promoting fraudulent schemes or schemes that probably won't result in profit... quite the opposite, in losses.

There are several examples of people who have fallen for million-dollar scams... they invested money in fraudulent schemes, sometime even taking out large loans with the promise of high profits, or sometimes selling cars and properties to get more money into the scheme... then when they discover the fraud, it's too late.

Regarding DYOR I'd just like to emphasize... before joining any project, thoroughly study the blockchain, whitepapers, research the tokenomics, roadmap and team history... as much as you can. And of course, count of the Bitcointalk community to answer any questions.

Nowadays, even experienced users need to be careful and stay up to date with what's going on... as there are many new scams that are powered by AI (deepfakes, voice cloning, etc.).

I think you make a very valid point here and to be honest, the bitcoin white paper contains the basic informations that explains better the graphics of bitcoin because, the talks about the bitcoins volatile and it risk on holding isn't seem enough contents for newbies who wants to extremely explore in the cryptography system.
Learning from the origin about what Satoshi Nakamoto oversighted on the creation of decentralized blockchain can be convinceable to why an individual should consider it thoughtful and see it necessary. And coming into the world to enhance your exploration in how it's realistically achieved by researching would seem less difficult to be understood and therefore, ignites you to be concious of where you derives your informations noting that the space is decentralized and everyone be suspecious to likely be selfish to lure others with wrong informations.
As the history and origin of cryptocurrencies may be imply, the basic acknowledgements from the White paper will enlighten you to look into the potentialities and the use cases of any coin before adopting it. So, making research on your own without relying on third party such as the media influencers or individuals may not be a freak to you because you'd be at the better position to figure what information or system of the cryptograph is a real and fake one. Interestingly, you wouldn't be vulnerable to be convinceable by a third party or anyone else but solely relies on your own research before taking your decisions.

Conducting research for beginners who want to know more about Bitcoin, or those who actually want to invest in Bitcoin, will be very important. But you may also have to remember that everyone’s motivation towards Bitcoin is different. Some are interested in investments, some are interested in Bitcoin mining, but others prefer trading because they are skilled at it. We cannot direct everyone to the same goal as we desire.

Bitcoin stands for many things but one word that always comes to my mind when it thinks of it is freedom. You can DYOR about it as well but bitcoin is the first cryptocurrency that has been able to give us that freedom we always wanted from the government. Even if we know that they just won't let's us enjoy decentralisation to the fullest, but there's just this gap that keeps us away from the reach of the government..

Im happy that op Included bitcointalk as a place to get information from because many times alot of newbies fails to recognise the fact that this forum has all the necessary information you need and people who are willing to teach you all you want to know about cryptocurrency and bitcoin at large..

As the saying goes, "information is powerful" We have to equip ourselves with information as it pertains to Bitcoin and all that has to do with its safety and usage. At first, safety is very important because after purchasing bitcoin, in order to be able to hold it for a long time, you will have to keep it safe, and that requires you to hold it in a self-custodial wallet, which is vital because that would guarantee your asset safety on your path.

However, I have come to realize that people are more concerned with just purchasing bitcoin since they were told its value keeps appreciating over time, which would mean profit to them. They also fail to tell them about the safety and protection of their assets or investment, if you like. Little wonder that many investors keep their assets with third-party exchanges because they have no much knowledge of existing wallets and their security features; otherwise, they would not bother themselves with third parties to say.

Good research would expose one to the essences, benefits, and also safety measures to be taken to ensure they secure or protect their assets because like they say "information is powerful" and this research would help them to have a wider and broader view and perspective of what they are really signing up for so as to be able to stay and play safe to not make any silly mistakes as the case may be.

Sure, without getting enough knowledge about crypto investment you will always fail to achieve your goals. Anything that will bring profit to you, without getting the knowledge and experience you will always find it difficult to get the benefit of it. anyone that you see as be successful on bitcoin investment is not by luck is by the knowledge and experience that make him achieve is goals. We need to understand that Anything in this life you need to make a research before engage your self into it. Is very advisable that a newbie to always make a personal research about Bitcoin, even he as a mentor that can guide him up. is better you make your on research to understand it more better. Making more research make you have full understanding about what you are planning to invest because the more you research the more you understand and get better experience and get a better profit in your Bitcoin investment or probably trading.

