# fomo

A post-Fed selloff sent Bitcoin below $109,000 and erased about $170 billion from crypto's market value, intensifying scrutiny of short-term losses and retail behavior. Conversations increasingly favor long-horizon discipline as institutions advance with a $500 million raise toward an IPO and political scrutiny grows.

This week, r/CryptoCurrency oscillated between celebratory milestones and sobering cautionary tales. As Ethereum hit its 10-year mark and solo miners defied the odds, the community's collective FOMO and frustration with missed opportunities resurfaced, all underscored by warnings about security and the futility of fighting centralized financial systems.