A Simple Yet Powerful Message That Will Always Hold True

[Upgrade00]

There are few times when the shitcoin market went crazy and the best time in my opinion was in 2017 when every project went to the moon and people who invested pennies made life-changing returns but it was one hell of a time and I don't think that time period will repeat.

Even in 2017 lots of people invested thousands of dollars and got back pennies or nothing.

The hype meant that lots of scammers entered into the market with the aim to profit off the greedy investors. They copied successful altcoin project models and combined that with lots of marketing to create a very attractive product.
As investments rolled in, they slowly made for the door, by the time they finally made their exit, hundreds of investors with millions worth in capital were left bag holding a worthless token.

Buying into hype is very dangerous regardless of the asset.

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[Peanutswar]

This principle as always making by the newbies came from the other people that with the use of the crypto you can instantly millionaire with the help of the altcoins too, they keep making a risk to have this faith at the same time but they didnt realize its not applicable as always to everyone, if you make an investment and still not on your full custody of your coins, its not yours, reason why make a good investment with your own wallet and keep holding like meme said, we dont trust anymore the centralized platform theres no key, theres no assurance, and not full authorization.

[Doan9269]

The message to newbies has always been the same since the beginning of time. From bitcoin creation to the very time altcoin started to pop up, till the era of NFTs, airdrops and other silly nonsense that shows up to deceive the naive ones.

This was not the reason why altcoins were created, they were created out of good intentions as well, but because most of them are centralized unlike bitcoin, individuals take advantage of that to create such projects in other to scam people, when everything first started, things weren't as this bad, NFTs are profitable, airdrops are rewarding, all memecoins are being trusted.

But when people realized that the whole process in doing these are not in a regulated manners, they take decisions on theirselves to use it on other's weakness and scam them, this is one of the reasons why every newbies should focus on bitcoin because it's secured, decentralized and consistent with trust.

[Vaculin]

This comes with a realization that only bitcoin is the most secured crypto investment of all time. Although there are always new born coins in the market that claim to be more secured and more profitable but in the end, they all lost and vanish like thin air, and only bitcoin serves the last coin standing. But I believe investing in bitcoin is not enough, since you have to be responsible as well to secure your private keys by keeping it to your own self and not disclosing it even to your close friends. Bitcoin is certainly a high risk asset, so you need to deal with the risks with knowledge and patience, that way you will come to lessen or definitely overcome its risks.

You know this type of message is what we should always bear in mind. That bitcoin is not just an option when every other investments are failing, but it should always be our priority so that we can avoid from different scams that this altcoin market has a lot to offer.

[cryptoaddictchie]

Well thats true but not for everyone who earned a lot from altcoins free airdrops or nft hypes. I love bitcoin but will not criticize altcoins and nfts who give me some profit way bigger if I bought bitcoin at that time too. Well Im saying this based on experience too and not just by the turn out of event on altcoins. Its a case to case basis so we cant neglect the fwct that altcoins helped also in your portfolio if you did the same. Being a full bitcoin investor is not bad but some people like to explore too and of course they must have level of knowledge before going into that cause its really very risky.

[goxcraft]

Well thats true but not for everyone who earned a lot from altcoins free airdrops or nft hypes. I love bitcoin but will not criticize altcoins and nfts who give me some profit way bigger if I bought bitcoin at that time too. Well Im saying this based on experience too and not just by the turn out of event on altcoins. Its a case to case basis so we cant neglect the fwct that altcoins helped also in your portfolio if you did the same. Being a full bitcoin investor is not bad but some people like to explore too and of course they must have level of knowledge before going into that cause its really very risky.

Yes, altcoins are useless. But not as useless as everyone says. If it were totally useless, nobody would have bought it. I am not criticizing any coins. Bitcoin is the one and only true coin. There is no denying that.
 
The key difference between Bitcoin and altcoins is that altcoins can't survive for long when Bitcoin is still running.
 
Yes, you are right. If you invest at the right time, altcoins can give you a big profit. Not just big, but massive. But we can't rely on that profit for long. As we all know, it will hit the bottom more than we think. Like Luna, Shiba Inu, etc. These projects were hyped the most. But now look where they are.

One thing I realized not everyone has the mental strength to hold or focus on Bitcoin (only one single coin) for long period of time. That's why a lot of people, invest in altcoins for a quick profit.
 

