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Yes - the hardware required to run an ETH node is very cheap. A second-hand NUC can easily do it. The 3% you get from even just 1 validator node will more than pay for it.
L2 nodes, even just RPC nodes, require a ton of good hardware. My company runs an internal Base RPC node. That thing eats 150GB of RAM on a good day - nevermind the SSD usage.

Have you paid attention at all to how the ETH supply has increased since the merge? I can’t believe this deflationary/ultrasound money thing still gets talked about as if it has any credibility at all. Such a joke.

Hi everyone. As we all know, the best and safest way to store BTC is on a hardware wallet. Not your keys, not your coins. I've personally been using a Trezor for years, and over time, the amount stored there has grown significantly. At this point, if I were to lose it due to a mistake or oversight on my part, it would be very hard to deal with emotionally and financially.
That’s why I’m turning to you, the more experienced community, for your tips and best practices:
1. Seed phrase: How do you store it?
How many copies do you keep? What if my house burns down and I lose the seed? What are the best alternatives for seed phrase storage that protect against fire, theft, or accidental loss?
2. Trezor Suite: What should I watch out for?
Are there any red flags or things to be cautious about when connecting to the Trezor Suite app? What are the common scams or phishing methods to be aware of?
3. Quantum computers or wallet hacks: real threat or paranoia?
From time to time, I read stories from people who claim they lost all their funds despite "doing everything right." Is it always a user mistake they’re just unaware of? Or are there real risks beyond user error we should be aware of?
4. Keeping some crypto on a centralized exchange?
I’ve been in crypto for several years now and I lived through the FTX collapse, but sometimes I wonder if keeping a portion of my portfolio on a centralized exchange isn’t the worst idea. In my case, I use Kraken.
I was uncomfortable using a third-party like Everstake when staking ETH through Trezor, so I decided to stake all of it directly on Kraken. Ironically, I actually feel more at ease doing it this way.
I’d really appreciate your thoughts, insights, and personal routines on how to sleep better at night knowing your crypto is properly secured.
Some might say: “It's simple – buy crypto, buy a hardware wallet, set it up, and hodl.”
Well, I’ve been doing exactly that for years — but there are still some nagging questions in the background.
Thanks for your time and responses!

I get the skepticism, but calling it “stupid” oversimplifies things. Staking ETH at scale doesn’t directly secure stablecoins, but it can strengthen Ethereum’s base layer - indirectly making everything built on it, including stablecoins, more robust. The real idea is aligning long-term incentives between large players and the protocol. Done right (i.e., without centralizing validators), it’s a strategic play - not a silver bullet, but definitely not dumb.

Ethereum is the only sure long-term bet imo. You can flip a coin for the rest. You could potentially make a great short-term (key word) return on any number of tokens, especially on an ETF approval scenario (Sol, LTC, XRP etc) but it’s really a ‘maybe, maybe not’ scenario.
I’ve basically exited 90% of my alt positions over the past 12 months, but then again I’ve been more or less 80% BTC, 20 % ETH for a long time now. Alts have only ever been a small % of my portfolio post 21/22 bull market.
No shade to whatever you’re invested in- I hope you do great. But I genuinely think that the altcoin market is diminishing returns over the long-run. Bitcoin IS the market.

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Where did all of these companies come from all of a sudden? Whats changed?
Also, as amazing as this news is, how is ETH hardly moving up? Are there really that many sellers?

Layer2 and Layer3 seem to be where most people are using Bitcoin. Steak n Shake is Lighting (L2) realize in 3rd world countries Cashu seems to be working when you need offline (no internet) payments and a link to Bitcoin.

The base layer of Bitcoin will pickup once cap gains is removed in most countries.
You guys seem a little disconnected to how free markets work. You look at the long term price and network effect to see how its doing not transactions per second on base layer. You also can look at how decentralized it is. Eg ETH is still very centralized. IF they need to roll back because the founder got hacked, they will.

Today it's 2 types of posts:
1. I'm broke student, can I start daytrading
2. I saw a profile of this guy who makes 100$ daily on ETH

BTC, ETH, SODA (ICX is migrating to Sonic chain and token swapping to SODA).

If I had to lock in only 3 (excluding BTC), here’s where I’d place my bets:
1. $XRP – With real traction in cross-border payments and now playing a major role in the Digital Euro pilot, it’s one of the few with actual institutional integration. The XRP Ledger is battle-tested and quietly powering massive backend shifts.
2. HBAR – Hedera’s enterprise partnerships are no joke. They’re at the front of the RWA tokenization race and already working with major institutions. If tokenizing real-world assets becomes the future of crypto (and it will), HBAR could be huge.
3. ETH – Yes it’s still “obvious,” but Ethereum isn’t done yet. It’s the foundation of DeFi, NFTs, L2s, and countless protocols. Long-term conviction remains rock solid.
Runner-ups for me would include AVAX and maybe a wildcard like INJ for momentum.
Curious what others are stacking.

ETH, ADA, and TRAC.

Is this close enough?
[Ether Treasury Firm BTCS Surges 100% on $100M ETH Buying Plan](https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/07/08/ether-treasury-firm-btcs-surges-100-on-100m-eth-buying-plan)
[BTCS Utilizes Rocket Pool to Drive Revenue Growth and Enhance Margins](https://www.btcs.com/news-media/btcs-utilizes-rocket-pool)

every dollar spent on ETH instead of BTC is taking food directly out of the mouth of a bitcoin maximalist baby

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Here are the comments that have been nominated so far today:
* **u/DBRiMatt** (Votes: 1): G'day from the upside down! ETH is 3900 Dollarydoos! DONUT is rank #3652 CONE is rank #5660 R151 Distribution remains at 2/5 on the Multisig App [Link](/r/ethtrader/comments/1lua5t1/daily_general_discussion_july_08_2025_utc0/n1xgj2p/)
*Once a comment receives three nominations, its text is automatically submitted as its own post on /r/EthTrader.*

Ethereum will effortlessly slice through 10k and then will go on to greater heights. Everyone is building on ETH!

They are already here on ETH.

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ETH – foundational smart contract layer with dominant network effects. Crucial for DeFi, NFTs, L2s. Deflationary post-merge. High Lindy score.
LINK – critical data infrastructure. Enables secure, decentralized oracles. Real-world adoption via Chainlink CCIP, institutional integrations.
APES + ETH + LINK: balanced trio spanning automation, infrastructure, and execution layer.

Ontop of Game Square announcing a $100 million ETH Reserve. Frax Finance has also just joined the ETH Strategic Reserve with a $60 million+ reserve.
Strategic ETH Reserve (SER) https://www.strategicethreserve.xyz/