12 Years in Crypto — My Hard Lessons So You Don’t Repeat Them 🧵
The scars are real. Let them guide you. 🧠🔥
1. FOMO Bought My First Bitcoin at $20K 🚀🟥
That was December 2017. By early 2018, it crashed to $6K.
→ The hype sucked me in. Patience would’ve paid better.
Takeaway: Buy fear, sell greed. Always.
2. Held Altcoins Into the Abyss 💼💀
Some “innovative” tokens I held just vanished without a trace.
→ No team, no use case = no future.
Takeaway: Don’t marry your bags. Fundamentals first.
3. Watched 15x Gains Shrink to 2x 💸🧻
I got greedy during the 2021 bull and didn’t take profits.
→ Greed overruled logic.
Takeaway: Lock in profits gradually. Nobody regrets taking money off the table.
4. Went All-In on a “Game-Changer” 🎯💥
Put everything into one hot project. It rugged in 3 months.
→ Overconfidence burned me.
Takeaway: Diversify — across narratives and sectors.
5. Got Hacked and Scammed 🔓😰
Lost a chunk of my portfolio to phishing and exchange hacks.
→ Not all losses come from bad trades.
Takeaway: Use hardware wallets, 2FA, and stay alert.
6. Blindly Followed Influencer Trades 👤📉
Copied a Twitter “guru” and lost 70% fast.
→ Their gains didn’t translate to mine.
Takeaway: Build your own edge. Study TA, fundamentals, and always DYOR.
7. Never Had a Clear Exit Plan 🚪🌀
Every bull run, I kept saying “a little higher”... and got wrecked.
→ Emotions dictated my exit.
Takeaway: Set price or % targets to scale out early.
8. No Stop-Loss = Liquidation 📉💔
Tried margin without managing risk. Got wiped.
→ Risk management wasn’t optional — it was critical.
Takeaway: Use stop-losses. Risk small. Protect capital.
9. Ignored Macro Signals 🌍📉
Held strong in early 2022 as the Fed hiked rates. Got crushed.
→ Macro bleeds into crypto more than most realize.
Takeaway: Watch interest rates, liquidity flows, and economic data.
10. Gave Up Too Soon 🏃♂️⛔
Sold all my BTC at $300 in 2015 thinking the dream was over. #Binance #BTC #Blacenti
