*Futures 1x vs Spot:*
1. *In spot, the BTC is yours.* You can keep it for 10 years. They never liquidate you. It drops 90% and you still have your BTC.
2. *In 1x futures, it’s NOT yours.* It’s a contract. And you pay *funding every 8 hours.* If there are lots of people in long, they charge you for being in long. It slowly eats away at you. In spot, you pay nothing for holding.
3. *With 1x in futures you can still get liquidated.* Sure, far away, like a -90% drop, but if BTC crashes badly and you don’t have extra margin, you’re done.
4. *With spot you can do staking, move it to your cold wallet.* In futures, no—it stays on the exchange.
If you’re going to do 1x, better go straight to spot. It’s safer and cheaper.
Futures are only worth it if you’re going to do short when it drops, because in spot you can’t profit
1. *In spot, the BTC is yours.* You can keep it for 10 years. They never liquidate you. It drops 90% and you still have your BTC.
2. *In 1x futures, it’s NOT yours.* It’s a contract. And you pay *funding every 8 hours.* If there are lots of people in long, they charge you for being in long. It slowly eats away at you. In spot, you pay nothing for holding.
3. *With 1x in futures you can still get liquidated.* Sure, far away, like a -90% drop, but if BTC crashes badly and you don’t have extra margin, you’re done.
4. *With spot you can do staking, move it to your cold wallet.* In futures, no—it stays on the exchange.
If you’re going to do 1x, better go straight to spot. It’s safer and cheaper.
Futures are only worth it if you’re going to do short when it drops, because in spot you can’t profit