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Re: What to do with your SOL? Stake, restake, or just hold?
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Macro Exchange
on 23/07/2025, 18:14:03 UTC
SOL is performing well, and the ecosystem is full of staking and restaking options promising 6–10% APY — plus possible airdrops.

Sounds great… until something gets exploited.
We’ve seen too many protocols go down overnight.

So the question:
Do you park your SOL and chase yield, or just sit on it and avoid smart contract risk?

Sometimes doing nothing is the safest alpha.
What’s your move?  Huh Wink

Why not do those options you mentioned and see for yourself the result. For sure you would gain some experience dealing with this coin and then you would find what suitable activities that fit on your investment style.

But for me I'm not considering to have SOL for now since my main focus is Bitcoin and second option is ETH. Although that coin is promising but I'm not interested with this coin for awhile. So lets see what's going to happen in future if there's some good revolutionary things that will happen on SOL.

Yes, Everyone has their own strategy and comfort zone - focusing on BTC and ETH as core assets is definitely a solid and proven approach. I’m exploring other options like SOL just to better understand the market dynamics and potential use cases, but it’s true that timing and long-term vision matter most
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Re: How do you invest small amounts outside of crypto?
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Macro Exchange
on 23/07/2025, 18:11:31 UTC
Curious to hear how others manage small capital outside the crypto space.

What did you start with when you had limited funds?
Where do you park or grow your money now?
Any strategies or assets you'd recommend for someone starting small today?

Looking forward to learning from your experience.  Roll Eyes
In as much as am concerns, the only business that one can start with little fund is Bitcoin, investing in Bitcoin using your DCA strategy to accumulate and hold it for a long-term within 4-10 years, gives you a better advantages over those that are not in Bitcoin forum,because there is no any business of my knowledge that I can remember, you will start with low capital without stress of looking for finance to stabilize it, but in Bitcoin all you have to do is keep investing from your discretionary income, and after your have reached your accumulation stage, you must have gotten a very reasonable amount of profit that will help you diversify you investment into any other one of your choice without stress, Bitcoin is the only trusted investment for now that is sure of solving your financial problems now.

Starting your small scale business, you have to check around your area which business is suitable that fits in your capital and grow little by like from there with you continuing with your bitcoin investment, because you don't need to sell it off in other to start a new business but part of it, therefore you continue to accumulate while going about your new investment outside Bitcoin.
Thanks for sharing your perspective -  I agree, DCA into Bitcoin can be a smart long-term play.  Curious though, have you personally reached the stage where you started diversifying into other businesses? If so, what did you choose first?
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Re: Housing is no longer a goal for the next generation
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Macro Exchange
on 23/07/2025, 18:09:32 UTC
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Most parents choose a good environment for their children to grow up in, and frequently moving around makes it difficult to get to know the neighborhood. In the context of investment, I agree that a house is no longer a potential investment, as discussed previously. However, when faced with marriage, it's much better to build your own home and not move around for whatever reason. If others have different views, that's fine, because everyone has their own perspective, but for me it's better to settle in one house with a much better environment.

Seeing a good neighborhood isn't easy these days, as crime is ubiquitous, which has led many parents to exercise a little extra supervision over their children, especially those who have their own homes after marriage. However, if someone moves in search of a more peaceful environment, I believe it's a perfectly worthwhile undertaking, but doing it repeatedly can be very tiring, as it not only impacts our children but also makes it difficult for us to adapt to the new environment.

As for investment, housing complexes strategically located near the city and business areas are ideal. Prices can also tend to rise annually, although this may not be the case for homes in rural areas, as urban properties are typically slightly more valuable than their rural counterparts. This is especially true if the village is a slum and lacks tourist attractions that could potentially serve as business opportunities for local residents.
There are many strategic advantages to living in any urban area, as you mentioned, I would like to add the social environment. Discussing the context of my country, I will first mention that in the past, the rural social environment was very beautiful and harmonious, which is now being lost with time. One thing is very important for living anywhere and that is the neighbors. If the neighbors are good, life is blessed and if the neighbors are bad, life becomes poisonous. Currently, in rural life almost every neighbor has jealousy and hatred in their mind. Even if I eat a little good food, everyone still looks at me. According to them why should I eat good food, live a good life, build a good house? And this kind of mentality is not there at least in urban areas. Anyone can live as they want, no one has a headache about it. But with the rate at which land prices in urban areas are increasing, buying a house in urban areas is an impossible thought for a middle class person like me.
In the city people might be distant, but at least they let you live your life without judgment. Rural envy can really weigh you down, especially when every smal joy feels like it needs to be hidden. Sadly, the dream of city life is getting harder to reach with these crazy prices. Roll Eyes
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Re: Bitcoin Hits New ATH — What’s Next for Altcoins?
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Macro Exchange
on 23/07/2025, 18:07:04 UTC
Since yesterday, after bitcoin dipped to $117k, Ethereum and other altcoins haven't been influenced by the dip, does this mean that the altcoin season will likely kick off soon or it's just a temporary hype and will cool off in no time. A lot of altcoin holders are hoping to see the altcoin season come to reality in this bull run, but this circle is different from the previous and we can't say if it's possible for us to see the altcoin season.

