How many Bitcoins do you own or have you collected until now?

[kotajikikox]

I have read countless topics both on this forum and in other social spaces where individuals continue to blame themselves for not holding their Bitcoin up until today.

What would be most regrettable is if someone still doesn’t know about bitcoin until now. On the positive side, at least they are already aware of bitcoin and knows what to do to maximize profits.

Then I also came across a topic on this forum where the OP said that everyone actually sold or bought their bitcoin at the price they deserved. Those that sold their bitcoin at a very early stage perhaps used the profit to do very important stuff for themselves because if they never had any use for the money then, they would not have sold their coin.

Profit is still profit. The good thing is that no loss was made but ofcourse, there will always be some feeling of regret because you will be thinking of “what ifs”. You were already so close and you’d start imagining the kind of life you would have been living if you didn’t sell right away.

[legendbtc]

And now, How many Bitcoins do you have now or how much have you ever accumulated?

It can be seen that at that time, people were quite open and did not hesitate to share the bitcoin they had, maybe because bitcoin at that time did not have too much value. But now each bitcoin is worth almost 70 thousand dollars and I think it would be unwise for us to publicly disclose the number of bitcoins we hold. It's not just privacy but there are many different reasons that I believe we all know.

70k$ is not a small amount of money for many 3rd world countries and I think many of us will not have many holders above 1BTC, IMO. Not to mention, today's market is not just bitcoin, we have hundreds of thousands of altcoins and I think the majority of people will invest more in altcoins instead of just holding bitcoin.

I have a couple, with the amount itself remaining a mystery for obvious reasons, but I am confident enough to say that I am prepared for whatever is going to happen to bitcoin, be it good or bad. I have enough to go around and make me fucking rich when it does pump, just enough to use it as a landing mat when the price crashes. So it's all good. I am quite aware of how hard it is to buy bitcoin now financially, considering not everyone's gonna have 70k just lying in their sock drawers and shit, but this is why I always advise people to do DCA, just because you can't buy a whole bitcoin at once doesn't mean you can't make money in this industry anymore. Buy a couple every now and again, reap the benefits, rinse and repeat.

Yes, this is the most important note when we invest in bitcoin because it is volatile and risky. This is also something people often remind each other but I don't think many people will do this. Many people are placing all their hopes on bitcoin and investing everything they have into bitcoin with the dream that bitcoin can help them escape their current difficult life. Many people are investing money they cannot afford to lose.

Of course, we can invest in bitcoin with any amount of money we have as long as it is an amount we can afford to lose, no one forces us to have full 1BTC and DCA is the strategy best when it comes to bitcoin because in the short term it is unpredictable.

[Lucius]

I know about Bitcoin and this Forum in 2016 and back then it was quite easy to get 1 BTC just by entering a bounty or contest.

It was much easier than today, but I can't agree that it was quite easy because even then it took a long time to earn 1 BTC. I was active on faucets at the time and there were days when I could earn over 500k satoshi, which would mean that it would take me about half a year for 1 BTC - which means that you really had to be persistent to reach that goal.
 

Those who have been able to survive until now with thousands or even hundreds of Bitcoins that they have held, it is incredible.
But most people have sold it at a high price in the past, but if you add it up now, then it is millions of dollars that you won't be able to get easily.

Only those who were early adopters can have such amounts of BTC, and if there is anyone on the forum who is among them, he really belongs to the minority.

And now, How many Bitcoins do you have now or how much have you ever accumulated?

This is not a question that should be asked in a forum where we should value privacy - because this forum is read by very bad and evil people who would certainly like to know such information.

[SickDayIn]

Sharing such information publicly these days carries way more liability. Back then there was really no sophisticated capability to link a bitcoin address to a public identity, whereas there is much more now with companies like Eliptic, TRM Labs and Chainalysis. It is not wise for one to share their bitcoin holdings. Me... I lost all my bitcoin in a boating accident.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN_P39xI1ss

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

I have read countless topics both on this forum and in other social spaces where individuals continue to blame themselves for not holding their Bitcoin up until today.

What would be most regrettable is if someone still doesn’t know about bitcoin until now. On the positive side, at least they are already aware of bitcoin and knows what to do to maximize profits.

