Topic: If bitcoins become massive, what is a good amount to have? (Read 1608 times)
If bitcoins become REALLY massive - then just 1 BTC could be a life changer. There are as many millionaires in the world as there are bitcoins....
Moar. My plan is to keep buying what I can afford until I no longer need to. Then I will quit my day job. Bitcoin cannot fail unless either the laws of mathematics or human nature change.
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If bitcoin is massive, all your money is the good number to have.
Wondering what amount to risk IF bitcoin becomes massive is another question.
Wondering what amount to risk IF bitcoin becomes massive is another question.
Bitcoin is still super high risk in terms of investment. I wouldn't spend on in more than 5% of net wealth.
Or until someone finds a weakness in one of the cryptographic primitives (or builds a working quantum computer).
Nah, bitcoin is capable of dealing with both those situations just fine.
Bitcoin could fail and collapse, or it could reach sustained mainstream use in everyday transactions.
Given the former, there isn't any amount of bitcoins you could hold on to that would make you "the new wealthy elite".
Given the later, it's conceivable that 1 BTC could be worth $100,000 someday. In that case, 30 BTC would be worth $3 million!
Given the former, there isn't any amount of bitcoins you could hold on to that would make you "the new wealthy elite".
Given the later, it's conceivable that 1 BTC could be worth $100,000 someday. In that case, 30 BTC would be worth $3 million!
Maybe you want to say $3M in 2013 USDs, otherwise, we are not sure where USD will be inflate/deflate to.
As many as you can..for as cheap as you can..cash out when value is high...
Bitcoin cannot fail unless either the laws of mathematics or human nature change.
Or until someone finds a weakness in one of the cryptographic primitives (or builds a working quantum computer).
I think the answer depends on how massive it actually gets. But if the megabulls are right, you could have about 2-3K per coin so if you had about 300-500 coins you'd be pretty much set
with block rewards becoming smaller with the more mining being done i dont see how the price can crash.. unless BC somehow gets compromised and cannot be fixed.
Definitely. Hold onto something safe...like fiat. 
If they become more mainstream, I can only assume that they have more intrinsic value due to the fact that they are accept more widely. However, we have their value crash before, so I would be very careful, if I were you.
I concur...
I can't imagine holding on to a very large amount of bitcoins currently. As others have stated, the bitcoin market could collapse at any moment and their is no FDIC for BC 
moar.
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It seems quite massive to me already, WordPress and Reddit aren't any small stuff.
Bitcoin is already massive. Now check the time-line.......
2013-2025: About 100k BTC
2026-2050: About 1k BTC
2050~ : 1 single unit of BTC.
Give or take......
great! ... but what am I going to do between now and 2050? 2013-2025: About 100k BTC
2026-2050: About 1k BTC
2050~ : 1 single unit of BTC.
Give or take......
Bitcoin is already massive. Now check the time-line.......
2013-2025: About 100k BTC
2026-2050: About 1k BTC
2050~ : 1 single unit of BTC.
Give or take......
2013-2025: About 100k BTC
2026-2050: About 1k BTC
2050~ : 1 single unit of BTC.
Give or take......
As much I can 
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