3500 yuan is enough to buy two cans of imported baby formula for a child, enough to pay one month’s property fees for parents, enough to rent a room with a balcony in a first-tier city.

When someone transfers this money into the exchange and presses the buy button, the trembling in their fingertips hides an expectation heavier than the fluctuations of numbers.

You cannot measure them with the yardstick of 'rational investment.' Those nights filled with arrows drawn on candlestick charts, those early mornings checking unfamiliar terms in white papers, those moments of joy when the price increased by 50 yuan and they shared screenshots with family, hide too many simple wishes of 'wanting life to be a little easier.'

They may not understand what decentralization means, but they know 'I heard this thing can make money'— just like hearing that going south to work could lead to wealth, or that opening an online store could turn their fortunes. They’re just holding on to a seemingly reliable straw.

But the crypto world does not sympathize with the weak. Some used this 3500 yuan to buy bitcoin; when it dropped 10%, they were so anxious they couldn’t eat, and when it rose 20%, they couldn’t sleep all night. In the end, through all the back-and-forth, they lost half of it, and when staring blankly at the balance page, the light in their eyes was dimmer than the account balance.

Some people also treat it as a 'leveling game'; when they lose, they note it down: 'Today I learned not to chase the price up.' When they win, they reward themselves with an investment book. Although their account only increased by a few hundred yuan after half a year, it felt like carrying a secret guide, walking a bit straighter.

What makes one’s heart tighten the most are those who transfer their living expenses in. I’ve seen a food delivery rider who saved 20 yuan a day to accumulate 3500 yuan, hoping to build a house for his hometown through cryptocurrency trading. In the end, he encountered a price drop and cried on the curb for half an hour, yet the next day he was still riding his electric bike through traffic.

What they are betting on is not the market but the 'what if'— what if they could win this time, their child could go to school in the city, and their parents could get a comfortable mattress.

But don’t underestimate those who enter the market with 3500 yuan. They may not understand technical analysis, but they are clearer than anyone about 'not being able to afford to lose,' so their stop-loss is quicker than anyone else’s.

They might not have heard of stop-loss and take-profit, yet through repeated fluctuations, they've grasped the principle of 'taking profit when it's good.' Just like wild grass taking root in the cracks of stones, they grow in the gaps of the crypto world in the clumsiest ways.

Ultimately, those who enter the crypto world with 3500 yuan just want to add another option to their lives. Some people get hurt badly here and realize that 'there are no free lunches.'

Some are slowly moving here, rolling small amounts of money into the confidence to fight against life. Regardless of the outcome, this courage, filled with warmth, should be taken seriously— after all, who isn’t trying in their own way to make life a bit better?

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