There are quite alot of information on the internet, both the good and misleading information. Being a newbie in this era where scams and fakes are more than the genuine and almost looking identical. I will advice all newbies who are here in this forum to always ask questions here if they come across any offer they doubt or any challenge at all. They'll be sure of getting a good number of genuine replies from members here. That's the privilege they get for being here

It's good to do thorough research before beginning anything you're new to, especially in the cryptocurrency space, where there have many challenges due to the high risk and a lot of fraudsters, the only way we can protect ourselves is by conducting our own research. Because many people make mistakes by blindly following influencers, and some of these influencers also lack crypto knowledge, my advice to newbies is to understand that they have a lot to learn in the cryptocurrency space before jumping in to invest their funds. Because it will be easier to lose money or fall victim to scams if they don't do their own research, newbies should learn about Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, wallets and storage, trading and investing, and many others.
I also recommend this forum as number one reputable platforms that they will get their informations and also this learnmeabitcoin (https://learnmeabitcoin.com/) these two platforms contributed a lot to my journey.

Better still, they shouldn’t let themselves into most offers. When they find something really unreal and unusual, they should ask themselves if they truly deserve it, why are they the best person for this offer and what qualifies them for it, did they seek it out or it just found them… things like these would set them on the right path even before they realize it.

DYOR is a must and shouldn’t be taken likely, better still, the forum is a place where, users are always open to help and verify every bit of information, you only need ask.

The more you research on Internet to know more about bitcoin and cryptocurrency, the more you get good information and bad information about bitcoin and cryptocurrency, you can utilize the good information you gather from the research about bitcoin so that you will have something good to achieve that will make other newbies know that you have the knowledge of bitcoin, asking questions as a newbie before taking action, it will make the newbies not to fall victim to scammers in this forum because they have learned on how to identify scammers and their strategies in the forum, there is no kind of scam strategies that is not exposed in this forum, and many newbies have learned a lot from some threads in this section which other newbies can also learn from not to be victim of any scam  in the future.

Doing your own research make things easier for you to understand, then just hearing it from other people. Is always a good idea to make research when you are about to invest in bitcoin. if you don't have the knowledge about the investment you are trying to start. Bitcoin investment is always easy to invest. but to get the profits is the main problem, you just need to set your target and be patient enough for long term and you will surely reach your goals. Because if you have finished making some necessary information in the Internet and you are not patient on it you will always find it difficult to achieve what you are looking for. And you should always remember that when researching you will see some people seeing negative things about bitcoin because they don't like the investment so you need to look for some real articles to study more about it.

Exactly, bullish and bearish markets are normal because they occur in every cycle, like a four-year cycle, and even if prices fall significantly, there is no need to worry too much. Act like a true holder, focus on the future (long term), and you won't be afraid of the upcoming bearish market. In fact, i believe investors will be happy with the upcoming decline because they can accumulate more Bitcoin at a lower purchase price. Ultimately, fear is only experienced by traders, not investors.

what are your thoughts on the four year cycle from now on?
I feel split
70% chance it keeps happening and 30% it will change this time because too many people are expecting for it
we'll see what happens but I'm mostly expecting a >50% correction in 2026.

we'll probably see easier bear markets than 2018 and 2022.

Agreeably, there is a lot of updates and news that could be gotten from those listed sites but, it’s the most you get, news and updates. One place you could get materials on Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies though is, GitHub. You’ll get exposed to books and lots of other materials. Another place is the entire web itself and all that you need is right there along with some garbage, you just get to filter the source out of it and don’t trust an information because it’s appealing.

Yes that is so True Github is actually a goldmine to good resources when you know what to look at You can find actual technical content there straight out of developers which is much more reliable then random blog posts And of course everything is on the web but you have to be careful because there is misinformation as well That filtering and cross referencing is the only way to ensure whatever you are reading is worthy of your trust

It is important to do your own research in this crypto space and maybe in whatever investment one has to go in but while doing this research you should cross reference from different sources just like you’ve listed some sites but information on some of them can be false or rumour.
You have listed some of the importance or advantages of DYOR Doing one’s own research, you make your own informed decisions based on what you’ve learned and gathered instead of from just someone else's opinion.

The knowledge you get from your own study may actually not be enough to keep you away from scams, especially the sophisticated ones. This is simply because research is also a skill, and you may not be skilled enough for your research to be in-depth and thorough.

On the side of research, you have to be very sincere with yourself about where you belong. If you're an individual who knows that your research skills are not very thorough, you have to invest time into sharpening your research skills before trying to do research concerning cryptocurrency.

