In this video, I discuss the pros and cons of Ethereum (ETH) as a long-term investment. While I am fascinated by the Ethereum experiment (in particular DeFi), ETH is currently too speculative for me. It has more potential upside than Bitcoin, but also more potential downside. I am not a fan of the huge pre-mine or of Vitalik Buterin cashing in on 25% of his position. This is the Cantillon Effect recreated in the crypto space. The fact that ETH has a very visible founder and project leader (Vitalik Buterin) provides a possible single point of failure, who can be killed, bribed, or otherwise compromised. I am also not a fan of the move to Proof of Stake, or the centralization of Ethereum's infrastructure on Infura and AWS. In addition, the future monetary policy of ETH is uncertain and impossible to predict. It has changed many times over the years already, while Bitcoin's monetary policy has stayed constant and 100% predictable. Store of value is the biggest use case on the planet, and I think BTC wins this use case (winner take all) over ETH. I believe that BTC massively outperforms ETH over the next 5-10 years. Over shorter time periods, ETH could certainly outperform, but trading in and out of it in order to eventually accumulate more Bitcoin is risky, very difficult to do, and not tax-efficient. Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor. Cryptocurrencies by market cap: https://coinmarketcap.com/ DeFi Pulse: https://defipulse.com/ Elon Musk, Vitalik Buterin, and skin in the game: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1208831048026509312 https://twitter.com/TuurDemeester/status/723650000090079233/photo/1 Vitalik and the premine: https://twitter.com/DarioUTXO/status/724822415130431489/photo/1 Is Bitcoin bad for the environment? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVT2CSMOVaE&ab_channel=TraderUniversity Chart of Ethereum hash rate: https://etherscan.io/chart/hashrate Chart of Bitcoin hash rate: https://www.blockchain.com/charts/hash-rate ETH metrics: https://messari.io/asset/ethereum/metrics BTC metrics: https://messari.io/asset/bitcoin/metrics Hash power converter: https://coinguides.org/hashpower-converter-calculator/ Cryptos and staking rewards: https://www.stakingrewards.com/ Argentina deposit rate: https://tradingeconomics.com/argentina/deposit-interest-rate Proof of Work vs. Proof of Stake: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHvwqFLIDGA&ab_channel=TraderUniversity Infura is a risk to Ethereum: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/84232/ethereum-infrastructure-provider-infura-is-down https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/article/ethereums-infura-iating-outage-revives-decentralization-concerns Ethereum nodes and Amazon Web Services: https://thenextweb.com/hardfork/2019/09/23/ethereum-nodes-cloud-services-amazon-web-services ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GaEMrbA8No

In this video, I discuss how Janet Yellen's appointment as Treasury Secretary will help to accelerate what are already MMT (modern monetary theory) policies in everything but name. Yellen's close ties to the Fed will make it even easier for the U.S. Treasury to issue mountains of debt and have that debt monetized by the Fed. Bitcoin is the radon detector in the room-- it detects money printing and goes up accordingly. Bitcoin exchange shortages and huge institutional buying of Bitcoin will only accelerate its price appreciation. Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor. Janet Yellen to be Treasury Secretary: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-24/yellen-as-treasury-secretary-sets-up-biden-to-go-big-on-stimulus Yellen expects no new financial crisis in our lifetimes lol: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-fed-yellen/feds-yellen-expects-no-new-financial-crisis-in-our-lifetimes-idUSKBN19I2I5 U.S. debt clock: https://www.usdebtclock.org/ Watch the Fed's balance sheet grow: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/WALCL Treasuries held by the Fed: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/TREAST Cathie Wood says Bitcoin could hit $500,000: https://www.barrons.com/articles/bitcoin-could-hit-500-000-according-to-ark-invests-catherine-wood-51605906264# Plan B on big price jumps coming for Bitcoin: https://twitter.com/100trillionUSD/status/1330469160980242432 Bitcoin held on exchanges: https://studio.glassnode.com/metrics?a=BTC&m=distribution.BalanceExchanges&zoom=all American Hodl on draining the exchanges: https://twitter.com/HODLAMERICAN615/status/1330140669004947456 Bitcoin price targets: https://twitter.com/PrestonPysh/status/1329104648796561409 How we will know that Bitcoin has peaked: https://twitter.com/pierre_rochard/status/1329086959201841156 Check out my online trading courses: https://www.trader.university/join Use this secret coupon code to get a discount: YT99 Check out my Amazon best-seller, "A Beginner's Guide to the Stock Market": https://www.amazon.com/Beginners-Guide-Stock-Market-Everything-ebook/dp/B07S31TBF5 I am not being paid or otherwise compensated by any company or cryptocurrency project that I mention in my videos. My opinion is not for sale. Please do not contact me with any affiliate or advertising deals. #Bitcoin #BitcoinNews Disclaimer Neither Trader University, nor any of its directors, officers, shareholders, personnel, representatives, agents, or independent contractors (collectively, the “Operator Parties”) are licensed financial advisors, registered investment advisors, or registered broker-dealers. None of the Operator Parties are providing investment, financial, legal, or tax advice, and nothing in this video or at www.Trader.University (henceforth, “the Site”) should be constru ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cg-M33SOm1s

