... or am I being unreasonably pessimistic?

I only joined this forum a week or so ago and I'm loving it, all the different topics, all the different opinions and views.  I think I'm in danger of getting the 'investing in crypto' bug and I'm gradually gearing up to dipping my toe, probably in BTC and ETH.

However, hold on a sec.  This forum, understandably, is full of people that buy into the concept of cryptocurrency, have invested various sums, trade in the stuff and so on.  My point?  Everyone on here wants to see the value of cryptocurrency rise ... and rise ... and rise.

None of us have a crystal ball, if we did we'd be multi billionaires, however as much as I like the projected idea of BTC being worth <insert very high monitory value here> in 5-10 years, is this sort of projection valid?  Are we perhaps seeing an expected slowing down and perhaps even slight plateauing of BTC and an end to significant increases week by week?

As I say everyone on here quite rightly want to see the likes of BTC increase exponentially over the coming years, however we're all excited by the whole crypto thing.  Are we therefore at risk of looking at the whole thing through rose tinted glasses, basing our hopes on the increases of the last few years that, surely, can't continue?

Am I right ... or wrong?

Hi

I was thinking about buying Trezor.  My PC is quite old and runs Windows Vista.  On the Trezor website it simply states that Windows, MacOS and Linux is supported.  Do you know if the Trezor will run okay on a Windows Vista PC?

I'm gearing up to start investing in BTC and possibly ETH.  I see there are P2P sites such as Bitbargain for BTC and exchange sites such as Coinfloor.  When it comes to cryptocurrency, is one route better than the other (e.g. additional layers of security) or, as long as you choose a reputable site, is it basically six of one and half a dozen of the other?

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Hi All

Just joined the forum, what a wealth of information!  My first question is relatively straightforward in its asking, although I appreciate the answer might be anything but!

I'm more interested in playing the long game with any investment I make, 'long game' meaning investing now and seeing where my investments are at when we get to 2022.  If I'm being honest, my interest isn't really in making multiple smaller investments and buying/selling as I go.  I'd rather make what, to me, are more significant investments and as I say play the long game.  Note if I lost all of this investment I would survive i.e. I'm not going beyond what I can afford to lose.

Here's what I'm thinking:

1. Invest in 1 x Bitcoin.
2. Invest in 10 x Ethereum.
3. Attempt to resist the temptation to sell between now and 2022 unless either/both increase very significantly in the interim.
4. Assess the situation come 2022 and, if either/both are going to bring me a significant return, sell.

I'm making a LOT of assumptions re: the intervening years I know.  Been reading lots of interesting articles about the way cryptocurrencies could go over coming years so yes, anything between now and 2022 can obviously happen.

However, given none of us truly know what the future holds, do you think my proposed approach is reasonable or foolhardy?