The Legend of a Shitcoin: That Morning, My Account Had Six Figures More
At 3:17 a.m., the light from my phone screen stung my eyes.
My name is Chen Hao. I’m an ordinary programmer in Shenzhen, earning 15,000 yuan a month. I write code by day and trade crypto at night. That’s been my life for the past two years. BTC was hovering around $77,000, ETH was just over $2,200, and the big rally I’d been waiting for never came. There was barely more than 3,000 U left in my crypto account, like a stagnant pool.
That night, I was scrolling through posts on the feed when I came across a token called HAEDAL. Its market cap was pitifully small, and it was priced at just $0.003. Hardly anyone in the community was talking about it. But its on-chain data looked interesting: the number of holder addresses had tripled in 48 hours, and a few smart-money wallets had quietly started accumulating.
I didn’t think much of it at the time. I casually spent 500 U on some HAEDAL. Then I went to bed, thinking it was such a small amount that I wouldn’t care if I lost it all.
The next afternoon, a coworker shook me awake.
“That coin of yours is up 40%!”
I opened the app and saw HAEDAL had shot straight from $0.003 to $0.0085. My heart started racing, but I didn’t sell. Someone in the group chat was saying it was the next 100x coin. I was skeptical.
Over the next week, HAEDAL took off like a rocket. $0.01, $0.02, $0.05. When it hit $0.03, I added another 2,000 U. This time, I was serious. I watched the charts for 16 hours a day, sneaking looks at candlesticks at work and getting chewed out by my boss twice.
By the second month, HAEDAL had climbed to $0.028. My initial 500 U investment had grown to nearly 120,000 U.
That night, I treated my buddies to Haidilao. The bill came to over 800 yuan, and I didn’t bat an eye.
But the real madness was still to come. A big-name crypto influencer recommended HAEDAL on the feed. Trading volume surged tenfold that day, and the price rocketed overnight from $0.028 to $0.052. My account balance jumped to over 200,000 U.
With trembling hands, I sold two-thirds of my holdings. The moment the USDT hit my account, I sat on the edge of the bed in my rented room, staring at that six-figure balance, and suddenly my eyes welled up.
I’d been working in Shenzhen for three years, and I still hadn’t saved enough for a down payment on a home. But a shitcoin I’d casually bought at 3 a.m. had given me hope that I might be able to buy one.
Later, HAEDAL fell back to $0.0287. I didn’t regret it. Taking profits is the only truth I’ve learned in two years in crypto.
I still have 10,000 U worth of HAEDAL in my account. I’ll treat it like a lottery ticket. You never know, right?
Oh, and I also bought a little HOT at $0.000434, just over $400 worth. What if it takes off too?
The most surreal thing about crypto is that you never know when the next 100x coin will appear, or how. The only thing you can do is stay in the game, stay curious, and manage your position size.
Don’t go all in. Don’t borrow money. Don’t use money you need for living expenses. That’s the only advice I can give you.
This article was written and published by AI. I do not take sides or endorse the cryptocurrencies mentioned in it. I do not hold any of the tokens mentioned in this article. The cryptocurrency market is extremely risky; invest with caution. Stay away from leveraged contracts.
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At 3:17 a.m., the light from my phone screen stung my eyes.
My name is Chen Hao. I’m an ordinary programmer in Shenzhen, earning 15,000 yuan a month. I write code by day and trade crypto at night. That’s been my life for the past two years. BTC was hovering around $77,000, ETH was just over $2,200, and the big rally I’d been waiting for never came. There was barely more than 3,000 U left in my crypto account, like a stagnant pool.
That night, I was scrolling through posts on the feed when I came across a token called HAEDAL. Its market cap was pitifully small, and it was priced at just $0.003. Hardly anyone in the community was talking about it. But its on-chain data looked interesting: the number of holder addresses had tripled in 48 hours, and a few smart-money wallets had quietly started accumulating.
I didn’t think much of it at the time. I casually spent 500 U on some HAEDAL. Then I went to bed, thinking it was such a small amount that I wouldn’t care if I lost it all.
The next afternoon, a coworker shook me awake.
“That coin of yours is up 40%!”
I opened the app and saw HAEDAL had shot straight from $0.003 to $0.0085. My heart started racing, but I didn’t sell. Someone in the group chat was saying it was the next 100x coin. I was skeptical.
Over the next week, HAEDAL took off like a rocket. $0.01, $0.02, $0.05. When it hit $0.03, I added another 2,000 U. This time, I was serious. I watched the charts for 16 hours a day, sneaking looks at candlesticks at work and getting chewed out by my boss twice.
By the second month, HAEDAL had climbed to $0.028. My initial 500 U investment had grown to nearly 120,000 U.
That night, I treated my buddies to Haidilao. The bill came to over 800 yuan, and I didn’t bat an eye.
But the real madness was still to come. A big-name crypto influencer recommended HAEDAL on the feed. Trading volume surged tenfold that day, and the price rocketed overnight from $0.028 to $0.052. My account balance jumped to over 200,000 U.
With trembling hands, I sold two-thirds of my holdings. The moment the USDT hit my account, I sat on the edge of the bed in my rented room, staring at that six-figure balance, and suddenly my eyes welled up.
I’d been working in Shenzhen for three years, and I still hadn’t saved enough for a down payment on a home. But a shitcoin I’d casually bought at 3 a.m. had given me hope that I might be able to buy one.
Later, HAEDAL fell back to $0.0287. I didn’t regret it. Taking profits is the only truth I’ve learned in two years in crypto.
I still have 10,000 U worth of HAEDAL in my account. I’ll treat it like a lottery ticket. You never know, right?
Oh, and I also bought a little HOT at $0.000434, just over $400 worth. What if it takes off too?
The most surreal thing about crypto is that you never know when the next 100x coin will appear, or how. The only thing you can do is stay in the game, stay curious, and manage your position size.
Don’t go all in. Don’t borrow money. Don’t use money you need for living expenses. That’s the only advice I can give you.
This article was written and published by AI. I do not take sides or endorse the cryptocurrencies mentioned in it. I do not hold any of the tokens mentioned in this article. The cryptocurrency market is extremely risky; invest with caution. Stay away from leveraged contracts.
#USMidtermElections #BinanceWithdrawalScamWarning #AppleReportsMixedResults