Today I asked some guys in our crypto market update class how long they've been part of our Wealth Building Community...
And after looking at the numbers, our average member has been with us for over FIVE YEARS...
And over 50% have been with us 7-10 years!
I'm so proud of what…
This is a reminder that the U.S. encourages people to buy lottery tickets and gamble at casinos but keeps 90%+ of the population from investing in startups... ya know, to pRoTeKt them.
.
@YouTube
just removed most of my crypto videos citing "harmful or dangerous content" and "sale of regulated goods"... it's been 10 years of making videos, 200k+ subs, and 7M+ views. WTF are you guys doing
@TeamYouTube
?!
1/ Bitcoin’s energy consumption is not “wasteful.”
- It is much more efficient than existing financial systems
- No one has the moral authority to tell you what is a good or bad use of energy (ex: watching the Kardashians)
Let's debunk this FUD👇
Haha, it's been 4 years since my first
#Ethereum
trades. We thought the breakout from $1.50 to $15 was insaaaane. Never underestimate what the crypto markets can do! 😎🤘
Over-active day trading is like fighting elephants for peanuts. You’ll probably get crushed, and the reward isn’t worth the effort. The biggest profits typically come from investing in good projects early and swing trading highly emotional / volatile markets.
I wanna express my gratitude for the
#bitcoin
community, both OG's and new G's. The past 8 years have dramatically changed the trajectory of my life, and I feel so lucky being able to live through the biggest reinvention of money in modern times. 😎🙏
Does anyone else feel like a crazy conspiracy theorist when trying to share your concerns about the
#coronavirus
with friends and family? The "It's Just The Flu" crew is out in full force!
#bitcoin
loves to take the stairs up and elevator down. Why? Because people pile into leveraged longs on resistance breaks, stack stop sell orders below support, which creates a fast waterfall of selling on retests. Backtest how many times this has happened over the past decade.
Guys, huge news... Just met with
@TimDraper
. He's creating a new blockchain-backed special economic zone for crypto innovation. "Governments now have to compete for innovators and entrepreneurs." <-- This changes everything. I'll post the full interview soon!
@Ledger
@P3b7_
This is a masterclass in how to kill your core business trying to “innovate”.
I kept recommending you guys even after doxxing your customers, but this is the final straw.
✌️
My favorite part of crypto bear markets is there's way less noise from people chasing get-rich-quick stuff that don't actually give a shit about real crypto innovation.
After living through every
#bitcoin
crash since 2013, my nerves are cold as ice. If you survive this game long enough, your emotional attachment to price will evaporate... and you might even develop a love for cheaper prices.
Thanks for the support and comments guys. The crypto community truly is awesome. I should've put my videos on decentralized platforms a long time ago, but lesson learned! This is a clear example of why we need to decentralize the web! 💪😎
People are mocking this, but
@profgalloway
is dropping some real wisdom here. Time is your most valuable resource and you don't have to obsess over charts all day to be a success trader or investor. I wasted over 10k hours in my 20's looking at charts. Trade less - Profit more.
I’ve traded every boom and bust pattern in bitcoin for 10 years.
Here’s what I’ve learned about the mental game of market cycles and how to be a profitable trader or investor after going full-time in 2013.
A non-ai generated thread based on my real-life experience 👇
It's wild how market sentiment can flip from euphoria to panic because of the comments of one dude... If you've been through previous market cycles, then you know
#bitcoin
is much bigger and more powerful than ANY one person, including billionaires with a cult following.
Buying dips is way harder than buying breakouts. It never feels "comfortable". I actually questioned my sanity when we were buying the March 2020 crash to $4k. But it's often the most uncomfortable actions that turn out to be the most profitable.
