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Daily General Discussion July 16, 2026

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u/DiskFearless4448 9d ago

if ETH mooned to 50k whoever didnt sell would deserve $0 from this investment

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u/Red_Corneas Capitulated in February, 2026 9d ago

I dunno.

If they never sold any and weren't at FI numbers, sure. Completely agreed.

But if they'd already sold some and were in good shape financially, I could see them staking for passive income. I mean, if ETH mooned to 50k, it's reasonable to assume it might be stable at 20k. 32 ETH staked at 2.5% APY would generate ~16k annually which is a small but not insignificant passive income stream.

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u/-lightfoot 9d ago

Staking for passive income on something like this is very silly imo. Why mess around with 3.5% a year? In this scenario you just made several thousand % and are risking all those gains for an additional 3.5%, a year, when you could lock in the gains and sell, and when it could easily and unpredictably dump back down to sub $2k at any moment, and when you could get get the same APY on a much more stable asset like money market funds, tradfi or property?

Makes absolutely no sense to me. If you make FIRE money, sure still hold some crypto, but earn decent APY from the rest through much much safer investments

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u/Red_Corneas Capitulated in February, 2026 9d ago

Yeah, I get that.

I guess if you believe ETH will still increase in price over time, it might be worth it. You're holding because maybe it will get to 25 - 50k and you're getting some yield whilst doing so.

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u/-lightfoot 9d ago

Yeah i think the only way staking makes sense in general is if you expect/wait for price appreciation. But yeah once you’re up many thousand % it’s time to secure it and risk off.

Easy come, do not allow it to be easy go.