The biggest hidden risk to Bitcoin is Success.

[Peanutswar]

If the person is investing for a long term then he shall not be afraid because definitely he will not lost his investment. And as we have discussed years back.

They won't lose in the long run but they might be afraid of looking at the present losses that they'll have in paper.

That is what they don't realize in the long run that winners are made during the toughest time in the market especially for the holders of bitcoin.

It's testing people who are looking to hold for so long and those who can't be moved by any political deterrence and happenings.

Does not mean that you are into a long-term investment meaning is guaranteed return, we do always make sure that we have a plan with our asset, because probably soon you will sell those assets and take profit, at the first place is you must need to know what are your plans with your investment such as how much and how long you will take to hodl. You will not hodl that for a lifetime and if you see there is no changes at all with the market and you can't see potential anymore you can do cut losses and take an opportunity to buy other assets.

[laijsica]

A lot of persons tend to think that Bitcoin's risk is failure.

The deeper risk could actually be success.

If Bitcoin becomes globally dominant; governments stand to lose monetary flexibility, debt-driven economies begin to weaken, inflation taxation becomes less effective and controlling capital becomes harder.

States may tolerate Bitcoin while it is supposedly still growing in different regions. But widespread adopt could fundamentally challenge how modern governments finance themselves.

Bitcoins ultimate stress test may not be technology. It may be political tolerance!

If a government wants to use Bitcoin to increase the capacity of its economy, it can do so, but some consider the price volatility as the main opponent. Analyze the depth of Bitcoin, this financial system does not consider anyone as an opponent, but rather it is a potential street of investment.

If you analyze the characteristics of a debt-based economy, the economy of that country was relatively inflexible in its policies and was not ready to take risks. Because in a corrupt financial system, the wealth of the mountain goes to a small community, so the liquidity of the wealth depends on that community.

The decision of the states was not much affected by the global expansion of Bitcoin, and it will not be affected in the future. If the government of a country adopts a tolerant policy and wants to expand Bitcoin as a strategic reserve, it can coexist with the centralized economy of that country.

[Awaklara]

States may tolerate Bitcoin while it is supposedly still growing in different regions. But widespread adopt could fundamentally challenge how modern governments finance themselves.

There might be some truth to that, because that kind of thinking could be why some countries still limit the use of Bitcoin. Politically, of course, some would be affected in a country's government system. Especially those who might be just a small number that can benefit from natural resource income. 
Anyway, in the end, there will be some adjustments made by the government regarding Bitcoin regulations. Whether that’s tightening them or actually loosening their use.

[summonerrk]

A lot of persons tend to think that Bitcoin's risk is failure.

The deeper risk could actually be success.

If Bitcoin becomes globally dominant; governments stand to lose monetary flexibility, debt-driven economies begin to weaken, inflation taxation becomes less effective and controlling capital becomes harder.

States may tolerate Bitcoin while it is supposedly still growing in different regions. But widespread adopt could fundamentally challenge how modern governments finance themselves.

Bitcoins ultimate stress test may not be technology. It may be political tolerance!

Bitcoin and blockchain are such anomalous and powerful phenomena that governments of countries that were initially extremely negative about them have now realized that either this technology will overwhelm the financial system, or they themselves must begin to somehow interact with the process of cryptocurrency ownership. And it's clear they are genuinely wary of this, because Bitcoin isn't something that can simply be abolished; people will simply use it, and the government won't be able to influence it. And I'm glad to see that the countries where I occasionally reside have now become more accepting of crypto.

[goldkingcoiner]

A lot of persons tend to think that Bitcoin's risk is failure.

The deeper risk could actually be success.

If Bitcoin becomes globally dominant; governments stand to lose monetary flexibility, debt-driven economies begin to weaken, inflation taxation becomes less effective and controlling capital becomes harder.

States may tolerate Bitcoin while it is supposedly still growing in different regions. But widespread adopt could fundamentally challenge how modern governments finance themselves.

Bitcoins ultimate stress test may not be technology. It may be political tolerance!

Bitcoin was created to end political corruption and political nonsense. Fiat and banks are the true poisons which the politicians have been exploiting for their own personal goals. Bitcoin changes all that. No more non transparent money flows. No more artificial inflation (money printing) and no more lying to the people about their financial freedoms when banks are the ones in control.

[noorman0]

The risk of failure lies with Bitcoin—patching the code, forking, etc.
The risk of success lies with its users—going anonymous, moving to a more user-friendly jurisdiction, changing regulations, etc.

From this distinction, we can see the broad outline of who is at political risk.

[Y3shot]

A lot of persons tend to think that Bitcoin's risk is failure.

The deeper risk could actually be success.

