I hope those spoken to will listen and adhere to what's said. These are priceless stuff being passed around here. It's one thing to take a horse to the river but no one can make it drink water if it doesn't intend to.

There are several users here who give insightful analyses but we must come to the realization that we all speculate on price and no one holds the holy grail when it comes to cryptos. Surprises abound in this industry. Most times, overlooked cryptos are the ones that give better ROI. The best thing now is get enough Bitcoin you can lay your hands on and hodl for the bull run. The expectations are pitch high.

This is the major reason why no one should click on "Remember password/Save password" whenever such an option pops up on a site we get newly registered on. I dislike that feature and honestly can't even figure out why those who okay it by clicking on it do that. If it's not laziness, then I don't know what else it's. We should slow down while at it and get a pen and paper to safely copy out our passwords. Our passwords are our keys and we shouldn't toy with them.

You think that crypto is untouchable during a war situation because it's not a physical commodity/goods, but wait till you lose assess to where you kept your PKey or Passphrase. Of a truth, this is more likely to happen during wars as people are fleeing their homes for safety and can easily drop or forget stuff like that.

I'm not really sure I understand what you meant there. If by any chance you meant to reveal to your bank that you owned cryptos, that will be a bad idea.

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Summarily, during wars, people think more of their safety and survival than business.

OP, your story is a very interesting one. For me, I wouldn't be looking at the fact of inflation dealing with the local currency. I would've looked at the price rally of Bitcoin. At the time that pension was payable, it was the period Bitcoin was trying to gain global attention. 2017 was that period it hit it. So, imagine what your pension would've been in dollar worth if it was in Bitcoin, even if naira is strong against the dollar in today's reality. This should be my concern, and not necessarily because naira is collapsing. From that period, it means you would've bought below $18k (which was the ATH in December, 2017). Today, Bitcoin price is double of that price despite declining from its current ATH of $68k+.

Anyway, the thing with hindsight is that it makes us see the past in the present and then judge ourselves. I'm sure if the cash was paid directly to you then, you wouldn't have invested it in Bitcoin and hedl till date. Not so? I don't judge but that's the reality with many of us, including me.

Money isn't easy to come by. It takes money to set up something and the person going into it may not have that capital to start it up. From that video I watched, I'm sure that old man didn't set that stuff up for free.

Groundnut business is time consuming. Some people may not like such a business that takes their time and away from the comfort of their beds. Have you ever considered how comfortable it's to make money by just sitting in your living/bedroom? The ease of such is more likely to scare anyone who has the ability and set skills to indulge online business going into what you're advocating.

That woman's voice was really annoying...❌

She kept shouting money money and how easy it was to make it in groundnut business. The funny thing about life is that we see and believe that the grass is greener on the other side until we cross over. Let her get involved in such a business and she will start singing a different song of how not so lucrative it's.

BTW, this is for my Nigerian brethren as this is more relatable to them, do you know that the thing called Ororo isn't in anyway from groundnut, even though the market people call it groundnut oil? Yes, that's a fact. Ororo is made from palm kernel, not groundnut.

As it's, both Bitcoin portfolios and altcoin portfolios are "breathing" very well now so to speak. Losses are being recovered. For me, this is expected as the entire market often feels the impact of Bitcoin whenever it moves, whether to the upside or to the downside. However, care must be taken when choosing altcoins to invest in. Not all altcoins are viable. Most of those that are viable can't even last a long term. Most of them are shitcoins and are dead on arrival.

Many veterans here will tell you that BNB investment should be done with skepticism and an extra layer of carefulness because of the ongoing suits against Binance exchange.

Yes, I must confess that the first quarters of this year really astonished me on what Bitcoin was able to do. I actually wasn't expecting the type of price level it maintained. I expected price to pick in the last quarters as that's what should be expected close to a halving year. Bitcoin started its great form in 2023 earlier than expected. As for the bearishness you witnessed in 2022, it was expected. Price always slump a year after every ATH. 2021 was the ATH which peaked at $68k+. It's the same bearish scenario I expect will play out in 2026.

Avoid Facebook for your peace of mind if you're into Bitcoin or cryptos. The comments there are larger than life, whether on FOMO or on FUD.

