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Every time I check out the buy and sell listings here, I can't help but feel a bit regretful for not getting into Bitcoin sooner. I see old threads where folks wanted to sell 10 BTC for just ten bucks. I still remember the first time I heard about Bitcoin back in 2018. I was with a buddy heading to seal a business deal when the guy we met suddenly asked if we had any Bitcoin or knew anyone selling it. At that moment, I thought he meant some sort of gadget or equipment. When I asked him to clarify, he explained that it was a digital currency. I had to apologize, saying I had no clue about it, but his words really stuck with me. Later that night, I jumped online and started figuring out what Bitcoin was all about. A week later, I was all in with the idea. I decided to invest a small amount specifically, the cost of my smartphone. To me, it was just an investment: if it tanked, I’d chalk it up to my phone being broken or lost. Not a huge deal, right? But if it actually worked out, I knew I wouldn’t end up like these four types of people: The skeptic: The one who regrets doubting it, thinking it was a scam until it was too late. The hesitator: The one who laments missing the boat for not buying in sooner, believing the chance is gone and the price is too high to ever rise again (back then it was about $7,000). The waiter: The one who thinks the price is steep and waits for a dip, just to see it keep climbing. The all-in gambler: The one who puts all their money into it.

Every piece of information that may change life would not get to everyone simultaneously but what's important is what each person did with that information at the time it got to him/her. It's really not about the time it's mostly about what right action you took with that information. Bitcoin has being existing for over a decade now but there are persons that met it just 4 years ago and are strong holders than some persons that knew about it and once bought it in the very early stage when it was just around less than the cost of a pack of cigarettes.

99.9% of people have been through this situation. Personally, I learned about Bitcoin in 2014. At that time, I was buying and selling Bitcoin from a site called LocalBitcoin, but I was completely ignorant about Bitcoin, because I thought it was just some trading-related technology or some points for a game. I had some Bitcoin, which I sold when the market price dropped, but when I slowly started learning about it in 2016, my regret only grew.

The small problem with reading posts like this is like its telling you not to be sheep and listen to people while also telling you to be minisheep and listen to them. I heard the same sales pitch with all kinds of other things. Believe me I'm a Bitcoin believer but I think always telling people to do something sets it off on the wrong way. Showing people what you do (and when they ask, if they don't ask don't force it down) and why, that's a better way always.

Your post seems to be written with a bit of hindsight bias judging from the past low price events doesn't always provide a realistic analysis because Bitcoin was very volatile from the start and it is easy to think why not then when you see todays successful cases but the risk uncertainty and lack of information  were much bigger factors at the time. The argument would be stronger if you balanced this out a bit more.

Well said. It’s all about the quality of the decision made at the right moment. At the end of the day, that experience served as a valuable lesson that applies to many other aspects of life beyond just finance. I appreciate your honesty. My intention was  far from gaining followers or sell anything, I'd be the one buying it from you if you have . My point was that some people won't take action even with a full explanation, while others do their own deep dive after a casual mention. The question at the end was meant to open a discussion, not to trap people into two choices, but I see your point and I've edited the post to reflect that. Thanks for the feedback. You’re right if we look at Bitcoin only as a currency or a price tag. However, my point was about the concept and the underlying technology. Those who truly grasped the mechanics and the why behind Bitcoin back then found it much harder to let go, especially since it already held tangible value. But I agree, the uncertainty back then was a massive factor.

This whole story just shows how we sometimes miss big opportunities because we don’t understand them early. Back then, Bitcoin sounded strange and risky to a lot of people, so it was easy to ignore it or think it was nothing. Meanwhile, we spend money on things like cigarettes or other small stuff that don’t really add value in the long run. Simple truth is, it’s not really about regret, it is about learning. Every new opportunity always looks confusing at first. The smart move is not to go all in, but to start small, learn and stay open minded. At least you took a step to understand it early enough. Many people are still in that same position today, ignoring it completely.

Well I do agree with you Satoshi is pure genius I dont think he designed the whole system all by himself maybe satoshi is just group of people that think about anything. If I could turn back time I personally not gonna sell all my bitcoin at price of 300 USD per bitcoin, If Im still holding it right now I probably have a nice house, nice car and a beautiful wife. But hey those all the past we might regret it but times is marches on. Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery we never know about the future but we can learn from the past. We cant turn back time but for now like the spiderman said

I don't think it's that easy if we're talking about spending money to buy some new stuff where the demand is unclear. We can say Bitcoin has proven critics wrong and whatnot, but I don't think most would be easily convinced that spending $100 won't leave you with regret in the future. Not to mention someone might think the peak is $1k, $10k, or even lower than that. Everyone is different, and we should do proper risk management anyway.

For someone who don't know what bitcoin is, the $20 is more valuable than 20 or even 2 million bitcoins, and in 2013 no one really understood what it was. People who see it as future kept stacking might be just an expensive hobby or they really believed in bitcoin. Fast forward now we are in 2026, and there is no point in discussing what would have happened in 2013 if I bought this instead of this and everyone will have such stories to tell even if it is not about bitcoin.

