I’ve been in crypto for 12 years.
Here’s every painful mistake 🧵
➖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.
➖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.
➖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.
➖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.
