What are the biggest mistakes you've done with Bitcoin?

[sedeki]

Okay, I have updated the list.

Still looking for an answer on what exactly when wrong with the MtGox API, from the poster of this:
"Trusting anything to be reliable. Mt.Gox's API failed on me at the worst possible time. = losses of 100BTC"

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[Endgame]

Twice now was I positive that we had hit the top, so I sold.... only to buy back in higher. Lesson learned. lol

Long term hold seems to be the only safe strategy when it comes to bitcoin. At least so far anyway.

[endlessdark]

I panic sold most of my btc yesterday at 115USD 

[DarkHyudrA]

I never did this, but I already saw someone sending Bitcoins to the worng address, I think that this is the most Epic Fail someone can do.

[knight22]

I never did this, but I already saw someone sending Bitcoins to the worng address, I think that this is the most Epic Fail someone can do.

Yep and I did that already. I sent 1 btc to a wrong address, probably a wrong instawallet address.

[John (John K.)]

I never did this, but I already saw someone sending Bitcoins to the worng address, I think that this is the most Epic Fail someone can do.

Yep and I did that already. I sent 1 btc to a wrong address, probably a wrong instawallet address.

+1. Let us pray for the coins sent to oblivion...
(https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=158175.0)

And 'investing' in Pirate. 

[mobodick]

Putting most of my coins in Bitcoinica (SCUMBAAAAAAAGS!!!!)

[t3c]

Unless they hit 100K a pop i am never selling

....although if that happens >...

[BitcoinTate]

"Hoooold for the longest time."

[Matthew N. Wright]

Not sure it applies since it's more related to the bitcoin community than bitcoin itself, but https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=161710








vvvv LOL Priceless.

[chriswilmer]

Not exactly in the theme of this thread, but I once sent 10 btc to the wrong address by accident. I Google'd the address and it turned out to be Gavin's. He sent them back to me

Lucky break!

[sedeki]

Not exactly in the theme of this thread, but I once sent 10 btc to the wrong address by accident. I Google'd the address and it turned out to be Gavin's. He sent them back to me

Lucky break!

Awesome! This is going on the list.

[jcpham]

organized lending.

[sedeki]

organized lending.

Care to elaborate?

[kwukduck]

Worst mistake was trusting MtGox with my bitcoins. Lost pretty much all i had back then due to this lame vulnerability on their site.

[mr-sk]

Lost a bunch of BTC on tradehill and never could get it back. Also lost BTC on the 1st mtGox hack.

[NikolaTesla]

Twice now was I positive that we had hit the top, so I sold.... only to buy back in higher. Lesson learned. lol

I have thought about selling a number of times in the last few days, but each time I wake up and check the price on mtgox I end up quite happy that I didn't. I think I am just going to hold indefinitely regardless of what the price does, and when more and more shops begin accepting BTC i will use it for its intended purpose - as a currency.

[BIGMERVE]

Back when coins were around 10-15 I gambled some BTC at Bitzino. Playing blackjack I went from 6 BTC to 14BTC in 2 days. Could have stopped there, but pushed my luck. Lost it all within a couple minutes. Martingale betting is fun and profitable for awhile but it will bite you in the ass if you get greedy.

[madmadmax]

Back at the day when I was new to bitcoins you could buy them at about 6$ per coin, wish I could travel back in time and slap myself on the head and invest all I can gather into them.

[mutikainen]

not starting early enough