# Cryptocurrency Crash Diary: My 2024 Nightmare Moments. Recently graduated Zhang Qiang also experienced a similar rollercoaster scenario. On the evening of January 19, Trump Coin surged, and he didn't dare to buy at the peak of 83 yuan; the next morning, he woke up to find that Trump Coin had plummeted, but he believed that Trump’s inauguration that day might drive the price up, so he bought 1000 U (about 7200 yuan) at 44 dollars. This was his first large-scale purchase of cryptocurrency, and he directly added 10 times leverage. After losing half, he added 50 times leverage again, but the price dropped too quickly.