Is 2025 meeting your expectations?
I had it all planned out perfectly. At the suggestion of @mrsbozz, I even brought my Weber Kettle from home so I could use it in tandem with the kettle that my father in law already had. Chicken wings on one grill, bratwurst on the other, what could go wrong?
Yesterday was a pretty unique day as it was one of the first times in just about two years that my entire family of in laws were all together in one place. Due to schedules, commitments, distance, and the general everyday happenings of life, we've always been a few people incomplete when it came to recent family gatherings.
More specifically, it was the first time that all of our nieces and nephews and even my great niece on this side of the family have all been together with us. It was all set to be the perfect evening. Just like the majority of 2025 was set to be the perfect year for crypto.
What could go wrong? Right?
After taking family photos that pushed my grill start time back, I was finally able to get the charcoal going.
About half the family was busy playing Kubb (they have Swedish heritage after all), and I was getting the grills up to temperature and arranging the meat so that it could cook to perfection. That's when I realized I didn't have enough room for all of the chicken wings I had bought.
No problem, I made a quick pivot and decided that I would just grill them in two batches. Just like we had to change our expectations after the tariff stuff started happening. A late start, not enough room, no big deal, what could go wrong...
That's just about the time the skies opened up. Now, we have been in a bit of a draught, so it's not that the rain wasn't welcome, but this deluge ended up lasting just about an hour, the full time I was doing my best to make sure I cooked the food properly, evenly, and in a way that didn't give everyone food poisoning.
Oddly enough, the grills held their temperature pretty steady for the most part through the whole deluge. Kind of just like BTC has been holding pretty steady just below the all time high of $122K or whatever it was. We see numbers like $114K earlier this week and it's easy to start being a little dismayed at where we are compared to where we thought we would be.
I tell you what, six pounds of chicken wings and 18 bratwurst doesn't go very far with 17 hungry mouths to feed. The wings were absolutely decimated, and the bratwurst had a relatively large dent in them. At the end of the day, everyone was happy, and full!
I might have added a few gray hairs through the process, but ultimately I pulled it off.
Do we think BTC and crypto in general can do the same?
Obviously the hope is there, but just like I can't control the weather, we can't control the outside factors that seem to be impacting the crypto markets.
VET
Despite the relative absence of altseason, I still have a few tokens I hope can be winners for me this cycle. VET from VeChain is one of them and in case you missed it, I wrote (what I think) was a really good post about their new Stargate staking program yesterday
If you didn't catch it or you are interested in a token (besides HIVE) that has a real world use case, you should check it out.
CHEX
I'm still holding my CHEX bag, but even I am starting to led the FUD over that one get to me. I'm the sort of person who will ride a token all the way down to zero before I sell it at a loss. I have that luxury thanks to my full time job, but I'd still prefer the alternative!
FSM
My favorite silver mining stock Fortuna Silver Mines has been on the up side towards the end of this week inching closer to $7 per share. As of Thursday when I am writing this it appears there is still a bit of confidence in the precious metals space. As Christmas quickly approaches (can you believe it!?), I will likely be making some new purchases for myself and my nephew.
I've also considered buying a 1 oz piece of silver for a buddy of mine who isn't on HIVE yet. He is a bit of a homesteader, so I think the idea of owning precious metals would appeal to him. I just need to find the perfect piece. He is really into hunting and the outdoors, so I'd love to find something with that theme. He's also a former English teacher, so anything literature related might be good too.
I should really create a HIVE account for him sometime, even if he never plans to use it.
Anyway, that's all I have for this week. Until the markets really pick up (if they do), we are kind of just in wait and see mode.
How do you feel about 2025 so far? Has it met your expectations crypto-wise?
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Hey you had a big extended family barbecue like me as well, except the sky wasn't so kind to you. Hope the chicken wings came out ok, they're great to nibble on at BBQs
Yes, I think the six pounds I got was the perfect amount as there were just a few left at the end of the day.
I close my eyes and imagine the aroma of hickory steam.
!BBH
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It did smell really good even though the rain was relentless!
My BBQ is under a gazebo roof, to avoid inclement weather.
I've even used a Biolight Basecamp wood burning BBQ that worked great with seasoned hickory wood. Done a few steaks and has a USB output to operate a lamp or charge my smartphone.
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I was expecting HIVE to do much better, potentially reaching the 1$ mark again and even go up to 5$, making all of us rich, but seems we are far away from that.