[cryptoaddictchie]

The key difference between Bitcoin and altcoins is that altcoins can't survive for long when Bitcoin is still running.
 
Yes, you are right. If you invest at the right time, altcoins can give you a big profit. Not just big, but massive. But we can't rely on that profit for long. As we all know, it will hit the bottom more than we think. Like Luna, Shiba Inu, etc. These projects were hyped the most. But now look where they are.

Regarding that Im not sure since its not happening yet but thats impossible right? Maybe for some literally low projects but not for quality one and old projects.

We really cant rely thats why you convert those profits into usdt or bitcoin or safe altcoins that are strong like ethereum. Just turn those profits into blue chips and good to go.

[CryptoHeadlineNews]

The message to newbies has always been the same since the beginning of time. From bitcoin creation to the very time altcoin started to pop up, till the era of NFTs, airdrops and other silly nonsense that shows up to deceive the naive ones. This is the simple message being reiterated -  "Just buy bitcoin and hold your own keys or else you are going to get scammed"

Yes, that's indeed the exact truth Bitcoin has and still telling newbies today, but due to lack of patience and ignorance people still falling victim to such scams as portrayed in the image above. Hence, this should be a guide to every newbie of how good/important it is to "Doing Your Own Research" because if only had they done the proper research before investing, I'm sure they would have taken the right decision by investing in a coin that have been proven to withstand the taste of time. And not a coin for people who aren't patient but wants to get rich quick. Since its known as an asset for long term investment.

[Antotena]

This principle as always making by the newbies came from the other people that with the use of the crypto you can instantly millionaire with the help of the altcoins too, they keep making a risk to have this faith at the same time but they didnt realize its not applicable as always to everyone, if you make an investment and still not on your full custody of your coins, its not yours, reason why make a good investment with your own wallet and keep holding like meme said, we dont trust anymore the centralized platform theres no key, theres no assurance, and not full authorization.

The problem of newbies is that they don't asked, as soon as they get small information and are able to buy their first coin, they think they have arrived and knows everything meanwhile they lack the security measures and what it takes to keep safe their coins, mostly think having coin on exchanges with 2FA and phone number is enough to control scam not knowing that the exchange can run off one day.

Some of them complain that self custody of coins is even harder than managing coins on my exchanges, they don't know that the harder you keep coins from exchanges, the less worry you have when they cease to exist one day.

[Fara Chan]

The problem of newbies is that they don't asked, as soon as they get small information and are able to buy their first coin, they think they have arrived and knows everything meanwhile they lack the security measures and what it takes to keep safe their coins, mostly think having coin on exchanges with 2FA and phone number is enough to control scam not knowing that the exchange can run off one day.

Some of them complain that self custody of coins is even harder than managing coins on my exchanges, they don't know that the harder you keep coins from exchanges, the less worry you have when they cease to exist one day.

Those newbies just don't understand how to look after their coins properly so they still think like that until now, but for the small number of newbies who have experienced losing their coins through the exchange will definitely use a wiser method in looking after their own coins where they just will store them in a personal wallet by no longer relying on the exchange as a place to store their coins. They must cultivate the idea that the exchange is only a place to buy and sell coins, not a place to store any assets because the risk of losing is much greater than in their personal wallet.

[mvdheuvel1983]

I agree that you should buy bitcoin and hold it. But this advice is for those who are not very experienced with cryptocurrency. There are other cryptocurrencies and projects in the crypto sphere that someone with good information and knowledge can take advantage of and make money from it then take the profit and invest it or buy some bitcoins. These are all accumulation strategies. The caveat here is that if you know you are not experienced or knowledgeable enough about this, do not do it. Just buy and hold.

[ChicksX]

I agree that you should buy bitcoin and hold it. But this advice is for those who are not very experienced with cryptocurrency. There are other cryptocurrencies and projects in the crypto sphere that someone with good information and knowledge can take advantage of and make money from it then take the profit and invest it or buy some bitcoins. These are all accumulation strategies. The caveat here is that if you know you are not experienced or knowledgeable enough about this, do not do it. Just buy and hold.

For those not looking to make a quick profit/ risky investment due diligence is extremely important. However, the current Bitcoin market, and to a lesser extent wider crypto market, is showing signs of more stability. This means many people are looking to BTC and others as a less risky hedge-style investment.

