Governments always want control/power over the mainstream economy, so they will reject Bitcoin in every way possible. Of course, that doesn't mean they won't add BTC to their balance sheet like they've been doing with Gold a long time ago. What it means is that governments won't let BTC replace Fiat for their own convenience. This shouldn't be a reason of concern, especially when BTC is decentralized. You can't replace centralization with decentralization or vice-versa.

I'm fine with Bitcoin just the way it is, as long as people achieve true financial freedom. In the future, BTC will live alongside existing Fiat currencies and even precious metals for generations. People will get to decide which currency/asset to use depending on their needs. Who knows if almost everyone in the world gets to "own" some Bitcoin in the future? Just my thoughts

That can be said about centralized staking. But with decentralized staking, that's another story. You're trusting your funds to the protocol, instead of a third-party. Things can go wrong if the platform is hacked or the stablecoin loses its parity to the US Dollar in an instant. Those are the risks involved with decentralized staking. But I still think it's a better alternative than just saving money in a bank.

With the collapse of major banks across the US, no one is safe these days. It's all a matter of diversifying your investment to reduce the risks of loss as much as possible. Who knows if stablecoins improve to a point where they will become "immune" from real world events? Just my opinion

Bitcoin can't be confiscated or debased at will, making it the best "sound money" the world has even seen. It's ideal for use at times of crisis. The only problem is dealing with volatile market prices. But that would no longer be a reason of concern in the future if Fiat collapses due to banks' mishandling of the economy. More people are becoming aware of Bitcoin's true benefits, so it should only be a matter of time before we enter the era of "hyperbitcoinization".

Buying now while prices are cheap could be the best decision to make in your lifetime. Who knows if you'll become rich in the future by acting fast before it's too late? Just my thoughts

Not the "King of Altcoins", but rather the "King of Tokens". We can also call ETH the "King of NFTs", since it's the leading platform for digital collectibles and art. Market cap tells us nothing about the coin, other than its valuation in Fiat relative to its circulating supply. What really determines how successful a project is, it's mainstream demand and active development. ETH is one of the most active (if not the most active) smart contract platforms in the world in terms of development and innovation, so it has a huge advantage over its competitors. Not to mention, it was the first coin to bring Web 3.0 to the world. It may have turned into a centralized PoS coin, but it's still a better option than Solana or BNB (which are far more centralized).

I believe there's room for improvement, as developers work on ways to preserve the network's decentralization and censorship-resistance. Upcoming upgrades will make ETH a "force to reckon with". Who knows if it lives alongside BTC for generations? Just my opinion

The only "zero trust" mixers I know of are those built into the Wasabi and Samourai wallets (in the case of Bitcoin). There was something called "Tumblebit", but it seems development stopped for a while ago (also a Bitcoin mixer). For ETH, there's a "Zero-Knowledge" mixer called Tornado.Cash but it got sanctioned by the US. Some developers forked Tornado.Cash and made a new mixer called "Privacy Pools", but I'm yet to see how long will it last.

I guess the risk of using a mixer is being "flagged" by the government as they believe you're doing something suspicious such as money laundering or tax evasion. With governments hunting down mixers lately, I'd steer clear from them just to avoid bringing unwanted attention. Hopefully, privacy will survive as defenders oppose governments' actions in the long run. Who knows if they'll give up in their efforts to eliminate privacy in crypto for good? Just my thoughts

A third-party app would be the best way for Shiba Inu to obtain privacy features without having to worry about the regulators. That's because privacy would be more of an optional feature instead of something mandatory for users of the cryptocurrency. You can see why Monero and Zcash are rejected by most exchanges. That's because they enforce privacy by default.

Shiba Inu is a "meme" coin anyways, so don't expect anyone to take it seriously for day-to-day payments. There are billions of coins in circulation, making the prediction of $0.01 per coin a distant dream. Who knows if it fades away into oblivion as people move on to the next big thing in crypto? Just my thoughts

Confidence in stablecoins has been on a constant decline ever since Terra UST went all the way down the drain. It produced a "domino effect" where other stablecoins lost their peg in an instant. Both DAI and USDC may've lost their peg for a short period of time, but the damage has already been done. I doubt investors are going to trust stablecoins anymore, after a series of unfortunate events. Only regulators will be able to restore confidence back into stablecoins by forcing issuing companies to provide proof of reserves and/or make holders "whole again".

