Investing Bitcoins?

[richardsNY]

There's already plenty of threads discussing this sort of stuff but the best investment in my opinion is to just buy and hold bitcoins themselves. Putting them in loans or start-ups or casino bank rolls is very risky and not worth the returns. I think most companies that want your bitcoins as an investment will more than likely turn out to be scams or fail at some point.

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you may find many websites that offer you good return on your bitcoin investment but most of them are scam.If you want to invest then you can start your own project with your own creative idea that is better then investing with others

Indeed. A lot sites that promise you very decent returns turn out to be a scam after months or even a year. Legit companies can not guarantee/promise any return. They can only give you an estimate of what you potentially can earn as interest.

[HarryKPeters]

Right now it is more profitable to buy bitcoins and hold on to them, then to invest in mining equipment.

Mining is time consuming, stress and eventually it will cost you (due to the prices).

You've seen what bitcoin can do (USD 500,-)

But you've not even seen the true value and potential of bitcoin (there is no better payment system in existence).

I got some hash at hasnest and some miners, but yes i made the most profit by speculation. Mostly waiting for the price to rise. Let me try your strategy with my other investment money.

[Mickeyb]

OP I will advise you just like I advised all of the people before you who have looked for ways to invest their bitcoins. Don't do it!

It is very risky to invest into anything at the moment in my opinion. Risk is huge, rewards are little, scams are everywhere and everybody is trying screw you over.

Trust me, leave your coins in your cold storage, you will make the best possible decision!

[erickimani]

there are very many ways to kill the rat. also there are very many ways to invest your bitcoin which will determine the returns that you will get in future.; you can invest in the casinos or other gambling sites but that is a very risky method meaning that you can either have huge return or have huge losses. personally i invest in the bitcoins them self, it can be slow but very safe and I dont have to keep on worrying about anything

[winspiral]

OP I will advise you just like I advised all of the people before you who have looked for ways to invest their bitcoins. Don't do it!

It is very risky to invest into anything at the moment in my opinion. Risk is huge, rewards are little, scams are everywhere and everybody is trying screw you over.

Trust me, leave your coins in your cold storage, you will make the best possible decision!

So far my investors have not regreted their investments.

[romjpn]

I have a website on this subject, feel free to visit it : http://InvestBitcoinGuide.com
But as people said above, always remember that it's risky.

[n2004al]

Hello, I would like to ask if anyone knows for a good way to invest Bitcoins? I am very interested in purchasing shares of a startups, something like bnktothefuture, but with lower minimums.

I am currently active on BTCjam, but I would like to invest in startups too not just loans.

Thanks

I know one website which can be named startup seeing its ambitions but they are offering only to a few known people their shares which have decided to sell actually. So it is not possible to invest there (if would like that possibility). But maybe one day open the "game" with others. There are to many other shares to sell seeing the overall number of those. This is the reason of the post. If one day they will offer shares for others I can pm you.

Then I have invested in one other website but is not an important thing as investment (like you mention in your main post). It a simple website which have an activity which give profits. Who want invest there and have everyday profits (low profits but sure; about 0.5% in a day - the everyday earnings depends from the profits of the day of the activity of website). It is not an important thing but give money (bitcoin in my case). Is online since 5 years and have 9 years of continuous development. If you want to give a look PM me to give my reflink because here is not allowed to show this kind of things.

[Siatald]

OP I will advise you just like I advised all of the people before you who have looked for ways to invest their bitcoins. Don't do it!

It is very risky to invest into anything at the moment in my opinion. Risk is huge, rewards are little, scams are everywhere and everybody is trying screw you over.

Trust me, leave your coins in your cold storage, you will make the best possible decision!

So far my investors have not regreted their investments.

Did you buy bitcoin in November 2013? For some investors, they will regret buying bitcoin in November 2013.

[foxkyu]

Hold it if you believed bitcoin price will be skyrocketing in the futures. Or trade it for growing your bitcoin and to enjoy 'rollercoaster' now.

As you know bitcoin price in this month is like roller coaster. With this fluctuate price you can growing your bitcoin faster.

[OzbigG]

It's the same old same old when coming to investment (any kind of investment)  if it sounds too be true than it probably is.

[stromma44]

there are very many ways to kill the rat. also there are very many ways to invest your bitcoin which will determine the returns that you will get in future.; you can invest in the casinos or other gambling sites but that is a very risky method meaning that you can either have huge return or have huge losses. personally i invest in the bitcoins them self, it can be slow but very safe and I dont have to keep on worrying about anything

I don't think that is an good idea at the initial stage to invest in gambling or casinos as you as said it is too risky, and investing hard earned coins and just giving them away doesn't sounds good, I suggest that invest in bitcoins itself and keep it safe in cold storage and sell part of it the value of bitcoins goes higher.

