Ten years ago, I stepped into the cryptocurrency world with 5,000 yuan I saved after graduating. At that time, I thought that I could quickly change my fate through digital currency, but I didn't expect that the real change came from the setbacks, discipline, and reshaping over the past ten years.

In 2017, I went all-in on a project known as 'Blockchain 3.0'. However, with the '94' announcement, I almost went to zero. At that moment, I realized: for small funds, the most crucial thing is not how much you can win, but how long you can survive. So I set a strict rule for myself: any investment must not lose more than 5% of total capital. This is not cowardice, but a way to ensure I am always qualified to stay in the game.

Some laughed at me for sticking to dollar-cost averaging Bitcoin in a bear market: 'So slow, can you get rich?' But I knew that Bitcoin was not my tool for getting rich; it was my proof to stay at the table. Whenever the market panicked to the extreme, and the greed index fell below 20, I calmly added to my position. It was this habit that allowed me to hold enough chips when the bull market started in 2021.

I tried new tracks with 20% of my funds, but never blindly followed others. For every project, I must write down three pages of analysis, understanding its technology, team, and ecosystem. As for those rampant MEME coins, I never participated—I know some money is not meant for me.

Knowing when to buy is just the beginning; knowing when to sell is the real practice. I once held a coin that rose 20 times but ended up with nothing because of greed and failure to cash out in time. Now, I implement a tiered profit-taking strategy: I start selling in batches after tripling my investment, and I withdraw more each time it doubles. I might miss out on some gains, but I sleep soundly.

More importantly, in every bull market, I take profits to improve my life. Last year, I used my gains to take my parents to the seaside, where they had always wanted to go. When I saw their smiling faces under the sunset, I truly understood: the purpose of investing is not the infinite expansion of account numbers, but the warm enhancement of real life.

In ten years of the cryptocurrency world, I have not achieved 'financial freedom' in the worldly sense, but I have gained something more important: the confidence to keep going. This market always has opportunities, but they are only for those willing to slow down and survive. Risk management comes before profits, patience is greater than intelligence, and simply surviving surpasses everything.

Once, I was lost in the market; now I light my own way.

This light has never gone out.

Are you willing to move forward together?