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What do people think about Bitcoin?

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by Spooner, Jan 25, 2014.

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What is the fate of Bitcoin?

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  1. KingCheetah

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    3k more and the Mandell prophecy comes true. We very well could hit 220k, then off to 444k
     
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    Japan said **** your prophecy.
     
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    Spoke too soon. Now at $84k. Congratulations to all the soon to be bitcoin trillionaires.
     
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    -30%. so far.

    added a little bit.
     
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    60% off the ATH would be 50K.

    80% off ATH would be 25K.

    If we hit those levels, the house is on fire from a macro perspective.

    Money printer gonna go brrrr soon. Just stack and chill.
     
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    Do you say this same thing to people who own gold, real estate, stocks, etc?

    Do you discount their value gains as meaningless until they exchange that value for fiat?

    Yes, we all realize that most of the world transacts in fiat. It doesn't stop bitcoin from being the best asset.

    As I said, I didn't even have to sell my bitcoin last year when I needed to pay for several large expenses. I took out a loan against it, same as people against other assets like stocks, real estate, etc.

    That option wasn't available to me in 2021 when I bought my home, but I knew one day it would be because the smart people in finance know bitcoin is the best asset and perfect for collateralization.
     
  8. Xerobull

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    October 14, 2025: ~$114k
    Today, November 21, 2025: ~$84k

    $114,000 - $84,000 = $30,000 loss.

    -$30k/$114k x 100 = 26.3% decrease.

    My 'thesis' was to wait for the inevitable, predictable drop to happen.

    I knew I should do X and I did X.
     
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    Congrats, but if you're just gonna sell it later (as I suspect you will), you're just running on the gamblers treadmill.
     
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    Xerobull ...and I'm all out of bubblegum

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    No, not at all.
     
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    Your attitude that you're smarter than the market betrays that assertion.

    For your sake I hope you hold onto it forever.
     

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