{"id":4168,"date":"2022-03-31T18:51:26","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T18:51:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icoholder.com\/blog\/?p=4168"},"modified":"2025-04-02T17:21:39","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T17:21:39","slug":"protect-your-crypto-investment-avoid-costly-mistakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icoholder.com\/blog\/protect-your-crypto-investment-avoid-costly-mistakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Protect Your Crypto Investment: Avoid Costly Mistakes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_75 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/icoholder.com\/blog\/protect-your-crypto-investment-avoid-costly-mistakes\/#Buying_Simply_Because_the_Price_is_Low\" >Buying Simply Because the Price is Low<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/icoholder.com\/blog\/protect-your-crypto-investment-avoid-costly-mistakes\/#Thinking_that_Crypto_is_Easy_Money\" >Thinking that Crypto is Easy Money<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/icoholder.com\/blog\/protect-your-crypto-investment-avoid-costly-mistakes\/#Going_All-In\" >Going All-In<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/icoholder.com\/blog\/protect-your-crypto-investment-avoid-costly-mistakes\/#Forgetting_Your_Crypto_PasswordKey\" >Forgetting Your Crypto Password\/Key<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/icoholder.com\/blog\/protect-your-crypto-investment-avoid-costly-mistakes\/#Falling_for_Scams\" >Falling for Scams<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>The latest report from the regulator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fca.org.uk\/\">Financial Conduct Authority<\/a> (FCA), around 2.3 million UK citizens own crypto in one form or another. In this relatively new and complex space of digital currency, it&#8217;s easy to get caught up in the hype. The fear of missing out or losing money can lead to costly mistakes. To protect your crypto investment, a bit of knowledge and discipline is key. The following common crypto mistakes are easy to avoid:<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Buying_Simply_Because_the_Price_is_Low\"><\/span>Buying Simply Because the Price is Low<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">We have all come across the phrase \u2018\u2019buy low, sell high\u2019\u2019 in the trading space. However, just because a coin\u2019s price is low does not necessarily mean it\u2019s a bargain. In some cases, the price is low for a reason, making it one of the common crypto mistakes. To protect your crypto investment, be wary of coins with falling user rates.<\/p>\n<p>In some cases, prices will fall because a project isn\u2019t getting properly updated, making the users lose trust in the coin. Ensure that you are investing wisely with the help of <a href=\"https:\/\/thebitcode.ai\/\">Bitcode.ai<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Thinking_that_Crypto_is_Easy_Money\"><\/span>Thinking that Crypto is Easy Money<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>An important thing to note is that making money via any form of trading, be it stocks, commodities, shares, and even crypto is that there is no easy money. Any party that tells you otherwise is probably trying to trick you into making a mistake.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Going_All-In\"><\/span>Going All-In<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>You will come across platforms and people who suggest maximizing your returns by going all in. However, just like in gambling, this is a quick and often sure-fire way of losing all your money.<\/p>\n<p>A better way to go about crypto investment is to you\u2019re a portion of your investing capital i.e 5% or 10%. It is also advisable to have an emergency savings account that should never be put into the market.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Forgetting_Your_Crypto_PasswordKey\"><\/span>Forgetting Your Crypto Password\/Key<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>If you store your crypto offline, then you have a hardware wallet that is encrypted. Without a special keyphrase, it is impossible to access your coins and so, you better not forget it. We have seen too many cases where people lost millions just because they forgot the password to their wallets.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Falling_for_Scams\"><\/span>Falling for Scams<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/resource-center\/definitions\/cryptocurrency-scams\">Crypto scams<\/a> are everywhere. Some are obvious while others, not so much. As such, it is imperative to do your homework and be wary of the common scams such as:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong> Pump and Dumps<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/ask\/answers\/05\/061205.asp\">A pump and dump scheme<\/a> is simply when a group of people inflates the price of a coin, usually sending the price of the asset skyrocketing and then selling (dumping) making profits. More often than not, the perpetrators will have amassed many coins, usually through pre-mining before the asset is available to the public.<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Once the unwitting trader sees the price rise, they try to get into the action, and once the price reaches a certain level, the criminals sell, sending the price spiraling downwards in a matter of seconds. To protect your crypto investment, always be cautious and avoid falling for such schemes.<\/p>\n<p>Usually, pump and dump schemes are promoted on social media platforms like Telegram.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong> Cloud Multiplier Scams<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>In other cases, fraudsters contact victims through text or email with an \u2018investment opportunity&#8217;, promising to double or triple their initial investment into a coin like Bitcoin if they send it to their crypto wallet.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><strong> Malicious Wallets<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">One of the most important crypto tips is to only use reputable wallets like Exodus, Trezor, <a href=\"https:\/\/icoholder.com\/en\/metamask-inu-1038285\">MetaMask<\/a>, or Ledger. Unknown or dodgy wallets, even those found on App Store or Google Play, may pose a risk to your crypto and could lead to losing your investment opportunity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest report from the regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), around 2.3 million UK citizens own crypto in one form or another. 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