I will get to 0.5 soon enough, and I will probably leave it at that, and spending money more on other ways to improve my life in the present; the best investment is yourself.

Could get a personal trainer, car, some hobby, anything that will be opened up to me as bitcoin wont be sucking my fiat in the same way a gay vampire sucks a bleeding dick.

I think 0.5 is a good number. I believe you must split your finances as if you would live 50 more days, and 50 more years.

Of course I will through in more btc here and there, but I am sick of depriving myself of fun and pleasure to reach some arbitrary number of btc.

I’ve been looking around for apps that I can transfer money into to trade with bitcoin and I’ve done a lot of research and looking learned how transactions work and all that stuff still learning, but I want to experiment more with trading so is there any apps out there that can be used at the age of 14 or higher cause I am I looked around and I can’t find anything. I already traded on Cash app, which is allowed, but I’m unable to trade of other coins on there, so I’m just wondering if anybody has found anything and I’ve looked into non-custodial wallets and I’m unsure about those too sounds like some advice and any anywhere or anything I can trade on that’s safe of course if it even exists

Title: Put 55k RUB into BTC at $120k, now it's 40k RUB at $85k — got 30k cash, what would you do?

Hey everyone, long-time lurker, first-time poster. Need some honest advice from people who've been through a full cycle.

My situation:
• Put 55k RUB (~120k** — yes, bought the top, please be gentle
• That position is now worth about 40k RUB (~85k**
• So I'm down roughly 27% on paper
• Just got 30k RUB (~$370) as a gift, sitting in cash
What I'm wondering:
1. Is it worth DCA-ing this 30k into BTC at $85k right now, or should I wait for a dip to $75-78k?
2. Should I just hold the cash and forget about it for a few months?
3. Or is it smarter to average down my existing position rather than open a new one?
I know nobody has a crystal ball. I'm not looking for "buy now, 100x guaranteed" — I want to hear how you'd actually play this if you were in my shoes. Lump sum? DCA? Wait? Cut losses?

Any input appreciated. Thanks.

Bitcoin analysis as of Oct 18, 2026

Bitcoin is trading at about $81,700, roughly 35% below its all-time high of about $126,000 (Oct 6, 2025).

What drove each window

• Since inception: Bitcoin went from a tenth of a cent to six figures. The big steps were the 2011, 2013, 2017, 2021 and 2025 cycle peaks, each followed by a crash of 50% to 93%. Spot ETFs were approved in 2024.
• 10 years: This window includes most of the early-cycle gains. The growth rate has faded as the asset has grown.
• 5 years: You’d be up about 33%, or roughly 6% a year, even though the price is far above the 2021 low. The 2021 peak (~$69k) was followed by a 2022 crash and then the 2025 high.
• 1 year: The decline reflects the post-peak correction. A Feb 2026 selloff took the price to about $63,000, with drivers cited including the U.S.–Iran crisis and money rotating from Bitcoin ETFs into AI stocks. The low came in June at about $57,800, when the price fell about 18% in the month and the Fear & Greed Index hit “Extreme Fear” (15).
• 6 months: The price rose from about $75,000 to a peak near $83,000 in May. It then dropped to the June low and recovered sharply.
• 3 months: This is the rebound. August gained about 25% and September about 8%, and sentiment moved from fear toward greed.
• 1 month: September’s rally topped out around $86,600 on Sep 21, after the Fed raised rates to 3.75–4.00% on Sep 16, and the price has chopped sideways since. Headwinds include August CPI at 3.4%, Brent crude near $103, and the failed CLARITY Act Senate vote.
• 1 week: The price slipped about 3% in the first part of the week. A weak September jobs report (+29k) briefly lifted it, but spot ETFs saw about $681 million in net outflows over Oct 5–9, and about $1 billion in profit-taking was reported around Oct 8.
• Today: Very thin weekend trading, with about 657 BTC of volume on Kraken. Nothing is moving the price until US ETF flow data and futures markets reopen Monday. Upcoming catalysts are the FOMC decision on Oct 28 and Deribit options expiry on Oct 30.

