Another take went viral this week — trader TechDev posted a chart and dropped the classic myth:
“If you’d bought $100 in BTC in 2010, you’d have $2.8B now.” Then he added: No, you wouldn’t have because most people don’t have the conviction to hold through insane volatility.
And honestly... he's got a point.
Let’s break it down:
BTC has seen multiple 80-90% drawdowns over the past 15 years. Imagine turning your $100 into $1.7M, only to watch it crash down to $170K, then rocket to $110M, then crash again to $18M.
Most people would’ve sold at one of those dips or panicked, or needed the money, or just plain forgotten they had BTC on some janky USB drive. Holding that whole time takes insane discipline. It’s not “buy and forget.” It’s “wake up every day and not sell.”
Anthony Pompliano chimed in too:
“Everyone thinks they would’ve held from pennies to billions. Easier said than done.”
And I agree. The biggest gains in Bitcoin weren’t just from being early they came from surviving each cycle. That takes psychology, not just timing.
Some call it “diamond hands.” But maybe it's more like selective amnesia + stubbornness + low time preference.
What do you think?
Do you know anyone who actually held BTC for a decade?
Did you sell too early?
Did you not sell and regret it?
What’s harder — buying the bottom, or holding the top?
Let’s hear some real stories.