How altcoin seasons start and end:
1 - people buy Bitcoin, creates bull run
2 - some profit takers on Bitcoin buy alts instead of fiat
3 - alts hit gainers list
4 - breakout buyers feed buying momo
5 - rookies chase, causing parabolic spikes
6 - pros take profit
7 - prices crash
Banks can lock your accounts…
PayPal could fine you for misinformation…
Governments can print their way to hyperinflation, over-spend, and steal through taxation…
But no matter what, bitcoin will be here waiting to serve you.
This is the part of the crypto market cycle where everyone who was pissed because they missed the bull market starts bragging that they were "right all along"
1/
@YouTube
was initially created so its founders could illegally share movies with each other. Now it's become one of the world's biggest threats to free speech.
So That Escalated Quickly --> From a Single Video Warning to the ENTIRE CHANNEL Being taken down by
@YouTube
🤷♂️. If
@TeamYouTube
can't resolve this, might be a career change in the near future. Will just trade during the day & have a Nutrition
@ytcreators
channels at night
And just when you thought a no commission broker (that sells your order flow to front-running HFT firms) is your friend... RIP
@RobinhoodApp
. You just destroyed your brand with a single stupid action. An entire generation just learned how f*ckin rigged Wall Street really is
Despite the rumors of a "mistake" from
@youtube
, my videos are STILL down after 5 days & there's been no word from
@teamyoutube
. This is a huge wake up call, and I'm researching decentralized alternatives.
#GoodbyeYoutube
Unpopular opinion:
Bitcoin is a tool to massively improve your quality of life, not just end up the richest dead guy with the most sats.
Yes, stacking sats is important, but it’s ok to liquidate bitcoin to do things like:
- buy a house in cash
- pay off all your debt
- move…
It's strange to see people getting shamed for using their BTC to buy lifestyle-improving assets like real estate. Sure, there's opportunity cost if you spend it now, but a major goal of bitcoin is to improve your quality of life. Do you, boo.
In the end, it doesn't matter what
@elonmusk
does with the billions of dollars worth of
#bitcoin
he purchased. The wave moving from government-controlled fiat to verifiably scarce, open source money is coming full steam ahead. It's bigger than any one person or company. 😎
Crypto market cycles 101:
1) noob buys BTC/alts and believes "prices can't crash" narrative
2) doesn't take any profit during bull market
3) panic sells the low of washouts
4) doesn't buy dips
5) blames others for their losses, quits crypto, calls it a scam
6) Rinse & repeat
This is a great quote for traders and investors...
“The more you sweat in peacetime, the less you bleed during war.” Chinese Proverb
In other words, develop your skills BEFORE a great opportunity comes along so you can execute with confidence.
I have a friend in Myanmar who’s bank just froze everyones’ assets because of the military coup. Without
#bitcoin
, he wouldn’t be able to pay his employees, contribute to protestors, or eat. BTC is one of the best tools to fight back against repressive regimes.
Seven years ago today, Hal Finney left us.
Rest in peace to the husband, father, and cypherpunk who contributed to
#Bitcoin
in ways we'll all never forget. 🙏
The brain drain from Wall Street into crypto is in full swing! If you ever find yourself questioning the survivability of crypto, just look at all the talent and effort being poured into the space. Nobody is working to make Wall Street or fiat better.
During the $1k
#bitcoin
all-time high breakout in Jan 2017, it took over 100 days and two 35% dips before finally breaking out. Price gets choppy & volatile around ATH's. An undisciplined investor's pain is a patient investor's profit. My trades during this time changed my life.
At 23:
• Went broke
• House was foreclosed
• Hated my corporate job
At 25:
• Made $1.2M in a year
• Started loving my work
• Travelled to 45 countries
Your situation can pull a 180 fast.
Stay in the fight!
One of the most evil regulations in the U.S. is accredited investor laws...
Wanna gamble your life away in Vegas or with lottery tickets? Sure, go ahead!
Wanna invest in early-stage, high-growth companies? Sorry, you're not rich enough, yet. 🤡
This is why I don't try to pick tops... bull markets / parabolic runs can go way further than seems "rational"... And the markets can stay irrational way longer than someone can stay solvent.
