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Board Bitcoin Discussion
Re: I have always wanted to ask this about bitcoin
by
Gyfts
on 16/02/2023, 22:15:18 UTC
My answer is no. To this day, holding bitcoin is very risky against the risk of hacker attack, has not been recognized as a currency or legal property, and can be banned at any time...There is too much risk in holding bitcoin. So if it's just for the sake of decentralization as well as cross-border money transfers, it's not worth taking such a big risk. I believe, if bitcoin were not volatile and not profitable, very few people would use it.

Banking information gets hacked all the time, too. There is no absolute security. If you take even the most basic precaution, you can protect your Bitcoin from nearly any attacks. Keep an offline wallet and it's impossible to hack without physical access.

I wouldn't call holding Bitcoin a risk. I'm not suggesting you invest all of your funds into crypto, but surely if the alternative is fiat currency with built in inflation at minimum 2% yearly, you'd consider investing into another asset that doesn't systematically reduce your purchasing power as a feature.