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The 6 Most Annoying Things Cryptocurrency Traders Say, Ranked

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Omar L. Gallaga
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2 min readJan 6, 2021

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6. “Bitcoin is old news; I’m all in on Ethereum.”

The rise of bitcoin brought with it hundreds of offshoots (called altcoins, or in the case of the truly worthless blockchain currencies, shitcoins). Investors like to pride themselves on an encyclopedic knowledge of the relative strengths and weaknesses of each. And they will explain all that to you. Repeatedly. For hours at a time.

5. “To the moon, $40k!”

Bitcoin traders are always looking at that next landmark, record-breaking price target. It’s always about hitting the peak, never about the journey. Nobody’s stopping to smell the flowers at $31,719.

4. “Your fiat dollars mean nothing, the future is crypto.”

Look, if you wanna attempt to grow your net worth by investing in cryptocurrency, that’s cool. But stop telling people who aren’t in it that their cold hard cash is useless. This…

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Omar L. Gallaga
Omar L. Gallaga

Written by Omar L. Gallaga

Tech culture writer and podcaster, now freelancing in Texas. Bylines: Washington Post, WSJ, CNN, NPR, Wired, Texas Monthly. Here for all your wordy needs.