Bitcoin’s biggest winners: early adopters or future users?

[michellee]

No need to worry with the early and you only need to prepare yourself as those who early clearly gets benefit because they can sell at the high price and have wealthy. But late people can still get the benefit especially if they can accumulate Bitcoin from now on because the future still unpredicted and we don't know when Bitcoin will becomes a serious part of global finance.

While that is not happens yet, you have time to starts and focus so you will not miss to take the benefit. We don't know what happen to Bitcoin in the future but one thing we know that we can benefits from Bitcoin and that is enough while we still accumulating.

[tabas]

Something I keep thinking about lately…

If Bitcoin keeps growing over the years and actually becomes a serious part of global finance, who really ends up winning the most?

Is it the people who got in early and held through all the chaos or future users who just inherit a system that’s already stable, global, and deflation-resistant?

Feels like most conversations focus on price, but not really on what happens to wealth distribution long-term.
Would Bitcoin end up leveling things out, or just quietly create a new class of early believers who sit on massive advantage?

Both will be winners but, because we have winners it also means that there will be losers. So not going to talk about the latter and going on with the winners. The early adopters and those who might be quite late but sticked around, they'll be the winners. In the timeline that you're bringing, that might be the case that it is going to create new people that will consider themselves early but it will only be for the next years of their stay. While the early ones have the better situation and are free to sell if they want since they're already in profit but, I don't think that most of us will leave ourselves without anything to hold until we retire.

[Hewlet]

Feels like most conversations focus on price, but not really on what happens to wealth distribution long-term.
Would Bitcoin end up leveling things out, or just quietly create a new class of early believers who sit on massive advantage?

What shows that we have actually made an impacts in our time is when we are able to make things easier for the generation that will come after us and even if they might not benefit really well in terms of the extent of profitability at the time compared to what is the case at this time, it will be a plus to us that we gave them a better financial system that they have total control of.

because helps those that are involved in it in two main  ways. first, you stand to gain an increase in your finance by being invested in bitcoin and secondly, you are handed over a better form of finance that is decentralized and that stands as an edge against inflation.
 

[BlackHatCoiner]

Would Bitcoin end up leveling things out, or just quietly create a new class of early believers who sit on massive advantage?

It will create a new class of elite, but this is not the point. The problem with the old system isn't inequality. It's that a minority at the top takes a lot more than it gives back. Under a Bitcoin standard, people may become rich, but in order to stay rich, they need to provide goods and services to the market. Otherwise, at some point they will run out of BTC.

The problem with the current system is that the elite do not have to compete on the market and help people, to stay rich. They can just print money and steal through inflation.

[Mhizlove]

Honestly I will say early adopters will most likely enjoy the biggest financial rewards because they took the risk when bitcoin was unpopular and uncertain but that don't automatically mean that the future user will miss out or left behind. Now if bitcoin becomes a stable global system, future users or generation can benefit from it by having easy access to reliable money, more financial freedom and a better wealth preservation. So why early adopters may see the biggest financial gains, later users may enjoy or gain the most utility. The real question here is that whether bitcoin can expand opportunities for alot of people instead of concentrating on wealth in the hands of few people or persons.

[Zanab247]

Those investors that involved in BTC investment those day will confess that investors really made plenty profit, because there was no inflation that was affecting economy and other things in the world, and it made many people to use what they can afford to lose in BTC which is what brought plenty profit that is making some of them to share their testimony in the internet those days. We know that price of BTC has pump higher compared some years ago and if you look the economy of today, it hard for people to smile with the profit they have make from BTC these days.

Inflation has make the price of things to double up, and the low price of BTC in the market these days is just like bull market those days, because inflation has collapsed so many things that is affecting government and individuals today.

[fredericktaylor]

No need to worry with the early and you only need to prepare yourself as those who early clearly gets benefit because they can sell at the high price and have wealthy. But late people can still get the benefit especially if they can accumulate Bitcoin from now on because the future still unpredicted and we don't know when Bitcoin will becomes a serious part of global finance.

While that is not happens yet, you have time to starts and focus so you will not miss to take the benefit. We don't know what happen to Bitcoin in the future but one thing we know that we can benefits from Bitcoin and that is enough while we still accumulating.

