No.
There might be some investors here who experienced losing first before gaining when investing in Bitcoin, but I will say no as a user who gained first before losing money.

I might consider myself lucky because when I started to learn Bitcoin and cryptocurrency, I had the opportunity to earn some tokens (through bounty campaigns here), and luckily I sold them for Bitcoin. On that alone, I can say that I already gained Bitcoin because I didn't invest any of my money into it, but only my time promoting that project. From there, I continued earning some tokens, converting them into Bitcoin, and gaining through it. Maybe the only time I lost was when I didn't sell all of my Bitcoin holdings during the 2021 bull run.

For sure, most here experienced losses before gains because they invested their own money to buy Bitcoin. That wasn't the case for me since I got my Bitcoins for free so I gained 100%.

I tried the last one which is the Fusionist (ACE). I only bought 100$ worth of BNB and staked it there for the whole 5 days. For the whole 5 days, I only get I think around 0.24 ACE which is immediately sold for around 4$. It's my first time joining the launchpool, and it's risk-free. If you're a long-time holder of BNB, joining this launchpool would be beneficial for you because it's free money.

The only risk with this one is the fact that the price of BNB might go down anytime. I don't know if you can take out your BNB or stablecoins during the farming time. Launchpool a possible earning opportunity? Yes because it's kind of airdrop in the sense that they are giving you free tokens that already have a value because, in the future, these tokens will be listed on the exchange.

Is it worth it? As I said, if you're not a long-term holder of BNB, and you will just buy BNB for the sake of the launchpool like me, it isn't worth it, but aside from that, if you have many BNB in your portfolio then it's good to park it into these type of projects. Take note that the bull run is coming so we might see many projects that will be launched under Binance Launchpool. Maybe it's the time to buy? 

No, I don't see this happening. It's only my opinion though.

The Clippers are playing very well this season, and they already have the momentum that they need since they acquired James Harden. I mean why break the core of the team if they're playing better already. We are seeing a healthy Kawhi Leonard this season, and it's the first he has been after years of that sh*tty load management.

I don't see the Clippers breaking the core knowing that all of them are healthy. It's just my opinion though because we know that anything can happen in the NBA including trading one of their superstars out of nowhere.

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And the streak continues for the Detroit Pistons as they lost their 28th straight against the Celtics 128-126.

At one point, the Pistons were up by 21 points, and I thought that they would take care of that already until the end of the game, but it seems like they just choked. TBH, I didn't expect the game to end that close, and what I didn't expect is it would go to overtime. The Celtics are 0-3 coming to that overtime, and they just got their first overtime win this season. That Derrick White's three in the final 2 minutes of the game is the dagger because that shot gave them a 4-point lead.

Who will bet for the Pistons here reach 30-game losing streak? 

Notice a pattern? I mean it's pretty obvious already.
Up, Up, Up then Down. That's the pattern that I'm seeing .

In 2022 we saw the market go down then in 2023, we saw Bitcoin's price going up. I expect that Bitcoin in the next 2 years will be going up in price as well. Of course, these are just patterns, and there's no certainty that it will happen in the future as well. Nevertheless, I will just continue accumulating Bitcoin, and will sell at my target prices.

Opinions from popular influencers you are saying?

Who are they anyway? They might be popular, but are they knowledgeable enough for us investors to follow what they're saying? Investing in their recommendation is almost the same as suicidal for me. I know it's kind of exaggerated, but these popular influencers don't care about your investment. They only care about money and the money that they can get by advertising some random projects out there. I might be watching some YouTube videos that are crypto-related, but only for entertainment purposes. Take the OP's advice you newbies out there.

3 words. F*ck that platform.
Oh, I only talk about Telegram because I'm not using Reddit, but for me, that platform is full of scammers. Yes, it has been one of the most popular social media platforms when it comes to crypto, but the platform is also the home of scammers. I'm not using Telegram for some reasons, and I don't even fall for these scam attempts, but I wonder how many newbies these scammers lured already because of their attractive words.

