As a veteran player in the cryptocurrency space for over 6 years, witnessing the ruthless market brings forth my reflections.

"The K-line is a mirror that reflects the human heart—Bitcoin's ten years, an eternal cycle of humanity."

New entrants to the market often blindly trust terminology and indicators, mistakenly believing that complex strategies are the key to wealth. However, if we elevate our perspective and unfold the history of Bitcoin (BTC) over the past decade, we see a chilling truth: the decisive factor in the market is never technical analysis, but the extreme cultivation of one's character.

Looking back at the BTC timeline, it's not just price fluctuations, but an electrocardiogram of human nature.

In 2017, BTC broke through the $20,000 barrier, and the market was filled with the fervor of "this time is different." The crowd at that time was not blind to the bubble but feared being "left behind by the times." This anxiety about missing out led countless people to leap at the peak, only to be greeted by a long winter.

From 2018 to 2019, the market fell into silence. When the price of coins was halved to $3,000 to $4,000, public opinion mocked it as a Ponzi scheme, while the pendulum of rationality had already swung to its lowest risk point. However, the vast majority had their courage drained by the previous crash. They understood valuation but were afraid to feel pain again.

History always rhymes. From 2020 to 2021, the frenzy returned, with digits of $60,000 and $70,000 igniting the fuse of FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) once more. Even seasoned players who experienced the previous cycle found it hard to escape their inner demons, only realizing they were merely repeating the same script at a different time point when the market turned.

From the crash in 2022 to the warming in 2024, the market has never really been fresh. The only fresh element is the group of newcomers who share the same emotions and step into the same river.

The history of BTC is an expensive psychology experiment. Chasing highs is greed, selling low is fear, holding onto positions is unwillingness, and taking profits is arrogance. The market is a giant magnifying glass that ruthlessly exposes the weaknesses in your character. Whether you can maintain discipline in a bull market and keep your heart in a bear market is determined not by your predictive ability, but by your self-control.

Ultimately, those who survive in this battlefield are never the smartest, but the long-termists with the most stable psychology. #加密市场观察