The hardest lesson in the cryptocurrency world has never been about "how to earn," but rather "when to stop."

I have seen too many people, including myself in the past, fall at this very centimeter.

During the bull market in 2020, I had a friend who entered with 5000U and in just half a year rolled it to 100,000.

I advised him to take some profit, but he didn't care: "What’s the rush?

I want to go for 500,000; this is just the beginning." As a result, the market turned abruptly, and 100,000 shrank to 30,000, leaving only a few hundred U.

That day he stared at the screen for a long time without saying a word, and he never opened the trading software again. ​

As for myself, I also tripped over the same stone.

Once my account surged to 600,000 U, and seeing the profits skyrocket, I couldn't help but think about breaking a million. But after a pullback, it plummeted back to 200,000. Those days I forced myself to hold on during the day, while at night my mind was filled with that plummeting K-line, and I felt completely lost. ​

It was from that point on that I finally woke up: in the cryptocurrency world, it’s not about how much you can earn, but how much you can take away. Many people die in the greed of "just a little more," thinking they are making money, but in fact, they are waiting to lose everything. True experts never greed for the last piece of meat. ​

Later, I set strict rules for myself: if the account doubles, take out 30%; if it triples, withdraw half; the money earned must be transferred to a real account to count. This isn't cowardice; it's understanding — no matter how beautiful the numbers on the screen are, if you don't cash out, it's ultimately just an illusion. ​

The market will always exist, and opportunities will always be there, but if the principal is gone, the game is completely over. Now I only believe in one thing: if you can earn it, you must also be able to keep it. #BTC