If you are here for bitcoin solely, bitcointalk is a perfect avenue. Though DYOR is still required, but at least you can minimize it from doing so since the forum offers already informative ideas and information. But if you are here for both bitcoin and altcoins, since altcoins are less discussed in the forum, then going outside the forum is a good catch.

However, it’s undeniable that there are positive outcomes that we can gain from doing DYOR. But we all know it never ends there, one should clearly understand everything that he got from his research and further studies, that’s the most important thing to do.

Despite written in an easy style, bitcoin whitepaper isn't that easy to understand for everybody. We all learn how to use bitcoin network by practice long before knowing about its origin protocol issued by the founder. Nowadays, almost more than 80% approximately don't know about origin bitcoin protocol and just learn how to use from online video tutorials.

For those willing to practice how bitcoin works, it is worth mentioning that does exist a testnet network identical to bitcoin network in which you can try all the features like send and recieve and even expert features which make it a great tool for both new comers and expert devs.

Although doing own research help, lets not forget that we sometimes need help, help in the sense that we are corrected when our research is wrong or we have misunderstood what we are looking for, we also need feedbacks or read others side on a matter, when it comes to that finding a credible person is really hard this days, we go through different websites to find if its true or not, at the end of the day, we are going to make the decision and if its right or wrong is on us.

Still, conducting research is crucial most especially if you are still new to the learning process. But this is just our first step, and this doesn’t guarantee our future success, isn’t it? So if you want to be a plain investor, miner or a trader in the process, do not just settle on what you have learned but make sure to apply them after. The final outcome will determine if you will be successful or not, based on what you have done with your researches, and based on the effects after you applied them.

And for someone who loves you, will tell you to go for knowledge first before anything else, because when you don't go for knowledge first, no matter what you are planning to invest in, whether you are holding or not, there is a need to have an idea about what you are investing in, and there are different types of learning, and when you are physical, it is better. And another thing is that there are people who cannot learn on their own, and if that is the case, then they can get a mentor to help them learn.

The funny thing is, even after learning, it does not guarantee that you will start making money immediately. It will take enough time, but eventually, with time, results will start showing, and this is why you don't just start and then the next thing start giving up. It does not work that way. no pain no gain.

There is no misleading information on like scams and fraud on Bitcoin internet, the worst is that query search engines are not helping at all because when you ask them for some information, instead of showing things you need, they give people a personalized ads first because that's the only language they know best, they don't check the ads they list for people. Many people have fell for this scams over and over and the personalized crypto ads never ends.

If you enter Google now and search for anything about Ledger nano, there is high chance of you see Ledger ads but the link isn't actually legder website, it's a phising link that will ask people for either there private keys or seed phrase. A newbie that doesn't know how this things work will becomes a victim of robbery by google, they are meant to do some research before they allow this things to the public but no, the only language they understand is the money that's comes for the adverts, that's the only thing they understand.

It's very important to do your own research (DYOR) because it helps you get more informations that is need for any investment in the crypto space and outside the crypto space, it also helps you stay updated and ahead of scammers on the crypto space. Like over here, if you are an active person in the Bitcointalk forum, you will see alot of informations that's based on how to protect your wallet in other to prevent it from scammers.

To add to this notion that  research shouldn't be neglected. We can  liken it to  a business venture, I use this instance because everyday we experience new approach to stay on top of our competitors .

From my experience I have come to the conclusion that research in investment doesn't mean we won't experience losses but it goes a long way to reduce them. Also considering the fact investments relies strongly on our decisions , it isn't wise to jump into them blindly without having a strong base for making our decision.

True, bitcointalk is a perfect catch for learning bitcoin, most particularly on how lessen the risk associated on it and on how to take calculated risk after. However, despite how informative this forum is, it’s also a more helpful way to acquire valuable information from other sources, and combine all of them for a better and faster understanding.

And most of all, learn from the experiences of old investors. I’m proud to say that majority of the forum members here care for their co-members, and that’s one asset that this forum keeps the new members amazed.

Being active here helps us identify if there are new trends of scams that are being done in the community. And if we're going to spend some time reading all of those scam accusations and other tricks that have been done to others, we will be aware on how to avoid them and as well as spreading it to others to be informed. Off topic: I think that the word information can be both used as singular and plural and it doesn't need an 's' for it to justify that you've got a lot of it. I'm not an expert but that's what I've learned from staying here.

