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💯 Best thing I’ve read in a long time. I remember running a node in January 2019 and sending my first Lightning ⚡️ transaction around the world in seconds. I could not sleep and a few of us were up all night zapping new friends on different continents. Bitcoin had crashed to about $3500 a month prior. I realized I had asymmetric info. Tied myself to the mast and rode it out. Sideways chop in late 2019 was boring 😑 AF and I loved it
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Bitcoin Well 1mo ago

I was just learning how to run a node at that time. I remember vividly riding that wave from sub $1k to $20k back to $3k so well. My conviction never dipped though, because I was learning more and more every day and seeing how Bitcoin just kept working day after day regardless of the market panicking.

Such an exciting time! I was in the red for most of that next cycle but I've never been in the red since. I think all Bitcoiners have to go through something similar to test their metal and make sure they learn to focus on education, not trying to get rich quick.

- Zach

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StarryStarryNight 1mo ago

Do you remember the website called Tradeblock dot com I think that was the name.

It showed the mempool. You could see the dollar amount of transactions moving from one wallet to the other in the lower right hand corner.

I checked it daily during that run up to $20k and then down to $3k. I just kept seeing transactions and blocks being mined.

Between seeing that live feed of bitcoin transactions, running a node, using different wallets to move coins and then getting in on the birth of The Lightning Network really made me a believer I guess.

The volatility of the price of bitcoin (the asset) is just part of the monetization experience I guess.

But once you interact and become one with bitcoin (the network) and different layers -> zen 🧘‍♂️