RE: Thoughts about crypto14 May 2021 09:25
FWIW, I became interested in crypto and decided to dip my toe in the water, investing £500 in an Etherium tracker in December 2017. Within a year it had dropped in value to around £85. Now worth over £1,600 but even if I wanted to HL have ceased the option to buy any more. Can hold or sell and I will do the latter for curiosity. It was easy for me to hold when value dipped as the sum involved was little, however, had I invested £50k, I would probably have panicked and sold out somewhere on the way down in 2018 and missed the huge growth since.
I guess what I'm trying to say is it is very volatile and comes with additional security risks, which when coupled with the lack of tangible assets leaves me thinking it's not for me.