We can't expect much from "digitized" Fiat currencies, especially when they're utterly-centralized. At least, we have decentralized cryptocurrencies by our side. As long as people are able to enjoy true financial freedom, there should be nothing to worry about. Just my opinion

Bitcoin will be the leading cryptocurrency of the decentralized Blockchain world, but it will never replace Fiat because of the way it was designed. This shouldn't be a reason of concern, as long as Bitcoin does the job it's supposed to do (which is to bring financial freedom to the world). It's been going strong for nearly 14 years now, so I'm certain it will last a lifetime.

Maybe someday world governments will add Bitcoin to their reserves just like they've been doing with Gold today? If that happens, BTC will "explode" in market prices. As long as you don't invest more than what you can't afford to lose, there should be nothing to worry about. Just my thoughts

It's utility that counts. NOT market prices. Around 99.9% of altcoins will die because they're only driven by hype. But that doesn't matter as long as there's money to be made. If you want to make profits quickly, then any altcoin is for you. For serious long-term investments, look no further as Bitcoin is the only cryptocurrency capable of this.

I don't think the trend will die as new projects usually take over existing ones over time. BTC cannot be the only crypto in existence, especially when it's open source. Which means, anyone can copy its code and create an "improved" version of it. With regulations coming in, we can expect a reduction in the number of scam coins and tokens in the future. Who knows how the market will look like 10-20 years from now? Just my opinion

There are so many people foolishly thinking that Elon Musk will make crypto "explode" in price, when that's really not the way it works. One man can't move the whole market in his favor. He can only manipulate investors from an specific cryptocurrency with the hopes of "pumping" its price within the short term. But it won't last forever as investors and traders become vary of his tactics. The market will reach a level of maturity, where an opinion of a single person won't matter at all. Transparent crypto coins will gain most of the attention, because they're approved by most governments worldwide.

The ones that will face further pressure down the road are none other than privacy coins themselves. It doesn't matter anyways, since people can still use privacy coins in secret. As long as such coins remain decentralized and censorship-resistant, nothing will be able to stand in their way. For an average person like you and me, we are irrelevant to the government as long as we "play by the book". Who knows what lies for the crypto industry in the future? Just my thoughts

MATIC went well above $1, but it's still struggling to reach the "double digits". The on-going bear market and the coin's circulating supply is what's limiting its ability to go all the way to the moon. Unless developers start burning tokens, don't expect MATIC to go anywhere soon. Maybe MATIC holders will take matters into their own hands by doing the "burning process" themselves?

No matter what happens in the long run, Polygon (MATIC) will survive as long as it remains decentralized and censorship-resistant. It's actually much faster and cheaper to use than ETH, so demand will likely remain high for quite some time. Who knows if it lasts for generations? Just my thoughts

The "deep state" wants Bitcoin to switch to PoS just to become a centralized coin. Only then, they'll be able to do whatever they want with it. Exchanges usually hold most of the coin's supply (customer funds), so they will have absolute control over a PoS-based blockchain network. Consider how ETH is now manipulated by big players in the industry. This wouldn't have happened if it remained a PoW coin where anyone with a GPU could contribute to its decentralization.

For this and many other reasons, Bitcoin will never become a PoS cryptocurrency. I wouldn't be surprised if there's another hard fork related to BTC that would use PoS as its consensus layer. Ultimately, the longest chain (BTC) will prevail while the new one will quickly fade into oblivion. Who knows if BTC ends uo being the only PoW cryptocurrency in the world? Just my opinion

Stablecoins aren't safe because they're not backed by the government. They're just "private currencies" with USD reserves on a bank (collaterized stablecoins). The risk of loss is higher with algorithmic stablecoins as they're not backed by real USD reserves. I don't get why many people trust stablecoins with their hard-earned money when they're subject to failure.

If you really want to protect your investment, just sell your crypto to USD directly. There's really no other way around. With the recent collapse of USDC and DAI, I'd steer clear from stablecoins until things are sorted out by the regulators in the long run. Who knows if stablecoins are eventually replaced by CBDCs? Just my thoughts

ETH going all the way down to $1 is impossible. The same thing can be said about BTC going down to $10 per coin. But if it happens, most of the altcoins will die because they depend on these two cryptocurrencies alone (BTC and ETH) to survive. After all, Bitcoin and Ethereum dominate most of the crypto market. The only way this will materialize is if governments around the world ban crypto/Blockchain tech for good. Mainstream adoption will decline, leading towards lower market prices in the long run.

