Bitcoins - about to hit $5,000 per coin today!

[Griffith]

Standard Chartered says Ethereum’s outlook has improved and it is likely to outperform bitcoin.

While weak bitcoin performance has weighed on the broader crypto market, rising institutional demand for ethereum and its dominance in stablecoins, real-world assets, and DeFi support a stronger outlook.

Increased network throughput and potential U.S. regulatory clarity could provide further upside. The bank forecasts ethereum at $7,500 this year, $30,000 by 2029 and $40,000 by 2030.

https://crypto.news/standard-chartered-tips-ethereum-to-outpace-bitcoin-into-2030-cycle/

[Mayday]

All this up only talk.......

Gold top 4,854

Then nuke you all to Hades.

[gib]

If you are extremely late into btc, should we not try to get more BTC by selling top and then buy double after crash?

Let me put it this way - anyone who adopts BTC over the next 10 years, will not be "extremely late". Rather they will be extremely early. (This will only be apparent in hindsight). Do not try to time the market, buy/sell, hope for a dip before buying etc. Buy in now, HODL, and keep buying, regardless of any short term volatility (either to the upside or downside) Simple.

[gib]

It's crazy how all we had to do was buy bitcoins years ago and our lives would have been great. I only have 1 bitcoins. It's hard to think about anything else.

Well, if you look at the very origins of this thread, that is exactly what I predicted, and it is exactly what happened. Many laughed and mocked me at the time. Now they laugh and mock no longer...

[gib]

Standard Chartered says Ethereum’s outlook has improved and it is likely to outperform bitcoin.

While weak bitcoin performance has weighed on the broader crypto market, rising institutional demand for ethereum and its dominance in stablecoins, real-world assets, and DeFi support a stronger outlook.

Increased network throughput and potential U.S. regulatory clarity could provide further upside. The bank forecasts ethereum at $7,500 this year, $30,000 by 2029 and $40,000 by 2030.

https://crypto.news/standard-chartered-tips-ethereum-to-outpace-bitcoin-into-2030-cycle/

"THEY WILL ALL USE SORTS OF VARIOUS SCHEMES AND TOOLS AND THREATS AND TACTICS TO TRY TO GET YOU TO PART WITH YOUR BTC. AND THAT ALSO OF COURSE INCLUDES TRYING TO GET YOU TO EXCHANGE YOUR SATS FOR SHITCOINS, "ALTS", CBDCs, AND STABLECOINS BACKED BY FIAT CURRENCIES."

[Griffith]

BitMine stakes over $5 billion Ethereum

Ethereum digital asset treasury (DAT) BitMine has just staked another huge batch of Ether, bringing its total amount staked to over 1.5 million ETH.

Fundstrat’s Tom Lee, who chairs the firm, remains bullish on Ether and crypto in 2026 following a tumultuous end to 2025.

The price of Ether has just seen its largest daily gain in 2026, rising 7% over the past 24 hours.

Meanwhile, the Ethereum staking validator entry queue has skyrocketed to 2.3 million ETH, its highest level since August 2023.

https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitmine-adds-more-staked-eth-as-entry-queue-soars

[SouJerz]

Ether https://www.zerohedge.com/crypto/defi-dominance-favors-ethereum-over-bitcoin-stanchart  going to outperform BTC

[SouJerz]

125K end of 2025 price.

Bump… got the 2025 high correct!

Keep stacking satoshis.  Maybe some ether too

[SouJerz]

What in the world is going on with Monero XMR. Basically it’s the blockchain of choice for illegal activities? Zero tracking?

[unwieldy]

Well, if you look at the very origins of this thread, that is exactly what I predicted, and it is exactly what happened. Many laughed and mocked me at the time. Now they laugh and mock no longer...

Yes, simply yes.