HODLing will forever be worth it, I don't know when has HODLing not become a worth it. Of course it will always vary, there's no direct and absolute direction for the market even if everyone believes that bitcoin will not go down at "this" price but then the markets proves everyone that that "this" price has become a reality. I'm not trading a lot and I'm not a graph guy so I was surprised that the overall market performance of bitcoin is still pretty much on the positive side, I guess it's all the bearish news that I've been seeing while scrolling through my social media that got me to think that bitcoin isn't doing well but I guess I'm proven wrong and I will gladly take that I am wrong in that stuff.

But the masses and his followers take it nonetheless, and what he's planning is definitely going to happen because he's still able to generate the hype. But to be fair to him though, he's the kind of person that helps people not lose hope when the prices of bitcoin isn't doing fine and some people just want something even a lie to hold onto.

I let out a witch cackle when I read this post and I'm reading this thread at the office so it feels awkward but I don't care, this made me laugh.
Of course there is a person behind all of this but I don't think it's their intention solely to get the bitcoin prices to go up, it's just probably a byproduct of what they're doing and I believe that if there's an entity behind that really wants to control the price movement of the market, Whale reports would be coming which is probably the only way that someone can manipulate the market and so far, there's no talk about that despite the prices going up.

It's probably of the oncoming decision on the status of bitcoin ETF that a lot of people are buying bitcoin right now because they know that if that decision is a positive is positive then there's a possibility that the price of bitcoin will go up and not to mention that historically, bitcoin price is positive during this months towards December so add that to the current happening and you're never going to be surprised that bitcoin is going up this fast.

People should have left a long time ago if you asked me, Snowden's leaks should have been the lynchpin to the decision that people should leave US, but it just fizzled out through the years and people just moved on but the mass surveillance was still going on which is scary but if we're talking about mass surveillance, I don't think that China and other totalitarian regimes around the world would probably shame US in their mass surveillance programs, if only Bush didn't masterminded the 9/11 attacks, this whole thing wouldn't happen.

Is leaving the US a possible option? Because I've replied in an earlier post that being an expatriate working outside of the US but still making US pay grade and possibly living in other country might be an option against this act against cryptocurrency. The Carribean might be a good option, it's near the US and it's outside so you can still visit family or are they still able to tax you even if you live there?

Even if we will eventually saw that influence, it's going to take a long time because US can't directly meddle in other countries' sovereignty even if they want to, the best thing that you can do in this situation is either get out of mainland USA and go to one of its territories, maybe even go to the Caribbean and get a remote work that you can do anywhere around the world, a lot of expatriates are doing this already so do it now before they see that it's a loophole.

With the current bitcoin price of 34k, I would probably just buy myself 2 of these Toyota Trueno AE86, and if I'm lucky I might buy 3 and the leftover money would be used for restorations and then I can sell these restored bad boys to other car enthusiasts that are a fan of the anime Initial D, this car was the main car of the protagonist and 90s kids who got the money will pay top dollar to have one.

It's for influencers so they can talk picturesque photos without the worry that the quality will be diminished and your analogy is on point (have a cookie) plus the people that's promoting crypto on Instagram are probably scammers or influencers that are selling you courses you don't really need, if they say in their posts that they can make you rich the way that they made money by giving them a follow while leaning on that Lamborghini or sipping champagne on that private jet, they're going to sell you shit and that Lamborghini and private jet was rented and that champagne was probably the cheap kind you can buy from any liquor store. My point is there's nothing to worry about Instagram banning bitcoin in their platform, they're hurting the scammers and scummy crypto influencers anyway.

With the amount of bitcoin I currently have, it's not going to affect me that much although I could probably buy myself a decent house in a decent neighborhood and keep my day job so all that I have to worry again is probably paying the bills. Which I think is a nice thing since that would mean that there's a big goal achieved already and I don't have to worry about working hard for it because I've got it so fast. This question is one of the reasons why I continue to accumulate bitcoin no matter the price point is because I know it's going to pay off big time in the end.

