Hold bitcoin long Enough and you are most definitely safe

[uchegod-21]

From my experience in investing in bitcoin, I now understand that investing for long term may be important, but it is still not the ultimate way to go. Some people do not really need to wait for years. Their major desire may just be to see Bitcoin  reach a certain price and when that happens, they withdraw.

Bitcoin may reach that price in less than a year, it may also reach it in 2,3,4,5 years to come. Anytime that price is achieved, they sell. Having a long term mindset helps you wait for your goal to be achieved,  not just for you to wait without any plan in mind.

I prefer to tell people to have a price in mind ,because if they wait long term without any target price, they may just miss the opportunity to sell after hodling long term

[Faisal2202]

I have been of the belief that when you hold bitcoin for a good while you are not in serious risk of losses. That’s why I agreed when I was sent this https://www.instagram.com/p/DbV2zsmILfm/?igsh=eTVpdTMxdGdtajc4.

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.

First of all, remove the reference from the link, because the privacy of the person who clicks the link could be at risk. For example, if I open the link using my main Instagram, then I could see who shared it, like your profile, and maybe you can see mine.

It is confirmed with TikTok, but I think someone opening the link could see yours, but it is not confirmed if you can see their profile as well! So be careful.

Now coming back to your post, I bought bitcoin in 2022 and held it until the end of 2024, well then lost it in altcoin investment, which was a wrong move, so not going to repeat it. But holding coins for 3 years does not guarantee zero chance of loss, because in cryptocurrency there are always chances of losing money. I don't agree with the idea here.

You are not even safe at $20k buying because bitcoin could dump below it as well. What would you say then?

[Itz-prisigold]

Holding remains safe if you don't easily panic with constant price fluctuations in the market. Because a lot really think that once you hold bitcoin, then you're safe. But in reality, holding bitcoin brings a lot of challenges to stay firm and patient despite of the market's high volatility and uncertainty. And not everyone who chose to hold bitcoin will remain steadfast without getting affected when the market faces negative situations that will put bitcoin price being compromised.

However, being safe is overrated. No one gets safe as long as investment is concern, most especially in a highly volatile investment like bitcoin.

With the little knowledge I have about Bitcoin, I don't think just by holding your Bitcoin for years will guarantee that a person will be safe. Holding Bitcoin for a long time can just improve the chances, but I don't think holding alone will eliminate the risks involved or guarantee you success. I believe that there are still other factors involved to have a successful investment.

Security is also an important factor, holding your coins for years will not save you, if you eventually lose access to your wallet or even misplace you keys that simply mean you've lose all your bitcoin too. So in as much as holding for years has benefited a lot investors, I don't really believe that success is guarantee, you will still have to be patient, invest only from your discretionary income, have realistic expectation and protect your seed phrase.

[Maslate]

Even if you hold bitcoin for years, you can't tell that you'll be safe in the long run. There will always be unpredictable movements in the market that will somehow cause bitcoin to behave negatively, so the only key is not to get affected with it and won't get bothered by any negativity that will also affect your future decision making towards your investment.

Bitcoin is still prone to high volatility, and price changes may appear every now and then. Holding does not actually make you safe, it only prevents you from panicking that could trigger your emotions and your future plans why you are holding bitcoin.

[Onyeeze]

In the instagram post you see the progressive profits bitcoin holders are making as we go back in time, numbers don’t lie and statistically the numbers has proven that bitcoin is a timeless asset that never disappoint as it ages in your possession.

if you understand Bitcoin it will become an asset for you, but if you don't have the basic knowledge of Bitcoin it is when you become disappointed for investing in Bitcoin, why people get disappointed for investing in Bitcoin it is because they don't have patient for holding bitcoin for long time and they are looking for an instant profit from Bitcoin that is why most of them regret of their action after selling Bitcoin on panic, most of the long-term holding of Bitcoin are the one that benefit from bitcoin investment because of increases that happen in Bitcoin price

To express further, in 2021 bitcoin lowest was around $29,000 and it 2024 bitcoin lowest was around $40,000. We have only used the lowest between both years as an example.

people who compare the low prices of Bitcoin and using as a reference to bring bitcoin and those people does not have a passion in Bitcoin, for me I will say there are against the existence of Bitcoin, because bitcoin has hit so many high prices which many people to have interest in Bitcoin and I believe that in future people who are invested in Bitcoin now will they also make a hug profit that will make many people to be investing in Bitcoin more

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.

do you know that nobody is begging anyone to come and invest in Bitcoin because bitcoin has become popular to test them that everyone have not Bitcoin and the value also, so anyone who is investing in Bitcoin maybe has been informed to through the brothers and sisters or person notice the distance of Bitcoin through internet, but as it is now bitcoin are no longer hidden it is something that everyone know and also interested to invest, anyone who is researching on Bitcoin before it will invest it is doing that out of Fear

[Sanitough]

To begin with, theres no such thing as completely safe in the investing world. Whether its Bitcoin, stocks or any other asset, I dont think “safe” is the right word to use.