Yes, those investors who buy Bitcoin at the beginning and hold it patiently until now with confidence and wait for better times in the future will definitely be able to enjoy all the benefits of Bitcoin and will benefit financially by holding Bitcoin for the long term. Those who start buy Bitcoin from today thinking about the future and wait for a long time will be able to enjoy all the benefits of Bitcoin. Nothing can be said accurately about the increase or decrease in the price of Bitcoin because the price fluctuates very quickly, It is true that there is no confirm that Bitcoin will occupy a significant place in the global economy. If we buy Bitcoin consistently with a long-term plan and wait for better times in the future, then there is a possibility of making money as a result.

[Fortify]

Something I keep thinking about lately…

If Bitcoin keeps growing over the years and actually becomes a serious part of global finance, who really ends up winning the most?

Is it the people who got in early and held through all the chaos or future users who just inherit a system that’s already stable, global, and deflation-resistant?

Feels like most conversations focus on price, but not really on what happens to wealth distribution long-term.
Would Bitcoin end up leveling things out, or just quietly create a new class of early believers who sit on massive advantage?

You haven't exactly defined winning so what do you expect for an answer? People who bought bitcoin for cents each and can now sell them on for 6000%+ profit will obviously be the biggest winners in terms of capital increasing and it's simply not going to scale at anywhere near the same rate. You'd be lucky to get 10x your money back on Bitcoin in the next 10 years with the current price. High risk speculators are looking for volatility because it creates wild increases, long term investors are usually looking for slow but steady returns so they might benefit from the current environment if they bought in now there is a lot more of a safety net.

[Arenga pinnata]

In this regard, I think the early adopters who have held onto their Bitcoin until now are the winners. This is because they took a wise step even back when Bitcoin hadn’t yet gained much attention or trust. Now, as major companies are racing to accumulate Bitcoin and many people are following suit, they will still be the winners if, in the end, they do not sell their Bitcoin holdings until the day it truly becomes part of the global financial system.

After all, those who believed in Bitcoin first are the ones who deserve to be called the biggest winners. They chose to believe when others did not.

[Cryptomultiplier]

No need to worry with the early and you only need to prepare yourself as those who early clearly gets benefit because they can sell at the high price and have wealthy. But late people can still get the benefit especially if they can accumulate Bitcoin from now on because the future still unpredicted and we don't know when Bitcoin will becomes a serious part of global finance.

While that is not happens yet, you have time to starts and focus so you will not miss to take the benefit. We don't know what happen to Bitcoin in the future but one thing we know that we can benefits from Bitcoin and that is enough while we still accumulating.

Yes, those investors who buy Bitcoin at the beginning and hold it patiently until now with confidence and wait for better times in the future will definitely be able to enjoy all the benefits of Bitcoin and will benefit financially by holding Bitcoin for the long term. Those who start buy Bitcoin from today thinking about the future and wait for a long time will be able to enjoy all the benefits of Bitcoin. Nothing can be said accurately about the increase or decrease in the price of Bitcoin because the price fluctuates very quickly, It is true that there is no confirm that Bitcoin will occupy a significant place in the global economy. If we buy Bitcoin consistently with a long-term plan and wait for better times in the future, then there is a possibility of making money as a result.

Long term old time holders definitely hold the upper hand, that's if they have remained consistent and discipline so far. Those who hold large amounts of ETF portfolio also have an advantage over those new comers retail holders of Bitcoin currently and that's supposing it becomes globally adopted or more adopted and stable in your country of current residency.

It is however not too late for new comers to the game, because the advantage of Bitcoin over current fiat currency and its systems, is the hedge against inflation it promises and it would sure level the plain field between those who are rich in the society and you who started as a poor person and with Bitcoin have now become richer.

[Franklyn-wood]

Something I keep thinking about lately…

If Bitcoin keeps growing over the years and actually becomes a serious part of global finance, who really ends up winning the most?

Is it the people who got in early and held through all the chaos or future users who just inherit a system that’s already stable, global, and deflation-resistant?

Feels like most conversations focus on price, but not really on what happens to wealth distribution long-term.
Would Bitcoin end up leveling things out, or just quietly create a new class of early believers who sit on massive advantage?

You haven't exactly defined winning so what do you expect for an answer? People who bought bitcoin for cents each and can now sell them on for 6000%+ profit will obviously be the biggest winners in terms of capital increasing and it's simply not going to scale at anywhere near the same rate. You'd be lucky to get 10x your money back on Bitcoin in the next 10 years with the current price. High risk speculators are looking for volatility because it creates wild increases, long term investors are usually looking for slow but steady returns so they might benefit from the current environment if they bought in now there is a lot more of a safety net.

