At 3 AM, I refreshed my wallet balance for the 17th time: 1,023,786 yuan. The cold light of the screen hit my face, the numbers my fingers traced felt like some kind of alien symbols—half a year ago, they were barely five-digit savings in my bank account.
I've heard too many myths about getting rich in the crypto world, but when I really rolled out a million profit from a 30,000 capital, my first reaction was actually fear.
1. Absurd wealth game
I clearly remember that magical night:
Before the shitcoin skyrocketed, I saw an anonymous message in a Telegram group: 'Next SHIB, hurry in.'
Fingers move faster than the brain, I bet all my positions in 5 minutes.
Three days later, my assets multiplied by 40 times.
No technical analysis, no white paper research, purely a collusion between gamblers and algorithms.
2. The emptiness after a million
I've done everything that should be done in the templates for getting rich:
✅ Resigned and posted on social media 'Thanks to blockchain'.
✅ Bought AJ, treated friends to Japanese omakase.
✅ Transferred 100,000 to my parents, falsely claiming it was a 'project bonus'.
But when I sat in the rental room at dawn, staring at the full screen of K-lines, I suddenly realized: I lost my 'sense of purpose'.
– Continue trading? I know this time was just luck.
– Buy a house? Not enough for the down payment in first-tier cities.
– Start a business? I can't do anything other than read K-lines.
The most terrifying thing is: I can no longer stand a life with a monthly salary of 10,000 from 9 to 5.
3. Self-rescue checklist
In the past two months, I've tried various ways to break through my confusion, which may be helpful for others in similar situations:
1. Financial isolation experiment.
Exchanged 800,000 for gold and stored it in a bank safe; only when I touched these metal blocks did I feel that the money was real.
2. Low-end job experience
Intentionally worked part-time at McDonald's for three days, recalling the line from 'Fight Club': 'You are not your fucking khakis.'
3. Talk to 'those who have been there'.
Met with two seniors who became rich during the 2017 bull market; one lost everything on a bed-and-breakfast, the other transitioned to Web3 venture capital— the latter said: 'You need to differentiate between luck and real ability.'
4. I tentatively decide for now:
Spent 200,000 on vocational training (learning AI/cross-border? Still haven't decided).
Only investing 20,000 monthly, freezing the rest of the funds.
Force myself to go out for 2 hours every day to avoid becoming a 'digital cave person'.
I know this money won't change my social class, but at least it should be a ticket to enter, not a notice to exit.
(Writing this, I realize that the real confusion isn't about money, but rather how to define myself after 'sudden wealth has stripped away the struggles of ordinary people'.)
– Perhaps you've also experienced this sense of tearing?
Continuing to fight alone, relying on luck to make money, ultimately I will also lose by skill and drown in the market's tide!
The market never lacks opportunities; the question is whether you can seize them. Following the right people is how to survive long-term in the market and earn more!
Want to double my account, want to enjoy big profits, want to recover my costs successfully.
Stay close to Sister Xin and position myself in the main wave of the bull market in advance!
