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ADA for sure. The technology and decentralization are unmatched. It's not as flashy but it's a steady project. It will eventually pay off. Don't go all in but give it part of your investments

Speaking of the community, I'm leaving my PE job after a decade to work on a new project that I'd like to build on ADA. I have funding for the firm but I'm trying to learn how to develop (eventually at launch I'll hire or work with a vendor for this, but want to learn basics so I don't get backdoored and know what's going on).
I have to say, it's certainly not been easy to find help. AI is a godsend but there are still funky things where I have a hard time figuring out. It's 100% more my fault than the ADA community but what I'm saying is that there doesn't seem to be very simple tools for generating tokens/NFTs.
I'm trying to run a Node as a starting point and I get a failure because my PowerShell terminal tells me that the Node-Socket cannot be created. AI says that Windows doesn't support Sockets natively like Unix does, so I'm still trying to figure that out. If anyone can help that would be super appreciated!

I disagree. If I make something useful, idc if anyone else uses it. I will use it for myself. That said, if I’ve made something truly useful, others will adopt too. First will be the early adopters, then the mid adopters, then mass adoption, then the late adopters. We’re still in the early adoption stage for crypto as a whole much less Cardano. We don’t need more users. They need us. I don’t say that from a place of arrogance and superiority, but from a place of being realistic. They don’t know it yet though so that’s why they act how they do.
On another note though, what are you scared of? Cardano will never be a ghost chain. If nothing else, it will be a place where people earn yield on their token of choice. Sounds like you’re worried about price of ADA, yeah?

This is why other crypto goes up and ADA stays within a specific range. We are great for the world but bad for investors. Yes, I know if you bought in when it started out you did pretty good but now…..Charles needs to know that investors still believe but other Crypto seem to consistently perform better. I’m hoping that changes. We will see.

I am also stuck in this step. My problem is at the time for snapshot, all my ADA and ETH are in Kraken (not Kraken Wallet). So in this last step I basically can't sign with my Kraken account. Hope there is a solution for this in the future, otherwise this would be a blow for all ada holders having their ada on exchanges at the time.

Its because this is Reddit. There are better communities with better support for ADA. Twitter/Stocktwits/Youtube. Reddit as a whole only supports the coin flavor of the month. For example, 2022 Reddit hated Cardano with a passion, but loved Harmony One. Until that project got hacked….then they were no longer bullish :). I posted a CH meme on this sub, only to get scolded for doing so. Like I said, there are better community alternatives out there. Reddit just isn’t one IMO.

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|BNB|9|
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you only have one chance to make good impression, Cardano was hyped so much and did not deliver, I still own ADA I bought in 2021, waiting for price to reach a t least 1$ to swap for BTC at a loss, all altcoins go to zero over time, with exception of ETH, maybe

I have but ADA made it to $1.20 easily last December and now can’t even get above $1

> Just because ADA (or ETH or SOL, etc) is garbage
Random redditor calls 3 top blockchains garbage. Regrettably, his search history was full of, not research, but OnlyFans content.

Oh, I lost the right to criticize it?? LOL
I made my point, and I'll die on that hill all day. ADA is not impressive in the least, and your hopes/dreams/expectations for theoretical future performance is simple speculation for something that may or may not happen.
It's your money, though, do whatever you want with your investments. Just because ADA (or ETH or SOL, etc) is garbage doesn't mean you won't possibly make good money. The upside is extremely thin and dependent on bs hype today.

Hopefully ADA.

The United States goverment is stockpiling ADA, i think they'll be just fine

Hi everyone,
I’m completely new to crypto investing and started only recently with €310. Right now my portfolio is worth about €331.53. Here’s the breakdown:
* **Bitcoin (BTC):** €102.95
* **Solana (SOL):** €84.86
* **Cardano (ADA):** €53.61
* **Ethereum (ETH):** €53.22
* **XRP:** €36.77
My unrealized returns so far are positive, but I know this market can be volatile.
I’d love to get your feedback:
* Do you think this is a reasonable starting portfolio for a beginner?
* Should I focus on fewer coins or keep diversifying?
* Should I look into MemeCoins such as Pepe and Doge?
Thanks in advance for any insights — I’m here to learn!

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I know it's ridiculous. It should be able to get over $1 easily. Last cycle it was above $1.20 almost all of 2021. This price action is terrible. ADA going to $1 should be easy

ADA can never catch a break to $1

I’ve been a swing trader for 3 years, mainly trading BTC, ETH, ADA, and SOL. When the price touches the top or bottom of a channel, I enter a position to create divergence. I often review past charts to try to reduce the probability of failure, but it’s not easy — so I built a backtester for similar chart patterns.
However, in real trading I don’t actually use this backtester. I just analyze charts directly on TradingView. So I stopped developing the system, but I’m keeping the site online. If you think it could be helpful, feel free to use it — the server is open 😂