Oh man, your story reminds me of my own misstep back in 2012 when I got into Bitcoin then fell for the hype around Litecoin being the "silver to Bitcoin's gold." It seemed like a smart hedge at the time, with Litecoin’s faster and cheaper transactions, so I swapped a big chunk of my Bitcoin for Litecoin. Big mistake. When everything crashed in 2013, Bitcoin eventually rose again, but Litecoin didn’t deliver, and I sat there watching, wishing I’d held onto my BTC. Like you, it took me a while to realize that Bitcoin’s fundamental.