Altcoins often come with higher risks than Bitcoin alone, so I'd suggest you diversify your investment to protect yourself against a massive decline in market prices. No one can predict the future so we can only hope for the best. Just my opinion

I don't know about Dogechain (DC), especially when many people claim it's a scam. Developers hold most of the tokens in circulation, so we should expect a "rug pull" anytime soon. As far as Dogecoin goes, I think there's a possibility it will reach $1 for a short period of time. Everything will depend on the situation of the global economy, and the crypto market itself for DOGE to reach such a new ATH.

Those who bought in DOGE cheap, will greatly benefit once it goes all the way to the moon. Elon Musk has been quite silent about DOGE lately (AFAIK), so don't expect any "pump" in market prices anytime soon. At least we know DOGE won't be going anywhere. As long as there's a community behind it, nothing else matters. Just my thoughts

It's technically hard (if not impossible) to add features to a token living on an existing Blockchain network (in this case, the Ethereum blockchain). It would increase gas costs and completely slow down the network. That's because ETH doesn't have the capacity to process smart contracts' computations at a large scale. If developers decide to make Shiba Inu a "privacy coin", they're going to have to use a L2 network just to reduce the burden on the main ETH blockchain. Or they could just create a decentralized mixer like Tornado.Cash that would let SHIBA users "launder" their coins on the go.

With Vitalik not taking the project seriously, we can't expect the token to "explode" in price anytime soon. It won't even reach $0.01 during its lifetime. Who knows if it dies in the long run as people move on to the next big thing in crypto? Just my opinion

"De-Fi" protocols usually reward lenders with every stablecoin deposit. Rates can vary depending on how many people are borrowing coins on the platform. The lower the number of people borrowing, the lower your annual income (APY) will be. It's all driven by algorithms. The only risk would be losing all of your hard earned money if the stablecoin loses dollar parity in the long run. Of course, you can also lose it all with a PoS coin if it loses value. But at least you're not given false promises that they will always retain their value unlike stablecoins.



I think the only advantage would be sending "Fiat" faster and cheaper across borders. Not to mention, stablecoin issuers are able to "freeze" or blacklist your address from being able to send/receive any coins at all (you can do a quick Google search to see for yourself how USDC has been able to blacklist addresses in the past). It's the perfect tool for bankers to get what they want. Therefore, cash is the only solution if you want to "stick" with plain-old Fiat. Otherwise, I'd suggest you go all-in Bitcoin for the long term.

The "altcoin" trend will never go away, as long as there's money to be made. What will disappear are existing altcoin projects that are often driven by hype with no substance behind it. People usually abandon such projects for the next big thing in crypto. I'd say around 90% of altcoins are nothing more than just pure cash grabs by developers. Only a select few will survive in the long run.

Why would I need to worry about alts when I have the best cryptocurrency in the world (Bitcoin)? We'll never know how the crypto market will behave in the long run because of its unpredictable nature. As long as you don't go crazy investing in altcoins, there should be nothing to worry about. Just my thoughts

Libra wasn't going to be decentralized at all, especially with Facebook behind it. The new digital cash system was meant to work closely with banks to help provide "banking to the unbanked". It was easy enough to shut down the project due to its centralized nature. But I can't say the same about decentralized cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum. While a decentralized cryptocurrency will never be accepted by mainstream governments as the leading world currency, it will certainly reduce Fiat's dominance by a large margin.

There will be more pressure against decentralized cryptocurrencies as they go against what was establish in the first place. I'm fine with Bitcoin just the way it is, as long as it remains decentralized and censorship-resistant. Who knows if Bitcoin lives for centuries? Just my opinion

There's always an opportunity to invest in crypto at low prices. After each bull market, comes an intense bear market, making it easy to follow the rules of "buy low, sell high". People usually panic when they see prices falling all the way down the drain. But that's because they don't know how the crypto market works. Those who are wise, will buy most of the prominent crypto coins at a very low price to obtain huge profits once everything goes back up again.

It's predicted that the next bull market will happen during or after 2024, especially when that's the time BTC's block reward is cut in half. This is not the end of crypto, but rather the very beginning of a long journey filled with excitement for early adopters like us. Who knows if you get lucky next time by acting fast before it's too late? Just my thoughts