"Decline"
After seventeen days of stagnation, Old Wu's fighting spirit and account balance both hit zero.
He slumped in his gaming chair, watching the market software push the "Bull Market Countdown," like watching his ex-girlfriend's wedding invitation. The phone's screensaver is still set to "Countdown to Financial Freedom: 1095 days remaining" from three years ago.
Outside the window, the delivery guy slipped and fell. Old Wu instinctively calculated: the spilled spicy hot pot was equivalent to his stop-loss of 0.00001 of $BTC
When the kids in the community started reciting the multiplication table, Old Wu finally moved his fingers — changing his "Contract Master" certification to "Meituan Rider."