You have a point, but I don't agree with the idea of having a fixed deposit account for an emergency fund, especially since it is seamless to exchange Bitcoin for fiat.
First, if you're going to use a few BTC for an emergency fund, and the market downtrend, it will only lose a few dollars, or cents, sometimes, if calculated in fiat.
Bitcoin is an extremely volatile asset, the price can spike or plummet at any time with just one negative news. Just like when the tariff war broke out, bitcoin was dumped by more than 30%, falling from $109k to below $75k in just a short period of time. Or during bear season, bitcoin is even dumped by 70-80%. What if your savings or emergency fund were bitcoin or stocks?
Speculative assets like bitcoin and stocks are highly volatile in the short term, don't deny it. It would be wrong to say that we will only lose a few dollars or cents by using bitcoin as an emergency fund, and it would be unwise to use speculative assets as an emergency fund.
Yes, this situation happened in Bitcoin, and will continue to happen in the future. Nevertheless, there is one called taking profit in the Bitcoin market and most Bitcoiners I know this is what they always do this when the market is at the ATH price as preparation for an emergency fund and to also give themselves a nice treat for their long holding.
You have a point, but I don't agree with the idea of having a fixed deposit account for an emergency fund, especially since it is seamless to exchange Bitcoin for fiat.
First, if you're going to use a few BTC for an emergency fund, and the market downtrend, it will only lose a few dollars, or cents, sometimes, if calculated in fiat.
I don't think it will be few dollars but may be few hundred dollars. It depends on how much you hold for an emergency fund.
While everyone has their own budget, it should at least cover 3 to 6 months of your expenses.
So even if you hold, lets say around $2000 in bitcoin and if the price drops 10% then you would still lose $200.
Yes, that's if the BTC is huge but we're talking about crypto set for emergency fund, not that actual holding.