Brothers, I've recently been bombarded with questions from fans: 'Bitcoin has risen so much, is it too late to hoard coins now?' As a seasoned player who has been navigating the crypto world for 7 years, I must clarify today — it is not late to get in now; rather, it is the last window for 99% of people to make a comeback!
Truth 1: What you think of as 'high position' is just the starting point of a bull market
Take a look at this shocking data: The number of addresses with more than 1 BTC on the entire network is less than 800,000 (including institutional accounts), and the number of 'true holders' who actually control their private keys is less than 500,000. 99.9% of retail investors don't even have 0.1 BTC.
To know, the total amount of Bitcoin is 21 million coins. After deducting 15% that were lost early and 40% held by institutions, there are less than 10 million coins actually circulating among retail investors. The difficulty of owning 1 BTC now is comparable to buying a school district house in Beijing in 2000 — scarcity determines long-term value!
Truth 2: Worse than 'coming late' is 'foolishly fiddling around'
Do you remember the classic tragedy in the crypto circle 'Brother 480,000'? He sold 10 BTC at the peak of the bull market in 2017, watching the price rise from $19,800 to $69,000, and finally lost his mind and crazily shorted. 90% of 'old retail investors' didn't lose because they entered late, but because they fell on the path of chasing highs and selling lows, frequently exiting!
Avoid these 'deadly operations' at all costs: Storing coins on exchanges (your coins are just numbers on the exchange's ledger), letting others hold/manage your coins (the 2022 FTX crash affected 800,000 users), using BTC for leverage/contracts (98% of leveraged players eventually go to zero)
Remember the iron rule: The private key equals ownership; hoarding coins means being a 'wooden person' — not checking the market, not trading, not selling, let time be your compound interest engine.
Truth 3: You who are entering now have an advantage over 80% of people
As a 'middle-generation player' who entered in 2018 and only started hoarding coins in 2020, I achieved a counter-trend overtaking with 3 strategies:
Focus on core assets: 90% of the position is in BTC, refuse the temptation of altcoins
Regular investment goes against human nature: Spend 10% of your salary each week to buy coins, ignoring short-term fluctuations
Physically isolate risks: Write the private key on a metal plate and store it in a bank safe
Now, although my holdings are not as large as those of early miners, relying on 'holding steadily + continuous regular investment,' my cost return rate has exceeded 300% in 5 years. Remember: Hoarding coins is not about who got in early, but who lives the longest!
3 golden suggestions for newcomers
If you are a salaried employee with a monthly salary of 5,000: Start by hoarding 0.01 BTC, invest 2,000 yuan monthly, and after 3 years you will be one of the 'one-thousandth holders' surpassing 95% of people. If you are an investor with 100,000 yuan in spare cash: Take out 30% to allocate to BTC, buy ETH with the rest, and never touch leveraged contracts. The most important point: Immediately create an independent wallet and transfer the coins from the exchange to your own hands! Not mentioning coins today could lead to broken legs tomorrow — this is a bloody lesson!
Finally, I'll leave everyone with a saying: In 2010, someone said '10,000 BTC can't buy a $25 pizza,' in 2017 someone said '20,000 dollars is the ceiling for Bitcoin,' and in 2023 someone said 'it's too late to hoard coins now'...
But do you know? **When street aunties are discussing Bitcoin, that's when the real market peak is.** Currently, the awareness among mainstream people is less than 5%, and the 'pseudo-holders' in exchange accounts can exit at any time, while you — as long as you hold the private key, will be the biggest winner of wealth redistribution in the next 10 years.
Hoarding coins is not a 100-meter sprint, but a marathon. By getting in now, you can still become part of that 0.1% cryptocurrency aristocracy. This article is recommended to be saved and shared; in 10 years, you will thank your choice today.
