Survival Rules in the Crypto World: Validate Your Earning Ability with 10,000 Yuan

A fan confided in me: in the first half of the year, he bought Ethereum at 3,100 USD and kept adding to his position until he was liquidated, ultimately losing all his capital. He got used to the high volatility returns in the crypto world but couldn’t accept the stable income of a few thousand yuan from a real job, asking me how to turn things around.

My answer is very clear: start by investing 10,000 Yuan.

Why 10,000?

This month, through roll-over operations with ETH and the letter series C, I have realized over 40,000 USD in profits. But a more noteworthy case is that of a friend who initially wanted to invest 500,000—he thought that 10,000 was too little to turn things around and insisted on entering with 500,000, quickly increasing leverage from 5 times to 20 times. As a result, in less than a month and a half, his capital was reduced to 60,000.

The Core Logic of Small Capital

Losses are calculated in percentage, not in amount. If you can't achieve stable profits with a 10,000 capital, 500,000 will only make you lose faster and worse.

The leverage game in the crypto world is essentially a dual test of mentality and strategy:

Low cost of trial and error: 10,000 is enough for you to complete at least 3 full trading cycles to validate the effectiveness of the strategy. Controllable mindset: Small capital losses won't trigger a life crisis, allowing you to cultivate calm decision-making abilities in practice.

Basic Compound Interest: Tripling 10,000 gives you 30,000, while tripling 500,000 requires withstanding greater drawdown risks.

The Harsh Truth of the Crypto World

Those who claim that "the crypto world is a tool for class mobility" often overlook its other side: it is an accelerator for class decline.

I have seen too many smart people (including that friend) fail in the contract market—they are proficient in mathematical models but lose to the greed and fear inherent in human nature.

The Premise of Survival

If you want to make big money in the crypto world, first ask yourself three questions:

Do you accept that "losses are part of trading"? Can you still strictly follow your strategy after three consecutive stop losses? Can you distinguish between "opportunity" and "trap"?

The crypto world never lacks wealth-getting myths, but those who can walk away with profits have all experienced life-and-death situations. They understand: validate the strategy with 10,000, control drawdowns with 100,000, and wait for trends with 1,000,000.

Lastly, let me be blunt: if you can’t even manage 10,000 well, the crypto world will only make you lose more thoroughly. Learn to survive with small capital before talking about changing your fate with large funds.