It definitely going to be for those that where able to hodl not just buying since the inception of Bitcoin excluding those that bought that bought but couldn't hodl due to fear of losing funds and speculations from the market. It is not too late anyway to start buying now and hodling to enjoy from the opportunity available in Bitcoin.

[RockBell]

Honestly I will say early adopters will most likely enjoy the biggest financial rewards because they took the risk when bitcoin was unpopular and uncertain but that don't automatically mean that the future user will miss out or left behind. Now if bitcoin becomes a stable global system, future users or generation can benefit from it by having easy access to reliable money, more financial freedom and a better wealth preservation. So why early adopters may see the biggest financial gains, later users may enjoy or gain the most utility. The real question here is that whether bitcoin can expand opportunities for alot of people instead of concentrating on wealth in the hands of few people or persons.

Till now does that have really enjoyed profit and benefited from Bitcoin investments because they trusted the system and they bought at a very cheap price and they took the risk and now just look at the amount they are selling one Bitcoin so sometimes the risk is what taking because what people doubted is what people are exactly wishing for now but as it the risk that was not taking then now we don't have to buy at what ever price it's selling.

Just that the good thing is that we have the DCA and also buying the dip since we did not have the OPP of buying early then we are going to look for a better way to make things more easy for us and it always find it's way to work out the only thing that matters is consistency because to be an early adaptor that opportunity is long gone. And it does not mean that we have already lost that opportunity we can still buy.

[slapper]

Future users are given certainty, a factor which is undervalued in these discussions. A working protocol is given to them. They don't wake up wondering if the whole thing collapses tomorrow (that was 2014's problem, 2017's problem, arguably even 2022's problem). The existential threat is now mostly over.

In the fiat world, your savings degrade by design. Your government openly targets inflation. They are NOT happy about your money becoming more valuable next year. It's policy. It's intentional.

I'll take imperfect-but-fixed-rules over sophisticated-but-rigged any day of the week tbh.

[Unknown Op]

In different financial systems the early adopters usually gets the biggest financial upside because they usually take most risk when adoption is uncertain and the same thing applies in the case of Bitcoin the early adopters will get the benefit but we cannot simply say that the future users will lose out if Bitcoin integrated into global finances then there benefits would be stability and the real world ability rather than extreme return so different groups will get benefit in different ways it depends on when and how they have entered. If Bitcoin will continue to grow and will become the part of mainstream finances then the future users will get benefit more because of its stability and easier access.

[eightdots]

In different financial systems the early adopters usually gets the biggest financial upside because they usually take most risk when adoption is uncertain and the same thing applies in the case of Bitcoin the early adopters will get the benefit but we cannot simply say that the future users will lose out if Bitcoin integrated into global finances then there benefits would be stability and the real world ability rather than extreme return so different groups will get benefit in different ways it depends on when and how they have entered. If Bitcoin will continue to grow and will become the part of mainstream finances then the future users will get benefit more because of its stability and easier access.

Early adopters are the ones who take the biggest risk and wait the longest. Therefore, they are the ones who reap the highest returns. Taking risks is something every investor will do, but adopting and investing in an unproven asset early on is a huge risk. The returns from such risks are very large. Early adopters of Bitcoin have also made very large profits.

Bitcoin can also provide great profits in the future. So, there is a difference between adopting an investment early and investing later, but in both cases, if the investment is good, it makes the investor happy.

[Botnake]

Early adopters because they have been exposed to the market early when majority have not discovered bitcoin yet. Which means they have all access buying bitcoin at a very convenient and cheap price, and with constant DCA every now and then, we can tell that they really have acquired maximum amount of bitcoin for now, or even if they sell it, they have been making thousands of profits already that could lead them building their fortune because of bitcoin.

Futures users have still no guarantees that they will profit with bitcoin. Newbies will always find it hard to manage bitcoin's volatility and complexity, so we can't tell yet how long they can manage staying in such an unpredictable market.

[Odogwu-Blockchain]

Feels like most conversations focus on price, but not really on what happens to wealth distribution long-term.
Would Bitcoin end up leveling things out, or just quietly create a new class of early believers who sit on massive advantage?

Whether long term or whatever, the view of it by long term investors are sured, because been able to hold for a long time, no matter how long it takes, that's a wealthy step so far, and if many investors took the same challenge and hold longer period too, then the wealth off Bitcoin gets distributed. As simple as that.