More than ten years have passed. Looking back, I have survived in the crypto world not because I'm particularly smart, but because I haven't killed myself.

When I first entered the crypto market, I had only 80,000, and it was borrowed project funds. Back then, every market fluctuation felt like a roller coaster ride. Today? My account exceeds ten million. Was it luck? Was it insider information? No, it was through stepping into pitfalls, bleeding, and getting back up again.

To be frank, I have tried various styles: long-term, short-term, intraday swings – I've tried everything. Do I have skills? Yes, but I can honestly say that I understand the art of losing money more deeply than most people.

In recent years, I've seen too many people build high towers only to see them collapse quickly. They went from tens of thousands to tens of millions, only to lose everything in a bear market. Is their technique poor? No, they can draw lines and analyze; they just got used to holding positions. When the market is good, they can hold on 100 times, but as soon as they can’t hold on just once, they go directly to zero.

What’s more common is that when they lose, they panic and try to get their money back. As a result, their operations go haywire, and they lose everything in their accounts.

I've had my own episodes of madness, but I know very well: the market doesn’t listen to your commands. You think it will rise, but it may not; you think it’s a trap, and it might just blow you up. If you’re wrong, you need to leave, not stubbornly hold on.

The core of trading cryptocurrencies isn’t IQ; it’s discipline. Can you endure? Can you admit when you’re wrong? Can you strictly follow the rules? To put it bluntly, it’s not that you can’t trade; it’s that you’re greedy, don’t want to admit mistakes, and don’t want to lose.

Stop deceiving yourself with “holding on will bring it back”; that’s not faith, that’s a gambler's mentality.

Now my assets are over ten million, but there’s really nothing to boast about. I’ve just stuck to a few simple principles: always set stop-loss orders, admit when I’m wrong, make decisions when I’m calm, and turn off the computer when I’m emotional.

There are always opportunities in the market, but the ones who can survive are always the minority. The 80/20 rule is the eternal law of this market. If you want to turn things around, don’t wait for a miracle; learn first not to kill yourself in the process. Even with just a few thousand in capital, as long as you can stick to the rules, you can still turn things around.