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Friendly financial consulting is not something we should practice, because when it comes to money, even the greatest of friends and even relatives can become great enemies. Personally, I did not push anyone into such problems because I was aware that the balloon would sooner or later burst and that the risk of investing in BTC at the end of 2017 was simply too great.
Anyone who wants to invest in BTC is advised to first acquire some basic knowledge, to understand that it is not easy to be your own bank and to never invest money that is not ready to lose. In addition to the volatility that BTC has, we need to minimize some of the other risks.
Nobody laughs at me because I advised people to invest some money at a time when BTC was only $200, which was really good advice as time showed. Today when asked whether to invest in BTC or not, my answer is just
"See the BTC history chart and ROI in the first 10 years".