Crypto lately has been funny, except you're fully into BTC then you're probably not aware of this dramatic and funny side.
I understand that crypto can be a lot to handle, and even BTC baggers aren't exempted, but there's this difference to how this current market looks that makes it particularly scary for me.
Lately the market dump, stagnation or refusal to visit the 2021 levels and this has caused a lot of frustration for people who are financially and mentally plugged in to their alt bags. I think the market currently works in a unique way: fear! fear!! fear!!!
There are people who are amplifying the fear in the market, most times these fears are justified, most times they're just the rantings of influential people who are getting scared that the market isn't moving the way they want it to, and they probably rage-sell their portfolio because of the losses they've had and then come online to talk about it.
This creates the fear and uncertainty that a lot of people experience and which in turn influence them to sell off because those favorite influencer says it's the end of crypto. The
The market doesn't influence people much in a bull run, but it does very well in a bear market and you'll be shocked why.
A lot of people remembered missing out on that Donald Trump coin, but they already probably forgot or, but do you know that some people made life-changing money with that coin and lost it all, and now the coin is worth very little.
These guys might still be holding that coin, hoping that in 2028 Trump might just come out to say something and pump the coin.
They're emotionally attached to the coin and vested on it, so they'll probably never be free of the emotional entanglement until they sell it off, so which means that every little pump or dump is going to affect them differently and they will continue to feel this way for 2 years or until the market begins to pump again.
Imagine if someone comes out tomorrow who is an influencer to say bad stuff about the coin, it'll just bring more misery for the holders and this is the sad reality. This is the current rollercoaster of the market.
Someone is out there saying stuff about whatever you're holding and this will make you doubt if your convictions are truly correct or not.
Someone will make you doubt if you've made wrong decisions or not, and this will continue to hurt till maybe 2028.
Well no one is sure how the market will be in 24 or 48 months time, absolutely no one, since alts never gained any momentum in 2025, there's probably another twist that is likely to come through in a year or two and we don't know it yet.
My point is that holders are the most emotionally tortured people when the market is going badly and that's because they have to cope through the FUD, a lot of people will break along the way, sell off whatever they have and just decide to quit it all.
I've seen it happen to the strongest believers in different chains. Turns out that everyone wants their respective projects to do well and at least, keep the market relatively green even in all market conditions.
So is it worth the regret, stress and pain? Honestly this depends on you as an individual. There are no guarantees that Crypto will remain rewarding, 2025 showed us that, but then, you wouldn't know unless you hold, have faith and find out.
Many people no longer wants to go on that ride, and honestly this is understandable because it gets harder for anyone, the market saturation, having less creative builders, owners of project who just wants to scam people and many others, it gets harder and right now you might need to give more to the market to be guaranteed of anything.
