2026-01-03 02:20:19

I have seen too many people rush into the crypto world with dreams of getting rich quickly, only to disappear in less than three months. It's not that they didn't work hard, but that their efforts were all directed in the wrong way — obsessing over hundreds of times coins, but never asking themselves a fundamental question: how can I avoid bankruptcy?

Today, I won't talk about secret ways to make money, only about how to stay alive and exit. Because honestly, as long as you survive, making money is not a big deal.

**The underlying logic of surviving in the crypto world is this one sentence**

When I first started trading, an experienced trader told me: "The crypto world doesn't lack stars, it only lacks people who last long."

Those who get rich quickly often also exit quickly. And those who can survive with profits have mastered a core principle: first think about how to lose, then think about how to win.

This is completely opposite to most people's thinking. Everyone is calculating "how to make 10 million," but few seriously ask "how to prevent losing all my principal."

Look at some certain death routines, and you'll understand:

Going all-in without setting stop-loss? Bankruptcy. Frequent trading? Transaction fees will eat away your profits in minutes. Using full leverage to gamble on one side? One reverse gap can GG you. Holding against the trend and refusing to admit mistakes? Just wait for liquidation.

Eliminate these guaranteed losing behaviors completely, and the remaining path is your only way out.

**Three types of thinking, instantly defeating most retail investors**

**Contrarian thinking: Consensus is often wrong**

When the entire community is shouting "Bull market is coming," or "Bitcoin will break 100,000 soon," you should instead be extra vigilant. Market sentiment is like a pendulum, swinging wildly between two extremes.

The real opportunity is hidden in controversy and panic. For example, when Bitcoin dropped to $15,000 in 2022, the market was full of lamentations, but that was actually the starting point of the biggest rally later on.

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DYORMaster

· 18h ago

Living a long life is indeed the only mandatory course in the crypto world. I've seen too many people whose dreams of overnight wealth shatter. Stop-loss is easy to say but truly deadly to implement, but it really is a matter of life and death. A reverse gap directly leads to liquidation. How many times have I been repeatedly educated about this, haha.

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memecoin_therapy

· 18h ago

Bro, those words really hit home. The buddies around me who got out in three months are now bragging, saying "I'm going to break even" haha Everyone is dreaming of getting rich overnight with a hundredfold coin, but no one is thinking about how to survive through it. That's the real problem. Stop-loss is easy to talk about but really hard to do. When I see unrealized losses, I really want to hold on, but then a sudden reverse gap just wipes me out. It’s a bit brutal.

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HodlOrRegret

· 18h ago

Honestly, I've seen too many bankruptcies in three months. This kind of contrarian thinking is truly enlightening. Coming out alive is the real key, not just bragging. Heavy position stop-loss is useless if you only talk about it; you have to be truly ruthless in execution. What is being discussed here is all the hard truth, unlike some bloggers who boast about hundredfold coins every day. The crypto world is like this: greedy people die the fastest. I just want to ask, how many people can truly stick to their stop-loss? Leverage can turn your principal to zero in minutes, and this is no joke. Watching prices rise and refusing to let go is the reason nine out of ten people go bankrupt. Panic times are actually opportunities; this logic is sound. Those who dare to build positions against the trend, later on, all make a fortune. Still, mental resilience is necessary.

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WhaleWatcher

· 18h ago

That's so true, really. I have a living example right around me. Three months ago, they were bragging in the group about going all in on a hundredfold coin, and now all the messages are deleted. Being alive is a hundred times more important than making money, this hits home.

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GasOptimizer

· 18h ago

The compounding effect of transaction fees is devastating. I calculated the cost curve for frequent trading, and it's basically self-liquidation.

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TommyTeacher1

· 18h ago

Really, no matter how much you emphasize stop-loss, some people still don't listen, and only regret after a full liquidation of their positions. Living to exit and profit is always more than holding on and risking a complete wipeout of your funds, there's no doubt about that.

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