As it stands today, the Bitcoin-Altcoin seasons indicators seem to show we might getting closer to an alt season than ever this year. Bitcoin seems to have encountered a very strong wall in the level of 120k which has not been able to break through, while coins like Ethereum are showing monthly increases of prices up to twenty five percent, which is very positive for traders who are betting on alt season starting soon. Though, I believe for an actual season to commence, it would take Bitcoin to reduce it's volatility an stay stagnant below 120k for some time, so liquidity and traders move onto alt coins, trying to chase more money which would not be able to make out of Bitcoin, because of the price becoming relatively stable for some time.

Obviously there is strong resistance and strong support I see in these two in the bitcoin price today, that's why if we notice that there is only a rejection for the second time around when the 123k$ is broken, it has hit 120K$ again, which is why its value has fallen again in the market.

So it looks like it is down to 116k$ again with the support we see now, we still have no idea where there will actually be a breakout between the two, whether it is resistance or support?
And this is probably what others here are also waiting for.
If BTC keeps ranging or chills below 120k for a bit, I wouldn’t be surprised to see more money flow into alts. Right now it’s just stuck between 116k and 123k-  no clear breakout yet, so everyone’s kinda just watching and waiting.
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Re: is just buying tokens randomly without any research a good strategy?
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Macro Exchange
on 20/07/2025, 13:22:27 UTC
Completely randomly? Definitely no! There are more than 4 million tokens, and if you invested in 99.99% of them you would have lost money! A couple of years ago there was someone who gave up on picking tokens and just bought top 100 listed on Coingecko if I remember correctly. He was doing fine for a while, I don't know if there is an update on that. Anyhow, randomly is a bad idea.
Totally fair - blindly picking from 4M tokens is suicide.

But if you limit “random” to top-trending, active projects with real volume?
At that point, you’re basically doing what most retail does — just without the illusion of control.
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Re: is just buying tokens randomly without any research a good strategy?
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Macro Exchange
on 20/07/2025, 13:21:52 UTC
Completely randomly? Definitely no! There are more than 4 million tokens, and if you invested in 99.99% of them you would have lost money! A couple of years ago there was someone who gave up on picking tokens and just bought top 100 listed on Coingecko if I remember correctly. He was doing fine for a while, I don't know if there is an update on that. Anyhow, randomly is a bad idea.
Totally fair- blindly picking from 4M tokens is suicide.  Roll Eyes

But if you limit “random” to top-trending, active projects with real volume?
At that point, you’re basically doing what most retail does — just without the illusion of control.
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Re: is just buying tokens randomly without any research a good strategy?
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Macro Exchange
on 20/07/2025, 13:18:10 UTC
Hey, when it comes to altcoin investments, there is no one that is so perfect at it to tell you the choice of coins that will do well when you invest into them. Most of them are just trials and errors and some investors of altcoins believe if you diversify in buying most of them, luck might find you to be lucky that few of them gets to pump and you make money from them.

Those bots may get to know coins that will perform after receiving analysis of their market conditions and project map, but can a bit also know if a project team want to rug pull its investors,? No it won’t, so that makes even such bot not 100% to be trusted in picking the best altcoin to invest into.

The truth about altcoins that is preached in reality is that you should only invest what you can afford to lose in them and not put all your money in them hoping to get good returns. Research also works here to minimise loss in the choice of coin selected to invest into, some could do well but you need to research well about it.
it’s all just high-risk betting in disguise.
Bots can read charts, but not team intentions - rugs don’t show up in TA.

In a market this wild, randomness isn’t worse than “research.” Just don’t bet more than you can lose.
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What to do with your SOL? Stake, restake, or just hold?
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Macro Exchange
on 20/07/2025, 13:12:57 UTC
SOL is performing well, and the ecosystem is full of staking and restaking options promising 6–10% APY — plus possible airdrops.

Sounds great… until something gets exploited.
We’ve seen too many protocols go down overnight.

