Speaking of my years in the crypto world, I've truly seen the depths of human nature.

Let's go back to autumn 2017. At that time, I had 8,000 USDT in hand, watching Bitcoin soar, and the entire market was talking about wealth myths. I followed the trend and went all-in on a few altcoins, and within two weeks, my account grew to 30,000 USDT. I truly felt I was chosen by the heavens. But after a wave of correction during the Spring Festival, I was wiped out, with my account halved and liquidated.

I didn't give up. In 2019, I re-entered the market, this time smarter — setting a 10% stop-loss on every trade, which sounded foolproof. But when a big bullish candle for Bitcoin appeared, my stop-loss was directly broken. Sitting on the subway looking at my loss, I realized a problem: discipline can't control desire. The real trap is never on the candlestick chart, but in that voice saying "a little more."

The craziest was the DeFi boom in 2020. A YFI clone project, investing 15,000 USDT, and it multiplied six times in 24 hours, pushing my account to 90,000 USDT. Just as I was thinking about cashing out, the project team ran off, and my 90,000 instantly shrank to 87 dollars. Sitting in a convenience store at that moment, I actually laughed — this is the most authentic lesson in the crypto world.

Having experienced several big ups and downs, I finally understand: the biggest enemy in this market isn't price fluctuations, but that unquenchable fire within human nature. The cost of greed is paid with real gold and silver as tuition.