Then I also came across a topic on this forum where the OP said that everyone actually sold or bought their bitcoin at the price they deserved. Those that sold their bitcoin at a very early stage perhaps used the profit to do very important stuff for themselves because if they never had any use for the money then, they would not have sold their coin.

Profit is still profit. The good thing is that no loss was made but ofcourse, there will always be some feeling of regret because you will be thinking of “what ifs”. You were already so close and you’d start imagining the kind of life you would have been living if you didn’t sell right away.

Well, yes, there is always a 'what if" comment after someone has missed an opportunity, but in the aspect of Bitcoin investment, you only missed the opportunity to buy below a certain low price, but don't allow yourself to also not buy from the current price you are seeing it today because in the future, today's price will also be considered a very low price, and people who missed buying now may still end up regretting why they didn't buy today. 

Bitcoin is already becoming more popular than before. The only people who might not have heard about Bitcoin are those who are living in the poorest part of the world, where there is no quality internet connection.

[taufik123]

It was much easier than today, but I can't agree that it was quite easy because even then it took a long time to earn 1 BTC. I was active on faucets at the time and there were days when I could earn over 500k satoshi, which would mean that it would take me about half a year for 1 BTC - which means that you really had to be persistent to reach that goal.

In the period of 2016-2017 I was quite persistent to get more Bitcoin because it is easy to get Bitcoin from various ways that can be done.

I participated in dozens of bounties and airdrops, and I was really focused on that time, until I finally got an airdrop that gave me a profit of 3BTC because of the incredible price increase and some bounties that gave me a pretty big reward, and then I bought Bitcoin.

This is not a question that should be asked in a forum where we should value privacy - because this forum is read by very bad and evil people who would certainly like to know such information.

Yes, I'm aware of that, I don't expect an honest answer about how much bitcoin a person has.
It's just a question that would make someone say about how they were in the past and how they tried to get more Bitcoin.
The portfolio is privacy that no one else should know.

-snip-
Bitcoin is already becoming more popular than before. The only people who might not have heard about Bitcoin are those who are living in the poorest part of the world, where there is no quality internet connection.

That will change now, internet access can be easily obtained and even wherever you are as long as there is still a sky because Starlink is available for unlimited internet.

But some education needs to be done to make anyone understand Bitcoin and crypto.
They will soon know how the world actually works and they will be part of this mass adoption.

[CCMS]

until I finally got an airdrop that gave me a profit of 3BTC because of the incredible price increase and some bounties that gave me a pretty big reward, and then I bought Bitcoin.

Damn! What kind of Airdrop was it and where did you chase it? You still hold it?

[Pmalek]

I am not going to answer that. 
Let's just say that I consider bitcoin to be my early retirement plan and also my pension fund. It's filing up nicely, but I am planning to add more to it before I consider myself done and ready to ride into the sunset. When that will be, I don't know.

[Lantind]

I am not going to answer that. 
Let's just say that I consider bitcoin to be my early retirement plan and also my pension fund. It's filing up nicely, but I am planning to add more to it before I consider myself done and ready to ride into the sunset. When that will be, I don't know.

Indeed, it would be better for us to never tell the public how much Bitcoin we have collected and only people who we can trust need to know, because if we tell other people it is possible that people will have evil intentions and of course this will be very detrimental.
Choosing to collect Bitcoin as planning for retirement is of course very possible because we can all see that Bitcoin will always be able to give us profits after being able to hold it for a long period of time.

[taufik123]

Damn! What kind of Airdrop was it and where did you chase it? You still hold it?

LOL, if you ask now it will probably be quite weird and impossible.
But if you started in the crypto space around 2015-2017, earning 3 BTC or more from airdrops and Bounty campaigns, it was commonplace.

There have been many Projects in the past that have given great rewards to their participants, and the requirements are also quite easy.

I am not going to answer that. 
Let's just say that I consider bitcoin to be my early retirement plan and also my pension fund. It's filing up nicely, but I am planning to add more to it before I consider myself done and ready to ride into the sunset. When that will be, I don't know.

GO TO THE MOON BRUUUHHH,.

Adding more Bitcoin to your early retirement is the way to go.
You just need to accumulate more right now and then just enjoy the profits, it will be a revolutionary money-making machine that will last for the long term.

