I really agree with you, if we can't control ourselves in doing these two things we will certainly experience losses in investing. We need to understand well the right time to buy or sell to get a profit from the investment we make, but in gambling there is very little the possibility of giving us benefits and if we have experienced an addiction it will certainly be very difficult to leave it.

It's unfair to compare Bitcoin and gambling because they are not close in fairness at all, why not compare gambling with trading? Because the difference between these two isn't much, you can easily lose money in gambling and trading. Bitcoin investment is more reliable than gambling by far, all you need to avoid is...

1. Investing money you will be needing soon into Bitcoin, this will result in you having to sell your Bitcoin at any price that's for sale on exchange, even if its lower than when you bought it you have no choice, since you need the money, you have to accept your losses.

2. Learn how to keep your wallet private keys/ recovery seed safe, it is easier to exchange your Fiat currency into bitcoin as a beginner buy just following the exchange guides but it's tricky to understand the safest crypto wallets you need to use and the crypto wallets you need to stay away from, many people are already into crypto but they don't know the difference between a open source wallet and closed source wallet, not until they become a victim.

Gambling will do you more harm if you are desperate to make a large amount of fortune from gambling, this process was supposed to be a fun hub for sports lovers and roulette lovers, but many people have been brainwashed, thinking it's doable to make their dreams come true by gambling seriously.

I've yet to see anyone who bought and hedl Bitcoin for four years that lost out. Even if anyone bought at the $18k+ peak in 2017 and waited four years they would've made profit in 2021. Those who bought at the peak of 2021 at an ATH of $68k+ won't be at a loss if they're still hodling now and waiting for 2025. I'm sure they won't if only they will control their itching thumbs.

The major problem with those who lose in Bitcoin investment is either they invested in Ponzi schemes using Bitcoin as a channel or they're simply of the school of thought that any investment in Bitcoin should be an instant hit to wealth and are so desperate not to be patient. Otherwise, buying Bitcoin is a safe place to throw one's money.

There is a significant difference between gambling and bitcoin. While some aspects of bitcoin resemble gambling, bitcoin is not gambling and, as an asset, cannot harm anyone if handled properly. In contrast, gambling poses a risk to your financial well-being, while bitcoin can be sold whenever you like. However, with gambling, if you lose, your money is gone. Everyone has the freedom to do anything they wish.  should remember that every choice has repercussions, thus as adults, I think we should always choose the appropriate course of action.

Losses from bitcoin investments are essentially assessed by their fluctuations in value - but as long as they hold bitcoin for a long period of time then there is a chance they can recover their losses. Additional strategies like accumulation are what allow them to recover their losses faster instead of waiting for the old ATH to be touched - but this is only done by anyone with a budget.

Day traders tend to lose more than investors - that's a result of price fluctuations. If they invest over a long period of time - then I believe they can avoid real losses as long as they don't sell at a loss.

A person is wrong, in the first place, if they are expecting to earn money from gambling, and they are wrong again if they skip investing in Bitcoin only to use that money for gambling with the same expectation again, to earn money. People really need to get one thing straight: gambling is not a way to earn money, it's not an investment option but it's a luck-based thing where you use your money and play some games and if you are lucky, you might manage to win some money but what history shows us and what we see every day, it's pretty clear that you are most likely going to lose money in it.

On the other hand, Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency, it is also considered an investment asset because of its volatility and since it goes up and down in value, it can be a way to earn money for someone if they know the right time to buy and sell and for which they will need to gather knowledge and experience before getting involved.

If gambling was to be like a crypto origin then I would have  said that Gambling is worth it but however, there are still people who it favours and those who think their luck is not in it. According to Encyclopedia Britannica online From the meaning you could see that gambling involves a contest for a lucky winner to by chance as captured to take the  prize of the contest. Which means that gambling
is not guaranteed for one to make profit but rather by chance if the odds turns in favour of the individual.

Bitcoin according to Satoshi We can see that bitcoin from the onset based on this explanatory from satoshi, Bitcoin is an asset so when it was turned into an investment, it was already foreseen by satoshi to be so and hence the price volatility which as well serves amongst the beauty of bitcoin allowing for more holders to be able to hold more and new entry as well.

I had to do this explanatory for a better understanding. We can see that bitcoin holds more potentials than gambling. Bitcoin has a long lasting life span and is not controlled by any individual but market demand and results to volatility which when utilized can fetch you profit either in the long or short term whereas gambling is controlled and possible game manipulation or glitch which might cause one to make loss without one knowing what is happening behind. So from this, you can deduce to know the possible answer.  Anyone who has had the taste of both end would tell better which is f more harm than the other.


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Bitcoin has helped aid people from the control and power of paper currency.  Those who knows the importance of Bitcoin do not consider it like its toxic.
This has only be considered harm by those who wants to get rich quick using Bitcoin.

Gambling whereas, has lead to loses. Losers from Gambling and casino games are much more to compared to those who are winners.
Both can lead  to making good fortune only of you know what you're doing. Anyday any time I will merge them both. They have bads but I choose to focus on the good that can be generated from the bad.

Yes, you're right, but lets analyze it. Gambling's temptation of quick cash is based on luck, and many have fallen for its seemingly simple attraction. Bitcoin isn't without its own gamble, is it? Predicting market fluctuations isnt easy, is it?

You said gathering information and experience before trading Bitcoin. In a market that may change on a tweet, where do you draw the line between informed investing and gambling?

Bitcoin, the first blockchain tech innovation, changed our view of cash, value, and data integrity. The decentralized nature makes transactions transparent, secure, and tamper-proof. Despite these technical details, volatility is unavoidable. Isnt there some gambling, albeit informed?

To be honest, it's not a dispute because when you lose some money in bitcoins due to the time when the bearish market occurred, you still have your BTC and you can just simply wait for it to recover its price or reach a new ATH to earn some decent amount of income. While in gambling, as soon as you lose your money, you won't ever get it back again that's why in the span of 10 years, there are lots of people who regret gambling than investing in bitcoins. You just need to be equipped with the basic knowledge on investing in bitcoins in order not to become victims of fraud or hacking in the midst of holding your bitcoins because if that happens to you, is it as if you also lose your money in gambling because you will never get it back.