20 sats \ 9 replies \ @grayruby 4 Apr \ on: My Speculative Fiat Attack Fantasy is Over! bitcoin
Yes you can speculative attack using fiat debt but the speculative attack needs to be the only thing you are using debt for. Your income needs to cover the rest of your spending. If you are piling on debt in multiples of your income and for a speculative attack it is going to be hard to come out ahead in the end. If you are just piling on debt, which your income can service to buy bitcoin you should be ok provided your income doesn't change.
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That kind of sums it up. It's more of a get the debt when you know the price of Bitcoin is cheap. Like Michael Saylor did in 2020.
I was lucky to grab it at cheap prices, too but then I was careless, also.
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It's speculating that the rate of bitcoin appreciation in fiat terms will exceed the rate of fiat devaluation and cost of servicing the debt.
Unfortunately unlike Michael Saylor stackers can't issue more equity to buy bitcoin, betting that the price of bitcoin will outweigh the dilution. But they can take on debt to buy bitcoin like Saylor does. However, it is a risky proposition because corporations are structured to protect shareholders from personal responsibility in the event of a bankruptcy, and individuals are not and you can most certainly not borrow at rates as low as Saylor and with the types of terms Saylor gets.
As an individual to execute this you would need to be highly confident in your income, ability to borrow at reasonable rates and ability to service the debt comfortably. You don't want to have to sell your bitcoin at the bottom of a bear market to meet debt obligations.
Exactly. "Speculative attack" doesn't mean going into debt to buy a jet-ski while stacking a few dollars a week in BTC.
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Or emotionally acting without considering all expenses avenues.
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