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DYOR… You can’t move layer 1 BTC to a MM wallet without it being wrapped in ETH first as WBTC.

Exactly. Most alts will perish, but Bitcoin will always thrive as long as crypto is a thing. I don’t understand why anyone would put their trust in anything else other than BTC and ETH (long term). I mean my portfolio is 100% alts but I just see them as pump-and-dumps. Nothing I’d hold for more than a few years. I’m only trying to make a quick buck so I can buy more BTC. Go with the king.

He called for 12k Bitcoin when it bottomed at 15k. What a shame. Nobody can call the market with complete accuracy. Ben has been right about many things. He was right about ETH going home. He nailed the ETH bottom perfectly and has been right about so many other things, which makes him an eminent and reliable analyst to me. He has been wrong about things and will wrong again. No one has a crystal ball, but he has a better track record than the vast majority of crypto influencers. I hold him in high regard.

So now tom lee still thinks ETH is going to 2.5x in 2 and a half months to $10k
Is this guy ever right about anything?

Besides BTC, all are alt coins. Even ETH.
OP asked for my top 6 & I answered, but I don't expect any one of them to last 15 years. Even though I know they won't, I hope KAS & SUI do. They got potential.
BIO because I like the idea & tech. It's basically AI for science & medical research. BIO-Tech sells. If it catches momentum, it also has potential.
This is what I believe though. (always DYOR)

tldr; An analyst predicts Ether (ETH) is poised for significant growth due to three active 'supply vacuums': digital asset treasuries (DATs), spot Ether ETFs, and staking. DATs now hold 5.9 million ETH, ETFs have acquired 6.84 million ETH, and 35.7 million ETH is staked, collectively reducing liquid supply. Institutional demand and potential ETF staking approval could further drive prices, with predictions of $8,000–$10,000 this cycle. Ether's supply has grown minimally since transitioning to proof-of-stake in 2022, contrasting with Bitcoin's 4% increase in the same period.
*This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

I'm not a trader, I took a loan and lost half of my ETH (collateral) with a 25% LTV due to depeg

Can’t you just unstake the ETH? How would you owe money if you bought the ETH? It’s not like you took a loan to buy it. Check your assets and transactions page. You should still be the owner of the same about of ETH regardless of the price.

I went through the trouble. Had to bridge ETH & POL & then stake. Felt a bit unsecure at every turn but in the end it worked out. I'm low key disappointed. I thought POL was only for those who staked & I expected a bigger share of the rewards since not everyone would stake. Polygon lost some credibility by announcing one thing & doing another.
I'm happy for the sub. This may actually stir up a little more activity & positivity towards our content reward system.

Wealth simple is holding my base ETH hostage

It is, because it’s tied directly to ETH inability to scale

I'm honestly curious about this. If you knew Trump was going to post a Truth about putting a tariff on China would you have opened a huge short on BTC and ETH?

To profit from cryptocurrency trading, you need to assess market trends to determine direction. You can buy spot positions in some new coins, but for contracts, it's better to stick with BTC and ETH. Their price fluctuations offer opportunities to profit from both sides.

He’s saying quit while you’re ahead. Memecoins aren’t major staples like BTC and ETH.

I have bought 6 ETH over the past 6 months. I think I’m going to hold for the next year or so or sell of it hits 7K before then.

BTC is Yahoo....ETH is the Internet and Google, you just dont see it yet.

Long time lurker first time poster.
Been working with deep orderbook and trades analysis on crypto tokens (BTC & ETH). I am currently utilising EMA'S with a 5h decay as I feel OB and trade data is more relevant to short term price movements.
I have found that orderbook imbalance slope tends to have a decent correlation to price movement and trade spikes particularly aggressive (market order) trade spikes tend to indicate significant moves but I am struggling to capitalise on this algorithmically due to the noisy nature of the data I am processing.
Questions for this community:
1) Does anyone here have any suggestions for advanced data processing of noisy websocket feeds? I have tried Kalman filtering but it is still too noisy
2) Is orderbook and trade analysis a genuine edge that most people ignore because it is too difficult to extract the edge? If so I am patient and willing to do the grind necessary to extract this edge
3) Is orderbook and trades processing strictly limited to short term edge or is there long term potential and implementing a longer term EMA decay would fix my noise issue? If so simple problems have simple solutions.
Thanks in advance, any insight is greatly appreciated!

Yup. Random white house staffer just dropping $80m to short BTC and then the next day another $30m to short ETH and continues to short the crypto market up to 1 minute before Trump tweets.
Yup.
https://old.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/1o46ttd/coffeezilla_the_craziest_insider_trade_ive_seen/

Yeah, this trips up a lot of people in the UK. HMRC treats any crypto-to-crypto trade (like swapping ETH for BTC) as a taxable disposal — it’s not just when you cash out to GBP. You’ll owe capital gains on any profit between your cost basis and the value at the time of the swap.
You’ll need to track each trade’s gain or loss, then total it for the year to see if you’re over the annual CGT allowance (£3k in 2025). Losses can offset gains, so keep good records.
If you’re doing lots of swaps, tools that log transactions automatically can really help. Folks on rubic sometimes discuss ways to track multi-chain swaps cleanly across wallets.
Nnt tax advice, just general info — worth double-checking with a UK tax pro if you’re unsure.

Long time lurker first time poster.
Been working with deep orderbook and trades analysis on crypto tokens (BTC & ETH). I am currently utilising EMA'S with a 5h decay as I feel OB and trade data is more relevant to short term price movements.
I have found that orderbook imbalance slope tends to have a decent correlation to price movement and trade spikes particularly aggressive (market order) trade spikes tend to indicate significant moves but I am struggling to capitalise on this algorithmically due to the noisy nature of the data I am processing.
Questions for this community:
1) Does anyone here have any suggestions for advanced data processing of noisy websocket feeds? I have tried Kalman filtering but it is still too noisy
2) Is orderbook and trade analysis a genuine edge that most people ignore because it is too difficult to extract the edge? If so I am patient and willing to do the grind necessary to extract this edge
3) Is orderbook and trades processing strictly limited to short term edge or is there long term potential and implementing a longer term EMA decay would fix my noise issue? If so simple problems have simple solutions.
Thanks in advance, any insight is greatly appreciated!