You know when it's the time to sell when the market becomes bullish for an extended period of time. When you see major cryptocurrencies with a price increase of over 2% during the day, you know that they're going to keep rising in price for a while. But when the increase is 1% or less, the effects would only be temporary as the cryptocurrency or token will quickly enter in "bearish" mode. Despite this, we can never predict with certainty what will happen with the price of a cryptocurrency due to the unpredictable nature of the market.

As a word of advice, only invest into solid projects with a proven track record of development and innovation instead of projects that are full of hype. If you do that, then you'll be on a road towards long-term financial stability. Just my thoughts

DAI is the best stablecoin among them all simply because it's decentralized. But that doesn't mean there's no risk involved when holding it. Maker's stablecoin (DAI) could easily lose its peg if ETH goes all the way down the drain. It's a collaterized stablecoin after all. So far, DAI has maintained its 1:1 ratio to the US Dollar, so it's very unlikely it'll go anywhere soon.

I wouldn't trust centralized stablecoins (especially Tether) because the risks of loss are extremely high. Many things could happen starting from the company/issuer running away with the money (scam), from governments taking action against the centralized stablecoin itself. Regulators are now closely following the stablecoins industry after Terra's UST collapse, so I'd recommend anyone to choose decentralized alternatives just to be safe. Just my opinion

Bear markets are usually a "test period" for cryptocurrencies where the weak ones will fade away while the strongest ones will remain after the tide settles in. "Meme" coins are worthless since they're only driven by hype. Coins with real fundamentals behind them will continue to develop behind the scenes with or without a bear market. You must choose wisely to preserve your investment for the long term. Usually the old coins (eg: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin) are all you need to live a great financial life for years to come. New coins are usually risky (eg: Solana) because of their unproven methods/approach to scalability, among other things. They can easily disappear if developers move on to the next big thing in crypto.

For what I know, the crypto market is truly unpredictable. No one can tell what exactly will happen in the future, so we can only hope for the best. Just my thoughts

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We can only take a guess of where prices will go, but we can never be so sure because of the unpredictable nature of the crypto market. Altcoins are much more volatile than Bitcoin, meaning the risks of loss are higher. I did regret not having sold some alts during their ATHs, especially when they never went back to their original prices after a long period of time. That's why I'm more into Bitcoin because it has a high probability of reaching a new ATH after every halving. No one can predict the future, so we should diversify our investment just in case. Just my opinion

Bitcoin is just like any other kind of currency. Whenever it'll help you get out of poverty or not, will greatly depend on how you use it. One thing for sure is that Bitcoin empowers poor people to be their own bank. They'll be saving on fees, plus they can be assured their money is safe against confiscation/freezing from third parties (mainly governments and central banks). In communist countries like China and North Korea, Bitcoin proves to be the ideal "tool" for people to experience true financial freedom.

If Bitcoin didn't existed, then we'd still be subject to banks' desires. Now that we have Bitcoin, things have changed. Most governments are afraid Bitcoin will take over the existing financial system because of its ever-growing popularity. Only a few are embracing it for their own benefit. Who knows if Bitcoin becomes the key towards financial prosperity? Just my thoughts

Solana is "still a thing" because whales are pouring money into it like crazy. This project used to be overhyped back in 2021, so it's very unlikely it'll disappear anytime soon. Average people may abandon the chain, but whales and other big players will remain on board. I wouldn't trust Solana with my money simply because the risks of loss are too high to bear. The network is highly centralized and it's flawed by design.

There are far better alternatives that put their focus on security/reliability on top of everything else. Both Cardano and Polygon (MATIC) are much more reliable than Solana itself, so I'd suggest you invest into these coins for the long haul. Crypto is widely unpredictable so anything could happen in the future. Just my opinion

For the "Bitcoin Standard" to become a reality, all of the world needs to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender. This would mean "ditching" Fiat in favor of Bitcoin. I don't see Fiat collapsing unless inflation grows to a point where it's uncontrollable by world countries. Once "hyperinflation" kicks in, then we'll be forced to look for other alternatives. We were used to the "Gold Standard" in the past, and it worked out pretty well. But Bitcoin is even better than Gold, so it's likely the world will switch to the "Bitcoin Standard" with decaying Fiat currencies. Nothing is set in stone, so we can only hope for the best. Just my thoughts

Some early adopters became rich because they "hodled" Bitcoin no matter what. But others haven't been that lucky. I came into the Bitcoin scene in late 2014, but I'm not rich because I've spent most of my BTC in cloud mining companies and daily necessities. All of the cloud mining companies I've invested turned into a scam, so I was left with almost no Bitcoin in my wallet. It was a few years later that I've decided to invest my BTC into PoS coins in order to build a passive income system of my own. I'm now making a lot of money, but I'm still not rich, because again, I've been spending the profits on daily necessities.

To become rich is quite a hard task, especially when the crypto market is widely unpredictable. There's too much volatility where BTC can one day go up and then go all the way down the drain the other day. BTC is still below the projected $1m price per coin, so I'd still consider most of us early adopters. Just keep on "hodling" and maybe you'll get lucky someday.

Dogecoin may be a "meme" cryptocurrency, but it's one of the most tried-and-tested cryptocurrencies on the market. The strong community backing has led it to the point where it is right now. Price-wise, DOGE may decline in the long-term, but the network will still be alive because of the community. What once started as a joke, is now being taken seriously by investors and traders alike. Even Elon Musk joined the game.