[Jegileman]

The message to newbies has always been the same since the beginning of time. From bitcoin creation to the very time altcoin started to pop up, till the era of NFTs, airdrops and other silly nonsense that shows up to deceive the naive ones. This is the simple message being reiterated -  "Just buy bitcoin and hold your own keys or else you are going to get scammed"

The idea of making quick wealth will always be the same pressure that is leading most of this people to invest in altcoins, leading to exposure of their private keys. They neglect the red flags for fast wealth which has caused them more damage than good for the crypto community. Not that many people are not informed, they just don’t care to practice what they’re being thought or what they’ve learned until they fall victims of circumstances before they amend their ways. I don’t wish bad for them, it’s just annoying to see people keep repeating the same mistakes that many people have being called victims for in the past and told several times about it.

[JayJuanGee]

The message to newbies has always been the same since the beginning of time. From bitcoin creation to the very time altcoin started to pop up, till the era of NFTs, airdrops and other silly nonsense that shows up to deceive the naive ones. This is the simple message being reiterated -  "Just buy bitcoin and hold your own keys or else you are going to get scammed"

It is indeed a powerful message and we all should follow it. But my dear friend not all fingers are the same, in the same way, this ecosystem (Earth) is full of different people with different mindsets and different purposes. If one is a businessman then the other is a farmer. Even if they both read in the same school and sat at the same bench. A mindset of a person takes him to where he has planned of. To those who think we thought to become X and become Y, they are just behind time, by making efforts and when the time comes, they will achieve their aim.

Now you must be wondering, why I am saying all this shit, which you might already know about. I am saying it because, if a person on the left (in pic) making different investments and taking risks then it is his choice and the person on the right believes in BTC then he is also taking risks and that is his own choice. We all can't be on the same page and that is the reality of this world. But at least we can try.

Let's say if a person is given two choices of choosing the ordinals or BTC and also taught by two persons, one is ordinal enthusiast who know, that there are people out there who made billions of dollars out of Ordinals and they will teach you how you can earn the same (either they are legit or fake) and at the same time there is a BTC enthusiast who will teach you about BTC and the same things that an ordinals enthusiast will teach you. And then there are many other options that a person has to choose from. What you/person will choose. he will make decisions according to the circumstances he is in.

You make some decently good points Faisal2202, yet you seem to be justifying why it is good for some people (perhaps also including yourself) to be shitcoiners, and personally, I am not even denying that people are going to differ in their decisions regarding how much to invest into a variety of assets, whether that includes bitcoin and a variety of other assets, but still it can be quite difficult to try to argue that just because people are free to make dumb choices, such as buying shitcoins, that it is a good idea because it helps the market.  Some choices and actions are better than other choices and actions, and surely there might be some folks who are from very similar backgrounds that will make different choices, and sometimes they are going to be successful in their own ways, but still those kinds of real world dynamics do not seem to justify taking much if any of a position in shitcoins. maybe until after you have figured out your bitcoin position first...   and yeah, sure some people are going to choose to involve themselves in shitcoins.. and that's their choice... even if on the surface and in general ways, it does not seem to be a good one.

The message is lacking.  An investors need to learn about Bitcoin and the market movement.  Buying Bitcoin without knowing the market movement may make the investor end up buying at the top price.  This will render them to get paper losses and may take years to recover.  The advice on stashing it on the non-custodial wallet is a great advice but jumping into the Bitcoin market without any strategy or plan in mind may be disastrous if the person is just looking for a short term investment.

Bitcoin is not necessarily a short term investment.

So history has shown that it is likely much better to get started with bitcoin as soon as possible rather than fucking around with waiting.  At the same time, it is likely possible that if the BTC price had pumped a lot just prior to entering, then maybe there can be ways in which the buying amounts are not as high as they otherwise might be, but at the same time, there is likely no real way to really know if bitcoin is at the top of its cycle or not.

So first get started, and then maybe second figure out about how to personally employ various methods of DCA, buying dips and/or lump sum investing in order to figure out what kind of a target position is desired.. with likely attempts to figure out bitcoin as a long term, rather than a short term investment... In other words, there probably is little to no value to be fucking around with one of the best (if not the best) investments that is available to people around the world by trying to trade it rather than accumulate it.