So the question:
Do you park your SOL and chase yield, or just sit on it and avoid smart contract risk?

Sometimes doing nothing is the safest alpha.
What’s your move?  Huh Wink
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Re: How do you invest small amounts outside of crypto?
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Macro Exchange
on 20/07/2025, 12:59:05 UTC
Curious to hear how others manage small capital outside the crypto space.

What did you start with when you had limited funds?
Where do you park or grow your money now?
Any strategies or assets you'd recommend for someone starting small today?

Looking forward to learning from your experience.  Roll Eyes

If you got a limited assets having a balance with the savings, investment and need expenses, you must need tocater the needs for your daily sustain with usual life, next is if you have a savings considered with the emergency fund and now next is the investment its up to you now where to make an investment but of course you are here we prio crypto even small funds and you want to make a profit with the market volatility but with the market price of the crypto now seems you will get doubt for a while to make an entry but its good to make at least a store with the extra money and wait for the right market dump.
Yeah, makes sense. Right now it’s smart to hold back a bit, stack some cash on the side, and wait for better entry points. No shame in being patient-  even small capital can go far if used right during a dip.
Hopefully the right opportunity comes soon.
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Re: Will Bitcoin Ever Be "Flipped"? Or Was That Just a Cycle Myth?
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Macro Exchange
on 20/07/2025, 12:53:41 UTC
Fast forward to today: ETH/BTC pair is in a multi-year downtrend, alt narratives are fading, and Bitcoin dominance is back above 60%. The ecosystem feels quiet. No more hype, no more retail. Altcoins aren’t leading anymore — they’re trailing.

Do you remember that time back in 2020 when ETH prices were below $500, and then just a year later it almost broke $4500? That time DeFi, staking, and NFTs were hugeee and really took the world's attention. I believe that was ETH's hottest run to overtake BTC in terms of growth and popularity, with altcoins like Compound and Aave doing really well.

Fast forward to now most altcoins did not survive, though recent ETH and some altcoins like Aave are doing better, due to constant innovations. (Aave V4 is under development currently, can read up more on their blog)

In marketcap or utility, any coin may surpass bitcoin but cannot disturb the growth of bitcoin which is the first mover advantage. There were many altcoin backed by real projects but nothing survived or bitcoin will include any needed utility within its ecosystem. So these are all not the criteria, we need to consider at first hand.

The first mover advantage is true, since the branding is too strong and BTC will likely be the new crypto investor's first stop. However, the thing about BTC not adopting any needed utility is kind of by design. Bitcoin is just meant to be as it is, that's why we saw ETH and its related new projects.

To answer your question, I do think that utility is a critical criteria to consider, and if somehow in the future where new technology gives the common people a good enough reason to consume ETH related projects, I think BTC can be flipped by ETH.
Yeah, ETH had its big moment in 2020,2021 - DeFi, NFTs, staking, all booming. Felt like it might actually flip BTC.
But even then, it didn’t. BTC is simple, trusted, and has the strongest brand. People go to Bitcoin first - always.
ETH still building, sure. But flipping BTC? Gonna take more than tech. Not impossible, but not likely anytime soon.
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Re: Housing is no longer a goal for the next generation
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Macro Exchange
on 20/07/2025, 12:50:27 UTC
Housing prices keep rising, but wages haven’t kept up. For many young people, owning a home is no longer a realistic goal -  it’s becoming a luxury.

What used to be a natural part of adult life has turned into a debt trap or simply a fantasy. More and more young people are realizing that buying property under current conditions makes little financial sense.

We're witnessing a shift: instead of saving for a home, people are turning to alternative assets, remote lifestyles, or simply accepting long-term renting.

Is this the beginning of a structural economic change - or just another bubble waiting to pop? Huh
Exactly what happen in my country Indonesia housing price keep rising drastically but wages or salary havent kept up although you have several side job, lower payment salary and land property keep increasing year by years make us difficult how to manage well to build dreaming house right now. Young people have dreaming can build up house before marriage but its not easily if can get good work pay us higher salary payment, drastically significant increasing of housing prices if build up at city.
Good solution right now how to manage housing price keep rising just get rent month by month until have enough money to build house, I think it is not easy to dream of owning a house nowadays with the price being quite expensive plus the income from a salary that is not that big. Keep build up or allocated for saving money to build house start few percent spent from salary in daily or monthly until enough using for building great house.
get you - same situation in many places, not just Indonesia.
Wages stay flat while housing costs explode. Even with side gigs, saving feels pointless.
Owning a home used to be normal-  now it’s a luxury.

