doubt we ever see BTC dominance that high again cuz its too easy for new memecoins to launch
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This is not just about ZEC but i am starting to think that we wont get a big Alts season this cycle. Too many people are hyping for it but thats exactly the reason.
Just my amateur personal opinion.
im seeing the opposite sentiment. no alt season this time. this time is different. and that could be true. nobody knows.
We have been conditioned to think that the only use cases for crypto are braindead memecoins and Bitcoin, the crippled digital gold (used in a custodial way of course) 
The price is a consequence of the blockchain usage.
Let’s promote Zcash in LATAM, Africa, Europe…
The result is in this snapshot. Catastrophic.
But then when you ask for accountability and numbers the answer is : “It’s intangible, education is… bla bla BS”.
And we keep feeding these ultra-caloric storage people. All ok.
If a product is working people use it.
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Rumors say that Bitcoin is about to explode and that’s why Saylor is pumping so much money into BTC so that the bubble doesn’t burst, but he always needs more money. Rumors say that Saylor is probably also anonymously pumping up the BlackRock ETF to create the impression that there is a high demand for BTC in order to convince even more people to invest in Bitcoin. Just look at what bitcoin is used for, nothing, especially not as a means of payment as promised.
Lightning is also not used at all. The only thing bitcoin is used for is as a means of speculation.
Nobody uses bitcoin. Some wealthy individuals use bitcoin to advertising their own agenda and claim to buy or support bitcoin but then drop it. Btc just lies around, nothing more and for that you can take any shitcoin. In 2019 - 2021 you could buy more with bitcoin than today. Find the error. Today you can hardly find anything to buy with btc at all and if someone claims there are a lot of transactions, that is wash trading to keep the narrative going on and all these supposedly positive reports that bitcoin is being bought by large companies are all fake. You can also tell from this aggressive advertising in the media an internet how bad things are for bitcoin. They need new investors who will pump fresh money into this pyramid scheme before it bursts.
What I am saying is: don’t be fooled. I am convinced that Zcash’s time will come soon.
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Yes I suspect that many BTC maxis have never used Bitcoin to purchase anything otherwise they would know how painful it is to manage utxos (especially since coinjoins have completely disappeared).
But we all know by now that Bitcoin maxis are in reality Visa/Mastercard maxis in disguise.
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100% on spot… for some unfathomable reason lots of the old ZEC leaders seem laser focused on trying to cater to imaginary users in developing nations, rather than to crypto natives (where all the wealth is and where all the actual users are)… I feel like 2 months can’t go by without me having to read a story about the CEO’s anecedotal Syrian friend who likes Zcash… is this project for the world or is it just for the buddies of the Zcash project leadership?
PRICE SPECULATION: range breakout and we do okay this year… if we stay near all time lows then ZEC vs BTC is probably never gonna make a come back… BTC has corporations, endowments, CPAs, and sovereign funds… keeping pace is becoming more tenuous every month
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This is even true. 
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very interesting times now
psychological pressure on altcoin holders is real
i have feelings of doubt about alt now , despite holding for years without doubts.
i wonder how other people feel, especially newer people in the space
I’m calm, I’m not getting shaken. I have a long-term vision. I plan to hold my Zcash until I am 65 years old.
If I sell any Zec it will be due to financial difficulties, in the future, in a few decades, if I retire and have no financial problems, I will leave my Zec as an inheritance.
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I see Zcash as a financial protection, I’ve already bought everything I could buy, even more than I should have. Now I will live my life. I will follow the project, but I will only buy Zcash again if the value drops considerably. Now it’s time to invest more in my professional and personal life, forget about investments, enjoy my family, let time pass.
I believe that Zcash will appreciate a lot, but that doesn’t matter. What will make me truly happy is living life and enjoying every moment.
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speculation on my part: I believe Zcash will surpass Bitcoin in value. I once dreamed that Zcash reached $24,000 per unit of Zcash. Let’s see if my dream comes true or if it was a nightmare.
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Exactly. Zcash is some kind of insurance. If you think the world is marching towards some kind of utopia you will probably not need it.
But if things turn ugly, it might help you big time.
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I somewhat already made up my mind that, Alts season wont come this cycle.
No bias but how come you think ZEC is insurance while the price is in bear market mode for past 3-4 years be side a little pop last year. Also every cycle top is getting lower and lower. Most people who are holding ZEC for long term 4 years plus are still in big loss or the profit has shrank 1/3 or less unless they caught at very bottom.
Has it crossed your mind that some of us may be building a position down here?
Haven’t lost anything yet, I mean isn’t a bottom formation built by those who are accumulating?
Just thought I would float the possibility by you… I cant really speak about those who have come before, except to say that they also probably found the concept to be interesting and worthy to some degree.
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Because ZEC has the potential to become the first and only truly antifragile asset (it is not there yet).
All the rest just can’t cut it (at least for P2P / B2B payments).
Also recency bias can be dangerous because it gives you all kind of wrong signals.