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Is rather not deal with pools or liquidity tokens that require additional steps. I only want to deal with ETH and I have enough to run dedicated validators

Its good that Vitalik is actually focused on developing ETH forward and less on hopium talks in interviews like most "founders".

I'll go for SOL, ETH and BTC

Yesterday at 3:17 AM (the official time for making bad decisions), I decided to read the entire Bitcoin White Paper. Yes, the whole thing. No TikTok, no music, no dignity. Everything was going normally until I got to a part that nobody ever reads, written in such tiny print that I literally needed a magnifying glass to read it. I felt like a down-on-his-luck financial detective.
And there it was. Hidden. In font the size of a bacterium. Between two impossible paragraphs. The forbidden phrase:
“Bitcoin will go to $0 in 2026.”
I froze. I thought, “This has to be fake.” I cleaned the magnifying glass, looked again, changed the angle, zoomed in as if that would help… and no. It was still there. It didn't disappear. I didn't say, “Haha, just kidding.” Nothing. Just the harsh truth.
I panicked. I sold everything. My BTC, my ETH, I almost sold my gaming keyboard. I called my crypto-expert cousin (he has a picture with a rented Lamborghini in the background) and told him, “Bro… I saw it with a magnifying glass… 2026… zero.” He replied with three skull emojis and hung up.
I went to Twitter (X, sorry Elon) and everyone was pretending everything was normal: “BTC to 500k 🚀”, “buy the dip”, “diamond hands”. But I already knew the truth. I had read what no one else had. I had seen the invisible.
Then everything started to make sense: the halving, Satoshi disappeared, my wallet was permanently in the red… too many coincidences. I tried to warn people, but they told me to “stop the FUD” and “touch grass.” Nobody wanted to listen to the guy with the magnifying glass.
Now I just wait. Sitting. Staring at the calendar. Ready for 2026, when Bitcoin reaches 0 and everyone says, “How could we not have seen that coming?” And I’ll be there, with my magnifying glass, reminding them that I warned them.
Moral of the story: never read technical documents at 3 AM. Never.

Let's be real, if ETH doesn't make it then the whole crypto market doesn't. It is by far the best technology out there and imo the only useful platform. 
We either make it or the whole crypto market doesnt. 
That being said, the opportunity cost is eating me alive. 

Staking is not a free lunch. You re doing a job of securing the network and get paid to do so. If you aren’t doing your job correctly they slash your rewards or can take your ETH. Most slashing is 1 ETH, but could result in your entire 32 ETH node slashed. It’s rare and usually from error than malicious Behavior.
Consensys is a trusted site or Google on your own for more info.
https://consensys.io/blog/understanding-slashing-in-ethereum-staking-its-importance-and-consequences

That's the same as Rocket Pool only less decentralized. OP says they don't want a different token than ETH

Loving how Solfart's bridging SOL and ETH, makes it so much easier for cross-chain holders like me.

Yeah my models called bitcoin to at $120K.
My most conservative ETH and other adult predictions weren't even hit. 
As it is right now you would have been better off holding s&p500 over the past 5 years than ETH.

The question is whether we are conflating technology with currency.
The use cases that are being proposed are valid, but thats the advantage of technology not the currency. Existing institutions like banks have already started using the block chain. Cross border transfers are faster using the blockchain but it doesn't matter if it's BTC, ETH, SOL or another. Actually, most institutions will use a combibation of these to reduce risk. Long term, stable coins will leverage the technology to dominate the use cases.
BTC is being bought as a currency while the real value is in the technology.

Most mentions on r/cc (2026-02-08 00:00:00):
||Mentions|
|:-|:-|
|BTC|166|
|ETH|31|
|MOON|28|
|ADA|22|
|SOL|17|
|USDT|13|
|XMR|13|
|SAFE|9|
|XRP|8|
|00|7|
|CORECHAIN|7|
|USDC|7|
|MATH|5|
|SNT|5|
|ZEC|5|
|ALGO|4|
|ATOM|4|
|IP|4|
|NANO|4|
|REQ|4|
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Sounds like a solid strategy for dipping your toes into the market. Solana and ETH are great long-term plays, but be cautious with ZCash and XRP  they can be volatile depending on regulatory shifts. Diversification is key, but always make sure you’re comfortable with your risk exposure.

Let me guess: slow bleed until burger dump, they dump for 8 hours straight; BTC -8%, ETH -12% EOD.

That is a substantial queue, for others easy link: [https://www.validatorqueue.com/](https://www.validatorqueue.com/)
The ETH that shifted hands during the exit a few months back re-entering the validator queue, perhaps?

I have a SIPP that I wanted to invest into BTC and ETH for a while but am not sure what my options are. Currently sitting in cash until this all becomes clearer.
Agreed this is a total mess and I can't understand why.

Patience and letting winners run instead of always having to look for the next big thing to jump to. I am typically pretty early to big hits like Tesla, GME, ETH, FB, Netflix, and every single one I sold when my gains were 200-300%. I left 10s of millions on the table. Stopped doing that for the last two, ASTS and Reddit, and things have been going pretty well.

Maybe its because of the recent market cycle, but its better to buy ETH then stake it in here

Been trying out BingX TradFi this week and traded some gold and some forex pairs as perps settled in USDT. It's surprisingly smooth for someone who's usually just in crypto spot/futures. No need to switch apps or deal with fiat conversions. Execution feels solid during volatile hours. What stands out is how it integrates right into the same futures interface. Traded a bit of oil and NASDAQ index perps alongside my usual BTC/ETH positions. Liquidity on gold was deep enough for my size, fees stayed low, and funding rates weren't punishing. Nice for hedging crypto swings with macro plays.

Yes, I think almost EVM based wallet can stake ETH in the Mevolaxy platform

Hi, I’d like to know your opinion. I’m 20 years old with €1k in crypto and some savings. I work and make €2k–€3k per month in Spain. I have the possibility of creating my own physical business in 2 years, which would require an €80k investment (which is achievable in 2 years). It’s a very profitable business and I’m confident it will go very well.
My question is: Should I save everything I earn, or should I invest 10% of my income in crypto? That 10% would be split into 70% BTC and 30% ETH. My fiat savings are earning 2% in Trade Republic. Thanks.