You could have taken the profits out and reinvested during the crash. That could have given you more rewards.

The $300K Lesson I Learned from HODLing Too Hard

I bought XRP at $0.15 back in 2016–2017. Not long after, it hit almost $2.00.

I was barely 22. Instead of taking profits, I held. Not because of strategy—but because I believed the hype.

“To the moon.”
“Never sell.”
“Real holders never fold.”

If I sold, I would’ve walked away with $200K–$300K.
But I didn’t. I held through the crash. And the price stayed low for years.

Yes, XRP eventually came back—but it wasn’t worth the wait. I didn’t have a plan. I had passion without discipline.

Lesson learned?

✅ Take profits on the way up.
✅ Hype is not strategy.
✅ If you don’t understand the fundamentals, every dip feels like a crisis.

Don’t let hype talk you out of common sense.

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