We've been that high before, but we're just attracting investors. Hive seems like such a good platform to build on, but hardly anyone has heard of it.
I tink $5 is a bit of a long shot, but $1 should be totally do-able if people actually cared.
AWESOME, and what fun!!! I gather you enjoyed hosting, and despite the showers... chicken and bratwurst... KUDOS to you, @bozz. Great job!!!
Well, I sold some BTC at $117,987 July 19, and pretty satisfied with the outcome of that !LOL. I'm bought some two days ago as another set of investments and crossing my fingers.
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We actually had it at my wife's parents, but I never mind manning the grill! Good luck with your BTC moves!
I am apprehensive about the BTC. I bought high this time around. It's got to reach at least 119K before I sell.😏
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Not particularly mine but I still here struggling every single day.
Me too!
No. :D
Yeah, me neither!
A very beautiful family. Even the baby is ready for fun :) No amount of rain could put a damper on that crowd.
Yes, indeed!
Of course. In fact, as we pursue a busy lifestyle, the opportunities to spend time with our families have decreased. So, this beautiful opportunity after 2 years was definitely a day to remember. It can be seen that in the end, it was a happy day.
It was a great time yes! Thank you!
I think that's the first time I've ever seen Bitcoin likened to BBQ.
Leave it to me!
funny how life mirrors the market highs and lows—sometimes bullish sometimes bearish and always full of surprises
Indeed!
2025 is a year of great transition, I think. A lot of us crypto OGs (that feels weird to say-but I guess after living through 3 cycles we kind of are) thought that this cycle would have, at least, a semblance of past cycles. This cycle has been unpredictable and humbling for influencers who're trying to make predictions. Some say the insane volatility of past cycles is over completely, some are saying this is a super-cycle that will extend well into 2026, while others say we have about sixty days left before everything comes crashing down again. The market has zigged when I thought it would zag so many times this time around that I've given up trying to predict movements. : )
Great correlation between BBQ and Crypto. Anyone who has tried to man multiple grills when cooking for larger groups knows it's a little like herding cats. Lol.
Yeah, I don't even know what to make of this. It's just all over the place and nothing that we have seen in the past seems to be sticking this time around.
It's crazy, isn't it? I have my sells set and just figure they'll hit sometime—whether it be in two months, next year, or in four years. Lol.
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So crypto is like a BBQ? Is that because you tend to get your fingers burned?
I still have hopes for Hive, but the community is still tiny and people are leaving. That's not so great.
Yes, I have gotten my fingers burned a time or two. All part of the learning process I guess.
Well, so far the year has been a bust crypto wise :) I still hold every position I had in ETH, AERO, ONDO and NEAR, if we get an altcoin season, I think those will run pretty hard.
Yeah, I haven't gotten out of anything yet early. I just plan on holding and waiting to see what happens.
Awesome BBQ skills there, glad the rain didn't ruin the temperature of the grills! Kubb is a fun game, I'm a quarter Swedish so I know all about it. That's a good looking group of nieces and nephews, they probably all enjoy visiting your place! Six pounds of chicken and a pile of bratwurst did the job, so you lucked out.
BTC is always fun to watch, sadly drifting back down to day. Fortuna is a good company, hopefully silver picks up some more traction to stay over the $40 mark. We'll see what happens!
Hope you're having a great weekend coming up here, enjoy!
Yeah, we got lucky. It all turned out good in the end. The kids are all great, it was good to see them all.
Undoubtedly, the hectic schedules of life can keep us away from family gatherings filled with warmth and love, but what's good is meeting up, even if it lasts a long time. Perhaps the longer time period is somewhat beneficial, as it increases longing and increases the enjoyment of the meeting as a basic necessity.
Yes, I think everyone was really excited to be all back together again. We are going to try to do a bigger gathering in the next couple of years.
That's a really good get together, hope you're having good time with your family!!
Have a good day:)
Thank you!
You have a beautiful family, nothing like a good family time.
Thank you!
Rainy days anx to make food in garden is all time not fun 😆👌👌 ... i hope all was work good out end of day 😅👌🌯🍗🍖🥩🥓
Yes, it all turned out well and everyone was happy and well fed!
It looked like a nice little family bbq before the rain came. Luckily the storm didn't last too long, and you had enough meat to feed all the troops. Finishing with a few brats left to enjoy later is a nice little bonus too.
Yeah, it was like a monsoon. It lasted longer than we wanted, but we were able to manage.
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