From 322b03062019ebce8d8ad8ebd6107ea9cee231da Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "David A. Harding" Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2017 20:03:06 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Alerts: BIP148/92: mention volatility risk --- _alerts/2017-07-12-potential-split.md | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/_alerts/2017-07-12-potential-split.md b/_alerts/2017-07-12-potential-split.md index f81a208b..6a2c46d5 100644 --- a/_alerts/2017-07-12-potential-split.md +++ b/_alerts/2017-07-12-potential-split.md @@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ will likely spread those loses across all their users. If there end up being two or more competing versions of Bitcoin, then they may refuse to give you your bitcoins on versions they don't like. +1. Bitcoin may experience significant price fluctuations in relation to +other currencies. Learn more about [price volatility][] and ensure you +aren't holding more bitcoin than you can afford to lose. + ## During the event 1. Do not trust any payments you receive after {{start}} until the situation @@ -93,6 +97,7 @@ first. [news sites]: /en/resources#news [community resources]: /en/community [confirmation scores]: /en/you-need-to-know#instant +[price volatility]: /en/you-need-to-know#volatile