The whole point of this, if you want to succeed in life, or specifically if you want to succeed in a risky investment like bitcoin, first and foremost, know your investment well by doing initial research prior to putting your funds into it. Bitcoin, like any other asset, it should be dealt with caution, sufficient knowledge and even developed skills and strategies so that in the long run, the investment will continue to succeed and prosper.

Otherwise, if you find research only beneficial after committing some mistakes or losses, not only you missed some profiting opportunities, but you will also deal some kind of regrets.

Doing research is most important step for any major life decision. This research turns gamble into smart choice. You are right that long term success comes from understanding market and managing risks not from seeing it as way to get rich quick. It is much better to be proactive and learn from research than to be reactive and learn from mistakes which you make in past. This mindset is truly leads to lasting success.

Every research you Carry out that is positive, make sure you make use of it in the forum or outside which is the reason of spending time to research some important things from the forum. Your research help you and other newbies to discover new things that will help them to improve in the forum, and any good research you keep to yourself without sharing the good news of the result you get from the research to other enthusiasts, it will give those looking for such solution a tough time before they can find solution to their problem in the forum. That is another positive side of those that are very active on the forum, it will help them not to miss a single update or impart that will be coming from the legendary or hero members in the forum.

For me, this is the most important advice you can give to any beginner: don't rely on someone to guide you, as they might scam you or give you wrong information. You must do your own research,  not only when investing in Bitcoin but also in altcoins. There are projects you need to study thoroughly from all angles to decide whether to invest or avoid them.

Several months ago, during the meme coin hype , a close friend of mine lost a lot of money because he decided to invest without researching the token contract or checking the locked liquidity, etc. As a result, he fell victim to a rug pull scam.

Also, in the scam accusation section, there are many scam platforms. Everyone should research carefully before depositing funds, as I’ve seen many people lose money by trusting these platforms too quickly due to their tempting offers..

Don't trust, verify and do your own research. If possible, do your due diligent research if you value your money is too important, even vital, spending decent time and efforts for researching is necessary.

People can scam you intentionally, it's worst case but even if they don't intend to scam you, you can still lose money if those people were wrong with their thinking, speculation and decisions that affected your decisions with your money.

Losing money to top altcoins is bad like with Terra and FTX but in history of cryptocurrency market, many top altcoins failed and died. Terra and FTX are only latest examples of failed top coins.

Spending money to meme tokens is very dangerous and more stupid than doing this with top altcoins that as said can fail and die.
Cryptocurrency market snapshots. (https://coinmarketcap.com/historical/)

I agree with you 100% on DYOR – it’s the only real protection we have in crypto, especially since there’s no full regulation to filter out the frauds for us.
That’s exactly why I always emphasize checking not just if a project sounds good, but if the technology is modern, the dev team is competent, and the track record is clean. A lot of coins might look shiny on the surface but are actually outdated or run by people you shouldn’t trust.

Scams thrive in the absence of oversight, so without doing our own due diligence, we’re basically walking blind. And it’s not just about avoiding obvious rug pulls – even legit coins can fail if they have old tech, low adoption, or no clear use case. That’s why I say it’s better to drop such bags early and move to stronger projects.

Long-term understanding of Bitcoin is essential, but for altcoins the review process needs to be ongoing, because the space evolves so fast that what was solid yesterday might be irrelevant tomorrow.

Knowledge is power and that's a fact and every newbie that really wants to dominate the crypto space should have every knowledge of it, most newbies are in the space because of what they have seen their friends do or the advice given to them and they fail to do their own research on it to know the full knowledge and understand it more. Knowing or hearing about something from someone else without investigating or doing your own research on it is like walking blindly and relying on others to tell you the way to go, personally, I like doing my own research and explore the knowledge more even if I get advice from a genius I still research on it to be 100% of the information given to me.

There are many Bitcoin research websites, and some of them, especially those on social media, do not provide accurate information. Because of this, you may learn the wrong thing. I found Bitcoin wiki in this community, and it's what I use most now.

The best practise is to spend some time on this forum on daily basis to learn "Nitty-gritty" of crypto. Their is lot of stuff available on this forum that need time to be fully grasped. Moreover their are experienced members that are present on this forum for last ten years and they share valuable information about crypto which is difficult to find anywhere else.

On internet their is enormous data and not all data is reliable. You can't get correct data unless you do some research to segregate reliable sources from fake one.     

