Welcome back, great to see you keeping up with the push-up challenge 💪 — respect for pushing through with 200, that’s solid discipline!
On the Bitcoin side, yeah it’s been a bit stagnant, but with three days left in September, there’s still room for a positive move. Market surprises often come when people least expect it. Let’s stay optimistic that green monthly close might still happen.
I was able to complete 120pushups these morning, would be going out to jogging too, have a nice day everyone.

My Report:
100k,Faazs,30,2270,2025-09-28.

Day: 10

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I believe people who hold BTC are not scared at all, they just have enough knowledge of the game, if you do your homework well you would realize people who hold BTC tend to gain more on the long run than those that trade, the percentage of people trading and realizing alot of profit is quite little to those that are loosing their investment, the risk is higher with trading you require indebt knowledge and understanding to be able to trade and make profit. So just go around the community and read more from the experienced investors in the platform and you would definitely find an answer that's my own take.

As we begin to proceed into the end of the year and looking into the approaching year these are a list of things we should ensure we do to safeguard our investment.

1. Protect Your BTC
Move savings to cold storage, back up seed phrase in 2 safe spots.

2. Balance Smartly
Keep some in stablecoins (USDT/USDC). Hold naira cash for emergencies.

3. Test Your Exchange
Use only SEC/CBN-compliant platforms, turn on 2FA + withdrawal protection, try a small withdrawal now.

4. Track Everything
Export trade history, Screenshot P2P deals.

5. Watch the Naira
Follow parallel market rates.Time buys/sells based on spreads.

6. Stay Scam-Free
No “guaranteed returns". Double-check Telegram/WhatsApp groups and Stick with trusted exchanges.

7. Prep for 2026 Rules
Expect reporting requirements, keep records clean for SEC/EFCC.

Tip: Treat December as your crypto check-up month — secure, balance, and document before the new year hits.

Life no dey easy, na true. But as you talk, determination na the real fuel wey dey move person forward. If you no gree challenge yourself, how you wan take grow? See am like dis, every hustle get wahala, but if you dey push steady, na only matter of time before the thing wey look hard go begin look like play. As newbie for this forum, e dey normal say e go first hard you. You fit dey fear say you no sabi contribute or say people sabi pass you. But na just mindset. No dey compare yourself with anybody. Everybody start from zero, na consistency carry them go far. Ignore noise and distractions. Some go wan discourage you, some go talk say Bitcoin too risky, some go even laugh your grammar, but no mind them. Keep your eyes for your goal. Remember say "small small, bush go clear." Slowly, you go dey build your knowledge, your portfolio, and even your confidence.

So my people, as dem dey always talk for street:
 “Nothing wey sweet dey come easy. Na only who gree push go chop fruit." Make we newbies just calm down, learn, contribute, and no slack. One day we sef go turn example for others.

That's the life of a man sha ups and downs, but thank God you have overcome those issues by his grace , I bet you are coming back stronger 💪, you are welcome 🤗 back. Today I stepped up my number of pushups by 20, so I was able to complete 120pushups this morning, am fyling hyped up for todays runnings. The struggle continues.

My Report:
100k,Faazs,29,2150,2025-09-27.

Day:9

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It's been raining cat and dog for sometimes here all through yesterday going into today, I have just run my daily routine of 100pushups, let me take my bath some warm water and join you to watch that peacemaker, let me combine it with some hot tea.

My Report:
100k,Faazs,28,2030,2025-09-26.

Day 8

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For Naija, our street hustle/underground economy dey carry more than half of GDP, and na where plenty people dey chop daily bread. From pepper sellers for Mile 12, okada riders for Kano, mechanics for Aba, to phone repairers for Computer Village – na this sector dey pump life into the economy.

But majority of these hustlers dey bankless. Dem no too trust banks, dem dey fear hidden deductions, wahala service, and all the stress wey follow open account. Na hand-to-hand cash and man-to-man trust dey rule their world.

Still, Nigerians don dey create their own backyard finance system since long time:

Daily contribution (Ajo/Esusu/turn-by-turn money) – people gather, save, then collect their turn.

