You could be correct that there are a decent number of 2011-ish forum members who would be whales of some sort.. but gosh I hate to be assuming too much in that direction....

So, according to todays definition of whale, we might be able to 10x or 16x (which seems to be too presumptuous) our anticipations regarding where BTC might go each cycle, so  those of us who registered in 2014, would be considered having high likelihood of being whales in 2024, or it does not work like that.

We might need our little chart again.



Of course, over the years, the classifications and amounts should be changing, no?  Do these classifications still stand, or does someone want to tweak the classifications to make them more reflective of our current BTC price dynamics times?  In other words, is 1,000 BTC still required for entry-level whale status?

By the way, anyone who might have higher levels of BTC are going to be in much stronger positions if they have some value in dollars (or other assets) as well as BTC.. not just in BTC... so an entry level whale might have 1,000 BTC (valued at $31 million), but the equivalence of 5-10% (50 BTC to 100BTC - $1.5 million to $3 million) in cash or other kinds of assets - which would be the bare minimum of diversification, and probably having even greater than 10% levels in cash or other assets would be better, but probably NOT absolutely necessary (and surely a discretionary kind of matter in terms of allocation considerations).