The only risk in Bitcoin is based on how you understand it. When you go into it with no good understanding of what it is, it can be said one may face risk. In blindly taking risks with Bitcoin, there is a high tendency that you may even lose.

The reason why the risks of Bitcoin are always talked about is that most people want to invest in Bitcoin when they know nothing about it because they want to make quick money from it. Bitcoin can be profitable when you understand the volatility, and investing in it is more beneficial in the long term. There is no right time to buy Bitcoin.

[BALIK]

Although, its essential for people to understand that Bitcoin doesn't actually guaranteed one quick rich, because this is the part that most people do misunderstand.

Even in the long term, Bitcoin does not promise or guarantee wealth for anyone. We cannot expect to become rich just by holding Bitcoin while only investing a small amount.

Bitcoin no longer delivers thousand fold gains or millions of percent return like it once did. The era of turning small money into a massive fortune has come to an end.

Many people have realized that it is not possible to get rich quickly from Bitcoin. But many of them are still stuck in the mindset that simply holding for the long term is enough to become wealthy like early investor once did. That is also a flawed way of thinking that they need to leave behind.

[impulse709]

A lot of persons tend to think that Bitcoin's risk is failure.

The deeper risk could actually be success.

If Bitcoin becomes globally dominant; governments stand to lose monetary flexibility, debt-driven economies begin to weaken, inflation taxation becomes less effective and controlling capital becomes harder.

States may tolerate Bitcoin while it is supposedly still growing in different regions. But widespread adopt could fundamentally challenge how modern governments finance themselves.

Bitcoins ultimate stress test may not be technology. It may be political tolerance!

Bitcoin and blockchain are such anomalous and powerful phenomena that governments of countries that were initially extremely negative about them have now realized that either this technology will overwhelm the financial system, or they themselves must begin to somehow interact with the process of cryptocurrency ownership. And it's clear they are genuinely wary of this, because Bitcoin isn't something that can simply be abolished; people will simply use it, and the government won't be able to influence it. And I'm glad to see that the countries where I occasionally reside have now become more accepting of crypto.

This is a really interesting point of view because most people are considering Bitcoin to fail, whereas if it succeeds something new will present itself. The higher the level of adoption, the less comfortable will governments feel with a financial system that they do not have complete control over via monetary policy, inflation, or capital restrictions. But, I am not sure that this automatically translates to governments attempting to outlaw Bitcoin. In fact, in many instances these are already on their way to regulation, taxation and integration instead of prohibition. Bitcoin's decentralized nature has made it challenging to halt. Whether a monetary network that exists outside of traditional financial control can coexist with the government, might be the true question.

[gracreavix]

I think the greatest problem or challenge will come after everyone has adopted it. Governments might have a big chunk of it and find a way to control it, but not entirely. The only reason people will be using fiat currency will be to buy things in that particular country. But all assets will be in Bitcoin. The government will find it hard to manage monetary policy and I want to see how that turns out. But the government make it work for her. Rather than fighting it.

[Chibit01]

Normally, investments comes with risk but when the asset you invested on becomes successful as you expect, you also become successful, Bitcoin has been in existence for more than a decade and as we can see, there's still a very high chance that Bitcoin has more highs to go, we definitely will get to $1m per Bitcoin some day and those who would be holding their coins till then will be millionaires, the risk is just that during bear market, price could drop below the price you bought it, while in a bull season, the price also increase, so the end game of investing in Bitcoin is profitability.

The future is uncertain at same time bitcoin's future has more chances of making it high compared to every other digital asset out there, which makes it less risky to even think of.

As long as the protocol survives all the attack critics might throw at it and developers are ready to continue working effortlessly like they are doing I'm less worried about leaving a fortune in bitcoin for years without the fear of what my investment might be when I decide to check on it.

[sunsilk]

They won't lose in the long run but they might be afraid of looking at the present losses that they'll have in paper.

That is what they don't realize in the long run that winners are made during the toughest time in the market especially for the holders of bitcoin.

It's testing people who are looking to hold for so long and those who can't be moved by any political deterrence and happenings.

Does not mean that you are into a long-term investment meaning is guaranteed return, we do always make sure that we have a plan with our asset, because probably soon you will sell those assets and take profit, at the first place is you must need to know what are your plans with your investment such as how much and how long you will take to hodl. You will not hodl that for a lifetime and if you see there is no changes at all with the market and you can't see potential anymore you can do cut losses and take an opportunity to buy other assets.

Yes, at some point. There's a potential period that a holder will start selling and take profit or even cut loss. It's just sad for those who want to cut loss because they have lost their patience even after investing a lot of their time in it.

But that's how it goes in the investing and they have to make a decision that they can either open some opportunities for them to use that fund they'll take back with a fewer loss.

I won't hold for a lifetime and a time will come that I'll sell but I think it's not wise to sell all.