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Everyone keeps saying
“If I put $50 into crypto in 2010 I’d have $1.4B today.”
No bro.
If you actually bought $50 of BTC in 2011…
and watched it pump to $900 and did NOTHING
Then watched $900 → $12,000 and still did NOTHING
Then watched $12,000 → $2,500 and didn’t flinch
Then watched $2,500 → $420,000 and still held
Then watched $420,000 → $60,000 and didn’t panic
Then watched $60,000 → $7M and didn’t touch a thing
Then watched $7M → $1.8M and STILL stayed calm
Then watched $1.8M → $120M and kept holding
Then watched $120M → $30M and didn’t sell
Then watched $30M → $1.4B and for some reason FINALLY decided to act…
Then yes.
$50 in 2010 would be $1.4B today.
The truth?
99.99% of people would’ve sold at $900.
The real skill isn’t finding the next Bitcoin.
It’s surviving the journey.