I came across a story about “forgetting one’s positions”: Someone sold 99% of their Maotai holdings 20 years ago, keeping 100 shares just as a keepsake. Later, due to bonus share issuances and dividends, those 100 shares grew to more than 500 shares. In the end, when they finally sold, the proceeds came to over a million.
The core of this story isn’t really about any single stock, but about a kind of power that transcends market cycles: when you “casually hold onto” quality assets, time itself becomes the biggest leverage. In the crypto market, the version of this story is: people who buy BTC at lower levels and then focus on life, often find they can hold through the entire cycle more completely than those who watch the charts every day.
But there’s one key difference between crypto and stocks: there are no dividends, volatility is higher, and the security of your assets depends entirely on you. What’s truly worth learning isn’t “buy and forget,” but:
1. Build your position when your thinking is clear;
2. Properly custody your assets using a cold wallet and backing up your recovery phrase;
3. Let market volatility do your job—while you focus on creating value.
The premise for long-term holding isn’t forgetting it, but being certain it’s worth remembering.
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