âI checked my phone⌠and in less than three minutes, I lost over $10,000. All because of one news headline.â
Last year, I thought I had finally figured out crypto.
I was swing-trading altcoins â getting in early, watching trends, tracking whales. I followed every move on Twitter, Reddit, and YouTube.
But then something happened that slapped me back to reality.
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It was a Wednesday morning.
I was holding Solana â about $10,000 worth â because of a rumor that Apple was going to partner with Solana for NFTs. Everyone was talking about it. Influencers. Telegram groups. Even a âleakedâ document.
The price started climbing.
I was up $3,000 by 11:00 AM. I was thinking, âThis is it. Iâm catching the wave before it goes mainstream.â
Then, at 11:03 AM, I got a notification:
âApple denies partnership with Solana. Calls rumors false.â
The market turned instantly.
Solana dropped like a rock â 15%, then 22%, then 28% â all in under five minutes.
By the time I reacted, I was already down over $10,000.
And just like that, the wave crashed on top of me.
What stung the most wasnât the money.
It was realizing how fragile the crypto market really is â how one tweet, one denial, one fake news post can destroy thousands of portfolios.
Crypto isnât just about charts. Itâs about narrative.
And if youâre not fast enough â or smart enough to question the hype â youâre not investing.
Youâre gambling.
If youâre in crypto, youâre not trading coins. Youâre trading information â rumors, headlines, speculation. And in this game, the first to know wins⌠the rest just pay for it.â
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