Listen up if you're serious about crypto trading and investing: stay away from excessive leverage.

Influencers and trading gurus love pushing crazy numbers—20x, 50x, even higher. They make it sound easy, risk-free, almost inevitable. It's not.

Here's the reality: for most traders, high leverage isn't a shortcut to wealth. It's a direct path to liquidation. Your position gets wiped out in seconds when the market swings against you, which it will. You're not dodging those swings—you're amplifying them.

The math doesn't care about your conviction or your trading strategy. One bad candle, one unexpected news drop, and your account evaporates. The influencers won't refund you. The exchange won't either.

Trade with leverage you can actually afford to lose. Better yet? Build your edge without it first. That's how you actually survive and profit in crypto.