The golden rule will always be to invest using money that the person can afford to lose. If a person does not have money that he can afford to lose, then he should not invest. In the case of the bitcoin market, this rule is also valid. There are people who bought bitcoin 4 years ago and then saw the price drop a lot and had to be very patient in waiting for years for the price to rise a lot again and make a profit, for example those people who a few years ago bought bitcoin when the price was 69000$ and then the price of bitcoin fell to 15000$, these people had to wait many years until the price of bitcoin recovered and reached 69000$. and see that today the price of bitcoin is at $64,000 despite having managed to reach $73,000
people who bought bitcoin in 2021 at the top thinking that the price would continue to rise a lot:
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They have been holding it for 3 years and have not yet seen a 2x profit, much less 50% at least. So imagine if these people who bought bitcoin in 2021 at the price of $64,000 were thinking that they needed to run and buy because they could make 10x or 20x profit like the guys who bought it 10 years ago, today they are seeing that even running didn't do anything, because they still They are not in profit even after 3 years. By this I mean that you cannot think that whenever you buy bitcoin the person will make a profit, and even if the person makes a profit, you cannot think that the profit will be much, it may be the case that the person buys bitcoin knife hold for 10 years and at most obtain a profit of 2x or 50%. Bitcoin is an investment that cannot be seen as a 100% guarantee of a large profit. As the years pass, it will become more difficult to obtain profits of 10x as 10 years ago
You're absolutely right; sometimes we don't realize the importance of things until it's too late. Our health and job stability aren't permanent, so it's wise to plan ahead. Just like those who invested in Bitcoin a decade ago have likely seen great returns, planning our investments now can pay off in the future.
If you're thinking about investing, consider Bitcoin as part of your future plans. Investing today could make a significant difference down the line, even if it's hard to imagine the benefits right now.
but a person should only invest money that he is willing to afford to lose and needs to be aware that he may only make a small profit even after many years of holding. It's important that people don't look at bitcoin as a get-rich-quick or guaranteed-rich scheme.
Bitcoin is a vote against governments printing money without your permission.
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Unfortunately, money printed by governments will always exist, that will never change. so people should use bitcoin not as a form of protest against governments, but rather as someone who likes bitcoin and believes that it is a good store of value and that he can pay for things he wants as long as they are possible