No one thinks of what they're to others when they're battling issues beyond them. I just hope
BlackHatCoiner is well and the personal reason they gave that made them quit here isn't health related. That's the only part that saddens me when I read about people leaving this forum or any other social gathering. Health issues can make someone distraught. Other than that, people are free to come and go here without giving out details of their actions.

They can count their losses if they sold and market begins to rally up. What if they sold prior to bear season, they will be happier they did. It's a two way thing. It's either this or that when it comes to Bitcoin; and by extension, life. Nothing is really cast in stone. We shouldn't make it look like it's automatic profit once we invest in Bitcoin. Being in profit in it will depend on when one buys. Anyone buying Bitcoin now is more likely getting into profit than into loss.

Most times, what watching screen does is getting into our emotions and messing the whole thing up as we panic and sell off prematurely when we have correction, thinking it's a change in trend.

It's this, "No risk no reward" thing that will make a whole lot of difference among hodlers as we approach this incoming bull run. We're going to have those who will not want to risk much but we expect to earn as much as those who risked much. It's a recipe for disaster because fearful investors will want to put their $20 in tokens they think will cancel out so many zeroes and give them unbelievable ROI. It will cause them to invest in shitcoins because of its cheap price. At the end, the risk they take becomes needless risk.

My advice to newbies reading this now is to stick to Bitcoin. The reward to risk may not be much but their investment will be intact and in expected increase. However, anyone investing should invest what they can afford to lose. Don't over risk it.

Quick one. Make I congratulate you first for your rank up. You don try. Two crayfish for you!

Back to the issue. You delayed to this point before taking position on Bitcoin? Is that what you're saying? Well, it's never too late. I took a position on Bitcoin and threw in huge cash a few weeks ago when it was still in that $30k – $34k range. I regretted when I didn't do it when it stalled at $22k – $23k. So, buying now shouldn't also be seen as FOMO; it's a reality of price rallying up in preparation for bull run. All you've to do is watch price levels and be buying in bits once there's correction. That's what I would do if I were you.

That's true, and I'm one of those who strongly believe that this industry depends largely on Bitcoin. That's why we get to find the market dip tremendously whenever Bitcoin dumps. Only a few alts escape such dips whenever it happens. The knowledge of this is what makes me believe this industry isn't going anywhere, at least not until Bitcoin disappears. It's hard for the powers that be to destroy Bitcoin and that's what's keeping this industry going.

That's what's going to make it bewildering. I won't be shocked of the many in this forum reading all the gamuts of topics on this Bitcoin halving but who are going to miss out on this bull run. People usually take for granted information given out to them for free. You know that feeling of nothing good comes cheap, right? The naysayers and watchers will think this is another passing comment not to be taken seriously.

Yes, that should be the attitude. No one here has any excuse of not hodling for the run. At a time like this it's good to get Bitcoin and leave it through 2024 to 2025. Those who are going to scalp the market are not likely to be as profitable as those who will hodl for long.

I beg to differ on this. While I know you're generic in that comment, I also have read others toe that line of thought, but that doesn't apply in all cases. We should know that there are people who don't give a hoot about the seedphrase of others. I've created several wallets for people without even having a peep into what they've there. Some I activated physically in their presence while others I did online for, several distance apart, and I never bothered to ask. I only made sure they knew what to copy and from where. I've bought Bitcoin and other cryptos for people without owing or having access to their wallets after creating those wallets for them. Doing that and making sure they don't reveal their seedphrases to me is my own way of instilling in them that thought process of Not Ever Revealing their seedphrase to anyone, no matter who. "If as a mentor I didn't allow you reveal to me, what else will make you reveal to anyone else?" That's the way I put it to them.

What's in the offing for me in El Salvador besides BTC? That's the first question I would ask myself if I ever contemplate being her citizen. I know that life doesn't start or end with Bitcoin and so I've to weigh other options. I don't like the idea of El Salvador, to start with. There are countries I won't want to live in despite how well planned or organized people think that system is. The United States of America is one of them. I don't like the proliferation of arms there and won't want to always be scared of random maniacs who would shoot at people with the least provocation. Some of them even do it for fun, not out of provocation. The road rage there is out of this world. Besides infrastructural development and nice government, peace of mind isn't something to be toiled with. This isn't denigrating the US, after all it's far and way ahead of my country but I'm just stating my POV.

Nice catch. OP thinks here's a forum peopled by ignoramuses.

I'm also of the same opinion as that which you displayed there. No one will willfully give out what fetches them money to random strangers just like that. Anyone promising that makes their story sound too good to be true. That's why we should always verify whatever we intend going into. Never be in a rush. That hasty decision is what scammers capitalize on to catch their preys.

Of course, what you said there is a given. This is a more reason that we ought to surround ourselves with people of like minds. There should be a reason for friendship or acquittances. For me, it's boring discussing one's passion with people who aren't exposed to such. It can even breed envy or getting labelled arrogant among such people. Avoid anyone who tends to see you as dreaming too big. That's a major red flag. For this forum, yes it's a succour. This is where I first cut my teeth in this industry and it has helped tremendously in the way I see investments, not just cryptos.

