Wow!😮 just heard a fantastic monetary statement..

Do you 'do' crypto currency?
Not that I know of, though I suppose I might be invested in something that itself has some crypto. If I'd bought Bitcoin I probably would be one of those people who accidentally threw away the hard drive they had it on!

Now that it can be purchased within a Bitcoin fund at regular investment firms I suppose that would be safest for someone like me. But, I'm not sure I feel confident in something that only has value because of its rarity (though I guess that is why gold is valuable).

My retirement money is invested in companies and in bonds. All of which may crash next year (or not).
 
There is a dark side of course.

Exchanges can "just vanish" without warning—368 have closed since 2014, 161 abruptly.
Cyberattacks are rampant—$3.1B+ was stolen in 2025 alone, with centralized exchanges being prime targets (71% of breaches). The Bybit hack in February 2025 wiped $1.46B due to a private key leak.

This is the nightmare scenario. Exchanges can "just vanish" without warning—368 have closed since 2014, 161 abruptly.
That is crypto's wild side. decentralized promise meets centralized pitfalls.
 
I do not believe 'crypto' is real money. I believe it is a scam that many people fall for. What ever you do , do not give anyone touting 'crypto' your phone number.
 

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