For me, holding Bitcoin is a better option than many other assets. Of course its still risky because of the volatility, but it has already proven many times that over the long term the price can recover and continue higher.

You just need to understand the risk and avoid panic selling. If you cannot handle big price swings, then maybe Bitcoin is not for you.

No investment is safe, anyone is prone to lose because the risk to lose is often high, especially if you blindly invest on the asset. But with bitcoin, probably the less risky and less stressful to do is just to buy and hold bitcoin for long term. Do not enter trading and compromise the future of your bitcoin, except if you really are confident that your trade will work and end up profitable.

Risk management is crucial. As much as you know how risk management works, patience should also be adapted while you are trying to stick with bitcoin long-term hodling.

[Joy- maker]

I have been of the belief that when you hold bitcoin for a good while you are not in serious risk of losses. That’s why I agreed when I was sent this https://www.instagram.com/p/DbV2zsmILfm/?igsh=eTVpdTMxdGdtajc4.

The early we changed our mentality it will be better for us, holding Bitcoin for long term may be good, but does it guarantee success? I created this thread a few days ago, this is a story of man who lost his two Bitcoin investment to hackers after 8 years of sacrifice and effort spent stacking it.

Holding bitcoin may be less risky than trading Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, but long term holders can still loose their Bitcoin investment to hackers, online scammers or poor security practices.

[ColdLava40]

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.

According to op's total, long enough= definitely safe. I doubt this will be convincing anymore to many.

The number of wallets that had been hacked in the coldcard case tells something different. Holding your Bitcoin long enough will not guarantee your safety. I'll still believe that some people might not even be aware of the back that happened and maybe years from now, when they finally get hold of their wallets, they realize it's all gone.

An additional later if security would suffice in this case like you've said. Adding a passphrase will increase the level of security indirectly.

[BRINIRHA]

I have been of the belief that when you hold bitcoin for a good while you are not in serious risk of losses. That’s why I agreed when I was sent this https://www.instagram.com/p/DbV2zsmILfm/?igsh=eTVpdTMxdGdtajc4.

I prefer to say that this can be to minimize the risk to be a little smaller than saying it will not face the risk because in this case holding the long term does not mean we have a guarantee of profit but on the side when we are in the long term at least the opportunity to profit is likely to occur.

We must be aware that bitcoin fluctuates and if they say they will not face the risk then it is likely that they will be disappointed with the current conditions where the current price is almost the same as what they feel in 2024 even though they have held bitcoin for 2 years.  So the focus is not not to face the risk of loss but with the long term that we set at least there is a greater chance to minimize the risk due to possible price growth can occur.

[Ojima-ojo]

Even if you hold bitcoin for years, you can't tell that you'll be safe in the long run. There will always be unpredictable movements in the market that will somehow cause bitcoin to behave negatively, so the only key is not to get affected with it and won't get bothered by any negativity that will also affect your future decision making towards your investment.

Bitcoin is still prone to high volatility, and price changes may appear every now and then. Holding does not actually make you safe, it only prevents you from panicking that could trigger your emotions and your future plans why you are holding bitcoin.

There is no safety as far as bitcoin price is concerned, you can be in profits for your bitcoin holdings this year 2026 and be in loses by the same time next year 2027, so is not about the longer the year the higher the price, for instance, last year 2025, bitcoin price was much higher than this year 2026.

Reason being that.


There was so much hype around bitcoin ETF approval in that year 2025, this forced the price of bitcoin to touch $80k+.
But in 2026 the bear market hit and bitcoin dip and remained around $60,000 to $70,000+ at maximum all through the year untill now nothing changed.

[alastantiger]

Since history has shown that the price of bitcoin increases overtime, it's possible to make profits in the long run as you buy and holding but you should know that profit isn't guaranteed so that, you don't put all your life time saving and hope in bitcoin to transform your financial situation in the future.

This is something many people do not put into consideration when they want to invest into Bitcoin as they think the price only moves in one direction and does not fall but it is after they enter the market then they begin to understand how the market works. It is not only about buying Bitcoin then hold but you also have to be able to time the market well so that you do not sell when we are in the bear market that the price will be falling but instead you sell in the bull market when everything is pumping.

Know when we are going to be at the top of the markets and that can be identified by looking at how hype everyone is as that is when the market begin to start falling, buying Bitcoin and holding will make you profits when you plan to hold for decade but not when you want to buy and sell in few months time.

[Cyber_warrior]

I have been of the belief that when you hold bitcoin for a good while you are not in serious risk of losses. That’s why I agreed when I was sent this https://www.instagram.com/p/DbV2zsmILfm/?igsh=eTVpdTMxdGdtajc4.

I prefer to say that this can be to minimize the risk to be a little smaller than saying it will not face the risk because in this case holding the long term does not mean we have a guarantee of profit but on the side when we are in the long term at least the opportunity to profit is likely to occur.

We must be aware that bitcoin fluctuates and if they say they will not face the risk then it is likely that they will be disappointed with the current conditions where the current price is almost the same as what they feel in 2024 even though they have held bitcoin for 2 years.  So the focus is not not to face the risk of loss but with the long term that we set at least there is a greater chance to minimize the risk due to possible price growth can occur.

