HN doesn't know everything, do your own research, use your own logic.
This whole thing is just bringing the level of discourse here down, and I've been on HN for a long time.
Unless you mean specifically "missed the opportunity to make lots of money", in which case sure, that's absolutely accurate, but if I wanted to gamble I'd just go to a casino.
I'm in favor of a blanket ban on crypto discussion here. It's all noise at this point.
It's funny how people on HN which are likely some of the first people in the world to know about bitcoin (eg. since it was only at $100 or less) keep upvoting articles like this for years now.
I think these people deep down know that they missed an amazing chance by not investing in bitcoin (and other cryptocurrencies) years ago, so articles like this make them feel better about it and lets them justify not investing in bitcoin to themselves.
But then in a few years bitcoin 5xs again and then they realize if they bought it at todays price would still have made them massive profit.
But then they see a new article saying bitcoin is a ponzi and upvote it and feel good about themselves again.
Oh but they have to downvote any comments like yours too.
Sigh.