Investors are tired of HODLING

[Ever-young]

You are actually right here and we both share the same sentiment on this issue. The best way to protect yourself and your asset is to store your valuables in your personal and private self custodian wallet because you hold the key to your own security unlike the exchange where you are not the one holding the key to it, and if anything happens to the exchange, your asset is seriously at risk of theft , so self custody of your asset is a must if you must be protected in this crypto space.

I still don’t understand why some people feel very comfortable having their assets stored up in exchanges, it’s not as if all exchanges are bad or something, but the truth is that, they have several vulnerabilities and plus it goes against one of the core values of Bitcoin, which decentralization, Bitcoin is meant to give us freedom to control our own money and keeping your money in an exchange isn’t a great way of exercising that freedom and control over your money because a third party has become involved and at this point, anything can happen cos your funds are now at the mercy of that exchange.

[Gozie51]

However while waiting for it to rise in value, an investor might also need an avenue to put it to work.

What I can do with bitcoin while waiting for it to rise is trade it. I don't have to stake bitcoin at the moment and if I want to stake then I have to buy another stakable coin to do that and get more value either with the quantity of coin I will get converting portion of bitcoin to that coin, maybe doge. Also, I won't lend bitcoin especially not in an exchange because anything can happen with the exchange while your lending period is still subsisting.

[Pablo-wood]

The next word we can always find after the word "investor" in Bitcoin is the word "HODLING". They go together everytime. What if there are investors that actually wants to have the daily, monthly or annual commission that comes with trading while maintaining a soft spot. What if there are investors that actually want to get huge returns from there Bitcoin by putting it to work and not just waiting for it to rise? The DCA method is also an alternative method to this but then some investors love to invest Voraciously. Can there be no avenue where an investor buys Bitcoin and puts it to work instead of waiting for a long long time for it to rise? We all know saving the conventional money without investing reduces the value. It's a good thing Bitcoin rises in value over time. However while waiting for it to rise in value, an investor might also need an avenue to put it to work.

We have arbitrage trading as one of such avenue. In this method, you buy Bitcoin at a lower price on one exchange and sell it at a higher price on another. The profit comes from the price difference between both exchanges.

To be honest, it’s not as easy as it sounds  the crypto market moves very fast, and arbitrage requires accurate timing, capital efficiency, and sometimes even automation bots to execute trades before the gap between prices closes.

[I_Anime]

Another means you can put Bitcoin into work(earning) is by participating in proof of stake(staking your Bitcoin on exchange) for a particular time frame(months or years).

Lending is another way to earn interest, but remember this comes with risks.

Exactly that’s why most folks prefer recommending holding , and proof of stake is almost like holding while you receive some percentage of your funds as a reward but the truth is that inorder to earn something good from it you need a lot of capital or a lot of funds in order make something good from it. And when come to lending is not everyone that’s trust worthy , and imo is not safe most time it may against the reason of our privacy which is safety .

Even if you want to start trading with your bitcoin is choice but know this just there is chances of you making profits daily that’s how there’s chances of you losing daily , sooner you know this the sooner the better .

[RockBell]

I still don’t understand why some people feel very comfortable having their assets stored up in exchanges, it’s not as if all exchanges are bad or something, but the truth is that, they have several vulnerabilities and plus it goes against one of the core values of Bitcoin, which decentralization, Bitcoin is meant to give us freedom to control our own money and keeping your money in an exchange isn’t a great way of exercising that freedom and control over your money because a third party has become involved and at this point, anything can happen cos your funds are now at the mercy of that exchange.

They don't know the dangers that come with storing your asset in an exchange and that is why they are comfortable with there asset there they have forgotten not your not your coin and in very way your asset is at risk since uyou are not the custodian and exchanges are important for value exchanges but saving it there is the main challenge and things are comments that have been ringed into people's ear but they have failed to listen.  And aside the freedom that bitcoin was suppose to give it was suppose to also give profit to so the kind of offers that bitcoin comes with is just exceptionally want to make you invest mote and more everytime so the best thing is for everyone to take responsibility of there assets.

[Callido]

The next word we can always find after the word "investor" in Bitcoin is the word "HODLING". They go together everytime. What if there are investors that actually wants to have the daily, monthly or annual commission that comes with trading while maintaining a soft spot. What if there are investors that actually want to get huge returns from there Bitcoin by putting it to work and not just waiting for it to rise? The DCA method is also an alternative method to this but then some investors love to invest Voraciously. Can there be no avenue where an investor buys Bitcoin and puts it to work instead of waiting for a long long time for it to rise? We all know saving the conventional money without investing reduces the value. It's a good thing Bitcoin rises in value over time. However while waiting for it to rise in value, an investor might also need an avenue to put it to work.

Nobody go force you to hold your bitcoin, na for your own best if you choose to hold and when e be say u ready with risk wey follow to put your bitcoin at work then no wahala, if you like trading or you want dey gamble with your bitcoin to find small small profits no wam but the consequences go mainly fall on top your head and the thing come be say u done get greater chance to lose your bitcoin compared to when you choose to hold.

Na for this forum i don see say dem dey lend bitcoin, outside here i never see anything like that, my own advice na say make you hold, nothing sweet pass say your dey hold the same quantity of bitcoin without losing any fraction, make in be say na the price dey fluctuate, as we done know say the way e take go down na the same way e go use come back up, choose holding.