With the nature of Bitcoin nothing is totally guaranteed, not even when you hold a longer period of time. Bitcoin is volatile fluctuates at anytime so even when hold for long the risk is always there, it is only reduced to minimal. The reason why Bitcoin has proven to be more beneficial over a long period is due to it's performance in the past, it seems that it has always been on the rise with every circle but still not a guarantee.

Bitcoin is mostly mistaken to keep rising and to some they feel 2 years is a long time but in reality 2 years is still not enough. Some people want to beat volatility completely but it's never possible, it must always create a balance. Long term holding doesn't only reduce the risk but also increase our chances of benefiting.

[Taskford]

I have been of the belief that when you hold bitcoin for a good while you are not in serious risk of losses. That’s why I agreed when I was sent this https://www.instagram.com/p/DbV2zsmILfm/?igsh=eTVpdTMxdGdtajc4.

Before anything, this is not a thread to use and decide you financial actions, you can use it to provoke the thoughts and inject desire to research.

In the instagram post you see the progressive profits bitcoin holders are making as we go back in time, numbers don’t lie and statistically the numbers has proven that bitcoin is a timeless asset that never disappoint as it ages in your possession.

To express further, in 2021 bitcoin lowest was around $29,000 and it 2024 bitcoin lowest was around $40,000. We have only used the lowest between both years as an example.

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.

Always depends on the actions you have done. Since there are many things need to consider, because it does not stop only on buying Bitcoin then hold it for long term.

There are other factor which is good to consider like to know which wallet you should store your accumulated funds and other things that can make your balance safe.

Lots of people got victimize by latest exploit happening in Coldcard and I've read so many unfortunate statement that their many years of HODLing wasted because of this incident happen to them.

So that case indicate that its not all about buying Bitcoin, but rather people should pay close attention on the wallet security also on where they buy the hardware wallets that they are using.

[PERtua]

Holding remains safe if you don't easily panic with constant price fluctuations in the market. Because a lot really think that once you hold bitcoin, then you're safe. But in reality, holding bitcoin brings a lot of challenges to stay firm and patient despite of the market's high volatility and uncertainty. And not everyone who chose to hold bitcoin will remain steadfast without getting affected when the market faces negative situations that will put bitcoin price being compromised.

However, being safe is overrated. No one gets safe as long as investment is concern, most especially in a highly volatile investment like bitcoin.

With the little knowledge I have about Bitcoin, I don't think just by holding your Bitcoin for years will guarantee that a person will be safe. Holding Bitcoin for a long time can just improve the chances, but I don't think holding alone will eliminate the risks involved or guarantee you success. I believe that there are still other factors involved to have a successful investment.

Security is also an important factor, holding your coins for years will not save you, if you eventually lose access to your wallet or even misplace you keys that simply mean you've lose all your bitcoin too. So in as much as holding for years has benefited a lot investors, I don't really believe that success is guarantee, you will still have to be patient, invest only from your discretionary income, have realistic expectation and protect your seed phrase.

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.

[DanWalker]

I have been of the belief that when you hold bitcoin for a good while you are not in serious risk of losses. That’s why I agreed when I was sent this https://www.instagram.com/p/DbV2zsmILfm/?igsh=eTVpdTMxdGdtajc4.

The early we changed our mentality it will be better for us, holding Bitcoin for long term may be good, but does it guarantee success? I created this thread a few days ago, this is a story of man who lost his two Bitcoin investment to hackers after 8 years of sacrifice and effort spent stacking it.

Holding bitcoin may be less risky than trading Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, but long term holders can still loose their Bitcoin investment to hackers, online scammers or poor security practices.

Investment risk isnt limited to market volatility. We also have to deal with other risks such as hacks, scam, security flaws or even natural disaster.

However, if we are only talking about price risk and set aside risks that are unrelated to Bitcoin's market performance, such as hacks, poor security...there is nothing wrong with saying that the risk of losing money from holding Bitcoin over the long term is very low. Because Bitcoin has proven itself to be an asset that has consistently recovered and continued to grow over time.

[Outhue]

To begin with, theres no such thing as completely safe in the investing world. Whether its Bitcoin, stocks or any other asset, I dont think “safe” is the right word to use.

For me, holding Bitcoin is a better option than many other assets. Of course its still risky because of the volatility, but it has already proven many times that over the long term the price can recover and continue higher.

You just need to understand the risk and avoid panic selling. If you cannot handle big price swings, then maybe Bitcoin is not for you.

I'd say the same thing too, I bet that some of those people who lost their Bitcoin through ColdCard must have had the same dream too, holding is all it takes until one morning they don't have access to their coins anymore, the risk of something going wrong will always be there, this is a weak entropy generation thing but who knows what will happen next in the future? Maybe a new disaster like this one will also unfold.

It takes more than just holding Bitcoin to get to your finishing line, if long term is anyone's goal I advice they should avoid putting all their eggs in a single basket, investment will always be full of risks, so we should be ready for anything.