Maybe this isn’t a bubble… maybe the system’s just broken. Huh
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Re: ETH to $3500? But what about BTC dominance?
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Macro Exchange
on 20/07/2025, 12:47:34 UTC

Is there any real reason to focus on altcoins right now while BTC still controls the market?
Or will ETH just keep following BTC lead without any independent strength?
If ETH had its independent strength like you thought, it would have surged above $5,000 to at least show it's strength and how it can be independent of Bitcoin bullish movement. If you observe the price movement of ETH and compare it with Bitcoin movement during bull season, you will observe that Ethereum is usually slow and I guess it's because it needs to depend on Bitcoin for it to surge, just my observation, I could be wrong about that but I know for sure that ETH depend on Bitcoin. If you want to focus on altcoins right now, it should be to make quick profit during this period that some of those coins are pumped, if you buy to hold for a long term, you will blame yourself because dump will happen and after the dump, your altcoins might not pump again.

True, ETH hasn’t flipped BTC-  but it doesn’t have to.
It’s building real utility: staking, L2s, DeFi, NFTs, institutional interest.
It may still depend on Bitcoin’s momentum, but it’s slowly earning its own place.
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Re: Bitcoin Hits New ATH — What’s Next for Altcoins?
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Macro Exchange
on 20/07/2025, 12:44:10 UTC
Since yesterday, after bitcoin dipped to $117k, Ethereum and other altcoins haven't been influenced by the dip, does this mean that the altcoin season will likely kick off soon or it's just a temporary hype and will cool off in no time. A lot of altcoin holders are hoping to see the altcoin season come to reality in this bull run, but this circle is different from the previous and we can't say if it's possible for us to see the altcoin season.
I agree. Wink
In the past, a BTC dip like that would’ve wrecked the entire alt market instantly. But now? Alts barely flinched. That’s a shift.
Still, I’m not convinced it means altseason is guaranteed. Liquidity is thinner, retail is cautious, and narratives are weaker.

Maybe we’ll get rotation — but not the kind of explosive altseason we saw in 2017 or 2021.
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Re: ETH to $3500? But what about BTC dominance?
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Macro Exchange
on 16/07/2025, 15:04:58 UTC
I think what is leading to such news is the long awaited altcoin season since Bitcoin has gone comfortably in 6 digits. Altcoin hodlers also want to come to the party, I can imagine them checking up on their wallet often times to see if there is such radical price increase.

A propaganda is going on to move the altcoin market because just very few altcoins have had such increase like the top coins ,TRX, Sol, ETH, BNB. But the real push is what is waited for, maybe someone is likely trying to inspire that through manipulating the media and speculative market.
Exactly - feels more like coordinated hopium than organic demand.
Everyone’s waiting for altseason, but maybe the market’s telling us: there won’t be one this time.
What if BTC is the party - and altcoins are just standing outside hoping to get in?
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Re: Will Bitcoin Ever Be "Flipped"? Or Was That Just a Cycle Myth?
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Macro Exchange
on 16/07/2025, 15:00:38 UTC
ETH/BTC pair is in a multi-year downtrend, alt narratives are fading, and Bitcoin dominance is back above 60%. The ecosystem feels quiet. No more hype, no more retail. Altcoins aren’t leading anymore — they’re trailing.
Nobody is ready to consider the ETH/BTC but looking at only ETH/USD. As a crypto adapter I need more BTC for my ETH. Otherwise there would be no point of taking risk of adapting ETH against bitcoins. I mean, if I invested same USD in bitcoin, I might have gained more returns or if I did not convert my BTC into ETH, I would have gained more with my BTC itself. So, I agree that flipping has not started yet and I agree with you it may never happen again.
Yeah, totally makes sense - if ETH can’t outperform BTC, why take the extra risk?
But here’s a question: what would it actually take for ETH/BTC to reverse long-term?
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How do you invest small amounts outside of crypto?
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Macro Exchange
on 16/07/2025, 14:57:58 UTC
Curious to hear how others manage small capital outside the crypto space.

What did you start with when you had limited funds?
Where do you park or grow your money now?
Any strategies or assets you'd recommend for someone starting small today?

Looking forward to learning from your experience.  Roll Eyes
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Re: Housing is no longer a goal for the next generation
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Macro Exchange
on 16/07/2025, 14:53:07 UTC
Nothing come close to owning a basic shelter not renting, it is difficult to go homeless when you own a building, the more homeless people out there are those who paid rentals, by the time the money doesn't come as it used to and unable to pay up the rent, they will be forced to vacate the house, and it will extend to them selling properties.