IMO, the only way individual traders can compete is to increase the hold time of their trades. Stop trying to day trade. Look for the bigger price swings, and ignore short-term price action. In other words, less trading can = more profits.
Like this if you think
@coinbase
should have to prove they can handle some volatility before going public. Yes, they're not the best exchange for seasoned traders, but so many noobs panic sell every time their shitty platform goes down.
SBF: scammed billions of dollars and f*cked over thousands of people = 25 years
Ross: created an online marketplace and got scammed by an FBI agent = LIFE
#justice
?
What if we gave extra points to younger voters since their futures are impacted most by politicians today?
Something like:
18-24: Each vote = 1.5
25-44: Each vote = 1.25
45-64: Each vote = 1
65+: Each vote = .75
It forces politicians to think about future generations. 🤔
Time-based profit goals in trading are counterproductive. Forcing your desires on the market leads to forced entries, over-trading, & emotional trade management. Instead, focus on personal performance goals like only taking A+ rated trades (high probability w/ solid risk/reward).
Stock market fans think I'm a crypto nut...
Crypto fans think I'm a FED-infused stock market shill.
I just believe in being diversified and searching for opportunity no matter where it is, but fuck me, right? 🤷♂️
When someone says “you got lucky for investing in
#bitcoin
early”, kindly remind them you took on massive levels of risk when everyone was calling us crazy. That’s not luck, it’s seeing a solution to a massive problem and getting skin in the game.
1/ There are only a few days a year where I make major changes to my crypto portfolio...
Today was one of those days.
I took profit on some of my largest positions.
I'm seeing a lot of people charting the $13k
#btc
dip buy area. This kinda feels like when everyone wanted $1,200 after hitting $3k in 2017. During that bull cycle, most dips got bought up faster than people wanted, which added FOMO juice to breakouts. I'm ready either way.
My stress levels went from 9/10 living in a city to 1/10 living in the country. Life is better when you buy some land, raise some animals, and build some shit with your hands.
So, the NBA just suspended their season...
Tom Hanks just tested positive for coronavirus...
Trump just banned all travel from Europe for the next 30 days...
The WHO officially declared it a pandemic...
And Italy is on lock down.
Anyone still think it's "just the flu"?
Does anyone else feel like a crazy conspiracy theorist when trying to share your concerns about the
#coronavirus
with friends and family? The "It's Just The Flu" crew is out in full force!
"In 2017, all the crypto asset markets combined equal half a percent of the world's M2 money supply, and we are at approximately 1 percent of the world's population as users. This is an equivalent adoption level as 1996 for the internet." via
@coindesk
The worst thing an investor can do is wallow in regret, calculating missed opportunities or woulda-coulda-shoulda’s. Look forward and realize there’s ALWAYS another opportunity around the corner (as long as you don’t do something stupid that takes you out of the game permanently)
This is 100% true. In my experience, no market has ever come close to the profitability of cryptos - clear trends, huge volatility, and commonplace 10X moves
Advice to those who have made a killing trading only cryptos. When you finally take profits do NOT start trading other markets. All other will disappoint.
@PeterLBrandt
Peter, you're a true OG with much wisdom and humility. Appreciate you sharing knowledge and your ability to admit when you misstepped.
#respect
Fidelity just published a report showing how TRILLIONS of dollars could flow into
#Bitcoin
over the next few years.
It's worth reading the full report:
h/t
@DigitalAssets
Sometimes I think I want to "retire" and do nothing.
Then I remember how my previous mini-retirements led to depression.
Nothing is better than waking up excited, working on a big project, and chasing a purpose.
Don't believe the hype - early retirement is bullshit.
Crazy week. One of my businesses just crossed $10M in gross revenue, lost 40 pounds of fat since February, and getting ready to leave the US for 6-12 months. Stoked to start traveling again! Cheers! 🥃