That makes sense and it's true story for the most. We've got friends that have been in that scenario that we told them to buy Bitcoin and they're completely good.

Well, honestly for those that have never listened but yet still made profit or did it the right time to sell that's good if that's what happened to many of them.

But the majority of them never took profit, bought not Bitcoin but instead meme coins and other altcoins that don't even have liquidity. They just don't want to listen but they want to have an idea and want to show that they're better from someone they've heard the idea of Bitcoin.

There is nothing wrong with people wanting to build their own path, but frequently a lot of people can get into shitcoins and be persuaded by various shitcoin talking points, so it can be quite difficult to persuade them otherwise in terms of how long that it might take for them to come around to bitcoin, and sometimes they could spend decades dabbling in various shitcoins.. like you mentioned, going from one kind of shitcoin to another, when the actual solution and the innovation (of bitcoin) is right in front of them but they remain blind to the innovation of bitcoin and even seemingly purposefully and stubbornly blind to it...so what can we do beyond just letting the process play out and to see if they are right or not.. which seems to not be the case, but still they have rights to be choosing their own destinies and even perhaps failing/refusing to take responsibilities for their likely failures.. but hey maybe they won't fail and they will just become a shitcoin influencer, instead.

This is the simple message being reiterated -  "Just buy bitcoin and hold your own keys or else you are going to get scammed"

Hearing and reading about scammers, some people can think of scammers to be far away. The scammer can be your friend or even family, The scammer can be your mentor or someone you look up to and have made the mistake of trusting them with your keys. The scammer is not only an anonymous individual from somewhere around the world, the scammer can be someone close. If you always remember this, you will know that the only person you can really trust to hold your keys is you.

Well you are right but I must say, when it comes to your keys, trust is not an option. Funny that even yourself can't be trusted because you could misplace them that is why it's important to write your private keys and recovery phrases and store in a secure location to avoid a situation of misplacement.
It's a true and powerful message but people will still fall victims to these scammers because they are blinded by promises of getting rich quickly. Some fall quickly after being presented with a fake investment profile. That is why before investing, it is important to make a proper research so that you don't lose your keys to these as scammers as they tend to seek your private info such as security codes. Some go as far as tricking their victims into sending crypto to compromised wallets.

I also like to suggest a back up to the back up.... so it can be a lot of work to have two back ups.. one in one location and the other in another location, so if the back up gets damaged there is a back up.. but surely the more places that you keep the back-up the more possibilities to compromise it, so I split my back ups into three parts.. but some people might choose to just split them into 2 parts.. so there can be choices regarding how much work to do which also might be based on how much value is being held in those locations.. is it $100, $1,000, $10,000, $100,000, $1,000,000, $10,000,000 or more?  The amount of value may also affect how much security to put into the holding of the coins and the various ways to keep backups sufficiently secure.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

Well, yes, this actually makes me remember the fact that you can actually see an altcoin as being a potential coin but will still get disappointed because all altcoins don't follow a due bull and bear season like Bitcoin. For altcoins, it's just pump and dump, while Bitcoin has two market seasons, which are always certain. Some people, after investing in altcoins, fail to always check for updates with that token. The project can decide to swap their token, and those that don't check updates will be left out. But with Bitcoin, there is no coin swap; just buy the dip and hold and never share your seed phrase with anyone or store your coin on CEX.

[Distinctin]

The message to newbies has always been the same since the beginning of time. From bitcoin creation to the very time altcoin started to pop up, till the era of NFTs, airdrops and other silly nonsense that shows up to deceive the naive ones. This is the simple message being reiterated -  "Just buy bitcoin and hold your own keys or else you are going to get scammed"



PS- Image source is from a Telegram group. I don't claim ownership of it.

Bitcoin in the end is still the future of the crypto market. No matter how stiff the competition in the market, but if you prioritize bitcoin over other crypto coins, your investment will always be secured and the chances to gain life changing profits will only be guaranteed by bitcoin and the rest are nothing but a destruction in our portfolio. So focus on the idea of sticking into bitcoin for long term, and secure your private keys by not disclosing it to others, that's the most effective way to get rid of scams and to find yourself stress free and free of unexpected losses.

However, such a very easy message but certainly hard to follow as people want to complicate things more rather than stick to what is basic and proven highly profitable.

