I've only ever been screwed with Bitcoin by selling such or getting miner products with such. I've been in Bitcoin/Crypto since 2013 and can say 'except' for my very first
2013 KNC BTC Jupiter 550gh ASIC Miner...and everything 'before' 2015...I could have just as well just kept Bitcoin/Crypto. In 2015 I had a 'set' amount of Bitcoin..that I used
to bo 'big' into large scale ASIC crypto mining of both BTC and Scrypt and other Altcoins. I probably made 3/4 of the hoard I had in Bitcoin that was 'set' in 2015 as a
result of flipping BTC into such 'heady heights' of Bitcoin/Crypto ASICs and their 'babysitting in 'other states' large data halls, etc. Then there was the 'big crash in
Bitcoin price at the end of 2017...I think it was, or 3/4 of it all went 'poof'. So as a result now, besides an amount (modest) I took out of Bitcoin (13 BTC of which I got 5
BTC back) due to 'retiring from my job' and having more time to hang out with my aged parents before they passed away, etc. I almost exactly (if you remove the 8
BTC above for retiring 3 years early) down to that Satoshi Dust 'almost' the exact amount of Bitcoin/Crypto I had in 2015, before going 'big' into ASIC miners, etc.
It was a hell of a lot of fun, had not had so much fun since my University days, all very bracing and thrilling, all that money and crypto too and fro..and all those
dozens and eventually more of ASIC machines as well. But in 20/20 hindsight, I coulda/shoulda just kept the 2015 hoard and left it alone and there would be no
the difference in the amount of BTC/Crypto I have now, again, after the massive crash from the ATH of $19k to I think the low was $3.2K in 2018 or so. Of, course
on such 'droppage' Bitmain and me and everybody 'got screwed' big time. So I should be thankful I came out 'even' and at least had a 'fun' experience.
Thus, I tell folk now to sell stuff in the attic you will otherwise die with on eBay and buy BTC dust. In case BTC/Crypto does its usual 5x/10x/16x increase in value.
Also, to HODL for 5-10 years. Actually, HODL for 10 years and only (like my case) take BTC/Crypto out for real-world issues like mine above or health or other
issues. So NO..you should HODL. Again, if it is money you can 'afford to lose' like eBay sales of JUNK as my above example. Even though it was necessary
to sell the 8 Bitcoin at $3,900 USD, it still 'stings' to this day. So if you HODL for 10 years or so, or even 5 years if you must at least have a 'reason' to sell.
If Gold is 10 Trillion dollars worldwide..and currently Bitcoin alone is around 1/2 Trillion dollars worldwide, then if Bitcoin alone gets to 1 Trillion that is around
$55,000.00 USD Bitcoin. So, as a speculative game, and money you can afford to lose (attic sales to eBay than to BTC) we may not even have gotten started
yet.
Pick your battles, only buy BTC/Crypto with what you can afford to lose, and in this case, a bit of sale of junk now for BTC dust could pay off big time yet in 10 years.
Brad