Spending too much time in crypto can make it easy to lose touch with the pace of everyday life outside it. People around me are busy going to work and running businesses, while my life revolves almost entirely around the market.
I jumped into crypto at 20, and this year marks exactly ten years. 2024 to 2025 was the real turning point for me: for the first time, my account steadily reached eight figures.
In the early years, whenever I went away and stayed in a hotel, I’d spend ages comparing prices just to save a few dozen yuan. Now I’ll casually book a room that costs 2,000 a night without a second thought. The hats I carry around
and my suitcase often have little crypto-themed details. Sometimes I even hope to run into fellow crypto enthusiasts on the road, so they’ll recognize at a glance that I’m into crypto.
My older relatives, who run factories and e-commerce businesses, always ask me: “What are you so busy doing, staring at a computer screen all day?”
Trading crypto doesn’t mean dealing with supply chains or chasing clients for overdue payments. But the pressure of enduring market swings is something you simply can’t understand unless you’ve been through it yourself.
A lot of people ask what helped me get results over these ten years. After thinking it over, I still come back to the same thing: mindset always comes first; technical skills come second. Over the years, I’ve stuck to four ironclad rules and never broken them:
First, always use BTC’s price action as your main market indicator. When BTC is strong, altcoins have room to perform; when BTC weakens, most small-cap coins can’t withstand the selling pressure. Don’t rush in just because you see a sudden spike—check the broader market first.
Second, keeping some USDT on hand is a position in itself. I used to panic about missing out whenever the market rallied. Now, the crazier the market gets, the more inclined I am to keep extra cash on hand. There are opportunities every day; there’s no need to go all in every time.
Third, set your own rhythm for watching the market. I take a quick look at short-term moves between midnight and 1 a.m., review the overnight action between 6 and 8 in the morning, and wait for the European and U.S. sessions to pick up before judging whether new opportunities are emerging. When it’s time to rest, I rest properly—I never stay up all night glued to the charts.
Fourth, don’t get emotionally attached to losing positions. Some coins can recover after a drop, but many never bounce back. This is especially true of small coins with little trading volume and no sound underlying rationale—the more you average down, the deeper you get trapped.
The biggest change after ten years of trading crypto is that I no longer insist on catching every market move. I used to think that missing out on a profit was the same as losing money. Now I understand that there will always be more money to make in the market.
But your health and quality of life can’t withstand endless strain. Being able to grow your account while still living a relaxed, balanced life—that’s what it really means to make it through the rough waters of crypto.
I jumped into crypto at 20, and this year marks exactly ten years. 2024 to 2025 was the real turning point for me: for the first time, my account steadily reached eight figures.
In the early years, whenever I went away and stayed in a hotel, I’d spend ages comparing prices just to save a few dozen yuan. Now I’ll casually book a room that costs 2,000 a night without a second thought. The hats I carry around
and my suitcase often have little crypto-themed details. Sometimes I even hope to run into fellow crypto enthusiasts on the road, so they’ll recognize at a glance that I’m into crypto.
My older relatives, who run factories and e-commerce businesses, always ask me: “What are you so busy doing, staring at a computer screen all day?”
Trading crypto doesn’t mean dealing with supply chains or chasing clients for overdue payments. But the pressure of enduring market swings is something you simply can’t understand unless you’ve been through it yourself.
A lot of people ask what helped me get results over these ten years. After thinking it over, I still come back to the same thing: mindset always comes first; technical skills come second. Over the years, I’ve stuck to four ironclad rules and never broken them:
First, always use BTC’s price action as your main market indicator. When BTC is strong, altcoins have room to perform; when BTC weakens, most small-cap coins can’t withstand the selling pressure. Don’t rush in just because you see a sudden spike—check the broader market first.
Second, keeping some USDT on hand is a position in itself. I used to panic about missing out whenever the market rallied. Now, the crazier the market gets, the more inclined I am to keep extra cash on hand. There are opportunities every day; there’s no need to go all in every time.
Third, set your own rhythm for watching the market. I take a quick look at short-term moves between midnight and 1 a.m., review the overnight action between 6 and 8 in the morning, and wait for the European and U.S. sessions to pick up before judging whether new opportunities are emerging. When it’s time to rest, I rest properly—I never stay up all night glued to the charts.
Fourth, don’t get emotionally attached to losing positions. Some coins can recover after a drop, but many never bounce back. This is especially true of small coins with little trading volume and no sound underlying rationale—the more you average down, the deeper you get trapped.
The biggest change after ten years of trading crypto is that I no longer insist on catching every market move. I used to think that missing out on a profit was the same as losing money. Now I understand that there will always be more money to make in the market.
But your health and quality of life can’t withstand endless strain. Being able to grow your account while still living a relaxed, balanced life—that’s what it really means to make it through the rough waters of crypto.
