I've been trading crypto for a couple years. I bought my first BTC when it was worth well under $500 US. Sadly I am not rich because I didn't hold onto most of the bitcoins I bought long enough. If I followed the HODL meme in 2016-2017, I would be rich right now. But HODL in 2018 is absolutely retarded.
Falls fro 19k to 15k. Buy the dip. HODL Falls to 10k. Buy the dip. HODL Everyone who bought into those memes is a fucking idiot. I bought into the HODL meme in the last third of 2017 and while I didn't lose any of my initial investment, I lost A LOT of profit in 2018. I lost so much profit that I can't help but HODL most of my stash. I have transitioned to more of a bear trader than a bull recently though. I do not short. Because this market is so fucking manipulated that you can't tell which direction it's going in the short-term. In the long-term crypto is going down.
1. Banks are putting blocks on transfers, wires, credit/debit card payments, etc. to exchanges. Putting a bottleneck on getting your money in.
2. Banks are putting withdrawal limits on the bank accounts of crypto exchanges and their payment processors. Putting a bottleneck on getting your money out. Here in Canada, cash-outs are taking forever at QuadrigaCX. Smaller exchanges like ezBtc are experiencing delays. Coinsquare charges 2% for cashout. Lots of people rely on Localbitcoins and ATMs. They charge a commission.
And where the fuck can you spend this crypto? You can't use it to buy groceries. Gas. Without getting a prepaid debit card and paying a percentage. Can't pay your bills. Bylls charges a percentage. Everything is about middle-men and percentages ffs. Vendors do not want to accept crypto directly because they hate the volatility. Maybe you can buy a fucking onahole with crypto but for the important shit, the vendors don't take it. You can't pay your landlord with crypto either.
So why the fuck would you buy this shit? Normies will never adopt it. It's not going to make you rich anymore.