It's this reason why we've seen a wave of new "meme" coins like Shiba Inu and APECOIN gaining traction like crazy. If Dogecoin didn't become so popular, then we wouldn't had seen the "birth" of the aforementioned cryptocurrencies. I wouldn't be surprised if DOGE lives alongside BTC and ETH for generations. Just my opinion

Of course. The higher the risk, the higher the reward will be. For many people, Gold will be the store of value of choice because it's relatively stable. Fluctuations in price are very low with Gold than with Bitcoin itself. However, you can't expect to make a lot of profit just by holding Gold in the long term. That's where Bitcoin comes in.

If you play your cards right, you may be able to use the profits earned from Bitcoin's fluctuations in price to buy more Gold. Rinse and repeat. This will allow you to become financially stable, even if inflation continues to grow at an unprecedented rate. Just remember to never invest more than what you can't afford to lose, and you will do fine. Just my thoughts

Whales controlling the market has always been a problem ever since Bitcoin began trading across exchanges. These big players can manipulate prices for their own benefit, while leaving the "little guy" behind in the dust. They have the power to make a cryptocurrency a big hit or a huge failure. Money talks, so expect the unexpected. What matters is not the price of a Bitcoin, but rather its usefulness. Despite the huge decline in BTC's price, it's still useful as a decentralized cryptocurrency anyone can use without limitations.

BTC is better than Fiat because no one can confiscate and/or freeze your money at will (except if you leave coins at an exchange or a centralized wallet provider). Fiat will continue to inflate, while BTC will remain deflationary with a predictable supply of 21 million coins. The market can be controlled by anyone, but not the network itself. As long as the core Blockchain protocol remains uncontrollable (decentralized), we should have nothing to worry about. Just my opinion

There are many haters who don't want neither Bitcoin nor Ethereum to succeed in their mission of bringing "banking to the unbanked". Such haters are usually banks, governments, and/or wealthy people (like Warren Buffet and Donald Trump). It's very unlikely Ethereum will go to zero because it's the one smart contract platform that actually brought the concept of Web 3.0 to the world. Without it, Cardano, BNB, Solana, and other smart contract platforms wouldn't have existed.

While going to zero is almost impossible, ETH's price could certainly decline depending on current market conditions. If there's low demand for ETH, the price will fall. But if there's high demand for it, you can expect the price to increase. Consider how the announcement of "The Merge" caused ETH to increase in price within a short period of time. Anything can affect its value, but the network will survive because it's the original project that started the "De-Fi" craze. Who knows if ETH remains as the "King of Altcoins" while the rest simply fade away into oblivion? Just my thoughts

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TrueUSD is the same as any other collaterized stablecoin. It's pegged to the US Dollar, bringing you the convenience of Fiat money without ever touching banks. The stablecoin is a great tool for day trading when you want to get the most out of the crypto market without going through all of the hassles of cashing out to Fiat. While it does come with its benefits, TUSD cannot be trusted for storing your money in the long term because it's not backed nor regulated by the government. Just like UST fell all the way down the drain (even though it was another type of stablecoin), the same can happen with TUSD, USDT, and other stablecoins on the market. There's nothing 100% guaranteed that will last a lifetime.

I'd prefer to sell crypto directly to USD just to avoid all of the risks of holding stablecoins in my wallet. Ultimately, you decide what to do with your money. As long as you don't invest more than what you can't afford to lose, you'll have nothing to worry about. Just my thoughts

Exactly. Ethereum is one of the oldest and most trusted cryptocurrencies on the market after Bitcoin. Saying ETH will go to zero is like saying BTC will go to zero (which is something impossible right now). The only way ETH will go to zero is if something terrible happens with the network where there's no point for recovery. There are thousands of nodes and miners supporting ETH, so it's likely the cryptocurrency will last for generations.

One thing for sure is that all other altcoins are simply copies of the original crypto projects (which are Bitcoin and Ethereum). How would you expect a "copycat" to beat the original project anytime soon? Neither Cardano, BNB, TRON, or any other smart contract platform would've existed if Ethereum didn't launch a few years ago. It's the one project that brought the concept of smart contracts to the crypto/Blockchain space. ETH is the most decentralized cryptocurrency after Bitcoin, so there's no need to worry about its value plunging to zero anytime soon. Just my opinion

After what happened with the UST stablecoin crash, Terra Classic is nothing but history. Not even the founder was able to save the project. What makes you think the LUNC token will "resurrect" after investors and traders lost confidence in it? With the path Terra has taken, I believe LUNC will become nothing more than a "meme" cryptocurrency. It will join the ranks of Dogecoin, Shiba Inu, BabyShibaInu, and the others.

I've yet to see whenever the new version of the project (Terra 2.0) will become a huge success in the long run. There are so many competitors on the market with greater ambitions than Terra itself. Without true innovation and mainstream adoption, I'm not sure Terra 2.0 will rise all the way to the moon. At least, the code is available for "anyone to play with". As long as decentralization wins, nothing else matters. Just my thoughts

Things don't look bright for EU and the rest of the world. Another war would further plunge the value of EUR as we speak. The US Dollar could also be affected as inflation grows to a point where it's uncontrollable by the FED. Everything has gone downhill after the COVID-19 pandemic took the world by storm around 3 years ago. Whenever or not there will be a light at the end of the tunnel, it's yet to be seen. The EU needs a strong monetary policy in order to prevent the EUR currency from collapsing. It's leadership is weak, so don't expect the EUR to recover in the time-being. Who knows what the future holds for the Union? Just my opinion