Here’s every painful mistake I made (so you don’t have to):
1. The first high is almost never the top.
I got my first paycheck in Bitcoin back in 2013.
Googled “how to sell BTC,” saw it double in a few months, and cashed out feeling like a genius.
Fast forward four years — it was up 10x.
Lesson: The market rewards patience, not panic.
2. Friendship is not a security model.
During the 2017 ICO mania, I joined a chat full of degens.
One guy kept sending good tips — we got friendly.
Then he social-engineered me.
I trusted him. He took $12K.
Lesson: In crypto, trust no one by default. Verify everything.
3. Never take profits into hype.
I rode the altcoin wave — turned five figures into six.
Felt unstoppable. Rotated profits into $XRP at its all-time high.
Then came the crash.
-90% over months. I held the whole way down.
Lesson: Taking profits means leaving the table — not chasing the next shiny thing.
4. Stability isn’t safety.
After a few cycles, I parked my stablecoins in Anchor — 20% APY felt like a win.
Then I actually read the docs… and yanked my funds.
A week later: UST and Luna imploded.
Lesson: If the yield sounds too good, the risk is just well-hidden.
5. FTX was ‘safe’ — until it wasn’t.
After Anchor, I moved funds to FTX.
Big name. Seemed secure.
Then the SBF vs CZ drama exploded.
I tested a withdrawal — it took hours.
Pulled everything out.
The next day? Withdrawals froze.
Lesson: If something feels off, don’t wait. Act fast.
6. Multichain ≠ Multisafe.
I thought I was protected — split funds across chains and wallets:
Ledger, Solana, diversified.
Then at 3 AM:
“Warning: Slope wallets are being drained.”
Checked mine — already gone.
Lesson: Diversification helps, but one weak link is all it takes.
7. Chasing the meta is a losing game.
In the next bull run, I found my edge: LP farming memecoins.
Small, steady gains — until the meta shifted.
Volume died. Slippage spiked.
Profits turned into slow, grinding losses.
Lesson: When the game changes, adapt fast — or get left behind.
8. Narratives are fuel — until they’re not.
I caught the AI agent trend early and nailed the right tokens.
CT started buzzing, so I assumed it was overheated and sold.
Then it ran another 10x.
9. Diversification only works across worlds.
I held $ETH, $SOL, $AVAX, JPEGs, gaming coins, governance tokens — felt smart, “diversified.”
12 bags, all different narratives.
Then the market nuked.
All down 90% — together.
Lesson: Diversifying within crypto isn’t diversification. It’s just reshuffling the same risk.
10. Emotion is the market’s oldest trap.
After a six-figure loss, I stepped back.
Sold my company. Parked in stables.
That break gave me clarity.
When I came back, I moved with purpose — not emotion.
11. There is no final form.
Even after a decade in the game, I still misread charts and overexpose.
The difference now? I recover faster, risk less, and stay in the game.
Lesson: You don’t need to be perfect — just better than yesterday.
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