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#Green_lamp Exchanges or cold wallet: Where to hide your coins?

Every crypto enthusiast faces this question. Leave it on the exchange for quick trading? Or put it in a cold wallet and sleep peacefully?

❄️ My choice:
I advocate for balance. I only keep what I plan to trade on the exchange. Everything else is in the cold.

⚠️ Why exchanges are risky:

They can be hacked. (Hello, Mt. Gox!)

Your coins – their rules. They can freeze your account, and you can do nothing.

💡 Cold wallets:
It's simple: "Not your keys – not your coins." If you store crypto in a wallet that only you have access to – it’s yours.

🔥 My advice:

1. Keep your main reserves in a cold wallet.

2. Use exchanges for active trading.

3. Make backups of your keys. Lost your keys – lost your money.

By the way, where do you store your coins? Write in the comments

#Green_lamp Staking: Freebie or a Clever Trap?

When I first heard about staking, the thought was simple: "Hold the coins and earn interest. It can't get easier than that."
And you know what? It really works. But only if you don't stumble upon the pitfalls.

💸 My first experience with staking:
I put my ETH into one of the pools. After 6 months, I got… 8% profit. Sounds cool, but the withdrawal fee ate half of it. Genius, right?

🔥 What is important to understand:

1. Percentage ≠ income.
If the token depreciates, even 100% annual returns won’t save you.

2. Liquidity matters.
In some staking platforms, you can't withdraw your coins whenever you want. They are frozen.

3. Risks from hackers.
DeFi is the wild west. If a smart contract is broken, you can lose everything.

💡 My advice:
Choose projects with a reputation and diversify your risks. And remember: freebies are not a thing in crypto.

Have you tried staking already? Tell me how it was $XRP

#Green_lamp support a little !!))
A minute of useful thoughts, since we will see such swings again.

If you find it difficult to mentally look at changes in the balance of your portfolio - try not to track it, and especially not to pay attention to the profit that you have at the moment.

There is always an attachment to the peak value. While the market is not at highs, it is the constant check of the balance of your portfolio that will prevent you from sleeping peacefully. Since there will be many corrections on the way to the tops.

Think about the market in terms of trends. There has not been an alt-season yet, with a high degree of probability it awaits us ahead. You need to sell at the top, now we are still low. Keep in mind the targets for the alt-season. And when they are fulfilled - do not fall into euphoria, but allow yourself to "save in this game." But more on that later)$WIF

You have to understand that you can lose all the money you invest. When a coin is growing, you don't need to buy it, you need to buy when everything is falling and the main thing is to learn to wait.

#Green_lamp which of the TOP-5 altcoins are you holding at the end of 2024?

Everyone loves lists, right? Well, here’s mine:

🚀 1. Ethereum (ETH):
Because it is the foundation of DeFi and NFT. If crypto is the internet, then ETH is Wi-Fi.

⚡ 2. Solana (SOL):
It’s faster and cheaper than ETH. But remember: more speed = more risks.

🔗 3. Chainlink (LINK):
Without it, DeFi will collapse. It is the bridge between the real world and the blockchain.

🌐 4. Polkadot (DOT):
I love the ideas of connectivity. DOT allows different blockchains to communicate with each other.

🔥 5. Arbitrum (ARB):
Layer-2 is the future. Arbitrum speeds up transactions and reduces their cost on ETH.

❗ My advice:
Don’t buy everything at once. Do DCA – buy a little bit regularly.

What altcoins are in your portfolio? Share in the comments.

#BTC_D = 57.65%
#Green_lamp $BTC


Traditionally, let's take a look at Bitcoin's dominance. This chart may seem confusing and boring, as it cannot be traded, but it reflects market sentiment and the further growth of altcoins.

✨The price has reached the previously defined level, from which we would like to see a pullback. However, this will only happen with a decline in Bitcoin. Therefore, altcoins may correct in the moment, but then I expect a new wave of growth ⏫

Now is definitely not the time to catch Bitcoin in the air. It’s better to wait for a pullback to support levels ❓

Trading BTC in the current range is not very interesting; objectively, the asset is currently in price discovery. I would pay attention to the top 30 altcoins by market capitalization, where there are not such strong manipulations as in low-cap, and you can find good deals when dominance starts to decline 🚀

#Green_lamp Why are you still not in DeFi? Laziness is your enemy!

Let's be honest. Everyone who has heard about DeFi thought: "It's complicated. Maybe I'll figure it out later." Congratulations, you missed one of the biggest jumps in the market.

💣 My first experience:
I also hesitated. "Why do I need these wallets, Metamask, and swaps?" Until a friend said:
"If you want to stay on the sidelines – keep ignoring DeFi."

And here I am, I messed up with the first swaps, lost a couple of dozen dollars on fees, but… now I know how to create passive income.

🔥 Why DeFi is not scary:

1. Everything is intuitive. You can set up a wallet in 10 minutes.

2. You control your money. No intermediaries.

3. Interest rates are higher than in banks. Deposits in stablecoins yield up to 10-15% per annum.

💥 And yes, there’s no way without risk:
If you make a mistake with a project – you lose everything. So learn to check, analyze, and... don’t rush.

Have you tried DeFi yet? If not – what is holding you back?

#Green_lamp "Decentralization – Is It a Myth? Let’s Unravel the Truth and Lies"

Did you think that Bitcoin is about freedom? Yes, but it's not that simple.

