Bitcoin has continued to decline since my last video, only just recently jumping back up to the mid $8k's at the time of writing this. For many first-time investors, this is likely a painful experience and shows the harsh realities of investing (that there is risk involved, especially for cryptocurrencies).
A lot of people are confused as to why I still buy into Bitcoin despite calling it a bubble. This is because one is a bet on perception (when I buy Bitcoin) whereas one is a bet on reality (when I call Bitcoin a bubble).
Bitcoin adoption has been slow, with roughly 1% of transactions or less being used for actual commerce (I seriously doubt Bitcoin gets most of its value from the 'digital gold' argument either given it just lost 60% of its value in a month and a half). Many investors in this market are very emotionally driven and there is a lot of mob-like mentality and parroting of key opinion leaders. Almost always, behavior like this leads to bubbles. While we often cite the dot-com bubble, there have been many other mini-bubbles where people's perceptions disconnect from reality (e.g: 3D printer stocks).
This is exceptionally common in tech due to lack of understanding by investors, and this is even more extreme in cryptocurrencies due to its low regulatory nature and political ideologies skewing it toward a younger, more volatile demographic.
I continue to buy Bitcoin because, as stated in my previous description, I suspect that many people missed out on the meteoric rise of Bitcoin in the 2H17 and won't miss out on another pump if it occurs. This is based solely on perception, not reality.
Lastly, on the more practical side, I am keeping an eye on many altcoins in the event that their Satoshi levels come down to more attractive buys.
How are you playing this market and what are your thoughts moving forward? Thank you for watching / reading!