Posted April 1, 2018 (edited) I became inactive in this forum, when I found out about crypto investments. I invested into startup projects that use smart contracts on the blockchain. I never put money into Bitcoin. But those assets (tokens) relate in market value to Bitcoin. With Bitcoin rising, my 10,000 USD grew to over 500,000 USD in 6 months. I didn't sell anything. Currently, as I am typing this, I have about 50,000 USD. It's harder now to find good projects and actually get in. Some projects sell only to people who know about them early and invest 100,000 USD or more and never do advertising. Having information early is becoming a competitive advantage. That's because at least 95% of projects are not investible for my standards and the few that are run by professionals who have experience making things happen, those allow very few investors in. And ultimately any new investment in blockchain requires Bitcoin to go up in price again. So the opportunities need to be generated by putting in the time and then you still have to be lucky. II personally expect Bitcoin to go lower still and then start rising again. Mid-May, there is an important conference in New York. I assume that at that time, Bitcoin will start for another bull run. I also expect it to crash again in a few months. I intend to sell on the way up this time. Obviously, there is zero guarantee, that this will unfold that way. I could lose more. Speculation is about taking risk and crypto is currently the most risky asset class. In 2017, it was the most lucrative. If it's going to be very lucrative in 2018, I don't know. I speculate on it, putting in the time. I still do research for many hours each day, hunting down projects that few people know about, sometimes months before their official ICO (which is like an IPO where companies sell shares for the first time). I am interested in sharing work and information with likeminded people. I invest 80 to 120 hours per week researching. I am not interested in giving investment advice to lazy people. But I am happy to answer general questions, if you have any. People who are also putting in work in research and networking, intel may send me a PM. People who have professional level skills in marketing (SEO, viral, blog-networks etc. ... what does not work anymore is adwords, FB-ads etc.) would be very welcome. Having marketing people on board could give us as a group extra opportunities and could be rewarded. The topic is not sexy right now. That's good in my book. These are times of opportunity. Edited April 1, 2018 by mostly harmless Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 18, 2018 (edited) Some links: Youtube channels (Be aware that youtubers are regularly paid for reviews, some take 30,000 USD for an interview. Always do you own research and do not blindly follow anyone.): They call me Dan https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0mGweSZMRmhBSpEjPFQByA Node Investor - technical analysis https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCa81HAp1se359Sr5qEMMP7A Cedric Dahl https://www.youtube.com/user/inspiredeye Chris Dunn - one of the best https://www.youtube.com/user/chrisdunntv Ameer Rosie - not crypto only https://www.youtube.com/user/AmeerRosic/videos MMCrypto - Reviews of ICOs and cryptos that have been on the market for a while https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBkGMys0mYl3Myxh3CTsASA/videos Haejin Lee - one of the most respected TA (technical analysis) people https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpAXWMbMUv4P5R-15kHYFJw Coin Bloq - ICO reviews https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrsEzLxi1oxHr6xW9S5vSzg Crypto Beak - language warning, not PG https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1dFzR8crWpPIyrz5-Trp3Q/videos Cryptoverse, Chris Coney https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLnQ34ZBSjy2JQjeRudFEDw/videos Coin Mastery - Carter Thomas takes his time (I watch at 2x speed) but some of his thoughts are valuable (not all) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4nXWTjZqK4bv7feoRntSog Ian Balina - ICO reviews, Ian is a controversial personality, however his method has a pretty good track record of picking very lucrative ICOs https://www.youtube.com/user/Diaryofamademan The Gentlemen of Crypto - daily news and perspective https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ0QV-XhATeq4-hTgqMz1TQ/videos The Crypto Spark https://www.youtube.com/user/larksongbird01/videos Epicenter - Interviews with project leaders https://www.youtube.com/user/epicenterbtc/videos Hyperwave https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLJxbdXt4jG9pSy79TMVQSw/videos Crypto Candor - for beginners https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrNytueyuavn5mVVt89epDA/videos Crush Crypo - not my favourite, but their reviews are a welcome additional perspective https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu1-oBOM-DzJ89o02Bx3XYw/videos Crypto Spark - very smart, not always actionable information (in other words: his content can be interesting but