Airtime as money – for some rural side, recharge card dey serve like small change.

Roadside bankers (POS kiosks) – small shops wey don turn community banks.

Alert trust system – some traders dey collect screenshot of transfer before alert even show.

All these show say when banks no reach people, Nigerians dey find another way. But e bring us come this big question:

Bitcoin and the Hustle Life

Bitcoin fit really enter this kind street-level economy wey naira cash dey control everything?

Wetin go make am workable for trader wey no even get smartphone? (SMS wallet, offline BTC, Lightning, group pooling?)

If mobile money don scatter ground for Kenya, e fit be say Bitcoin go become our own “digital cash” for Naija?

Or na just overhype we dey do, because things like price wahala, unstable rate, literacy and trust still big matter?

Why E Matter

The real future of Bitcoin for Naija no go rest only on big companies or investors. E go rest on the ordinary hustlers and roadside traders wey dey change money every day. If Bitcoin fit give dem:

better savings wey banks no fit chop

sharp-sharp payment

protection from inflation wey dey kill naira

…then the matter don pass gamble – e don turn street-level financial freedom.

Make We Yarn

You sabi any small trader wey Bitcoin fit truly help (or maybe e no go help at all)?

With all the wahala of unstable price, scam, poor light and internet – how dem go survive am?

How Bitcoin education go fit enter grassroots level?

Which real-life steps we fit suggest to connect Bitcoin with Naija hustle life?

✅ Conclusion:
Make we reason am together. If Bitcoin truly be “for the people,” then e suppose get answer for the majority of Nigerians wey dey grind daily inside street hustle.

My Report:
100k,Faazs,27,1930,2025-09-25.

Day 7
 
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I done read through the comments and see say a very high number of people they support buying Bitcoin and still purchasing land as the two of them nah still good investment, I been done dey dis dilemma one time where I never get idea of Bitcoin before as nigerian man where i be nah land I go for oh, but now where i done get knowledge of Bitcoin plus information where I dey get from this wonderful group I done see say I suppose do am two ways, though the plot value done rise over the years ,person knw go fit still compare am with d kind rise where bitcoin rise, but nfin spoil sha, nah person where give up nain loose, it's never too late to invest and hold Bitcoin, because on the long run you would definitely benefit a lot. I am still very happy and grateful for being a part of these community having learnt a lot in just my short time here by just scrolling around, you can only but imagine the quality and quantity of information you can find here.

I woke up very early today and I was bored and just used the time to run my pushup routine and I completed 100pushups and am set and ready for the day's work.

My Report:
100k,Faazs,26,1830,2025-09-24.

Day :6

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My Report:
100k,Faazs,25,1730,2025-09-23.

Poverty & Bitcoin Growth in Nigeria. Why is Nigeria a country where over 133 million people live in poverty is also one of the fastest-growing Bitcoin markets in the world? 🤔

Could it be that poverty itself is the fuel driving BTC adoption? Let’s unpack this 🧵👇

That’s a solid initiative, creating a thread like this is valuable because many people jump into learning skills just because they’re trending, only to later discover they aren’t really useful or in demand anymore. An “open classroom” style discussion lets people share real world insights, aside cybersecurity these are some other skills that are booming and on demand, they include; Blockchain, AI, Cloud computing, Data Analysis and Digital Marketing. With the current situation of the country, it's better to have a skill at hand because that's the only way you can become a valuable asset and also become useful to yourself first, we all know they are knw white collar jobs for the ordinary citizens of Nigeria except you are among the elite class, so everybody has to buckle up to secure their future, a stitch in time saves nine.

Day: 5

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Experience is really the best teacher I must say, but just like u rightly said with time and experience you build the mindset and discipline to stay calm no matter the level of fluctuations in the market. Your story about panic selling and buying back higher is relatable. I guess the progression from a newbie to a confident investor begins when I stop reacting emotionally and start seeing dips as opportunities rather than threats. Big respect for not only overcoming those challenges but also for your words of encouragement so we can keep going. That’s exactly the kind of wisdom that helps people succeed long-term in Bitcoin and crypto.