2025-12-12 21:34:13

Picture this scenario: you dump 10 million dollars straight into Bitcoin spot holdings. Then you literally disappear—close your laptop, don't check prices, ignore the noise, just ghost the charts for a decade.

When you finally log back in 10 years later? You're sitting on 7.5 trillion dollars.

Sounds insane? Maybe. But it's the kind of math that keeps long-term Bitcoin believers wired. The question isn't really about the numbers—it's about what actually stops people from executing that simple strategy. Fear? Impatience? The noise? The constant urge to trade?

Classic HODL mentality, but sometimes the hardest thing in crypto is just... doing nothing.

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RumbleValidator

· 12-15 20:10

This mathematical model is outrageous... It can be calculated based on historical growth rates, but truly going ten years without moving is easier said than done. --- The key isn't whether you can make a profit, but whether you can endure those three halving events. --- The stability of the node tests this mentality; retail investors can't do it. --- Pure consensus mechanisms test... true validators do it this way. --- Exactly, hodl has never been a strategy, just persistence. Most people simply can't withstand two bear market cycles. --- The 7.5 trillion figure is inflated, but the logic is correct. The problem is always people, not the coin. --- The core of decentralization is testing this—are you willing to truly let go.

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governance_ghost

· 12-13 19:09

Sounds nice, but who can go ten years without checking the market... I definitely can't, I check the prices at least ten times a week.

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GateUser-afe07a92

· 12-12 22:04

You're right, the hard part is whether you can really put down your phone. I know a few people who initially said they wouldn't look at their phones for ten years, but within three months, they started browsing K-line charts hahaha.

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GraphGuru

· 12-12 21:56

Honestly, I can't do it without checking the market for ten years... My mentality has already collapsed.

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MetaverseHobo

· 12-12 21:55

You're right, not checking the market for ten years is true skill; I just can't do it, I have to check every day.

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rug_connoisseur

· 12-12 21:41

Not checking the market for ten years? That sounds simple, but how many can truly do it... The biggest challenge is the mindset.

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GateUser-26d7f434

· 12-12 21:38

That's right, the hardest part is doing nothing. I always want to look at the candlestick chart as soon as I buy, and as a result, I impulsively sell at a loss😅

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