🔍 Here’s what I understood:

1. Mining is centralized:
Top miners control a large part of the network. Got a laptop? Sorry, you're not a player.

2. Exchanges are banks 2.0:
Keeping crypto on an exchange is like keeping money in a bank. Do you know why? Because if something happens, the exchange can just block you.

3. DAOs and decentralized projects:
Sounds cool, but major players control the majority of the votes.

💡 Conclusion:
Decentralization is an ideal that we are only striving for. But the road is long and complicated.

"Do you believe in complete decentralization? Share your opinion!"

#Green_lamp Someone said that HODL is for the weak? Let's find out!
When the market is crashing, holding assets is not weakness. It's psychology. Imagine: you hold Bitcoin, and its price drops by 30% in a week. Sell? Yes, you want to. But here's the secret of the greats: they see further.
💡 What I do when the market is down:
1. Turn off emotions. Let panic take over – you'll sell everything.
2. Double-check the fundamentals. If the asset is still strong – I hold.
3. Plan. Sell? Buy? Reallocate? The decision should be made in advance.
🤷‍♂️ My personal experience:
In 2021, I sold part of my Ether, thinking it had peaked. And what? Three months later, the price doubled. Yes, it hurt.
The moral is simple: HODL is about strategy, not blind stubbornness.
"What do you think, when is the best time to sell? Let's discuss in the comments $BTC $ETH $XRP

#Green_lamp Why are you not a millionaire? Yes, yes, I'm asking you specifically

Every second person thinks that crypto is a ticket to a sweet life. Like, you invest 100 bucks, and a week later you buy yourself a yacht and a villa in Bali. Funny? Me too.

In reality, crypto is a gladiator arena. Only those who understand the rules of the game and are ready to go all the way win here.

🔑 My advice #1:
Stop chasing "1000x". You know where such profits are? In the fantasies of info gypsies. Real traders work with cold calculation and minimal risks.

🌟 And yes, here is my fail:
In 2020, I bought a shitcoin because "everyone around" was shouting about it. A month later it turned into digital trash. It cost me 70% of my deposit. Painful? Very. But the lesson was learned: don’t invest if you don’t understand what you’re buying.

So, do you want to be a millionaire? Then learn, read, analyze. And most importantly – be honest with yourself.

Still believe in miracles? Then crypto is definitely not your game.$XRP $PEPE $WIF

Hamster Kombat has lost 18 million players in the last month. The number of players has decreased to 23 million, which is a 92% drop since July.

The volume of the game's tokens has also fallen by nearly 97%, from $1.5 billion in November to around $52 million today. Anticipated updates and features, such as 'NFT mechanics' and 'Season 2', have still not appeared.

#Green_lamp $HMSTR

What if we trade patterns from technical analysis books in a completely different way?

• False breakout of the wedge
After exiting the wedge, the price updates the high, buyers take profit (sell), do not push the price further, we notice the exhaustion of purchases = enter short

• False breakout of the sideways range
After exiting the range, the price returns to it again. Those who shorted the lower border or entered from it by retest will exit trades. Shorts' stops are purchases that will push the price higher = enter long

• Double false breakout
An attempt to break through support was unsuccessful. The price returns to resistance with an attempt to update the high. We notice the exhaustion of purchases = enter short

• False breakout of the GiP
Those traders who shorted the "neck" of the GiP pattern did not see the desired price movement in their direction and begin to exit sales (buy). Short stops are purchases that will push the price higher = long entry

When trading such non-obvious patterns, it is important to see the overall context of the market and understand the logic of price movement

👍Is this kind of column interesting? Should we make more of these mini-educational posts?

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🐳 If you are new to the market, you may not know about such an index - Altcoin Season Index.

It takes into account the performance of altcoins relative to Bitcoin, and when its value is above 75, the market enters the altseason phase.

As you can see (in the first screenshot), the market broke the value of 75 and immediately hid back. I think it won't be for long)

If you play around with the settings and enable the monthly chart (second screenshot), we have entered altcoin month 🚀#Green_lamp $WIF $DOGE $SHIB

#Green_lamp Why cryptocurrencies are not just a trend, but a future financial instrument?

Many still consider cryptocurrencies to be something temporary. But what can I tell you? This is the future of finance. Yes, we are living in an era of change, where old financial systems are starting to lose ground.

Blockchain is not just a technology. It is a new way of organizing trust and transferring value. While old banks and financial institutions hesitate, more and more people are choosing decentralized platforms to manage their money. And this is just the beginning. Cryptocurrencies are not a trend, but a new reality in which we will all live.
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The history of Bitcoin in numbers:

🟠$0.06: "Magical Internet Money" (2010)
🟠$32: The first "bubble explosion," Bitcoin lost 94% of its value (2011)
🟠$266: Growth amid the banking crisis in Cyprus (2013)
🟠$1,242: The first ban in China (2013)
🟠$86: Crash after the bankruptcy of Mt. Gox (2014)
🟠$20,000: Peak during the hype among retail investors (2017)
🟠$3,200: The bottom of the "crypto winter" (2018)
🟠$3,800: Decline during the pandemic (March 2020)
🟠$69,000: Maximum before the FTX crash (November 2022)
🟠$15,700: Decline after the FTX crash (November 2022)
🟠$42,000: Uncertainty due to the unlocking of GBTC (2023)
🟠$48,000: Growth after ETF approval (January 2024)
🟠$100,000: Reached historical maximum (2024)
#Green_lamp $BTC