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cryptocastle007

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Quote from: sourish on April 03, 2018, 02:32:13 AM

Cryptosphere has its own lingo and it takes a little getting used to. Maybe this term started as a gaff, or typo, whatever the reasons it stuck with the crypto community and is posthumously recognized and accepted to mean hold on for dear life, sounds about right and fits right into the sentiment too. Cheesy

So true. So many words were Greek to me when I first came into crypto. Some sites have compiled Crypto Words and their meanings articles to help newbs better understand the terms

rukawa101

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HODL means HOLD, it was a typo from this post: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/i-am-hodling-375643

Eventually the community just turned HODL to abbreviate Hold On for Dear Life, as it seemed apt to ones scenario of holding crypto-currency in hopes of it rising again.

lider1971

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This is the best position in cryptocurrency . Bought at the bottom or on the sale of ICO and keep your asset for 1-2 years , and then enjoy the profit . But before buying you need to study that take

rukawa101

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Quote from: Sky_Queen on March 27, 2018, 09:29:34 AM

Quote from: ?? on ??

It came from this post: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/i-am-hodling-375643

I think it means "Hold On for Dear Life".. and I like to say that "you will never HODL alone"

it's a typo from a drunk man though, hahaa thanks for the link

That was a girl that had a typo.

Rileygss

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A few years back, someone made a legendary post to r/bitcoin. It made the front page of r/all and I think it became the highest rated bitcoin post ever. It's basically a free-wheeling rant about why he's shamelessly decided to hold his bitcoin. This was at a time when a lot of folks were starting to become traders...but not this guy. He's decided to hodl! (He was drunk as he typed). Even with all the mispellings and obvious inebriation, his words resonated with many people and became kind of an anthem to all those "hodlers" out there.

Choi Jihun

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HODLing is the key to make money in Crypto, and FOMO is something that leads people to loss.
There are many other terms that we all should know so that we can make money investing!

Park Minseo

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It means hold. As in, hold on to your bitcoin, don't sell. hodl stands for Hold On for Dear Life. I read another post that said hodl was a reddit users typo that stuck.

Sofiasoff

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It's a misspelling of HOLD from a very hilarious drunken bitcoin rant years ago. It means hold on at all costs, stay the course, and don't sell because of a dip. It's an inside joke for us. Most people have adopted the acronym Hold On for Dear Life.

Faithgg

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The very first time the term HODL appeared on the Bitcoin talk forum was in 2013 and came from a member named GameKyuubi under the thread “I AM HODLING”. basically, “HODL” was originally a typo which has now popularly earned the status of a humorous backronym:
From the look of the post, he was drunk and wanted to convey the fact that he was holding his BTC despite the serious fall that had just happened.
Since then, this misspelled term became very popular in the Bitcoin and cryptocurrency world. Whenever a person says in a conversation that he/she is hodling or suggests to hodl, it means that they believe their coin will be profitable one day, if not today.
So basically, “HODL” was originally a typo which has now popularly earned the status of a humorous backronym:
“HODL” – “Hold on for dear life”"

Squanchy31

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just a slang word for "hold" i believe

Donnie_28

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HOLD means holding something. It refers to a thing that can be stored for a long time and wait for the right time. This is one of my strategy that I used in regard with cryptocurrency. Don't panic just calm and hold.

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HODL
Where it all began, or so legend has it, was back in 2013 when a user commented right here on BitcoinTalk, and an innocent typo became an instant meme lingo sensation. What did he spell incorrectly? HOLD. You will often hear people say HODL (Hold On For Dear Life) or HODLing.
The act of HODLing coins (waiting for them to rise and make the holder a Bitcoin millionaire), is often considered a newb, or newbie, trait, however, many cryptocurrency investors HODL.

Don’t sell — HODL dude!

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Quote from: marmeladko on April 07, 2018, 01:35:10 PM

I mean that I bought some altcoins and will hold them in my portfolio for 6-12 months. Nothing can change my decision, even bad or excellent market conditions. After that perion of time I decide what to do the next.

Others understand "HOLD" as not to sell in panic when the market is going down.

You do not have to sell your coins for sale at very cheap prices from the time you buy them. Keep up with the knowledge I know and what I read is holding the coins you have when the price goes down

Lolox

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I think "HOLD" is an important strategy to apply when you invest in the crypto world. You can hold your coins when the market is unfriendly to you, when the market price is down, this strategy is very good and appropriate to apply to this situation. In order for you not to lose much of your money, so you do not feel harmed by crypto you can hold your coins up to the market price back up.

ethergod

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It means not getting distracted by short-term market movements while the market is panicking. I think of it as "hold on for dear life." It takes enormous discipline not to sell during a panic.

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Quote from: gemajai on March 27, 2018, 08:30:40 AM

Can anyone clarify what this term means? I was wondering if it should really be spelt as "HOLD" or the meaning of "HODL" is really crypto-related. I already tried searching threads that explain this but was unsuccessful. I was very curious since I began reading discussions in bitcointalk and I usually see this term but I just understand it to mean 'hold' which means don't sell yet your coins. Please correct my misunderstanding if any. Thanks for your time.

It is an internet slang for crypto that means "Hold on dear life" . It means holding the coin for the long term. But the big loophole for that is you can't hold a coin forever. In investing on this kind of market, The profit is made by selling. So if you wont sell you wont make any profits at all. You need to do due diligence in able to know what your target is when you are going to sell.

Lintel

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HODL means also HOLD, meaning if you have coins altcoin or bitcoin when they say it is good to HODL your coins at this moment because the market value is low, it means you should hold and not to sell your coins.

residivis

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hold is to hold altcoin or the currency crypto in the long run or short usually this is done by investors who spend a lot of funds ago in a short time altcoin is drastically reduced then to restore funds and hope to get a big profit then the investors are holding altcoin which they have until the price is restored.

wayaneka

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HODL = Hold On for Dear Life, that mean bought crypto for very long investment until they get huge profit, lets say people bought crypto in 2012 and still dont sell yet untill now, that called HODL. Usually people who did it is early adopter who bought Bitcoin in cheap price. HODL is for investor who want to make profit in very long term investment and dont have times to do trading.

Jonesdoo

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The meaning of HODL I understand is to hold, or to control what you want to get. In order to have it, you must be a very, very patient person. If you have enough patience, you will get more. Wealth. Grin

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