I can buy IBIT and BITO in Fidelity account.  IBIT is from Blackrock.  BITO is from ProShares.  I don't want to buy bitcoin in Coinbase and get hacked.  I am not interest to buy Bitcoin and put it in hardware wallet like Ledger or Trezor for self-custody.

I want to buy IBIT ((Blackrock iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF) and BITO (ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF) in Fidelity account.  IBIT is a a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) with low fee 0.25% directly holds actual Bitcoin in its asset.  BITO is the future contracts trading monthly with higher management fee 0.95%.  BITO has a contango problem by rolling futures contracts can erode returns compared to spot Bitcoin.  BITO pays monthly dividend that I can apply dividend reinvestment.  Hacker can hack IBIT but can not hack BITO.  In the long run IBIT or BITO which one is the best ETF to invest?  Thanks.

Why Bitcoin price goes up $110,000/BTC but MSTR goes down $365/share?  Is MSTR has the same problem like GBTC (Grayscale Bitcoin Trust) that the premium price will vanish.  The price of MSTR will be equal the price of its bitcoin holding.  As of May 27, 2025, MicroStrategy holds approximately 580,250 BTC. With Bitcoin trading at about $109,488 per BTC, the market value of these holdings is: 580,250 BTC × $109,488 ≈ $63.6 billion.  A simplified NAV per share (ignoring business value and liabilities for a rough estimate): $63,600,000,000 / 273,400,000 shares ≈ $233 per share.

The IBIT (iShares Bitcoin Trust) filing by BlackRock does mention quantum computing as a potential risk to Bitcoin.  In its S-1 registration statement required by the SEC, BlackRock included this kind of disclosure: "The development of quantum computers could pose a risk to the security of the Bitcoin network, potentially rendering the cryptographic underpinnings of Bitcoin ineffective."

I see BITO (ProShares Bitcoin ETF) paying very good monthly dividend.  If I buy 1000 shares of BITO $17.77/share x 1000 shares = $17777.  I can get $1000 dividend per month.  Any one has the pro and con for this strategy?

I gave him the 6 numbers of the Google Verification Code from Google email.

That's what I think.  Kraken helped me to delete the Google 2FA and set up the Yubikey with my Kraken account.  I have to buy 2 Yubikeys one for primary and one for backup.  I will change all of the other accounts with the Yubikey.  Or I have to change the email to Proton Mail so the email not link with the Google 2FA.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9OoxUpGSmU

Thank you for Nikolay sharing this video in Youtube.  This video is exactly what happens to me.  
On 08/08/2024 about 1:00 pm PST a man spoke perfect English pretending a Google Technical Support.  
I asked him where is he and he said that he is in California.  
I talked with him for a few minutes and I gave him the Google Verification Code.  
I save my bitcoin website in Google Doc with username and password.  
08/08/2024 The hacker withdrew 2 transactions: 2795.34942 UNI at 2:09 pm PST and 624.31748 UNI at 2:14 pm PST.  
I saw the UNI is withdrawing from my Kraken app and I am panic.
I chatted right way with Kraken and Kraken froze and locked the account and gave a ticket number.
After week of waiting, Kraken has a person called me to ask my case with the ticket number.
I talked with Kraken custom support hours on the phone and Kraken can not refund $20K to me because of my fault and they close the case.
Kraken said that Google email links to 2FA so the hacker can bypass 2FA of my Kraken account.
I lost a total 3419.6669 UNI x $6.29/UNI = $21509.70
On the same day 08/08/2024 about 2:15 pm the hacker tried to withdraw bitcoin from my Coinbase account but failed.  
Maybe I added the whitelist to withdraw bitcoin from Coinbase so the hacker can not withdraw it.
About 2:00 pm a man pretending Coinbase customer support called me and I hang up the phone right away.
I should transfer all of my cryptos from my Metamask wallet right away but I didn't.
Until 08/15/2024 the hacker wiped out all of my cryptos about 70K in my Metamask account.
Now sitting down and thinking back and biting to myself I should not answer the phone call.
I was not naive to give the Google Verification Code so I would not lost the money.
I am stupid to know that Google Customer Support or Coinbase Customer Support never call you.
I should switch to use Proton Mail instead of Google email, buy Trezor hardware wallet, YubiKey.
I think there are a thousand ways hacker try to steal bitcoin, cryptos if they know you own cryptos.
This is an expensive lesson for me after this circumstance going through my life.

