Hold bitcoin long Enough and you are most definitely safe

[Vaskiy]

You will only stand safe when you hold your bitcoin for a long time on a non-custodial wallet, it does not also end on this alone, you have to know which wallet are you using that has the security safety that is needed, don't make use of a vulnerable non-custodial wallet and think that all is well already, don't also expose any of your wallet information in public or to a third party, all this safety measures are expected to be inconsideration before we could assume for safety while on the use of a non-custodial wallet.

Considering the non-custodial wallet security issue happening in recent days, even the hardware wallets suffered a massive hack. Every wallet seems to be vulnerable, and every user has to stay cautious holding the funds. Maybe the funds need to be distributed on a greater number of wallets, even when the plan is long-term holding and profiting out of it. Many people completely depend on bitcoin for their future and never diversified the funds. For those people, what has happened will be complete disappointment. Even people who had thoughts of investing into bitcoin will take a second thought on more other investments.

[Youngrebel]

The key here is not to panic and always focus on the goal.

For example, if your goal is to sell when Bitcoin reaches $1 million, then you have to wait for that time to come. The problem is, some people panic when the price is high and also when the price is low. If we are not disciplined, we may fail to reach our goal even if we already sold in profit. Sometimes we end up buying again because we are still not satisfied with what we did.

So we should be clear with ourselves first. Are we here for long term holding, or only for short term profit?
Because those two need a different approach.

Well said, what are the ways to approach short term investments safely? Because when it comes to Bitcoin investing for a short term can be very risky and it's almost similar to trading, some would even call it gambling because of the risks it comes with. It is always better to go with long term holding.

The reason why some might not want to invest for a long term is because they want to Make quick profits and they don't have the patience to invest in Bitcoin for a long period of time. Short term holders are easily moved by their emotions and they are the ones that mostly panic when the price of Bitcoin fluctuates.

The investors that are able to make significant profit from Bitcoin investment are those that are able to invest for a long term, the market rewards patience.

[Makus]

First of all, there is nothing like a safe investment when it comes to Bitcoin investment but it is a fact that holding Bitcoin for a long term can be much profitable compared to short-term investments but like I said initially there's nothing like a safe investment. Volatility is a constant dynamic in the crypto market and even Bitcoin isn't exempted from this.

The main reason why a lot of people lose when investing in Bitcoin is when they sell their coins due to panic and this affects Short term holders more than those that invest for a long term. Bitcoin isn't a fast way to make money, a lot of people start investing with the mentality of getting rich within a short period of time but it doesn't exactly work that way.

[Pandu Geddon]

First of all, there is nothing like a safe investment when it comes to Bitcoin investment but it is a fact that holding Bitcoin for a long term can be much profitable compared to short-term investments but like I said initially there's nothing like a safe investment. Volatility is a constant dynamic in the crypto market and even Bitcoin isn't exempted from this.

The main reason why a lot of people lose when investing in Bitcoin is when they sell their coins due to panic and this affects Short term holders more than those that invest for a long term. Bitcoin isn't a fast way to make money, a lot of people start investing with the mentality of getting rich within a short period of time but it doesn't exactly work that way.

People who think like that aren't really the ones who have a desire to invest. Anyone who knows the basic concept of investing, of course, also knows and understands how to choose long-term or short-term assets. Bitcoin is one of those long-term investment assets. We all know that. Even though some people might take advantage of Bitcoin's volatility to make a bit of profit. Every investment definitely has risks. Investing isn't like suddenly getting an inheritance that changes your life.

[Freeveto]

To those who find business or investment hard to understand and confusing knowledge of this can be an easy explanation why they should search on bitcoin.

It’s a simple mathematics, if you want to hold for long, you will not need to be confused because you are to invest for future, but for quick money reference, you will not have peace of mind because your eye will always be in the market to check the price movement, you will need to learn really well on how to read market and also how to trade because it will be the same as trading since you will always target some prices to buy and sell.
The best thing is to buy at any convince and hold for long until you needed the investment.

[Zackz5000]

As far as history is concerned bitcoin has always been able to bounce back from any major prices drop to the point of hitting a new all time high and it stands to reason that the same thing will be happening again this time around, we can say that there is no guarantee of success with Bitcoin investment but in trust there is no guarantee of success in any investment, if there was then everyone would be doing it so even though bitcoin investment isn't guaranteed to be successful the chances of success are still much higher than failure.

