Do we need Altseason to succeed in crypto?

This is a question I’ve been thinking about a lot lately.

I joined the space around 2020, and since then I’ve seen a bit of everything: crazy pumps, brutal crashes, overhyped projects, silent builders, and everything in between. And honestly, after all these years, my answer is: no, you don’t need altseason to make it.

I know that sounds weird, especially when everyone seems to be waiting for the next big run. But let’s be real: what is it that people are really waiting for?

That feeling from 2020–2021? Where you just followed some KOL’s tweet, bought a coin, and woke up to your portfolio 5x overnight?

Or that belief that the next altseason will fix everything. The bags, the regrets, the missed chances?

I get it. It’s tempting. But I’ve been here long enough to see the pattern. Most of those altseasons come and go and people either miss them, or get greedy, or leave after getting burned.

Meanwhile, I’ve watched others do it differently. People like @waleswoosh, @beast_ico, @MINHxDYNASTY. They weren’t chasing pumps. They were building, learning, creating in the bear and in the chop. They didn’t wait for the market to get hot to start showing up.

And then there are people like Keungz, Frank, and others I used to see all the time. They were on fire during the bull but now they’ve stepped away.

It made me realize something: altseason isn’t what makes you successful. It just amplifies whatever you’ve already been doing.

If you’re learning, building, creating value. A bull run will boost you.

If you’re lost, chasing noise. It’ll only speed up the burn.

So yeah, altseason is nice. But it’s not the answer.

Sticking around, doing the work, staying curious, that’s what really matters.

Cycles come and go. But if you’re here for the right reasons, you’ll find your wins with or without an altseason.

Bet on yourself.