[mirakal]

I am not going to answer that.  
Let's just say that I consider bitcoin to be my early retirement plan and also my pension fund. It's filing up nicely, but I am planning to add more to it before I consider myself done and ready to ride into the sunset. When that will be, I don't know.

Same here. I don’t think it’s advisable to expose how many bitcoins we have earned all throughout our investment journey. Even if we’re using anonymous codes here, it’s still safer to just keep only to yourself how many bitcoins you have. The more you hid it privately, the more it gets safer and secured.

Personally, I have invested already a good amount of bitcoin but due to some unforeseen events, I end up selling some of them in order to get out from a bad situation. And I’ve no regrets with that. Now, I’m still in the process of adding more bitcoin to my portfolio with the help of DCA. And I’m going to continue this even after bull run.

[Zlantann]

Indeed, it would be better for us to never tell the public how much Bitcoin we have collected and only people who we can trust need to know, because if we tell other people it is possible that people will have evil intentions and of course this will be very detrimental.
Choosing to collect Bitcoin as planning for retirement is of course very possible because we can all see that Bitcoin will always be able to give us profits after being able to hold it for a long period of time.

One of the reasons why I am keeping Bitcoin is because of its decentralised nature. Keeping fiats in banks will expose you to crime because almost all the bank staff can get information about your account. But Bitcoin promotes privacy so it will be difficult to know how much someone owns. I will not also support the notion of telling people in the public how many BTC I own because I prefer to keep it private. Anyway, I have not acquired up to one Bitcoin.   

I am not going to answer that. 
Let's just say that I consider bitcoin to be my early retirement plan and also my pension fund. It's filing up nicely, but I am planning to add more to it before I consider myself done and ready to ride into the sunset. When that will be, I don't know.

I did a post titled Is it still possible to retire early? because I was wondering if it is still possible to escape from the rat race early in this global economic situation. People like you who believed in Bitcoin early and kept it till now will comfortably have a good retirement life if they have accumulated enough to sustain themselves. I also want to retire early so, I have started acquiring gradually using the DCA method.     

[coolcoinz]

Too personal, But I'll tell (believe it or not) that it's double digits.

Was it hard to get? No.
Was it hard to hold? At first yes, before 2017. In 2017-18 everything changed. I got over 2x boost and even when it fell down to 5k or so I was still up 6 or 7x from 2015-16. Since then it became easy.

I had more but sold a bit in every bull market. I also bought some back in every bear market and earned some from signature campaigns. I barely sold anything I earned from signatures during the last 4 years.

[Abu-Naim]

I have come across discussions like this in several social networks but one thing is common, those who had bitcoin 100+ back 2011 all ended up in regrets, even here in the forum must of this people may not even have any bitcoin at this point. It has now become a big deal to accumulate at least 1BTC even with our convictions about bitcoin.

Early people that had the opportunity to accumulate Bitcoin in this forum are very lucky, they accumulated Bitcoin when Bitcoin is very cheap, and some of them sell them at early stage, while some of them might still be holding their Bitcoin.
I am sure that the number of people that will still be holding these Bitcoin will not be much any more, and they will be among the top investors that trust Bitcoin.

Personally, I don't know if Not Enough is an accurate word to use in my case but for sure I'm far back in my hodlings. If there is another word that can express that I'm not holding enough I would have preferred to use it because truly I'm broke in bitcoin.

Even if you hold a little fraction of Bitcoin, you are an investor, you don’t need to show or tell everyone the amount of Bitcoin you are holding because it should be a secret something that only you should know for security reasons. All I know is that, with time, we will also accumulate if we keep buying with DCA.

[Moreno233]

To be honest it's easy to see riches these people could've made just by holding the hundreds of bitcoin they had back then. But the question is, which of them actually held the coins until today? Also taking note that it's far harder to hold with conviction back then compared to today.

I can bet anything that majority of those guys did not hold beyond 2017 bull run and the few that did most likely sold around 2021 bull run. The percentage of those who held from those good old days till now might be so insignificant if truly it can be known. I do see some of them in WO section but they will never disclose how much they have and I doubt there is anyone that will willing do that now. I believe back then people were mainly mining those Bitcoins with few people buying theirs, that was why it was easy for people to share their Bitcoin balance.

But to answer your question: I don't have enough bitcoin; no one does.

