The Shitcoin Legend
Chen was an ordinary office worker, doing quality control at an electronics factory in Shenzhen for a monthly salary of 8,000 yuan. He’d been trading crypto for three years, losing more than he made. He had just 2,000 USDT left in his account and was about to withdraw it and call it quits.
That night, he was scrolling through Binance Square when he saw a token called BARD being mentioned all over the discussion boards. It was priced at just a few cents, with a pitifully small market cap, but the comments were full of phrases like “100x coin” and “early-stage project.” Chen knew most of it was probably hype, but his hand still clicked Buy before he could stop himself.
He bought 200 USDT worth of BARD at around $0.08 per token. Then he went to bed, thinking that it was only 200 bucks—he wouldn’t lose any sleep over it if it all went to zero.
At seven the next morning, his phone was buzzing nonstop. Still half asleep, Chen opened Binance and nearly fell out of bed. BARD had jumped from $0.08 to $0.13, a gain of almost 60 percent. The 200 bucks in his account had turned into 320.
He quickly took a screenshot and posted it to his social media with the caption “Value investing.” Someone in the group asked how he’d found the coin. “Intuition,” he said. In truth, there was no intuition involved. He’d just gotten lucky.
By noon, BARD had surged to $0.15. Chen stared at the candlestick chart, his palms slick with sweat. He hadn’t dared to buy at $0.08; now that it was at $0.15, he was even more afraid to sell. The indecision was eating him up: when it went up, he feared it would drop back down; if he sold, he feared it would keep rising.
At three that afternoon, BARD began to slide. It fell from $0.15 to $0.12, and Chen finally couldn’t take it anymore. He sold everything. In the end, he’d made 160 yuan—just over 140 after fees.
He withdrew the money to his bank card and went downstairs to celebrate with a bowl of Longjiang pork trotter rice. The owner asked why he was so happy today. “I made money trading crypto,” he said. She smiled but didn’t reply.
That evening, Chen reviewed the day and realized he’d spent all that time fussing over 200 bucks for an 80 percent return, yet he hadn’t even made enough to pay for two decent meals. Meanwhile, the people who’d gone all in at $0.08 had made enough in a single day to match his monthly salary.
He opened BARD’s candlestick chart. The price was back at $0.13. He knew the story wasn’t over yet, but he was no longer on board.
That’s just how things go in crypto. Some people make a year’s salary in a day; others lose a lifetime of savings in a year. Chen was in the former group, but he knew that luck always runs out eventually.
He turned off his phone and decided he’d withdraw the rest of his USDT tomorrow. But his hand was still hesitating.
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 carries enormous risks; invest with caution. Stay away from leveraged contracts.
#BARD #加密货币 #GetRichQuick
Chen was an ordinary office worker, doing quality control at an electronics factory in Shenzhen for a monthly salary of 8,000 yuan. He’d been trading crypto for three years, losing more than he made. He had just 2,000 USDT left in his account and was about to withdraw it and call it quits.
That night, he was scrolling through Binance Square when he saw a token called BARD being mentioned all over the discussion boards. It was priced at just a few cents, with a pitifully small market cap, but the comments were full of phrases like “100x coin” and “early-stage project.” Chen knew most of it was probably hype, but his hand still clicked Buy before he could stop himself.
He bought 200 USDT worth of BARD at around $0.08 per token. Then he went to bed, thinking that it was only 200 bucks—he wouldn’t lose any sleep over it if it all went to zero.
At seven the next morning, his phone was buzzing nonstop. Still half asleep, Chen opened Binance and nearly fell out of bed. BARD had jumped from $0.08 to $0.13, a gain of almost 60 percent. The 200 bucks in his account had turned into 320.
He quickly took a screenshot and posted it to his social media with the caption “Value investing.” Someone in the group asked how he’d found the coin. “Intuition,” he said. In truth, there was no intuition involved. He’d just gotten lucky.
By noon, BARD had surged to $0.15. Chen stared at the candlestick chart, his palms slick with sweat. He hadn’t dared to buy at $0.08; now that it was at $0.15, he was even more afraid to sell. The indecision was eating him up: when it went up, he feared it would drop back down; if he sold, he feared it would keep rising.
At three that afternoon, BARD began to slide. It fell from $0.15 to $0.12, and Chen finally couldn’t take it anymore. He sold everything. In the end, he’d made 160 yuan—just over 140 after fees.
He withdrew the money to his bank card and went downstairs to celebrate with a bowl of Longjiang pork trotter rice. The owner asked why he was so happy today. “I made money trading crypto,” he said. She smiled but didn’t reply.
That evening, Chen reviewed the day and realized he’d spent all that time fussing over 200 bucks for an 80 percent return, yet he hadn’t even made enough to pay for two decent meals. Meanwhile, the people who’d gone all in at $0.08 had made enough in a single day to match his monthly salary.
He opened BARD’s candlestick chart. The price was back at $0.13. He knew the story wasn’t over yet, but he was no longer on board.
That’s just how things go in crypto. Some people make a year’s salary in a day; others lose a lifetime of savings in a year. Chen was in the former group, but he knew that luck always runs out eventually.
He turned off his phone and decided he’d withdraw the rest of his USDT tomorrow. But his hand was still hesitating.
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 carries enormous risks; invest with caution. Stay away from leveraged contracts.
#BARD #加密货币 #GetRichQuick