Placeholder partner Chris Burniske recommends a cautious approach and advises balancing optimism with realism to avoid over-exaggerating the goals for this cycle.
Chris Burniske, former analyst at ARK Invest and current partner at venture capital firm Placeholder, which invests in decentralized networks, warns crypto investors against overhyping market targets amid rising bullish sentiment. did.
Some people may hate me saying this, but if your round # goal is $10T, you may not reach it this cycle.
This is a good rallying cry from the depths of capitulation, and will prove to be the right direction for this cycle, but will be surpassed over time. That being said, once we entered… pic.twitter.com/r1y8HE0DQf
— Chris Burniske (@cburniske) December 5, 2024
In a Dec. 6 post on encouraged a pragmatic approach.
“People hate me when I say this, but if $10 trillion is the round goal, we probably won't reach it this cycle,” he wrote, adding: This cycle proves the right direction, only to be surpassed over time. ”
Berniske cited the 2021 bull market for Bitcoin and Ethereum (ETH), where $100,000 and $10,000 calls were popular, as an example of inflated expectations. Berniske noted that the market at the time was “capped at ~$70,000 and ~$5,000, respectively, and now $BTC has just reached that goal. There are lessons to be learned from that.”
As valuations rise, placeholder partners recommend a profit-taking approach, with investors who entered the market at less than $1 trillion aiming for $10 trillion taking profit on tranches between $3 trillion and $10 trillion. He pointed out that it is wise to He stressed that “nobody ever lost money” through profit taking, adding that any unexpected profits in the process amounted to psychological discomfort rather than actual losses.
“Nobody ever lost money trying to make a profit. The only profit you're supposed to get when you harvest on the way up is mental anguish. You can certainly hold onto your coins forever. But you can also profit like crazy and live your life.”
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Placeholder Partners also urged investors to balance their financial goals and life priorities. “Time is more precious than BTC,” he wrote, emphasizing the importance of reaping the benefits rather than striving for perfection.
Berniske's advice comes as Bitcoin has finally surpassed $100,000, hitting a new all-time high near $104,000. However, BTC price has since fallen to $95,000. At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading at $98,067, giving the cryptocurrency a market capitalization of $1.94 trillion.
