Bitcoin Price Tracking & Discussion -- 2025

**ChuckyTheGoat** · 2025-05-21T13:54:26+00:00

Bump. $107,400.

**ChuckyTheGoat** · 2025-05-21T13:55:37+00:00

I won't claim to know the exact reasons. But SMLR is ripping. +10% today.

**JAKEPEAVY21** · 2025-05-21T13:56:38+00:00

Originally posted by ChuckyTheGoat

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I bought some silver with bitcoin years ago when it was around $2500ish and kick myself whenever I think about it as these 1oz silver coins ended up costing me a fortune! I can see the same thing happening with a burger, fries and drink costing you hundreds 5-10 years from now.

**JAKEPEAVY21** · 2025-05-21T13:57:42+00:00

$107,447 currently...we might see a new ATH high here this week and perhaps even today?

**JAKEPEAVY21** · 2025-05-21T16:08:26+00:00

Saw it hit $109, 200 just short of the ATH but has not broken through yet...seems to be just a matter of time.

**Arky** · 2025-05-21T16:13:34+00:00

Originally posted by JAKEPEAVY21

I bought some silver with bitcoin years ago when it was around $2500ish and kick myself whenever I think about it as these 1oz silver coins ended up costing me a fortune! I can see the same thing happening with a burger, fries and drink costing you hundreds 5-10 years from now.

$109K

That's always going to be the deal, I think. If BTC goes to $150K, I would seriously consider cashing out 2 BTC ($300K) and buying a new house. Pay cash, full price. You can get a nice little brand new 3 bedroom house in a nice neighborhood for about $250K where I live. (The leftover $50K will go to Uncle Sam). OTOH, if BTC eventually goes to $1M per coin, that means I paid $2M for a nice little 3 bedroom house. Ouch. The other way to look at it is that perhaps I originally I bought the BTC for $5K/coin so the house really only cost me $10K.

It's kind of a forever dilemma.

**JAKEPEAVY21** · 2025-05-21T18:44:29+00:00

Originally posted by Arky

$109K

That's always going to be the deal, I think. If BTC goes to $150K, I would seriously consider cashing out 2 BTC ($300K) and buying a new house. Pay cash, full price. You can get a nice little brand new 3 bedroom house in a nice neighborhood for about $250K where I live. (The leftover $50K will go to Uncle Sam). OTOH, if BTC eventually goes to $1M per coin, that means I paid $2M for a nice little 3 bedroom house. Ouch. The other way to look at it is that perhaps I originally I bought the BTC for $5K/coin so the house really only cost me $10K.

It's kind of a forever dilemma.

Arky, I have had enough to pay off my mortgage for years now but my rationale not to has always been that I think I can make more in investments than the mortgage interest rate(2.85%). It has worked out but the older I get and the more I think about it, maybe there are other factors to consider other than just the numbers? Peace of mind, not owing anyone a dime and ridding myself of any monthly payments sounds pretty damn good the more I think about it. I'd have to sell around 30% of my crypto to squash my mortgage and have been seriously considering the past few months.