Nope, this isn't controversial, but its the truth.
Diversification is good, but there's always a limit to it especially if you have low capital. If only you have 100$ money, it would be better if you would just invest it into one coin particularly in Bitcoin rather than investing it into 10 altcoins out there. That will not make you safer, and at the same time it will just lowers your profitability. Know when to diversify, and when not to as well.

In a country that has an inflation of nearly 100%, you need to have an alternative currency that can be used in exchange for their particular currency. The government has been the main reason why the inflation in Argentina rose that high, and with the new government, it's good that we are seeing them exploring some new things that might have a good effect in their country, and that includes legalizing Bitcoin.

Though legalizing doesn't mean it is legal tender, it just shows that the government allows their countrymen to use it without any regulations whatsoever. On the other hand, I still wonder how will the legalization of Bitcoin in Argentina affects the country positively. I mean do we see the country decreasing its inflation rate in the next few years with this move? Do we see a better economy ahead with this move by the government? Just curious because I don't hear any positive news regarding El Salvador when they put Bitcoin as a legal tender... or am I the only one that's outdated?

With the current transaction fees of Bitcoin, I doubt that many people in Argentina will use Bitcoin in their daily transactions. Store of value maybe, but for transactions? It's a no-no. Time will tell I guess on what will be the effects of this towards the economy of the country.

Many online news already said that the SEC is expected to decide on whether a Spot Bitcoin ETF will get accepted or will get rejected. Either or, that decision will have a huge impact on the market... or just only a few. The impact will either be a positive or a negative one. It will depend.

If it is a positive one then we might see Bitcoin's price go up even more, and with Bitcoin halving in a few months, I guess the sentiments of the market will be bullish thus, people will go and accumulate Bitcoin pushing its price even higher. On the other hand, the SEC rejecting the Spot Bitcoin ETF will affect the price, and it will for sure push the price down. How low it will be? I don't know, but maybe a 5% decline for a day Bitcoin would be too low for me, and I will not be surprised if we see the market going down by double-digit percentage in a single day again, but the effect will be temporary, and at the end of the day, it will go up again.

Let's just wait for the decision of the SEC next month. I just hope that we are all ready for whatever will happen. We will enter the year with either happiness or sadness.

You don't know much about Bitcoin, but you decided to invest in it already?

I suggest you should learn more about Bitcoin, and cryptocurrency in general. Like what many people are saying here, learn first before investing. Learn before you earn. Have some knowledge first that will help, and guide you. Forget about the profits because it's always there. You can invest into Bitcoin anytime as long as you know the basics already. This forum and YouTube will be your guide to gaining knowledge. Go spend your free time watching documentaries, and reading some topics here.

That's one thing that you should not do. Letting other people create your wallet.

This is the power of knowledge that we are saying. In the process, you will also learn how to make your wallet and store it properly. Don't depend too much on other people, especially with your money. Investing in Bitcoin can give you good profit, but it's not certain. Like I said, you can invest in Bitcoin as long as you have the knowledge that you need, and that includes making a wallet on your own.

At some point, they will sell for them to secure their profit.
I mean they're investors in the first place so why do people look at them like their bad already because they're selling their Bitcoin holdings?

Tesla also sold their Bitcoin holdings, and it didn't have that much effect at all on the crypto market. What do you expect? They will hold it forever? Only a stupid investor will think that way LOL. Those who are saying that they will hold Bitcoin forever are stupid because they will at some point sell their holdings and so does Microstrategy.

Microstrategy continues to buy because they're capable of it, and they believe that investing in Bitcoin = profit for them. What's the big deal?

Luka's playing like the Suns is his home. Trash talked to the fans, made some plays, and now he has a record of scoring 50 points in a Christmas game. The last one who did that? Michael Jordan decades ago. He's very comfortable playing in the Suns' arena because of the rivalry between him, and his son, Devin Booker.

As for the Suns, there has been a report from Woj saying that Durant is already frustrated with the team because of how they're performing this season. I mean many are expecting them to be better ever since they got Bradley Beal, and many also expected them to be a top contender, but looking at the standings, they're not even in the play-in spot. They're currently at the 11th spot and have a record of 14-15. Durant is frustrated because of Beal's injury as well. Durant has a few years left, and if he feels that the Suns will not be a title contender this season, I'm afraid that he will request a trade again which might happen just by looking at how they're playing this season.

