From Amazon Cross-Border Veteran to Crypto+AI Pursuer of Light, 6 Years of Ups and Downs and the Rush Towards the Next Wave
Six years ago, I plunged into the blue ocean of Amazon cross-border e-commerce with a heart full of courage. At that time, the cross-border track seemed to be paved with gold, with the scent of opportunities floating in the air. No one knew that from a rookie who had to follow tutorials word by word to optimize listings, I transformed into a professional manager capable of independently handling projects worth millions. The ups and downs over these six years are etched in my bones, becoming my most precious yet heaviest medal. Sweet, it is the kind of joy that comes from overcoming desperate situations and returning with full hands. I still remember when I first started, I was with a small team of three, squeezed into an office of less than twenty square meters, coordinating with factories, selecting products, and taking photos during the day, while staying up late to optimize listings, monitor ads, and reply to overseas buyers' emails at night, even eating in front of the computer, afraid of missing an order. One time, we selected a niche home product that precisely captured a gap in the overseas market, and within three days of launching, it sold out, the warehouse stock was in emergency, and we worked overnight to pack and label, so exhausted that we could fall asleep on the ground, but when we saw the order volume refreshing in the background and realized we made a profit in the first month, that joy that surged from the bottom of my heart was enough to offset all the fatigue. Later, as the team grew and the projects expanded, I was promoted from a frontline operator to a professional manager, holding the power to speak on the entire cross-border project, watching the system I built operate smoothly, and seeing the products sold to dozens of countries around the world, that sense of achievement is irreplaceable by anything else - that is the shining moment belonging to cross-border people, the sweetness watered by sweat, and the recognition earned through hard work.
Why does it feel like all your money is blown in by the wind? Just casually, you’re already down a little—100 WU Comparing people really makes you lose heart
In the past 24 hours, the cryptocurrency market saw 174,000 liquidations totaling $2.98 billion, making it the 8th largest liquidation event in history.
The U.S. Treasury expanded the size of its long-term Treasury repurchase program, driving a rapid surge in Bitcoin and triggering large-scale short squeezes, with short liquidations accounting for over 90%.
1)The US stock market is simmering a 10%-15% pullback, but it won’t crash; 2)BTC/gold will finish forming a bottom; 3)The 10-year yield will push toward 5% ; 4)Energy stocks will keep gaining momentum; 5)The US dollar will break out;
August 19 (yes, that’s the day of Qixi): the White House has a major event.
Trump personally convenes a closed-door meeting with the crypto industry.
The CEOs of Coinbase, Ripple, Gemini, Robinhood, Polymarket, and Kalshi are all on the invite list, and SEC Chair Atkins and CFTC Chair Selig are also in attendance.
The theme is “Crypto Regulation: Moving from Uncertainty to Clarity.”
In the same week, the Fed’s July minutes are also set to be released. That meeting comes out 9 to 3—three regional Fed presidents insist on raising rates by 25 basis points.
On one side, the president is calling for dinner; on the other, the central bank wants to tighten liquidity. This week, crypto might be squeezed from both directions.
Do you think this is good news actually landing, or good news already priced in?
In the past 24 hours, among the cryptocurrencies that got liquidated, Sandisk ranks second. The liquidation amount is even higher than Ethereum—second only to Bitcoin. Did you all go short it?
The scheduled investment ratio of $BTC has dropped The scheduled investment ratio of $QQQ has increased The bullets are running low too What should we do next?
If every coin had its own personality, today’s market is probably like this:
Big Boss is back, Second Brother is pretending to sleep, AI cools down, and MEMEs are itching to move
BTC: 64K—I hereby announce we’re back in business ETH: 1900—don’t rush, I’m still not fully awake SNDK: Yesterday “AI revolution!” Today “AI helps me stay calm” SKHY: Yesterday “chip king!” Today “chips make me rest” SOL: Next round of narrative… can it be my turn? MEME: You all handle the analysis—I’ll be the one to make you FOMO
Today, aside from BTC being open for business, everyone else is acting
The market is too boring, $BTC has been acting for a month; I'm fucking waiting all the time. I really understood what this saying means: you're trading not only the price, but also the time. But where is the time in this trade? It's clearly my life啊
BTC This rebound has a notable change worth paying attention to:
A few days ago, the price was still repeatedly hovering around $63,000, but today it has reclaimed $64,000. At the same time, after consecutive days of net outflows, the U.S. spot BTC ETF turned to net inflows on August 17, totaling approximately $137 million.
This suggests that short-term capital sentiment is recovering, but we still can’t simply equate breaking above $64,000 with truly holding it.
I’m paying more attention to the next few 4-hour cycles:
If a pullback toward $64,000 can be absorbed and the price doesn’t quickly drop back down, then this level could potentially shift from a resistance area to a support area. For the next upside target in the short term, I’m watching around $65,500—this is also the key level that the current rebound needs to genuinely break.
The main risk right now comes from the U.S. stock market. The QQQ is only about 2.3% away from the past one-year high, and risk assets overall are trading at elevated levels. If macro data or the Fed meeting minutes turn out to be more hawkish than the market expects—pushing up Treasury yields—both tech stocks and BTC could face pressure at the same time.
If it falls back below 63,500–64,000 and can’t be quickly reclaimed, we need to be careful about the price returning to 6.2w了 $BTC