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Crypto baws: How confident are you in crypto moving forward?

Posted on 12/14/22 at 10:11 am
Posted by boogiewoogie1978
Little Rock
Member since Aug 2012
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Posted on 12/14/22 at 10:11 am
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Posted by makersmark1
earth
Member since Oct 2011
15789 posts
Posted on 12/14/22 at 10:52 am to
I own 1 share of COIN.

Only bought it to see what happens.

Thus far I’ve lost money.

At some point in the future, it could work.
Posted by 21JumpStreet
Member since Jul 2012
14645 posts
Posted on 12/14/22 at 11:01 am to
Is this a place for btc baws too?
This post was edited on 12/14/22 at 11:10 am
Posted by Im4datigers
Northern Virginia
Member since Oct 2003
4465 posts
Posted on 12/14/22 at 11:04 am to
It’s a farce. What’s it going to take for you guys to realize this and go put your money somewhere else. It’s a greater fools theory all the way around period.

When both Jamie Dimon and Warren Buffett run from it, I’ll stay away as well.
Posted by LordSaintly
Member since Dec 2005
38878 posts
Posted on 12/14/22 at 12:35 pm to
I'm confident in some crypto projects like ETH and MATIC. Most of my funds have been used on buying stocks recently though. Some of these prices are tough to pass on.
Posted by Ross
Member since Oct 2007
47824 posts
Posted on 12/14/22 at 12:51 pm to
High confidence in Bitcoin, moderate confidence in Ethereum and meh confidence some of the other DeFi plays, zero confidence in 99.9% of projects. Decentralization doesn't make everything better, and most projects either lack utility or the efficiency gains of a centralized version of the utility outweighs any utility it provides as a decentralized service.
Posted by RonLaFlamme
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2016
1678 posts
Posted on 12/14/22 at 1:20 pm to
My mindset is similar to yours. ~25 projects will gain adoption and thrive. There are 1000s of projects that are trash, though this isn't that different from stocks.

BTC has highest probability of becoming entrenched, but also a lower upside from a price appreciation standpoint. Regulatory stance can let it thrive or kill it and will be key.
Posted by I Love Bama
Alabama
Member since Nov 2007
37701 posts
Posted on 12/14/22 at 2:10 pm to
Bitcoin only.
Posted by tenderfoot tigah
Red Stick
Member since Sep 2004
10389 posts
Posted on 12/14/22 at 2:17 pm to
I'm not stopping my monthly buy of stocks or crypto. You want to buy valleys not peaks.

I'm buying HEX currently, then either LINK or ETH next. I'm a huge fan of passive income via staking rewards.
Posted by TigerTatorTots
The Safeshore
Member since Jul 2009
80768 posts
Posted on 12/14/22 at 3:18 pm to
I'm really only confident in bitcoin going forward. I am not confident in crypto going forward. 99% of projects are still vaporware and will likely be taken down or prohibited by the SEC due to being unregistered securities. Crypto =/= bitcoin
Posted by buckeye_vol
Member since Jul 2014
35236 posts
Posted on 12/14/22 at 3:41 pm to
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I'm buying HEX currently,
This is the one I really don't get. Everything about this Richard Heart dude or whatever his real name is, screams "scam and scammer," like the perfect example of an industry with unusually low barriers of entry, the promises of riches, and with little transparency and regulatory oversight that makes it ripe for scams and scammers.

Of course with crypto, once things finally settle, it will probably be the ones people least expected (SBF) who are the scammers and the ones people most expected who aren't.
Posted by BottomlandBrew
Member since Aug 2010
27085 posts
Posted on 12/14/22 at 3:57 pm to
My thoughts on the need to have decentralized options has not changed. I'm all for it. Decentralization may not be everyone's cup of tea, and that's okay, but we should at least have the option.
Posted by Ron Cheramie
The Cajun Hedgehog
Member since Aug 2016
5139 posts
Posted on 12/14/22 at 4:02 pm to
quote:

Everything about this Richard Heart dude or whatever his real name is, screams "scam and scammer," like the perfect example of an industry with unusually low barriers of entry, the promises of riches, and with little transparency and regulatory oversight that makes it ripe for scams and scammers.


You done did it now baw
Posted by s0tiger
Member since May 2008
677 posts
Posted on 12/14/22 at 4:23 pm to
I own 1.5 BTC, 3 Eth, and ~2,500 Chainlink that I bought in JAN 19 for ~$5K. It was once worth ~$170K and is now worth ~$55K I think. It is not a serious part of my retirement plan and I tell everyone that you should be ready to lose 100% of what you put in crypto.

I do think it will come back and go higher than we have seen, but if it does that is just lagniappe.
This post was edited on 12/14/22 at 4:33 pm
Posted by SlidellCajun
Slidell la
Member since May 2019
10388 posts
Posted on 12/14/22 at 4:56 pm to
It’s such a huge gamble as a currency and as an investment.
No one here uses it as a currency. They might say they do but they don’t.

Governments are going To be gunning for crypto, China won’t allow it, and the concept that it’s an inflation hedge has been blown to smithereens

I wouldn’t get involved with any crypto currency from a usage standpoint and certainly would not invest. Maybe trade it.

The blockchain is legit and I invest in that.

This post was edited on 12/14/22 at 4:59 pm
Posted by 21JumpStreet
Member since Jul 2012
14645 posts
Posted on 12/14/22 at 5:19 pm to
How does one invest in the blockchain?
Posted by down time
space
Member since Oct 2013
1914 posts
Posted on 12/14/22 at 6:03 pm to
confident the casino will return one day and when it does ill play. Might be a while. I love the "future of finance" ponzi.
Posted by 21JumpStreet
Member since Jul 2012
14645 posts
Posted on 12/14/22 at 6:12 pm to
4 year cycle. Easiest gains ever.
Posted by boomtown143
Merica
Member since May 2019
6692 posts
Posted on 12/14/22 at 6:22 pm to
quote:

This is the one I really don't get. Everything about this Richard Heart dude or whatever his real name is, screams "scam and scammer," like the perfect example of an industry with unusually low barriers of entry, the promises of riches, and with little transparency and regulatory oversight that makes it ripe for scams and scammers.


The dude has been right about pretty much everything in crypto. lol.
Posted by TigerTatorTots
The Safeshore
Member since Jul 2009
80768 posts
Posted on 12/14/22 at 7:54 pm to
Yes Richard Heart embodies what the typical scammer in the dictionary would look and act like imo. However, Hex is just code. Everything is out there and there’s no admin keys for the creator to make any changes. Hex is what it is at this point, there’s no rug pulling. One could say he could dump his massive stack on everyone’s faces but that’s a risk people know about.
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