Hey, brag away! It's an impressive achievement. The fact that you did it organically is even more impressive. I'm still dying for enough HIVE power to have my votes actually make a difference. For really exceptional posts I leave a tip, but even then I only have so much Hive to spare.
Just out of curiosity - say you DID want to cash out to fiat, would that be feasible? How does one go about doing so in large amounts?
Not recommending that you do, of course. Fiat's a big fat scam, but at the end of the day Euros pay rent and buy bread, HIVE doesn't.
Agreed re:BTC/investments. I've stopped trying to time the crypto market. I buy when prices seem reasonable (not at the moment of a sharp increase, for example) and keep my eyes peeled with some spare cash for any sudden dips like the one we experienced yesterday.
I realise that I'm essentially gambling my money, but it's either a definite loss (inflation and such) or a risk. I'll take the risk.
I have found some methods of cashing out... But I'd rather not disclose them publicly ;)
You seem clever enough to come up with your own solution, but if you need advice I'd rather do that privately via Discord app for example.