[BABY SHOES]

Shitcoins are useless coins that only rely on market hype to become a trend after completion they disappear from the market or the price drops, that is the risk of choosing altcoins as an investment it is clear that this will be detrimental and will only please you misguided but in the end it becomes regrettable.

Bitcoin is most important for long-term assets to save for 5 to 10 years, also keep a private key to secure your assets because this is important to protect rather than storing on a centralized platform that has no meaning.
Always advise friends, do not invest in any altcoins because it is clearly risky do not also be affected by any hype in the market including FOMO, airdrops etc. that make you complacent so that you ignore bitcoin as an important asset.
Keep accumulating, wait a long time you will feel how bitcoin will be more valuable than anything.

[Litzki1990]

"Just buy bitcoin and hold your own keys or else you are going to get scammed"

If we talk about the most reliable coins in crypto currency, the name of Bitcoin will come first. Bitcoin is a coin that can be trusted a lot. Coins that have enough reliability and since Bitcoin is easily trusted, we can't think of anything other than buying Bitcoin and holding it for a long time. I think after investing in Bitcoin we don't need to worry about our investment but we need to worry about whether we have stored our wallet keys safely. Since our plan is to buy bitcoins and hold them for a long time, it is very important to keep our wallet keys safe because if we do not keep the wallet keys safe, we may lose access to our wallet after a long time.  

When we invest in other coins in the market, we not only worry about saving the wallet keys but also always have a worry in our mind that maybe our money is lost or if we invest in other coins, we might not get that money back. While there are similar concerns with other coins, there is no such concern with Bitcoin. Investing in bitcoins with only a small amount of money risk will definitely give an investor a lot of good.

We should invest only according to our ability and maintain that investment consistency and if an investor builds his investment portfolio above 90% of his investment should be in Bitcoin then in my view an ideal investment.

[EarnOnVictor]

The message to newbies has always been the same since the beginning of time. From bitcoin creation to the very time altcoin started to pop up, till the era of NFTs, airdrops and other silly nonsense that shows up to deceive the naive ones. This is the simple message being reiterated -  "Just buy bitcoin and hold your own keys or else you are going to get scammed"

Yes, that's indeed the exact truth Bitcoin has and still telling newbies today, but due to lack of patience and ignorance people still falling victim to such scams as portrayed in the image above. Hence, this should be a guide to every newbie of how good/important it is to "Doing Your Own Research" because if only had they done the proper research before investing, I'm sure they would have taken the right decision by investing in a coin that have been proven to withstand the taste of time. And not a coin for people who aren't patient but wants to get rich quick. Since its known as an asset for long term investment.

I was an investor before the era of crypto, and with my unbiased experience, what the OP said which you also corroborate is not particularly true. Bitcoin is an asset and it's not the only asset in the world, not even in the crypto space, we should continue to treat it as such without entirely demeaning the others. If you want to invest in Bitcoin, fine, but it's not right to entirely dissuade people from diversifying their portfolio which is a very wise idea.

I don't see how you would be getting scammed if you buy both Bitcoin and altcoins from the right channels and also store them correctly. Do not be deceived, if not all, almost all people here acting Bitcoin boss and preaching Bitcoin only might have tonnes of altcoins in their wallets, that's human beings for you. But I dislike misleading people.

Carefully selecting your altcoins will enrich you for real. You can see how some moved more than 3 times in the recent bullish run, and you call that faulty? Risk is part of the game, enjoy it while it lasts.

[lizarder]

The message to newbies has always been the same since the beginning of time. From bitcoin creation to the very time altcoin started to pop up, till the era of NFTs, airdrops and other silly nonsense that shows up to deceive the naive ones. This is the simple message being reiterated -  "Just buy bitcoin and hold your own keys or else you are going to get scammed"

There are some people who are getting huge returns from NFT projects, Airdrops and other meme coins. Over time, these three methods have been abandoned by some people because they began to see the promising potential in Bitcoin. I am also happy to have been involved in these three models but so far have really stayed away because there is no potential to provide profits after investing and maybe there is not much understanding about the three so it is difficult to see the potential.

Currently and in recent years I have focused more on Bitcoin because there are strong reasons that can attract us to invest in it. Foresight should be the target and perhaps where we should stand to gain maximum profits rather than wasting time on coins that have no fundamental value in the long run because as far as I can see only bitcoin has a much better side compared to other coins.