They're all a possibility but I don't believe that the first one is a likely thing. The second one though, I need to see a proof of his lavish lifestyle just his net worth, because even if you're a rich person I am pretty sure that you're still going to worry about that money not being on your hands and there's already an offer from someone that can open it for you. I feel like the reason that he didn't accept it is probably because the price that was quoted on him was something that he's not willing to pay.

If the creators of IronKey are smart enough, they would've thought of this bypass already so I don't see how there's a possibility that this can work, probably it will work as I'm not a programmer or an IT buff so who knows but I think that it's a common sense that you're taking measures in every possibility for your product to be cracked.

I think they hold auctions that has these items, iirc the FBI have done this before with other bitcoin seized from other cybercriminals. Maybe they still have the bitcoin or the wallet that contains the bitcoins but it's unlikely of them to keep it long, if they did have an auction for this, the winner of that auction would be one lucky man/woman. Or if we want to go all conspiracy theorist, the people that knows have long ago split the bitcoins to themselves.

Definitely lives and behaviors have changed but this don't translate to real world for now especially with the poor people and when I mean poor people, I mean those that are living below the poverty line, long as there's people like that that can never access bitcoin, I can't really call it a true life changer because if bitocin can't reach those below the poverty line then what even is the point? Are we just dreaming to want the position of our oppressors? I definitely agree with you about helping newbies learn that there's negatives too on bitcoin but that's something that needs light touching so as not to scare them from engaging with bitcoin.

Your friend should ask himself first whether having that new phone really help him or does it elevate how he normally does his daily stuff? If there's no changes that will happen when your friend buys a new phone then that means that he didn't need that upgrade besides vanity and keeping up with the trends. Tell your friend to start reassessing his priorities because if he keeps up a lifestyle like that, I am sure that we're going to see him not improving financially.
If the argument is living a good life, there are other ways you can spend your money while not hurting or burning a hole in your pocket, going on a hiking or going on a trip doesn't require you a lot of money but I can guarantee you that the same fulfilment you get from buying a phone will be given to you, or if you want extreme fun, invite your friends to play a little airsoft match or go to a gun range.

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What does this conversation accomplish besides being a potential prediction for the bitcoin price for the year 2025? What can we take away from this conversation? Are you using the free version of ChatGPT? If yes, then ChatGPT's data aren't updated if I recall, the free version only has the data from 2022.

I want to know when is your prediction that it's going to go down again, so I can save some of my money in case and buy myself a hefty amount after getting out at a possible 48k.
If you want a positive news, November and Christmas is a historically pretty good for bitcoin price so I don't know how good you want the news to be but I think that's a good enough news to be bullish about bitcoin breaking the resistance at 30k, who knows, we might see bitcoin go at a really high price before the halving but don't be too hyped up that you will put everything you've got on bitcoin, invest wisely.

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I wouldn't say that with an utmost certainty if I were you, the way I see your post, you treat merit sources as if they're robots that they can only follow a prime directive and that they can't stray too far. If most of them were really objective, they would probably merit less amounts of people so I think that emotion or feeling on the candidate post can be a factor whether it's merit worthy or not, I mean there are funny or sarcastic retorts posted out there and I believe that they're outside of the category of being an objective post so if they find it funny but still relevant to the topic aren't they allowed to merit that too? Plus, it's really difficult to measure if someone is subjective or objective, our perspective on what is the perfect post to merit is different and following a strict rule just to be subjective kind of sucks the fun out of being interactive in the forum you know.

Someone should create a trap account that advertises itself as someone who sells forum accounts so we can once and for all mark the account buyers, I don't know if it's a weird solution but if we can also cull the account buyers itself then we can ultimately discourage the selling itself because if the buyers are afraid that they might be dealing with a narc then that would mean that they're going to have second-thoughts about buying an account which in turn lessens the demand which discourages sellers. It's also foolproof too if the one who does the entrapment is smart enough to lead on the buyer to their main account which is the likely thing that's going to happen.

PS. I don't know if this is the appropriate board for this so bear with me, I know how to move the topic so just tell me where.