Yes, I could tell you some horror stories as well. I traded 100 BTC for BCH when BCH was like 400, and BTC was around 2-3k. A week later, BTC made its epic run to 20k while BCH actually went down in price. To top it off, I went to my mom's left my ledger and BCH got listed on coinbase, went from 400 to 4k, but I couldnt sell due to not having my hardware wallet. By the time I got back it was 800$, I said F it and held, ended up selling a year later for like 150$ a peice. Crypto can be hard sometimes. But that doesnt change much in terms of getting back on the horse. Most alts from 2017 that "died" actually came back to hit ATH in BTC. Cycles are vicious, and hindsight is 20-20, we have no idea whats in store for Hive, and hodlers could very well catch back up in BTC terms, I've seen in so many times.
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It's a kick in balls feeling :) I know. But it happens.
I think all of us have done something like this with different amount of money :)
I sunk 35 BTC into Steem at the top.....kept buying....hive fork comes....sold all my steem and doubled down on hive....powered it all up......still plugging along......things getting better and more solid here everyday. It's slow but, in the end we should all do well on this adventure.
Well, I guess you have me beat there buddy. Of course the only time I ever had quite so many BTC is when I solo mined a block in the beginning times. Long story short, it was not worth much and I heard on the news that cops were busting people for having bitcoin and others were using it to hire hitmen. I had a panic attack and wiped the hard drive. I didn't notice crypto again until 2016 when I though.... oh shit! What have I done?? 50BTC added to oblivion.
I sold most of my Steem for Hive and bought a little eth and btc. No regrets for me, I love Hive!
Ouch! Not to be an ass, but it gives me comfort to know that I am not alone in huge losses. All we can do is pick ourselves up and keep pushing forward. I was just talking to my friend @steve.varner the other day about this. He has had a lot of successes in life, that in my opinion are due to his persistent positive attitude and never giving up.
Also, I don't always apply this rule, but I think it is wise to wake up every day and look at everything you have as a snapshot of what you are starting the rest of your life with, and work forward from there; leaving the past behind as if it never existed. As if you were dropped into the world with your current holdings and life situation. Aaaand go.
well said and that motivates me personally to stick to this Hive thing even more - I did not use my Steem for Hive Power - however I added all into the ecosystem aka Splinterlands mainly and other games. Now I consider to at least get to Orca level here - the chain and the community are too good to not be recognized on a much bigger scale.