FUD, most times and if deliberately done, provides a positive opportunity for wealth recreation as panic hands will sell off to hand over their hodlings to diamond hands to hodl and enjoy the ride. So, whenever I find anything that looks like FUD on viable projects I conclude immediately that's intentional to buy back the dip. It's necessary that we embrace FUD as much as we want to always hear bull run here and there.

I guess you meant they would use the only one out of their 10 coins that does well as a selling point, not unselling point.

Oh, now I get where I saw the BCT tag I struggled to mention in my other post yesterday.

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OP, your question on if there are users who post without getting paid – Yes, there are users like that. JJG strikes me as the top on that list and that user doesn't just write, they write a wall of text. I don't know where they get their energy from. Franky is another user, yes? Anyway, I think those who do that are able to do that because they're early adopters and are loaded with Bitcoin. It costs data to be online and if one isn't earning from their activities online, how will one be able to fund the data? This is one of the major reasons users appear to post less when they aren't in campaigns. That's my observation.

Earlier this week I saw a member address this forum as BCT (I'm not sure it was this OP), it looked funny to me but I moved on. I'm used to referring to this place as BTT and I think rightly so. BCT doesn't sound representative enough IMHO. Let's dissect it a bit more. BTT could stand in as BiTcoinTalk but what can BCT stand in as BitCoinTalk? Well, I think we've to remember that Bitcoin itself has always taken a "T" immediately after a "B" as in BTC. So, I think it will be really awkward to address a forum named after it as BCT, rather than maintain that sequence it's known for. If anything at all, BTCT – BitcoinTalk better suits than BCT but that will be long and boring to pronounce. Who cares, then? I'm stuck with BTT.

I guess you're trying to live out the meaning of your moniker, "shenanigan". Otherwise, I don't see what could occasion all those wild accusations you're throwing up on this thread. Someone should kindly check up the meaning of shenanigan before they get unnecessarily serious with your POV.

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On the mixer ban, I'm cocksure there's going to be a ripple effect that will empower other competitors that can wrestle traffic from this forum. Already, I've read about a manager who has concluded plans to move a mixing service they're managing here to a sister forum. In time to come, more managers are going to find fertile grounds to move theirs too; not just only mixers but other advertising promotions. I don't know if theymos' decision to ban mixers here outright will be a good one at the end. This is an experiment we all hope will end well. It's a make or mar moment.

Truly, hugeblack; your love for this green family holds water. You've kept watch and faith with us weekly despite moving to another affiliation. Thanks for your affection.

Happy celebration to all my colleagues. Let's make this a December to Remember!

There's no way many of us will know the equivalent of what value you're talking about except you represent it in dollar value.

You took a wise decision there. I did same a few weeks ago and I'm over 20% in ROI already. Anyone leaving their cash in the bank at this moment and they're into cryptos or Bitcoin specifically, they aren't doing themselves any good at all. Those who did a few weeks/months ago are already in huge profit. Now is a very convenient time to invest in Bitcoin because it's less risky ATM.

Don't feel bad about it. Everyone will invest according to their risk appetite and what they can afford to lose.

Sleeping giant, indeed? The giant in that comment goes with a question mark because Litecoin has remained embarrassingly on the floor while those other coins on the top list with it have continued to do well. It's even more embarrassing that it slumped after its own halving a few months ago, precisely on 2nd August, 2023 from around $90 to $72 as I type this. I don't want to worry my head over where its price is headed ATM with the few unit I bought but I'm hopeful it might do a triple of its current price once the Bitcoin rally begins proper. This industry is full of unpredictability.

OP sounded like a typical African pastor with "the will of man" thing. It's their stock in trade to throw in that jingle whenever they want to hoodwink their gullible congregation. But of course, whatever happens with Bitcoin and its pricing is subject to the dynamics of the market, not a mere wish, desire or will. It's a battle of demand and supply. If we've to evaluate today's market volatility of Bitcoin vis-a-vis what it used to be before 2018, everyone would agree that there's less volatility now. It's boring this day not to have that volatility with which Bitcoin was known for.

One thing with Fibs is that there's no set rule where to draw it from. You drew from the Weekly and got the value you're pointing us to. Another person draws from the Monthly or 4HR and the values for 0.618 Fib level (which is taken as the retracement point) won't be the same. You go down lower timeframes and they differ more. Come to think of it, once price gets to the $48k range there will be likely be less people who want to rush out. From what I perceive, investors will be hodling on to their coins and looking at the current ATH which is somewhere at $69k+. I think it's at the current ATH we're likely to find a momentary sell off as that's now a psychological level.

Well, don't invest in altcoins blindly because you want to seek those coming to the market for the first time. Make sure there's a usecase they've; at least one use case, and not some fancy crypto gimmick waved around them. Sometimes, it's really dicey dishing out what token/coin one is buying or hodling because one doesn't know the state of minds of those assimilating what one says here. This is so no one turns around tomorrow to blame others for the supposed advice if it goes sour. For me, I'm hodling some launchpad tokens and waiting patiently for the rally to kick in proper or IDOs to set up. It's a win-win.