š§ What 8 Years in Crypto Taught Me ā And Why Iāve Avoided Bitcoin
I began investing in 2013-14, thanks to a Fast Company articleāmy first buy was Ripple (XRP), not Bitcoin.
XRP made sense from the start: real-world utility in cross-border payments, a clear mission, and visible leadership. Bitcoin? Pure speculation. No product roadmap, no teamājust ideology and hype.
āThe reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himselfā¦ā
ā George Bernard Shaw
Bitcoinās decentralization ideal is nobleābut no government will ever fully allow it. Ripple, on the other hand, works with, not against, existing systems.
Meanwhile, many top coins chase meme-stardom and celebrity noise, only to fade. Even BNB Chain, with impressive tech, suffers from brand dilution.
ā Invest like a VC: back teams solving real problems, not hype.
š Focus on execution, not emotion.
š Tools over tribes.
Not every revolution needs to burn the house downāsome just need to fix the plumbing.