OP, thanks for bringing this to the open. Chop knuckles 👊

I like your analogy down there, throwing light on exchange with reference to what's obtainable in a real life commonplace market situation. Any simple minded person or layman should be able to grab something from that illustration. However, what hasn't ceased to amuse me is how everyone is on the beat about why people shouldn't leave their funds on exchanges. There should be a demarcation in that respect between someone hodling and someone trading. Traders aren't of the same make with hodlers. We shouldn't expect traders not to leave funds on exchanges. How do they execute trades if they don't have ready funds for them on exchanges? Perhaps, what should be canvassed should be not to leave idle funds on exchanges for a long time.

I think this type of breach is even far beyond the KYC thing. It's more likely a social media exposure some people like to indulge. I've often asked myself why those who expose themselves on social media to flaunt their so called riches do that. Will they die if they've made it through cryptos and don't display it on SM? For me, it's childish to flaunt what one as got in public. Modesty should be everyone's watchword but sadly it's not. Don't be loud on your achievements, especially financial improvement.

Saying the passphrase out may not be an issue, especially if all aren't said out, as there are many words to it. What caught my attention in what you shared is the webcam thing. That's true for those who make use of PCs. We can't rule out that, and with the cam being on at such a time like that; it exposes things on the other side.

Sadly, many more people will still fall victim to this incident of yours as narrated once the adrenaline rush gets a hold of them as soon as they get the idea of Bitcoin and want to earn from it. They throw caution to the wind. People are often carefree about the safety and security of their wallets no matter how often that warning is sounded.

Exactly! We can't be winking in the dark on this and expect anyone to decode the sign. Who knows, some other members might learn a thing or two if the vexatious post is disclosed here.

Most times, these "sideline posts" even make the threads page turners and interesting read as they expose angles the OP or other users may not have thought of. I'm sure, there's no one here who hasn't partaken or made "correction" posts.

... And get unmasked, everyone! 🧐

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Yes, I recall that drama vividly and I guess it was majorly because of the mouth watery and unbelievable payrate BestChange offered then and insisted on managing the campaign itself. The account was relatively unknown (to put it mildly). That got so many eyebrows raised. I can't remember the exact amount again but back in the day it was a huge amount as it also caught my attention too.

All the best to all of us, and to the Change that suits Best.

Yeah, I guess you rightly stated it there with what I found in your post history. You truly aren't good at creating "informational threads". You've been in this forum since 2017. Sadly, you've just one created topic to your credit. From my observation, merit is easily awarded to created topics more than regular comments. This may also be going against you.

I hope OP returns to read all these suggestions made to them here as I've seen their last seen online was about a month ago – October 8.

Yeah, that's true. I do this too. However, I go in with minimal risk during consolidation until there's a Breakout and then I double my risk the direction of the BO. I don't just hop in once there's a BO. I wait for a retracement. Price has a way of retracing to retest its point of BO, most times. There's a 8 out of 10 chances that it will return for a retest before journeying on.

However, besides all the mistakes you listed is the a major one you didn't list. That's lack of emotional control. Emotion is a trade killer. Any trader who can't control their emotion, whether in winning or losing, will have a hard time being profitable.

You actually can keep friends with divergent views and opinions. Well, maybe, I should've said I could. I've friends who have heard of Bitcoin but aren't keen on pursuing an investment in it. I don't have any ish with friends like that, provided they aren't talking down on my business. Everyone knows their boundaries and how to keep them and then we're good. Anything short of that, or any of them trying to convince me otherwise will definitely result in me keeping them at arms length. It's that simple.

This is really some crazy shit, frankly. It's becoming obvious this is going to be the major bane of Bitcoin, and not even the government we keep poking fingers at for its refusal to fall in line with the mass adoption thing. This congestion gets worse whenever there's price rally a few days in a roll. It frustrates every effort to have smooth transactions. People need seamless (or almost seamless transactions) to want to use a service. In this regard, Bitcoin isn't providing it.

I've been served this too and I don't know why it's so. You're buying on the same Binance but what you get is always lower than what's bought. I think this is common with Bitcoin purchases. I haven't noticed it in all my stablecoin deals. This is why I've resolved to stay away from buying Bitcoin there. I rather buy USDT and then swap it for Bitcoin. Yes, I know I will be charged a certain commission for swapping it but what is charged is negligible compared to the throat slit I get buying directly.