I know you're not, don't worry But my point was to say that if we give people advice, especially to invest their money or buy something it will always sound like you're doing a sales pitch. Don't worry I was there too, I tried telling people to do a bit of forex when I was young believe me, and it wasn't for any gains or anything I genuinely thought it would help them. Also Bitcoin initially. Now I try to simply share my experience and tell them trading is not for everyone, most likely not for you, as it wasn't for me, but if you want Bitcoin, do DCA and live a calm life Good luck to you brother, I think the best we can do in life especially in something like Bitcoin is simply, to tell people, if they're interested, how it was for you but to be fully open about how badly it can end also

Everyone has something in their life that they think about and if we did it, it could be not only bitcoin, but also education career or personal relationships. In 2013 it was rare to see bitcoin as an asset. For most $20 in cash was much more real and necessary the opportunity that is missed due to lack of information or knowledge cannot be called a mistake. It is wiser to make the right decisions with what we have in the present rather than dwelling on the imaginary gains of the past.

Should have done it, would have done it... No point in getting stuck in the past. Always be a forward looking person. If you live in the past, you will miss other opportunities that sit in front of you. There are many 10 baggers, 100 baggers even 1000 baggers. They sit right in front of you. Do you have any idea how much Sandisk Corporation ($SNDK) share price was 6 months ago? Let me tell you. It was 50 to 100 bucks. Now it is 900+ USD a share. There goes your 10 bagger. Go cry about it too.

Of course information is powerful and information is life, you could give someone a good information that would benefit her with their entire household. Of course, many people are now graduating becoming used with bticoin because they are having this positive vibes that some days it would create another best possible new price action. To reflect back, Bitcoin was very cheap as then but currently it is mostly cherished and value. But today, those people who were using some specific amount to buy cigarettes could change their mind if they invested such amount to bitcon it would have yield much more profit to them.

There has been different situations like this since I came to this forum till now, people that says they knew Bitcoin few years ago when the price was down but they did not believed and today it has become part of the valuable assets in the world today. History explains it already, from the day one Bitcoin was invested, it was not sold or bought but mined through an easy method and the early beds really mine for free and got a lot of Bitcoin, followed by those that bought at $0.1 when it was now tradable in the market. Bitcoin is just a big time opportunity for people and those who realizes it will take advantage of it now and hope for better result in the future, as well as using it daily too for transaction and p2p services.

What kills people today is not really expensive, we all know that cigerrate doesn't cost much, but the damage it does to the body is something that goes beyond our control. Most people who die of tuberculosis are addicted smokers who cannot stay a day without smoking, and so when this has eaten them up and has affected their lungs heavily in a way that they find it difficult to breath, it becomes a problem. I am happy that it is written clearly on the pack that smokers are liable to die Young. They see this write-up, but it means nothing to them, therefore, when it starts affecting them and I see them, I don't feel pity for them.

In order to not miss any such opportunity, one need to be up to date and keep reading and updating his knowledge. A lot of people regret now for not paying that great attention towards bitcoins back then. Even I have a few friends who were once introduced to bitcoins in the early stages but did not really show that great attention. They now regret and dream about going back in time to change things. It does not really matter once the time has passed as no one can bring back the missed opportunity. But in order to not miss any such opportunity in future, we will need to keep reading what's going around and adapt new technology because future is all about technology. It is not that easy to make the right decision in the present time as some people are not really able to think and consider things on spot. They need time to process things, and this might sometimes make them take a wrong decision. That's why no decision should be taken in haste.

Ah, I really love your words, sir—they sound just like a poem.  And well, we’ll probably always have regrets about certain things. That’s because we simply never know what the future holds. Maybe if you’d known back then that Bitcoin would reach such a high price in the future, you definitely wouldn’t have sold it all off. Personally, unfortunately, I never got in during the early stages. I only got in when Bitcoin was already worth a lot. So I never owned Bitcoin at a low price. That means I’ll never know what it feels like to hold a large amount of Bitcoin. But for those who have believed in the rather unique Bitcoin system from the very beginning, I think they are the ones who still hold on to it firmly to this day. Just like what Hal Finney did—he saved Bitcoin to pass it on as an inheritance. Even though its value was still quite low back then, he had already seen the immense potential in Bitcoin from the very start.

A lot of us found ourselves in such situation where we started to regret why we didn't take bitcoin seriously when it was introduced to us in 2014, I also bought bitcoin at that time but the mistake I made was that I invested it in a ponzi schemes because I wanted to make quick money but I ended up getting scammed, after some years bitcoin increased significantly and i couldn't help but think about the amount of money that I would have made from it if I had decided to hold it for at least 10 years. But regrets won't solve anything.

I should never regret something that I was not suitable for because I was not suitable for it at that time. If I was suitable for Bitcoin in 2013, I would have known about Bitcoin in 2013 and would have invested in Bitcoin and held it since I was not at that time and was not suitable for that time due to which I could not know about Bitcoin and could not invest in Bitcoin. If I regret this issue a lot now and feel guilty about it, it would be a complete fool. I should always teach myself to keep pace with the times or the current situation. From this position where the price of Bitcoin is currently, you buy Bitcoin and hold it, you will see that you will be much more successful after 10 years, you will not regret it, but if you do not invest in Bitcoin despite knowing it now, if you regret it after 10 years, it will be your fault.