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Still strong holding 5 ETH since 2015. Am I winning?

What if it don't give you expected returns. Haha. It happened with ETH last cycle and BTC -> Next cycle?

You've kinda dodged my question about centralized builders (or other centralizing forces) in both your replies. If mevboost nets an extra 0.01% staking yield, is that still worth running? Is there no benefit to Ethereum in building blocks locally?
These days the typical MEV is <0.01 ETH and proposals are increasingly infrequent, and so it's a vanishing portion of staking yield. Very few validators seem to be using the min-bid threshold. I'm a longtime solo staker fwiw

It’s probably a mix of both. Bitcoin has historically been viewed as collateral or store of value first, productive asset second. That mindset takes time to shift.
The interesting change is happening through wrapped and bridged BTC on L2s, where you can pair it against stables or ETH and actually put it to work. Once people see BTC generating sustainable on-chain yield rather than just sitting idle, the narrative starts evolving.
We’re seeing more structured BTC/stable LP activity on Base and Optimism recently. It’s still early, but it feels like the conversation is slowly moving from “hold” to “deploy carefully.”

> I’ve been trading for roughly 4 years now, and can think of nothing more volatile than nq
Average $ movement per day of one contract over the last 20 trading days:
/NQ: $10,420
/PA: 14,700
/BTC: $23,105
/GC: $25,100
/SI: $53,500
Based on the average daily % movement of one contract, /SI /HG /PL /GC /CL /NG /BTC /ETH /RTY /ZL /ZW /ZM are all more volatile than /NQ, just based on the markets on my watchlist.

Nothing is really flying nowadays. Idk why hate for SHIB. All crypto is struggling even BTC and ETH. Considering the state of affairs, SHIB is doing well.

1,200 ETH is the target 🎯, probably mid to upper $40s for BTC in the best case scenario, but would not be surprised to see high $30s in the worst case scenario…
The 4-year cycle narrative is in absolute and complete control. That is the reality of the situation.

Lmao I laugh at ETH maxis bc that thing is so slow. It’s nice to flip I guess lol but it’s so slow in reality.

My strategy too. People are clueless about the impending massive ETH upside.

Finally someone said it. We're not competing with ETH or Solana for liquidity we're competing with DraftKings and Polymarket. Same degenerate energy, just faster settlement.

You clearly don’t know what you are talking about. The hash value dictates its true value. Tell me what gives ETH and SOL value? Nothing, it’s amazing how little so many people know.

Low value quick transactions are not the use case. You could use USDC on an ETH L2 or Algorand if you want digital cash. I could make a cryptocurrency that’s “scarce” and it would be worth zero. BTC is valuable because of the network effects built over 17 years. People trust it will be here for a long time and is a unit of account unaffected by governments or foundations or boards of directors.
So you want to store large amounts of wealth that is accepted pretty much everywhere? It’s accepted as collateral in loans. It can’t be confiscated. I mean you know this stuff. By the way, it’s more useful than gold, which can’t easily be used in any transactions.

Their official stance before was that staking their ETH could be seen to compromise their neutrality or give them undue influence in the event of a contentious hard fork.
That's... still pretty true, IMO. But they way people complain about their selling.... it's hard to say what the right decision is.

So ETH is what BTC was being built up as, but then BTC proved to be nothing, so this time will be different because? And no, OP, I don't expect an answer to this, your long winded posts have no substance past wide speculation and whataboutisms. -AST

If you want something best for risk-adjusted upside, I would start by separating networks from business-model tokens. Most gems die because they have no real demand sink. One token I keep an eye on in the second category is $NEXO because it is tied to an actual lending/wealth platform with recurring user activity (borrow, earn, spend). If platform usage expands, token demand tends to follow. Still higher risk than BTC/ETH, but at least the thesis is anchored in utility, not vibes.

I'm selling anything I buy at these down ranges at $3k. I still have enough ETH to sell at $10k if we ever get there.

Nah, you're just looking at the BTC number before the ETH number because it's above it on the page. On some dimensions crypto things go up and down together, in the same way that sometimes all the oil company prices will go up together. It's not that the Esso price depends on the Shell price, it's that whatever news or psychology is moving the Esso price is also moving the Shell price.

If you’re holding BTC and ETH long term and security is your priority, the first thing to understand is that any yield comes with added risk. There’s no way around that.
When your coins sit in cold storage, your main risk is price movement. The moment you stake, lend, or move into DeFi, you’re adding smart contract risk and platform risk.
For BTC, yield usually means lending it out or using a wrapped version inside DeFi. That introduces counterparty exposure.
For ETH, staking is the most straightforward option since it’s built into the network. You can stake directly if you’re technical, or use a provider. That still adds some trust layers, but it’s generally safer than chasing high yields elsewhere.
If you’re looking at yield farming, that’s where returns can get higher. Yield farming means providing liquidity to decentralized protocols and earning rewards from trading fees or token incentives. It can generate meaningful income, but you have to understand what you’re exposed to. Token prices can move against you. Pools can experience large swings. Smart contracts can fail.
A lot of long term holders handle this by splitting their stack.
They keep the majority in cold storage untouched.
They stake a portion of ETH for base yield.
They allocate a smaller, clearly defined percentage to yield farming to generate higher returns.
That way, the core position stays protected, and the higher-yield strategies are sized appropriately.
Just don’t move your entire stack chasing yield. Keep the foundation solid and let the income strategies sit on top of it.

So ... has anyone drawn the connection yet between Vitalik dumping ETH and him now advocating for privacy protocols on Ethereum?
Can't a man dump his free printed-out-thin-air ETH in private without everyone scrutinizing it?

Listen up, because I’m only going to say this once before the FOMO hits the mainstream subs.
We’ve all seen the "next Uniswap" clones, but Clardun is actually solving the two things that make us all want to put our heads through a wall: slippage and waiting.
I’ve been digging through their whitepaper, and this isn't just another swap. It’s an on-chain liquidity powerhouse. Here is the "too long; didn't read" on why this is the play for 2026:
1. The "Death" of the Order Book
Most DEXs are expensive because they try to manage an order book on-chain. Clardun dumped that. They use a Dynamic Reserve Warehouse. You get your price before you click send, and the trade hits your wallet instantly in the same transaction. No "pending" spinning wheel of death while the price moves against you.
2. Pay in $PEPE, Merchant receives $ETH
Their Payment API is the "Holy Grail" for adoption. Imagine a merchant who only wants ETH. With Clardun, you can pay them in literally any supported token, and the protocol converts it atomically in the background. The merchant gets their ETH, you get your coffee, and nobody has to jump through three different exchanges to make it happen.
3. The Tokenomics are... Aggressive (In a Good Way)
They aren't just printing $CLD for the hell of it.
\* Reserves MUST hold $CLD to even participate.
\* The Burn: A massive chunk of every transaction fee is used to buy back $CLD and burn it forever. As the volume goes up, the supply goes down. It’s basic math scarcity drives the price.
4. Cross-Chain is the Endgame
Phase 4 (check the roadmap) is bringing in ZCash, Bitcoin, and more via Polkadot/Cosmos relays. We aren't just talking about swapping ERC-20s; we're talking about a trustless bridge that actually works.
The Bottom Line: The MVP is dropping in June. This is the "get in before the crowd" phase. While everyone else is complaining about CEX hacks and high gas on messy order books, Clardun is building the infrastructure for how we’ll actually use crypto in 2027.
Standard disclaimer: Not financial advice, do your own research (but read the whitepaper and tell me I'm wrong).