[Issa56]

First of all, there is nothing like a safe investment when it comes to Bitcoin investment but it is a fact that holding Bitcoin for a long term can be much profitable compared to short-term investments but like I said initially there's nothing like a safe investment.

Either you are holding for longtime, or you are holding for a short period of time, the two is risky, but long time investment is less risky compare to short time investment, that’s why I do encourage people to hold for longtime.

The main reason why a lot of people lose when investing in Bitcoin is when they sell their coins due to panic and this affects Short term holders more than those that invest for a long term. Bitcoin isn't a fast way to make money, a lot of people start investing with the mentality of getting rich within a short period of time but it doesn't exactly work that way.

If you are planning to make money from bitcoin investment, then you will have to hold your bitcoin for a long term, if you invest in bitcoin hoping to make quick money, you might just end up regretting at the end, because you might be losing instead of making profits, that’s why it’s always encourage to invest with the money which we won’t be using at that moment.

Bitcoin investment is for the strong minded  people, if you want to hold, even if bitcoin price is dropping, their is nothing to panic about, you just have to keep on holding, and if you having extra funds, you can buy more bitcoin at that moment.

[Baki202]

But owning Bitcoin for the long haul gives a better chance of making a profit does not mean it will work out or that an investor is safe. In addition to market volatility, there are other types of risks: You may lose your wallet, reveal your seed phrase, or sell during significant corrections. To be a successful Bitcoin investor, you have to be patient. Secure and have reasonable expectations. Holding is just one component of the approach. It's not just about how to protect your wallet. It also involves taking enough risks and investing only the amount that you can afford to leave untouched.

Yes, I agree that it gives you a better chance of making money because that is one way that things will even get better when you buy and then you are able to hold for a long time. This is a mistake that many investors make because they are always selling very early, and people need to understand that holding for a long time favors more. It takes a lot of patience to benefit from holding Bitcoin, but you have no choice but to wait.

Because of this, if you want to hold Bitcoin, you should do so for a very long time. Many seasoned investors have held Bitcoin for a very long time, and they have profited from their patience. This should serve as motivation because we have seen how seasoned investors have made millions from the market, and their long-term holdings have paid off because there is no way you will wait and not make money. Additionally, I always find it inspiring that so many individuals benefit from investing in Bitcoin.

[bhadz]

First of all, there is nothing like a safe investment when it comes to Bitcoin investment but it is a fact that holding Bitcoin for a long term can be much profitable compared to short-term investments but like I said initially there's nothing like a safe investment. Volatility is a constant dynamic in the crypto market and even Bitcoin isn't exempted from this.

That is the general thought of many when it comes to investing in cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin is the safest as it has a proven track record and historical patterns that have been seen in the past. Although its volatility makes it no safe but it's better to conclude that it has definite risk that we have to take. The long temr investors who have experience some gains in it would at least say that it's a safe investment, the network is secured and despite it being a speculative asset. It has worked its way in a positive manner being speculative. For the other typical investors in other markets, they don't like it being speculative because they still don't see the value of it from that point.

[gabbie2010]

As far as history is concerned bitcoin has always been able to bounce back from any major prices drop to the point of hitting a new all time high and it stands to reason that the same thing will be happening again this time around, we can say that there is no guarantee of success with Bitcoin investment but in trust there is no guarantee of success in any investment, if there was then everyone would be doing it so even though bitcoin investment isn't guaranteed to be successful the chances of success are still much higher than failure.

I agreed with your summation on bitcoin ability to bounce back for every massive dump in it price and I believe this feature make of distinct from other investment like Stock market and the rest, though the fact that all investment is very risky, I would pick investment in bitcoin at any day because its glaring and obvious that early investors are enjoying their benefits of hodling their bitcoin now intact they can now exchange a bit of their coin to fiat just to enjoy their gain and profits as a long term holders, though investment in bitcoin has its own short coming with regards to vulnerability of some wallet recall the recent news of how plenty bitcoin was stolen in COLCARD, its very unfortunate that early investors who lost their hard earn bitcoin COLDCARD would  be quite disappointed with this unfortunate incidence that is one of disadvantage of investing in bitcoin.

