“Brother Tian, do you think my eight thousand can really turn things around?” Xiao Lin clutched the beer bottle, his fingertips turning a bit white.

The dim yellow light of the night market stalls illuminated his young yet anxious face. I looked at the tower cranes in the distance, recalling a similar night five years ago when I had asked myself the same question.

“Eight thousand?” I chuckled, “I only started with four thousand.”

I opened the screenshots at the bottom of my phone album — June 2019, a record of buying 0.2 Ethereum. “Back then, Ethereum was only 200 dollars, and everyone said blockchain was a scam.”

【First Principle: Enter When No One Cheers】

“Buy when no one cares.” I enlarged that blurry screenshot, “In 2019, exchanges were almost collapsing. I invested monthly for four months, a thousand each month.”

Xiao Lin leaned closer to the screen: “What happened next?”

“Waiting.” I scrolled through the screen, “In the spring of 2020, when it plummeted to 100 dollars, I bet half a year’s salary.”

【Second Principle: Only Do High Probability Things】

“Didn’t you think about buying altcoins?” Xiao Lin asked the question every newbie asks.

I shook my head: “I did, five went to zero. Finally understood that small funds can’t afford to lose.” I opened the holding page, “Now 85% is Ethereum and Bitcoin.”

【Third Principle: Turn Floating Profits into Life】

“In the autumn of 2021, when Ethereum broke 3000 dollars, I sold half.” I pulled up a bank message, “I used this money to pay off my mortgage.”

Xiao Lin breathed quickly: “Did it really succeed?”

“Book wealth is all virtual.” I put away my phone, “In every bull market, I must do three things: pay off debt, buy gold, and save in fixed deposits. The money in the market only belongs to you when it’s in your account.”

【Fourth Principle: Surviving Means a Future】

“Is it still possible to enter now?” Xiao Lin looked at the recent skyrocketing market.

I turned off the screen: “Remember, missing out isn’t regrettable; making the wrong move is fatal. It’s better to wait for the next winter than to chase highs now.” I handed over a napkin, on which was written:

Invest 1500 monthly, only buy mainstream coins, set a three-year reminder, double down on a 40% drop.

The night wind carried the smoke of the night market stalls, just like the market swept away countless speculators' dreams. But I know that those who abide by the rules will eventually wait for spring after the winter.

Once, I stumbled alone in the dark; now the light is in my hands.

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