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This might be my last time speaking out of the Pistons anymore because even their fans booed them after breaking the record and getting their 27th consecutive loss. The longest single-season streak in NBA history. In their first losses, I laughed at them, but in their last few losses, I'm a bit disappointed, and at the same time sad because of what's happening with the team.

Cade Cunningham's career is being wasted on this wasted team. He's getting all-star stats, but his team losses still. I hope he requests a trade and go to another team.

Please add some explanation as to why you picked that price. It's a requirement that has been posted in the OP.

For the past 2 years, I've been holding only 4 assets that are in the top 20 in terms of market cap.
Just this week, I decided to trade 2 of my assets and distribute them into different coins. Some are in the top 20-50, and some are in the top 51-100.

As for the percentage, I don't know what is the exact percentage right now, but Bitcoin has the highest percentage. I mean for me, it's a must for me that Bitcoin will have the most percentage in my portfolio so whenever I buy altcoins, I also make sure that I invest some into Bitcoin.

Home-court advantage + distributed offense is what the Knicks have that's why they won against the Bucks. It's a close one though, but 6 players are in double digits with the Knicks, and 4 got 20+ points.
I already predicted that the Celtics would win against the Lakers. The Lakers have been playing very bad ever since they won the In-season tournament. I don't know their record, but they are playing pretty badly. I don't want to say it, but it seems like they already ran out of gas.

Ever since Wiggins didn't play for them, that's when the win streak continues, so I guess as a coach, you will stick to a starting line-up that gives you more chances of winning right?
On the other hand, I guess it doesn't matter for them if they will come off the bench as long as they will be contributing to the team. I mean it's just me but even though Wiggins came off the bench, he's their leading scorer. It's a close game even though Curry only scored 18 points with an awful shooting as well.

What's good right now with the Warriors is that they have good bench players that can step up offensively. They might have a 15-15 record currently, but they still have one of the best bench players this season.

Well, compare it to what happened last year, this year was a better one.
Those who risked their money buying different cryptocurrencies last year are the ones who are in profit right now. Those who invested in Bitcoin when it was below $20,000 already doubled their money. New technologies emerged as you said, numerous airdrops that gave free money to those who participated (ARB is the most popular one that I know). Overall, it was a good year at least. It gave us another year to accumulate more assets, but at a higher price already.

Hmmm. How can I explain it?

I guess I will just say, it's ok. I'm lucky that I didn't get affected by all those hacks that happened throughout the year. I'm lucky that I didn't lose too much money investing in different cryptocurrencies. Not that much happened to me TBH. I'm just accumulating, and accumulating, and accumulating, and until now, I'm still accumulating in preparation for the bull run.

Yes, but the question is how will you know if the token that you bought will be the same as Solana in terms of price movement?

I will not say a specific project, but many projects have experienced the same as Solana. It also increased, the same as how Solana increased its price though it isn't the same. TBH, it's hard to know this one because you don't know what project will become popular in the future. This is also the reason why I'm spending a bit on some projects below the top 100 just this week because you don't know if that coin will increase by 2x or even 3x or even more in the future. It's more of a gambling for me. If I win, then good, but if I lose then ok.

It's hard to find, but if you will find projects like that, you might end up losing your money. Better to just focus on long-term investing, or invest into safer altcoins other than hunting those projects that will move the same as Solana.

None.

I don't know if I'm emotionless already when it comes to markets, but seeing Bitcoin going up that high in just a span of a few minutes will not make me feel regretful, disappointed, or whatever. After all, I don't know that it will happen. What's regretful is when you know already that it will come, but you didn't take any action to maximize that thing.

But realistically speaking, this will never happen. I'm not a trader, so I don't know if this type of scenario is happening, but AFAIK, I don't know if this is happening in real time.