[Son Of Blockchain (SOB)]

Edited...

Bitcoin literally gives no guarantees but it seems the Instagram post was giving some, we only rely on history of good performance to ascertain from previous results that bitcoin is arguable a very good digital investment and going long-term in it increases your chances of profitability in it.

Now it's not totally about holding bitcoin for long, it is also a matter of practicing self-custody correctly and holding in non-custodial open source wallets like Electrum which has strong security architecture so you don't loose you coins the while holding.

Cold storage in air-gaped devices remains the best practice and adding a passphrase increase the security of you keys.

Bitcoin doesn't fail people, the flaw has always been in the ways they hold it and that's why even long-term holders lost their coins in the latest ColdCard wallet drains.

If you had checked the second image of the poster you would've seen that it didn't just hype Bitcoin but gave historical prove of 2020 to 2026 price data with an indication that "past performance doesn't guarantee future results" and that's a good advice so people would see facts and know that it's not just hype.
 You've said my mind concerning "practicing self-custody", it's not about holding but holding in a secured portfolio, some people are holding in exchanges and wallets that could be penetrated by bugs if they don't take their security as serious as they take holding then their effort could be waste along the line.

[Rabata]

The key here is not to panic and always focus on the goal.

For example, if your goal is to sell when Bitcoin reaches $1 million, then you have to wait for that time to come. The problem is, some people panic when the price is high and also when the price is low. If we are not disciplined, we may fail to reach our goal even if we already sold in profit. Sometimes we end up buying again because we are still not satisfied with what we did.

So we should be clear with ourselves first. Are we here for long term holding, or only for short term profit?
Because those two need a different approach.

Well said, what are the ways to approach short term investments safely? Because when it comes to Bitcoin investing for a short term can be very risky and it's almost similar to trading, some would even call it gambling because of the risks it comes with. It is always better to go with long term holding.

The reason why some might not want to invest for a long term is because they want to Make quick profits and they don't have the patience to invest in Bitcoin for a long period of time. Short term holders are easily moved by their emotions and they are the ones that mostly panic when the price of Bitcoin fluctuates.

The investors that are able to make significant profit from Bitcoin investment are those that are able to invest for a long term, the market rewards patience.

A Bitcoin investor may face various problems in the short term. Since Bitcoin is more volatile than any other asset, there is a possibility of big losses after investing. Those who invest in the short term often lose money and do not get a chance to recover that money. For some, even if they get a little, if the market continues to fall, they will have to face a lot of losses. It takes some time to understand the market, but those who invest in the short term will change before they fully understand the market. Even if someone makes a profit in the short term, they can get a loss at any time and even that loss can increase rapidly.

There are some investors who invest in Bitcoin out of greed to increase their wealth in the short term. They think that if they hold it for 3 months or more, they will definitely be able to withdraw a profit, which is why they invest with money that they cannot invest, hoping to make a profit, but when it decreases further after the investment and becomes bearish for a long time, they are able to understand their mistake.

[Renampun]

A long-term hold is generally recommended for anyone looking to secure profits, compared to holding for the short term. However, as others have said, we shouldn't be overconfident that it's completely safe, as any investment carries its own risks, and people need to consider these risks before investing their money.

Also, it's not just about holding, how you secure your assets also matters. While most people only understand that they need to hold, they still choose exchanges as the platform to store their assets, this is quite risky in the long term, as centralized platforms are never always recommended for managing your assets.. non-custodial wallets are still the best for managing your assets.

[Hazink]

It's true that the longer someone holds Bitcoin, the greater their chances of profit. However, we shouldn't assume that holding Bitcoin for a long time guarantees profit. Investing in Bitcoin still carries the risk of price volatility, and it may take longer to realize a profit.
So, the bottom line is that long-term holding can increase your chances of profiting from Bitcoin's growth, but you still need to be patient until you see the results of your investment.

Long-time holding creates better opportunities for profit to be made, but there should be no time-holding limit which should be set as time for cashing out profit, as the market can react in an unpredictable way when the due date is about to reach. Let's take for instant investors who might have targeted 2026 to be their year to cashout and take profit only to meet this bearish market and have levelled Bitcoin value to be around $60k while a year before this year value was 2X of what if it's now.