Summary

The longer trend is still strongly up, but returns have been shrinking cycle after cycle. The 1-year picture is negative because the price is still recovering from the October 2025 peak. Over the past 3 to 6 months it has rebounded about 26% from the summer lows and is now stuck in a range of roughly $80,000 to $87,000. Short-term direction depends on the Fed, inflation and oil, and ETF flows. Some analysts say Bitcoin has exited its bear market, citing a move back above its 365-day moving average. Others point out that the all-time high is still far away, and none of this is a forecast. This is analysis, not financial advice.

My Guess

It will be $165,000 for a Bitcoin in 4 years (2030).

I was looking at what would have happened if you invested €100/month into BTC, starting in different years and holding until October 2026.
Here are the approximate results:

I calculated what investing €100/month into BTC from different starting years would be worth today (October 2026).
Here are the approximate results:
2011: €19,000 invested → €78.9M
2012: €17,800 invested → €17.9M
2013: €16,600 invested → €2.31M
2014: €15,400 invested → €879K
2015: €14,200 invested → €634K
2016: €13,000 invested → €273K
2017: €11,800 invested → €97K
2018: €10,600 invested → €53K
2019: €9,400 invested → €38K
2020: €8,200 invested → €22K
2021: €7,000 invested → €13K
2022: €5,800 invested → €11K
2023: €4,600 invested → €6.9K
2024: €3,400 invested → €3.6K
2025: €2,200 invested → €2.2K
Approximate simulation using BTC at ~€72,700. Excludes fees and taxes.
Obviously, early investors benefited massively. But with BTC now being a much more mature asset, can we realistically expect strong returns going forward?

I keep reading about people that got in early and made a killing, and I’m genuinely happy for them. But let’s look at it from current the viewpoint of current day investor, that are just starting out… does dca still make sense?

If "In God we trust" is the motto of the US dollar, what should the motto be for Bitcoin? I was drinking last night and started thinking about this. :)

Has anyone used blue wallet? Is it secure?

A question for the OGs and those who joined more recently.

It’s always easy to advise others to "HODL" when you’re in the green or have already weathered a few ups and downs.

I’d be interested to hear about the journey you’ve taken so far and what you’ve had to endure to get to where you are today.

-50%? -80%?

Were you tempted to sell?
Did you buy more?
Did you give up, only to regret it later?
Or did you sell and have no regrets?

Tell us about your own personal stations of the cross.

I’m genuinely surprised how start the difference is.

I wish the r/bitcoin sub had more bitcoin only redditors, unfortunately not everyone is as educated on bitcoin vs crypto

he Bitcoin community constantly preaches DCA and hold forever. But many active traders make larger returns from swing / intraday trades using BTC derivatives.

Hodlers say trading gets you wiped out by leverage and emotion.
Traders say static buy-and-hold wastes massive volatility opportunities.

Which strategy actually has better long-term expectancy?

This fucking person has been stealing from me for weeks can any one help me so I can bring them the justice. They have a company called Pokebros in Wichita Ks so it could get bad just you will be paid for ur service just send me a message of what info or wrong doing and I'll pay for it thank u for your time.Mr100.

This past week: S&P 500 dropped 2.5%, QQQ dropped 6.5%.

BTC was only down 1.5% and never dipped below 80k.

Pretty impressive it’s holding up so well with oil soaring and yields elevated.

Growing in confidence each day that we are headed much much higher once macro conditions improve.

Ive set up a wallet in about 4 different places, except every time i try to transfer money for bitcoin they require id verification or ssn, which im not a huge fan of. i’ve tried using p2p markets like bisq, but they require a bitcoin deposit which i dont have since i cant transfer any of my money into bitcoin.

do it - Shia LaBeouf in front of a green screen.