During the hot growth phase of the market, especially in 2021, most crypto influencers made confident statements. But looking back from 2025, we can see that most of them did not actually 'call the top' as they currently claim. In reality, many statements were just reasonable in the context at that time, but completely wrong when the cycle ended.

1. 2021 – When Everything Seemed Reasonable

  • Bitcoin and altcoins are growing strongly → creating a feeling of 'no possible losses.'

  • Even cautious voices have become more optimistic than usual.

  • From today's perspective, we see that many statements at that time only contributed to inflating excessive confidence.

2. 2022 – The Collapse of the Rosy Stories

  • When the market plummets, liquidity disappears in the blink of an eye.

  • The strong assertions from last year suddenly turned into 'a joke'.

  • Nevertheless, many influencers today claim that they warned in advance, even though the actual evidence shows otherwise.

  • To understand the real picture, I have gathered their statements from that time and will analyze their meaning for the 2025 cycle.

3. Typical Examples From 2021

  • Michael Saylor quotes Rockefeller: 'Those who work all day won't have time to make money', implying that holding BTC is better than working and saving in USD. → Reinforcing the belief that BTC is 'the asset of the future'.

  • CZ (Binance): 'Don't worry about competition.' → Sending a signal that Binance is too strong, the exchange market is becoming increasingly concentrated, creating a sense of invincibility.

  • inversebrah: 'Observe the daily close...' → Ironically highlighting the extreme obsession of the community with each daily candle, reflecting a short-term mentality.

  • zachxbt: '9/10 people on Crypto Twitter don't know how to trade.' → One of the few true voices, pointing out that the majority make money from ads, private sales, and pumps, not from actual trading.

  • CryptoKaleo: 'IT’S OVER... for the bears. Just keep stacking.' → Expressing absolute faith in the upward trend, encouraging continuous buying.

  • udiWertheimer: 'STOP SELLING THE COINS YOU POORS'. → This statement reinforces the FOMO mentality, making retail investors fear missing out and hold on despite risks.

4. Lessons for 2025

  • The market will be as noisy as before: grand predictions, buy-sell calls, widespread FOMO.

  • No influencer is a 'prediction god': even the most famous ones in 2021 often made mistakes at the peak.

  • The most important thing is personal planning: not relying entirely on others' words, but based on one's own analysis, discipline, and risk management strategy.

5. Conclusion

The history of the crypto market shows:

  • Growth is always fast and strong,

  • Declines are always unexpected and brutal.

Listening to others can be useful, but investment decisions must be based on one's own plan. The 2025 cycle will certainly create a lot of noise, many 'experts' and sweet promises.

But the lesson from 2021-2022 is clear: 👉 Those who cannot maintain discipline will pay the price.