In my country, if they don't build they buy and become the owner. Most people also exaggerate the kind of crib they want making them pay rent for life time while holding the thoughts, i also live in a country where the money gathered for 5 years of rent can equally build a comfortable house.
That works where housing is still affordable. But in many places, even 15 years of rent won’t buy a basic home. Cry
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Re: Bitcoin Life Insurance
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Macro Exchange
on 16/07/2025, 14:43:06 UTC
Life insurance is a boring product, but with Bitcoin it is exciting.

Why?

Because now you can tap into the value of your Bitcoin that you have been holding for years without triggering a taxable event!

Bitcoin Whole Life Insurance has a feature built inside it that stores your Bitcoin until you are ready to use it. Say for example that you acquired your Bitcoin at $10,000, $20,000 or even $60,000.
Well, now its worth over $100,000 and if you were to spend it, in most (maybe all?) countries, you would trigger a major tax event forcing you to pay taxes on the capital gains.
Well, one of these policies, you could easily take out a low interest loan against your Bitcoin Value inside the policy (at this writing, the loans average about 3% and can be paid back at your discretion) and you will receive Bitcoin on a stepped-up basis. Therefore, you will be able to spend or sell the Bitcoin without triggering a taxable event!

By the way, the policy also has a death benefit, so you can transfer your wealth to your loved ones tax free. All the while, knowing that inflation will not destroy the gift you are leaving.

With 10 fixed annual payments, you can often acquire a policy with a death benefit twice what you pay in ~ 10BTC = 20BTC death benefit.


I own the agency brokering this product. If you have any questions about the policy feel free to comment below, or send me a DM, or visit our website below.


https://bitcoinlifeinsurance.io/

It sounds like a smart workaround - no taxable event, access to liquidity, and a death benefit on top. But here’s the thing:
If this is such a game-changing solution for Bitcoin holders, why does it feel like it’s being pitched like a late-night financial product?
Bitcoin was created to opt out of legacy finance - not to be wrapped back into it through opaque insurance structures.
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Will Bitcoin Ever Be "Flipped"? Or Was That Just a Cycle Myth?
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Macro Exchange
on 16/07/2025, 14:36:32 UTC
A few years ago, “the flippening” was a hot topic - every altcoin bull run brought new headlines claiming ETH (or some other chain-of-the-month) was about to overtake Bitcoin in market cap, utility, or narrative.

Fast forward to today: ETH/BTC pair is in a multi-year downtrend, alt narratives are fading, and Bitcoin dominance is back above 60%. The ecosystem feels quiet. No more hype, no more retail. Altcoins aren’t leading anymore — they’re trailing.

Was the "flippening" idea always a meme born from bull market euphoria? Or is there still a real possibility that some crypto asset could overtake BTC in the long run - either in market cap or relevance? Huh
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Re: Avoid buying Bitcoin from someone all because you know them.
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Macro Exchange
on 16/07/2025, 14:23:39 UTC
If anyone offers to sell their Bitcoin to you simply because they know you one way the other, don't buy from them.

This days it is getting harder to trust anyone.


There are so many reasons why it is wrong to buy Bitcoin from someone you know but I want to talk about a particular one that landed a 25yrs old in trouble.

In today's world, you can't tell what anyone is doing for a living, how they make their money even if they claimed to be making money through web3 and crypto trading.

Some people are just using this as a cover up.

So this friend of a friend sold some Bitcoin to the 25yrs old guy that I know and the Bitcoin was stolen, I am always against the idea of  seliing Bitcoin to someone face to face normally but when he told me about it I was like you guys are friend so no problem, until he said he sold to him in discount.

Bitcoin is massively high in value and someone decide to sell to you in discount?

What will cost them to sell on exchange?

That's where I knew something isn't right, they were all apprehended because the 25yrs old guy moved the Bitcoin back to a centralised exchange where he already passed his KYC.

They will be charged to court I heard, and the case is still on, the parent are now finding every means to save their son from the mess, and truthfully he is not a part of the criminal activity, all he did wrong was buying the Bitcoin, he was the first to get arrested and he led the agents back to the other guys.

This should serve as an example to all beginners, if someone can't buy or sell their digital assets on exchanges, you have the right to be suspicious, teach them how to if you can but don't ever buy from them, it can be stolen digital assets.


This story just proves it again - if someone’s selling you Bitcoin at a discount, especially off-exchange, you’re probably not buying Bitcoin… you're buying risk.

Why would anyone part with the hardest money on earth for less than market price, unless they are hiding something?  Huh