The formula, take 1% or less of what you own, buy bitcoin with it, and then forget about it for at least the next five years; ideally the next decade. “You either lose one percent of your net worth, which most people can take, or you make millions . The odds of bitcoin failing completely and going to zero dollars at 5%. If it fails, it will be worthless, If it succeeds, in 2 to four years it [one bitcoin] will be worth more than a million dollars.The chances of success at greater than 50%.