#TradingMistakes101 đĽ Bleeding Crypto: Epic Trading Fails to Learn From đĽ
đĽ $70M Gone in a Heartbeat
A trader fell for an âaddressâpoisoningâ scam, sending nearly $70 million in Bitcoin to a fake address with a spiked spoof transactionânow locked forever ďżź ďżź.
Lesson: Donât rely on transaction historyâalways verify addresses manually or send a test amount first.
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đ¸ $3M Lost to One Copy-Paste Error
A memecoin investor transferred 7M PYTH (~$3.08M) to the wrong wallet because the scammer matched the first few characters and slipped in a tiny SOL token ďżź.
Lesson: Copy-paste can kill â double-check every character, even the full address!
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đ§ $26M Locked Up by Simple Mistake
One trader accidentally sent 7,912 ezETH (~$26.4M) to a non-withdrawable smart contractâlocked, gone, and causing âmax painâ ďżź.
Lesson: Know the difference between contract vs wallet addresses. No undo button.
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â ď¸ Final Trading Failplaybook:
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Manually verify addressesâfull length, every time
⢠𧪠Test transactions should be your hygiene
⢠𧚠Avoid address poisoning by only using verified sources
⢠âď¸ Inspect transaction metadataâdonât blindly trust the UI
⢠đž Journal every tradeâlearn from mistakes, donât repeat them
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đŁ PSA: These arenât rare accidentsâtheyâre wake-up calls. Share wisely and trade smarter! đđ¤
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