What if, ten years from now, Bitcoin is worth over a million dollars? Sounds a bit far-fetched? Maybe. But here’s the irony: ten years ago, when Bitcoin was literally worth pennies, the same “smart heads” were frowning and saying — “this is just temporary.” And where are they now? Those same experts are still gloomily explaining why it’s “too late to get in.
Meanwhile, those who dared to buy even a couple of Bitcoins back then for the price of a casual dinner are now puffing cigars on yacht decks, making investments. Losing faith in crypto means losing more than just money. Behind those finances lies something bigger: financial security, the ability to indulge, travel around the world, and enjoy passive income and stability.
And people can keep thinking, “what can crypto even do?” until they see their neighbor already bought a whole apartment — not on a mortgage, but with a couple of ETH they once shrugged off as “too expensive at $200 each.”
Every time you tell yourself, “I’ll buy crypto when it dips,” the market does the exact opposite. When you are waiting for the perfect moment — that moment turned into a decade. So every single time you hesitate, these are the main opportunities slipping right past you:
Today you have $10,000, and in 30 days you can have $10,120. In crypto, this is possible thanks to investing your crypto at fixed interest rates, in this case: 1.2 % (Ethereum) for 30 days. A funny part: this is the kind of interest a bank will never give you for 30 days; at best, they’d give for a whole year.
Now imagine if you started doing this every month for several years, with different amounts. It’s the same as renting out an apartment and getting passive income. Do what you want, be where you want — the main thing is that passive income works for you.
One of the tools for passive income in crypto is staking. Imagine you decided to earn passive income through Bybit Earn. All you had to do was pick the digital assets you wanted to earn from. Then you choose the interest rate (from 0.30% to 15%) and the term you want. Now tell me — do you get that kind of freedom at your average bank?
The second thing you’re giving up is stability in your finances. Sure, your job might be great, but at any moment it might no longer be yours. And then what — where will your stable income come from?
One way to actually build some financial stability is to let your money work for you automatically. Our generation has reached the point where you don’t need to babysit every investment. For example, take WhiteBIT AutoInvest: pick a cryptocurrency, decide how much to put in, and how often. Invest a little at a time, but consistently. A year in — you’ve got something noticeable. Three years — your cushion is solid. Ten years — that capital lets you skip the boring grind, live your own way, and finally spend time on what matters.
Now think: how many times have you postponed everything and got nothing out of it? With this type of tool, at least you gain discipline.
Everyone says, “life’s short anyway,” but they’re happy to stand in supermarket lines for hours because someone can’t find a few coins to make change easier. Once you expand your idea of blockchain, you automatically move to crypto cards for payments. Because all you need to do is put out your phone, pay, and move on.
Crypto card integration is becoming necessary because it lets you pay for goods and services directly with crypto. If you like, you can pay via QR code. This way, financial convenience in blockchain is only growing.
For example, if you just need a virtual crypto card, MEXC MasterCard will do the job. Want both virtual and physical? WhiteBIT Nova Card works — you even get up to 10% cashback. So, with crypto, you’re actually in profit when you spend.
You turn on your TV, scroll through social media, or open your favorite blog — and surprise, crypto is literally everywhere. Its presence touches nearly every sphere and has become a regular part of our daily lives. Ignoring it means missing out on even the most basic global trends. What caught my attention the most are the collaborations between football and crypto. Football has always been a cultural and mass phenomenon, and now it’s also financial. Let’s look at some examples:
Football is just the tip of the iceberg. Concerts, festivals, streams, games, bloggers — crypto is showing up everywhere. It has already become part of culture, and ignoring it is getting increasingly difficult.
A very interesting fact: even Harvard admits to having made a wrong call on Bitcoin. Back in 2018, Harvard economist Kenneth Rogoff claimed that digital gold was more likely to drop to $100 than reach $100,000. And, predictably, he admitted he was wrong.
He didn’t expect Bitcoin to become a competitor to fiat currencies in the $20 trillion global shadow economy. Nor did he foresee that by 2024, a crypto-friendly administration would come to power.
The takeaway? Despite the opinions of so-called experts, crypto keeps proving them wrong. It moves forward relentlessly, shaping massive trends along the way. In today’s world, it’s hard to ignore blockchain — it’s everywhere. And every day you pass over it, you miss opportunities. But when they’re right in front of you, why let them slip by when you could make your life better?
What Are You Really Losing by Delaying Crypto? was originally published in Coinmonks on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.
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