Bitcoin at 80k in May 2026. Where were you when it was at 16k in 2022 and what did you do? - asking for a friend

[John]

BTC is ranging around 80k this month, down from a high of 126k in October 2025 but significantly up from the 2022 lows. The Clarity Act has passed. ETF inflows are positive. Three consecutive monthly closes are up.

Honest question for the board. What did you actually do during the lows and do you regret any of it?

[Jonathan_Repetto]

Bought in 2022 at around 18k and held. No heroics. Just decided the long thesis had not changed and the price had

[IronWolf]

Panic sold at 19k after watching it fall for six months. Bought back in at 28k. Classic

[Highland Dylan]

Did nothing in 2022 because I had no money to buy and nothing to sell. Being broke is a surprisingly effective strategy

[Dylan38]

Started a small DCA in November 2022 at 16k. Automated, ignored it, checked it properly for the first time at 80k. This is how it is supposed to work

[RayOfLight]

The people who bought in 2021 near the top are the ones the conversation skips. Plenty of people are still underwater on cost basis even at 80k

[Hollow Tiger]

I told my partner I was going to buy at the bottom. Did not buy at the bottom. Told her I had bought at the bottom. Have not yet resolved this

[KnotKnull]

The regret is never having more capital during the lows. The decision making was fine. The bank account was the constraint

[Builder]

Sold some at 16k to cover an unexpected expense. That specific bitcoin is worth about 400 percent more now. I try not to think about it

[Aura]

Held from 2019 through everything. The lesson is boring and the same every cycle. Time in market beats timing market