Get my new Bitcoin book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08RX8Q4ZQ In this video, I discuss how Bitcoin can be used to convert stranded clean energy sources into stored value, which can then be sent to anywhere in the world. This has important applications also for those interested in funding a remote living set-up using Bitcoin. New energy projects can monetize themselves using Bitcoin while they are waiting to be hooked up to the grid. Also Bitcoin miners can be used to balance supply/demand for electricity generated by renewables. Rather than boiling the oceans, it is more likely that Bitcoin is part of a renewable energy solution. Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor. Bitcoin's Bubble and Carbon Footprint: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXSslAxd-Jo&ab_channel=TraderUniversity Bitcoin and the Electricity Police: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZ6FLh7z40U&ab_channel=TraderUniversity Bitcoin as a battery: https://www.nickgrossman.xyz/2021/bitcoin-as-battery/ Iceland geothermal energy: https://nea.is/geothermal Iceland and aluminum: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/01/us/politics/american-companies-still-make-aluminum-in-iceland.html Seetee shareholder letter: https://www.seetee.io/static/shareholder_letter-6ae7e85717c28831bf1c0eca1d632722.pdf Geothermal house: https://inhabitat.com/m-22-house-runs-on-geothermal-and-hydropower-in-northern-michigan/ Hydroelectric generators: https://ecavo.com/best-hydroelectric-generators/ Off-grid solar systems: https://experiencedsolar.net/off-grid-systems/ Starlink internet: https://www.starlink.com/ How To Heat Your Home With Bitcoin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duvta7gixVA&ab_channel=TraderUniversity Check out my online trading courses: https://www.trader.university/join Use this secret coupon code to get a discount: YT99 Check out my Amazon best-seller, "A Beginner's Guide to the Stock Market": https://www.amazon.com/Beginners-Guide-Stock-Market-Everything-ebook/dp/B07S31TBF5 I am not being paid or otherwise compensated by any company or cryptocurrency project that I mention in my videos. My opinion is not for sale. Please do not contact me with any affiliate or advertising deals. #Bitcoin #BitcoinMining #OffGrid Disclaimer Neither Trader University, nor any of its directors, officers, shareholders, personnel, representatives, agents, or independent contractors (collectively, the “Operator Parties”) are licensed financial advisors, registered investment advisors, or registered broker-dealers. None of the Operator Parties are providing investment, financial, legal, or tax advice, and nothing in this video or at www.Trader.University (henceforth, “the Site”) should be construed as such by you. This video and the Site should be used as educational tools only and are not r ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHTGEeCL16Q

In this video, I discuss the pitfalls of trading altcoins and how easy it is to underperform Bitcoin. Altcoins are like penny stocks-- mostly scams and failed projects. If you choose to fish in this dirty pool, you are going to catch some pretty ugly and toxic fish. Like XRP. Altcoins (like penny stocks) also tend not to trend as well as regular momentum stocks. Altcoins are quite mean-reverting. If you are going to trade altcoins in an effort to eventually earn more Bitcoin, you timing needs to be perfect, and you need to outperform Bitcoin on a post-tax basis. You also need to know how to spot scams like XRP. Trading alts to eventually end up with a lot of Bitcoin is like trading penny stocks in order to end up with a lot of Amazon or Apple. It literally never works. Bitcoin is easy-- you dollar cost average in, and then sit back and relax and never check the price. You also never sell your Bitcoin-- in the future, it will be easy and inexpensive to borrow against it. Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor. List of top altcoins in December 2017: https://coinmarketcap.com/historical/20171217/ Crypto market caps today: https://coinmarketcap.com/ Coinbase suspends XRP trading: https://www.coindesk.com/coinbase-suspends-xrp-trading Check out my online trading courses: https://www.trader.university/join Use this secret coupon code to get a discount: YT99 Check out my Amazon best-seller, "A Beginner's Guide to the Stock Market": https://www.amazon.com/Beginners-Guide-Stock-Market-Everything-ebook/dp/B07S31TBF5 I am not being paid or otherwise compensated by any company or cryptocurrency project that I mention in my videos. My opinion is not for sale. Please do not contact me with any affiliate or advertising deals. #Bitcoin #Altcoins #Trading Disclaimer Neither Trader University, nor any of its directors, officers, shareholders, personnel, representatives, agents, or independent contractors (collectively, the “Operator Parties”) are licensed financial advisors, registered investment advisors, or registered broker-dealers. None of the Operator Parties are providing investment, financial, legal, or tax advice, and nothing in this video or at www.Trader.University (henceforth, “the Site”) should be construed as such by you. This video and the Site should be used as educational tools only and are not replacements for professional investment advice. There is a high risk in trading. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmOm_m9TYuE