it does not always relate to an investment opportunity) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRm86Q7VPZ7rYINKB-mCCUQ/videos Market overview: https://coinmarketcap.com https://coinlib.io ICO sites: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=159.0 (This is the thread on bitcointalk where most ICOs are announced first. Regularly checking this thread is a possible informational advantage.) https://www.icoalert.com https://tokenmarket.net https://concourseq.io https://icowatchlist.com/upcoming https://www.coinhills.com/ico/list/upcoming/1/ https://www.icoexaminer.com/ico-reviews/ https://urbancrypto.com https://cryptorated.com/ico-reviews/ https://icostats.com (overview of the best performing previous ICOs) https://coincodex.com/ico-calendar/#upcoming https://icotracker.net News sites (be aware that some sites like the very popular coin telegraph publish positive articles for 50,000 USD. Some other sites seem more trustworthy. Again, do not blindly trust anybody. I picked the ones that I consider potentially honest.): https://www.ccn.com https://cryptoinsider.com/content/index.html https://bitcoinmagazine.com https://www.trustnodes.com https://coinjournal.net https://hackernoon.com Podcasts: https://soundcloud.com/epicenterbitcoin https://soundcloud.com/cryptoweekly (strong language) https://soundcloud.com/zach-segal https://soundcloud.com/joel-comm-625587882 https://soundcloud.com/beyond-bitcoin-hangouts https://soundcloud.com/arthurfalls https://www.futuretechpodcast.com https://soundcloud.com/neocash-radio https://soundcloud.com/mindtomatter https://thebitcoinpodcast.com https://soundcloud.com/a16z, https://soundcloud.com/crypto-street-podcast https://soundcloud.com/noded-bitcoin-podcast Essential articles: https://www.usv.com/blog/fat-protocols https://hackernoon.com/why-everyone-missed-the-most-important-invention-in-the-last-500-years-c90b0151c169 Edited April 18, 2018 by mostly harmless Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 21, 2018 Thanks for sharing @mostly harmless Don’t you realize that all of you together are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God lives in you? 1 Corinthians 3:16 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 26, 2018 i think that BTC is a huge business Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 26, 2018 bitcoin plays into the unconciousness of the modern society wanting a lot for nothing..careful, this is a very, very thin ice and an abys so deep that most will never ever be able to climb out of it. There is little difference with gambling . Just a friendly word of caution. “If you find yourself acting to impress others, or avoiding action out of fear of what they might think, you have left the path.” ― Epictetus Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 26, 2018 (edited) @mostly harmless I think investing in cryptos is just like gambling in casino. Therefore I think it is too risky. But what do you think about making your own ICOs? I think that’s where all the opportunities are. Isn’t that the most lucrative? Edited April 26, 2018 by egoless Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 26, 2018 I am beginning to buy BTC again, I think it will go up again soon! Don’t you realize that all of you together are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God lives in you? 1 Corinthians 3:16 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 26, 2018 I bought in december, then the big crash and now waiting and holding... But now I know all the ups and down are artifically manipulated by banks via fake news, whales, and bulltraps... having learnt the lesson, now the way to make money is to think like them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 26, 2018 21 minutes ago, Moreira said: I bought in december, then the big crash and now waiting and holding... But now I know all the ups and down are artifically manipulated by banks via fake news, whales, and bulltraps... having learnt the lesson, now the way to make money is to think like them. We have to treat crypto like any other investment. Don’t you realize that all of you together are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God lives in you? 1 Corinthians 3:16 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted May 29, 2018 thanks @mostly harmless, coin market is downtrend right now, what should we do? Whatever happens.. The Truth will free my soul Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 11, 2019 It is not strange, but now it has become profitable to invest in some of the cryptocurrencies again Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 11, 2019 Sorry. Not sure how this thread slipped through my radar. It should have been locked long ago. We do not allow investment schemes like this on this forum. This is a variation on get-rich-quick-schemes which goes against the heart of our work here. Invest all you want, but do not recruit members of this forum into your investment schemes. You are God. You are Truth. You are Love. You are Infinity. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
