Topic: What are the biggest mistakes you've done with Bitcoin? - page 9. (Read 18213 times)
Back when coins were around 10-15 I gambled some BTC at Bitzino. Playing blackjack I went from 6 BTC to 14BTC in 2 days. Could have stopped there, but pushed my luck. Lost it all within a couple minutes. Martingale betting is fun and profitable for awhile but it will bite you in the ass if you get greedy.
Twice now was I positive that we had hit the top, so I sold.... only to buy back in higher. Lesson learned. lol
I have thought about selling a number of times in the last few days, but each time I wake up and check the price on mtgox I end up quite happy that I didn't. I think I am just going to hold indefinitely regardless of what the price does, and when more and more shops begin accepting BTC i will use it for its intended purpose - as a currency.
Lost a bunch of BTC on tradehill and never could get it back. Also lost BTC on the 1st mtGox hack.
Worst mistake was trusting MtGox with my bitcoins. Lost pretty much all i had back then due to this lame vulnerability on their site.
organized lending.
Not exactly in the theme of this thread, but I once sent 10 btc to the wrong address by accident. I Google'd the address and it turned out to be Gavin's. He sent them back to me 
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Not sure it applies since it's more related to the bitcoin community than bitcoin itself, but https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/transparent-history-transaction-specific-feedback-thread-161710
vvvv LOL Priceless.
vvvv LOL Priceless.
"Hoooold for the longest time."
Unless they hit 100K a pop i am never selling
....although if that happens >...
....although if that happens >...
Putting most of my coins in Bitcoinica (SCUMBAAAAAAAGS!!!!)
I never did this, but I already saw someone sending Bitcoins to the worng address, I think that this is the most Epic Fail someone can do.
Yep and I did that already. I sent 1 btc to a wrong address, probably a wrong instawallet address.
(https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/attn-owner-of-17ifsbmd96whngemhwpkmhhepwkjx4jrq5-158175)
And 'investing' in Pirate.
I never did this, but I already saw someone sending Bitcoins to the worng address, I think that this is the most Epic Fail someone can do.
Yep and I did that already. I sent 1 btc to a wrong address, probably a wrong instawallet address.
I never did this, but I already saw someone sending Bitcoins to the worng address, I think that this is the most Epic Fail someone can do.
I panic sold most of my btc yesterday at 115USD
Twice now was I positive that we had hit the top, so I sold.... only to buy back in higher. Lesson learned. lol
Long term hold seems to be the only safe strategy when it comes to bitcoin. At least so far anyway.
Trusting shitmarket.eu - twice! The transactions went fine everytime, the users were cool but using it as an online wallet was...expensive... I lost 50 BTC because the admin gambled at first with user´s money (bitcoinica), then got "hacked" 
Twice now was I positive that we had hit the top, so I sold.... only to buy back in higher. Lesson learned. lol
Loaned a total of 40BTC out on btcjam. Lost most of it - sad times. I hate scammers.
Trusting anything to be reliable. Mt.Gox's API failed on me at the worst possible time. = losses of 100BTC 
well.....
well..... 
I wouldn't call it a mistake, but I started investing $4k dollars in mining equipment and a similar amount in buying BTC directly when BTC was at $8 back in mid last year...
If I invested all 8K in BTC directly, I'd have way more coins!
If I invested all 8K in BTC directly, I'd have way more coins!
I am betting some people on this forum would give their left nut to have made a 'mistake' like that.
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