That sounds like sarcasm though because there are still people holding big bag of Bitcoin. If no one have enough Bitcoin there where are the Bitcoins located? Maybe Blackrock and those in their league have collected all the Bitcoin

[Z-tight]

I only own a small amount in BTC, very small, believe me.

I know that so many people think all early adopters have hundreds of BTC in their wallets, just because they knew BTC early enough, when it was 'easier' to mine it or earn it in other ways. However, i am sure that not so many of these early adopters were able to hold their coins all these years, a lot of them have sold a long time ago, and have even started acquiring BTC again with newer adopters.

[Cryptohygenic]

Looking at an old thread from 2011 that talked about how many bitcoins they have, it made me think that getting Bitcoin is very easy.
How Many Bitcoins do you own?

Most of them earn from mining, giveaways, faucets and some contests that give away Bitcoin prizes.

I know about Bitcoin and this Forum in 2016 and back then it was quite easy to get 1 BTC just by entering a bounty or contest.

Those who have been able to survive until now with thousands or even hundreds of Bitcoins that they have held, it is incredible.
But most people have sold it at a high price in the past, but if you add it up now, then it is millions of dollars that you won't be able to get easily.


They have 100++ in the past

Enough

I will say that I've got 100 saved away in a tough to access location for a rainy day. Or you know, USD collapse.

-Garrett

Reading this makes me really upset that I sold 112 (all) of my BTC a couple months ago for only $118...

Don't feel bad, I sold 5K for 1500€

Reading this makes me really upset that I sold 112 (all) of my BTC a couple months ago for only $118...

I've only been able to scrounge 10 or so BTC since then via mining... kinda depressing the more I think about it

500 or so. 

165. I'm down to half hashing power though since a card pooped out on me

About 583, after spending some on Namecoins. I guess it's a lot to some people but of course I'm greedy so I wish I had more.

73.51 + whats left on btcguild.com, not much.
I made them all(with pools)..

I can say i am happy with my profit

approx 320. Most in bitbills ;P

And now, How many Bitcoins do you have now or how much have you ever accumulated?

Please writer of this post, permit me to answer you based on the topic because I am still a newbie because I can not be logical enough yet to respond in details.
So, I have actually not got any bitcoin yet, not even 1 or any fraction of it. I am still on learning process on how to invest and keep my assets secured. Reading about how investors have lost their funds on bitcoin investment feels fearing to venture into it without knowing how the system works. But I hope to invest soon.

[BABY SHOES]

Bitcoin at the time of 2011 was peanuts maybe a price range of €0.3 he said 1500 BTC selling it for €1500 means it is completely worthless and at that time it was still very easy to get bitcoin especially from faucets that could get up to 5 BTC.

Recalling the memory of the past: https://twitter.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/1799852280449278443
But I never experienced it. 

What do you have now? Not much, just keep a little bitcoin in my possession. I am not a person who has money to always buy bitcoin but when the opportunity for money comes, I will immediately buy it again.
Honestly, family needs are more important, so that must be fulfilled while bitcoin is the second choice.

[Wexnident]

Probably never going to be enough I'd say? It is not double digits yet, pretty close, but not yet. I would've probably gotten to two digits by now if I didn't panic sell when the pandemic started. I bought it at around 12k ish, sold at idk, 5k I think? Pandemic and panic just meshed together which made me sold, together with me being inexperienced with crypto lol.

Would probably go down, planning to sell quite a bit when the market hits its next bull run so any goal (such as owning more than one) would probably take around 2-3 years ish before I get that double.

[Dr.Osh]

I only own a small amount in BTC, very small, believe me.

I know that so many people think all early adopters have hundreds of BTC in their wallets, just because they knew BTC early enough, when it was 'easier' to mine it or earn it in other ways. However, i am sure that not so many of these early adopters were able to hold their coins all these years, a lot of them have sold a long time ago, and have even started acquiring BTC again with newer adopters.

Yes, personally I also have the same condition. I keep very few assets due to many factors, and of course that makes me regret it. Most of us are probably too quickly satisfied with the price of bitcoin. Even though we are very sure that the price of bitcoin can become very high, sometimes an urgent need makes someone have to sell the bitcoin that they are holding for the long term, especially if at that time we feel that the price of bitcoin has become very high.