Your friend didn't tell you directly, but merit is important for you to survive in real life.
You need merit to increase your rank, and if you increase your rank, you will have a higher chance to earn more.

Why did your friend didn't tell you that one? Seriously, you're a newbie here, so I will just say don't look at merits as it's your lifeline here where if you don't merit, you will not survive. Being a newbie-ranked member here or a Legendary-ranked member doesn't even matter if you're here for knowledge because both can access all of it with no restrictions (I guess).

If you want to secure your account here, you don't need merits, but you need knowledge. Knowledge to secure your account. Good Luck OP, and I just hope you will not do what most newbies out here are doing. Posting nonstop Proof of Authentications on the Bounties channel hoping that they will earn a few bucks.

There are some videos online regarding this one.

There are some possessions of the Spurs where Wemby is free at the paint, but they refuse to pass it to him. There are some possessions where he can get the ball when they pass it to him because his defender is way smaller than him, but instead, the ball handler chooses to pass it to the wrong person. I mean what's wrong with them? Is this what Coach Pop is teaching to his team? Is there some kind of jealousy going on with the team because they already know that Wemby will be the face of their team a few years from now?

Whatever happens with the team, I guess let's just not stress ourselves on them because, in the end, Wemby will be the face of the Spurs, and what they need are players who will compliment him. Trade those players who aren't fit for him.

Nuggets - Warriors - Since Green's suspension, they are playing way better now. It seems like the change of starter helped them. Thompson seems to be getting his momentum already as he played better on their winning streak. TBH, I'll go with the Warriors on this one even though they are against Jokic and Murray. Let that streak continue.
Lakers - Celtics - Classic match-up, but I'll go with the Celtics on this one even though they will be playing on the road.
Knicks - Bucks - It's hard to predict TBH, but I'll go with the Bucks on this one.
Suns - Mavericks - The Father-Son duel will happen again . I think I'll watch this one, and will look at how Booker and Doncic play. I'll go with the Mavericks on this one.

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Pistons update again.

They're now on a 26-game losing streak, tied with the 2nd most currently that the 2010-2011 Cavaliers made. The current record is 28, and the next 2 games of the Pistons are against the Nets on their home, and against the Celtics on the road. They have a slight chance of ending that streak on their home against the Nets, but if I'm the bettor, I will go with the Nets with this one. The Pistons will lose to the Celtics that's for sure, and if the streak continues, they have a chance to break that record and continue it to 29 straight losses on their home against the Raptors.

As a Pistons fan, how could you see your team breaking the record for most consecutive losses, and take note that it might happen at their home? For sure, fans will boo them big time if that happens.

You have a higher amount of money than mine, but I manage to buy Bitcoin still.

You're like some of the newbies out there that have what I call "1 Bitcoin syndrome" where they think that they can only own 1 whole Bitcoin, but in reality, they can buy a portion of that whole Bitcoin. I mean why do people think like this? What they want is to buy a single Bitcoin instantly, and if they can't, they'll think that Bitcoin is too expensive for them.

I'm like you OP when I was a newbie. I wanted to own a single Bitcoin at that time, but through out the process, I learned that I could still invest in Bitcoin without buying 1 whole Bitcoin. Buy Bitcoin weekly, or monthly basis, or depending on the availability of your money. You don't need to own a whole Bitcoin in just one buy, but you can buy portions of it until you get that 1 whole Bitcoin.

Then it will be the end of humanity, and at the same time, the end of Bitcoin or maybe the whole cryptocurrency.
Please don't take what I said seriously because nothing is true... aside from the fact that it will be the end of Bitcoin.

Come to think of it. What are the chances for this one to happen? What must happen for Bitcoin to be lost? With adoption increasing year by year, I don't think that this type of scenario can happen. I mean people aren't that dumb to lose "ALL" of their Bitcoins right? Yes, there are some Bitcoins that are unrecoverable already, but to lose all? Can't think of any scenario where all Bitcoins will be lost. Maybe if the internet will be lost forever then yes.

Don't think of it too much OP, and sometimes, a quick Google search, and a bit of common sense are all you need to answer your questions.