You are absolutely right! So much fake information is floating around on social media these days that it becomes difficult for beginners to tell the difference between truth and falsehood. A reliable source like bitcoin Wiki is excellent because it is well-explained and has references, so you can read more. I have been following it for a while now, and I must say, it has cleared up a lot of misconceptions. Such resources are honestly a game-changer. I have learned a lot by analyzing the information this way and am still learning a lot.

Doing your own research doesn't come off easy at any point and that is why most persons does finds it difficult for them but it is very Important and  helpful for investors. Whe. You make the proper research, you get enough information such that you know how to handle investment tp your own advantage but when you are making decisions of people's ideas which you have heard verbally, you most likely will not get the most from your investment because you may be doing something wrong.

I of do my one research because from there I have secured some knowledge I wouldn't ordinarily and I make some moves that are not regular and gets others wondering how I was able to achieve that which I achieved doing the same thing they are doing meanwhile they are putting in as much effort but lack a particular piece of information which they can only  get when making their own research.

It is very important to make your own research and verify the information if it's correct. As far as I have read somewhere that there are some sources online like a news website about cryptocurreny that provides misleading information like saying that a wallet is a cold wallet when it's not really a cold wallet. That's one of the things that people should be aware of. Even if you did make some research but it could be an information that isn't accurate in the first place that's why people should verify the information first if it's accurate.

Nowadays, there are so many sources of information available to us, ranging from clear and verified information, unclear information, to information that is misleading or can lead readers to misunderstand. Therefore, we need to do research and re-verify its truth, and I suggest it is better to discuss it in this forum if we find any unclear information, so people can tell us if there is an error. Personally, I usually re-verify the information I get by comparing it with other sources, so that at least it can make me more confident, and if there is any information that is unclear, then I will ask or discuss it in this forum, so that it can open new insights, and I think the method I use can be a reference for anyone, especially for newbies or beginners, because it is not only about getting corrections, but also about adding new knowledge or insights as I said.

Not all information in posts inside the forum is accurate and you can ask for help in the forum but make sure you are aware of possible in accurate information from other forum members.

It is essential to double check, verify information you are given by someone or by any educational resources. Building it up as your habit will be very helpful for your proactive learning as you don't depend on anyone, any resource while as said there is probability of not correct information from them.

It's important to actually kick off your learning process that requires a lot of time and effort, so if you don't start, you will never gain any extra knowledge and will stuck with either hesitation or laziness for beginning.

Beginners can start their learning on Bitcoin with this one.
https://learnmeabitcoin.com/beginners/

If you haven't read the thread. It is pointed out that there is a news website that shows misleading information. If I remember correctly, I think it was coin telegraph that did it. It stated that trustwallet and other wallet like metamask are cold wallets which clearly isn't a cold wallet. One more thing, not all information here in the forum is also accurate which is because that person who posted it is taught or learned from unreliable teacher or information sources.

Seriously, I also don't believe people who say there won't be a bear market in 2026 in the begining of 2027 beecause since the beginning of Bitcoin, in every cycle there has always been a bear market. So for me, I believe there will be a bear market.but what I'm thinking is that this upcoming bear market might not be like the others. Maybe the price of Bitcoin won't dip as it usually does in past bear markets. My reason is because of the way Bitcoin adoption is increasing institutions and even governments are starting to adopt Bitcoin. So it's possible we might see a change in history: even during a bear market, the price might not dip as much.

Also, these bear markets are often caused by big holders. After investing large amounts of money in Bitcoin, when they see good profits, they start selling to take their gains and that triggers the downturn. But now, things seem to be changing. Big holders may want to hold their Bitcoin for a long period, not just buy and sell within short timeframes.Of course, there will still be people doing short-term trading, but maybe not as many. So, the idea of someone not selling all their Bitcoin now just to buy it back later in the bear market isn't necessarily a bad thing. However, trying to sell everything and expecting to buy it all back during the bear market might be risky  because this time, things might not happen the same way as before.

You are right it is very important to check information carefully especially when we are in cryptocurrency world and scammers are just looking for prey. When news site gives bad information like calling hot wallet cold one it is real problem. We mostly see that people trust these sites and when they believe so that bad information lead them to lose their money. So we should keep in mind that just looking something up is not enough. We should research from many different reliable places. And doing this is  best way to stay safe from wrong information and make good choices.