[thejaytiesto]

If someone made a legit and regulated lending platform I would love to start investing in people's projects but I cant trust BTCJAM after seeing so many scam accusations. I think that BTCJam should force people that want money to record a video and prove it's them and also FORCE a collateral, always or people will keep scamming.

[Febo]

OP I will advise you just like I advised all of the people before you who have looked for ways to invest their bitcoins. Don't do it!

It is very risky to invest into anything at the moment in my opinion. Risk is huge, rewards are little, scams are everywhere and everybody is trying screw you over.

Trust me, leave your coins in your cold storage, you will make the best possible decision!

So far my investors have not regreted their investments.

Man, you should work on the graphical aspect of your websites.  Maybe ask someone to help you make them if you are not so good at it. 
But on other hand, rare would think you would want to scam them from such poor sites.

[Siatald]

If someone made a legit and regulated lending platform I would love to start investing in people's projects but I cant trust BTCJAM after seeing so many scam accusations. I think that BTCJam should force people that want money to record a video and prove it's them and also FORCE a collateral, always or people will keep scamming.

We need a conventional bank to accept bitcoin before we can reliably save and borrow bitcoin. That means a regulated bank.

[winspiral]

OP I will advise you just like I advised all of the people before you who have looked for ways to invest their bitcoins. Don't do it!

It is very risky to invest into anything at the moment in my opinion. Risk is huge, rewards are little, scams are everywhere and everybody is trying screw you over.

Trust me, leave your coins in your cold storage, you will make the best possible decision!

So far my investors have not regreted their investments.

Man, you should work on the graphical aspect of your websites.  Maybe ask someone to help you make them if you are not so good at it. 
But on other hand, rare would think you would want to scam them from such poor sites.

Man,the day I find same system as mine,with same or more profit AND BETTER DESIGN,i will submit there and propose it to all my investors...
When I read a book...I do not need design...

[nelruk]

If someone made a legit and regulated lending platform I would love to start investing in people's projects but I cant trust BTCJAM after seeing so many scam accusations. I think that BTCJam should force people that want money to record a video and prove it's them and also FORCE a collateral, always or people will keep scamming.

We need a conventional bank to accept bitcoin before we can reliably save and borrow bitcoin. That means a regulated bank.

Bitcoin is made against these institutions and you want to put again a regulation. Bitcoin is self-regulated by us, the community. What on earth are you talking about?

[RodeoX]

Perhaps this will help?
If you are in the U.S. you may be aware of the recent changes in investing laws. Now you CAN invest directly into a business as a normal person (non-accredited investor). Below is a list of portals that let you find out who wants money and for what. I did not see a bitcoin specific option, however you can ask a potential lending target if they would consider it.

http://crowdedmarket.com/platform-reviews/list-of-investment-crowdfunding-platforms/

[calkob]

i would tend to agree with ghostface on this one, holding the bitcoins to me is a safe and in my opinion will be a more profitable investment.  investment in a company will only every get you a dividend, bitcoin might make you a millionaire some day, all being well

[Chef Ramsay]

Investing in startups usually takes more than ~6 months (on average tho usually much longer for the real promising ones to gain a foothold) for any steady dividend to be incoming as it takes them quite a while to get their plan/service rolling as funding comes in (or doesn't). So, you buy 1 BTCs worth of said startup's shares at current prices and then dividends are going to be paid based upon this pricing despite a BTC being worth 4 or 5 figures next year. At this point, you just chased a $30-40 monthly dividend (paid starting next year if you're lucky) and lost that coin that is worth much more in value. It would be one thing if we just climaxed another bull run and you figured investing a decaying priced BTC at high prices would get you some value atm but we are doing the exact opposite. Don't do anything besides buying and holding in the early stages of a bull market. All that said assuming what you plan on investing in is not a scam, which most are.

[Siatald]

If someone made a legit and regulated lending platform I would love to start investing in people's projects but I cant trust BTCJAM after seeing so many scam accusations. I think that BTCJam should force people that want money to record a video and prove it's them and also FORCE a collateral, always or people will keep scamming.

We need a conventional bank to accept bitcoin before we can reliably save and borrow bitcoin. That means a regulated bank.

Bitcoin is made against these institutions and you want to put again a regulation. Bitcoin is self-regulated by us, the community. What on earth are you talking about?

We the community will maintain the bitcoin and make it better. But the business will use/process the bitcoin. These businesses should be regulated like other regulated business.