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Re: 08/15/2024 hacker hacked all cryptocurrencies ($70,000) from my Metamask account
Today at 12:43:34 AM
Reply with quote  +Merit  #18
Quote from: greentech2 on September 26, 2024, 12:47:32 PM
Here is my wallet address
0xdC6c86Dc862FdaB7c029655485B8Bb38eeDC67D9

That would make this the hacker's address:

0x2ac9537e0ef43dadceed10007f6eba905ee9f832

This address was mentioned in this article/podcast:

https://www.buzzsprout.com/2211482/episodes/15759176-i-lost-79k-in-a-crypto-scam-lesson-learned
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9OoxUpGSmU

So it would appear you were indeed hacked.

Pro tip: don't use any type of "crypto recovery service" - especially when it comes to Metamask - they are all scams.

I am not sure the hacker converted many types of cryptos in my Metamask wallet to ETH then he/she transferred out.  I still have about $13,500 in staking that the hacker could not wipe out.  When I unstake them then I will transfer them to the different wallet address.  There are many different type of cryptos in this wallet.  I lost 70K because I use the number dollar of the day before hacking and subtract the number dollar the day after hacking.

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Re: 08/15/2024 hacker hacked all cryptocurrencies ($70,000) from my Metamask account
September 26, 2024, 11:16:14 PM
Merited by d5000 (1)
Reply with quote  +Merit  #16
Quote from: greentech2 on September 26, 2024, 12:47:32 PM
Here is my wallet address
0xdC6c86Dc862FdaB7c029655485B8Bb38eeDC67D9
not sure why you shared this but I checked the outgoing transactions that have the "08/15/2024" date on them and the amount of money that was withdrawn from the account during that time doesn't total to $70k. also, your wallet has incoming transactions during "08/15/2024" so I am curious, which of the transactions on your wallet was done by the hacker?

This is the expensive lesson for me to think about it for the rest of my life.
For the the millionaires 70K is not a lot of money for them but for me 70K is a very large amount of money that I have saved.
I will not touch crypto until I understand hardware wallet, YubiKey and all the security measures to prevent the hacking in the crypto world.

Here is my wallet address
0xdC6c86Dc862FdaB7c029655485B8Bb38eeDC67D9

08/15/2024 The hacker withdrew all cryptos from my Metamask account. The hacker transferred all of the cryptocurrencies (about $70,000) to his/her account. The balance of all of my cryptocurrencies are 0 in Metamask. I contacted the Metamask support team. Metamask refers me to the Cryptoforensic Investigators team through email team@cryptoforensic.com.  And Metamask closes this case. Until 09/25/2024 I didn't receive any email from the Crypto forensic team. What can I do to get back my crypto currencies? I feel very frustrated. What is the point of investing in crypto currency then the hacker came in and wiped out my account?

PS. Metamask removed my post in r/Metamask

I got it.  It is a scam because the website is https://ripple.com.in/.
Thank you for pointing it out.

I just received the email from Coinbase Bytes with the title "Unlock Earnings: XRP Staking - Up to 27.7% profit on your investment".
It shows the link https://ripple.com.in/insights/staking-program/
I am not sure if is it legit.
It requires to have the XRP address from the Ledger or Trezor device.
Has anyone tried it?  Thanks.

I found the guide in PancakeSwap website.  I don't see my CAKE-BND LP token in V2.  I need to follow the PancakeSwap v3 Migration(Migrate to continue farming CAKE rewards and earning trading fees).  I click Remove V2 Liquidity and see my 7.82 CAKE-BND V2 LP.  I am sucessfull to stake CAKE-WBNB LP in PancakeSwap V3 Farming.

I learn a hard lesson with the trading bot in Pionex back in 2022.  I set LUNA/USDT Grid Trading (Bullish LUNA, Earn USDT).  When LUNA Classic tanked to 0 my account is wiped out to $0.

I see TradeJournal.co let me record trading bitcoin or stock for free.  Do you know any other good website or software that record the day trading activities?
Thanks.

There is a Telegram PanCakeSwap supporter who contacts me.  Acctually he is a spam giving me a website that asks me to provide the 12 secret words of my MetaMask wallet.  A person in Pancakeswap in Reddit contacts me by direct message is a spam too.

I think I am in PancakeSwap V2.  I click in Pools and I still see my 111.85280 CAKE Locked until Aug 12, 2023.
I try to ask in Telegram but no answer.

I see that PancakeSwap wants me to migrate to V3. I go to PancakeSwap website to Earn - Farms then select Staked only but I don't see any my CAKE-BND LP. PancakeSwap doesn't have any email for support. Does anyone have the same problem? Thanks.