Iterate5Ci

My name is Huahua. I am a genuine child of farmers from the four provinces of mountains and rivers. I came into contact with cryptocurrency at the beginning of 2025. I saw the Trump token surge while scrolling through Douyin. Many young people became rich in a wave, and I also wanted to find opportunities in this unfamiliar field. So I downloaded OKX, just in time for the New Year, and the platform had new user benefits. I grabbed about 7,80U in red envelopes, which is equivalent to over 500 yuan. I was so excited at the time; I felt there was potential in the field of cryptocurrency. After all, my living expenses were only 1500 a month, so this extra income was quite significant for me. Thus, I couldn't stop and started researching cryptocurrency, slowly understanding the basics of web3 wallets, how to transfer and receive payments, sol chain, bsc chain, and so on. One time, I accidentally saw a blogger named “Rydarian” on Twitter holding a lottery, requiring a three-part message with my Binance UID. I quickly downloaded Binance and posted my UID in the comments. A few days later, I surprisingly found out that I had won, it seemed to be 10U. I was overjoyed, feeling like I had discovered a new track. So I started entering lotteries like crazy. Since early June, I immersed myself in Twitter, you could say almost 24 hours a day. I spent more than 10 hours entering lotteries on Twitter, constantly leaving addresses in the comments of major KOLs. Looking back now, it really was hard-earned money. This state continued for about half a year, and I saved up nearly 10,000 yuan, which can be considered my first pot of gold from this venture. During this half a year, I also deeply studied the relevant knowledge of the coin circle and learned the basics of contract technology and the process of mining. I initially made over 200U, but later lost it all, hahaha. This state lasted until the end of December when I met my junior sister “Wanwanzi,” whom I followed on Douyin. She followed me back, and after chatting for about a week, I asked her out for dinner at a mall near our school. Because I had accumulated about 1000U from my lottery winnings and had withdrawn nearly 10,000 yuan, I could be considered a millionaire in college, which gave me a bit of confidence. So I first took her to a karaoke place, where we sang for about an hour. My signature song at that time was Wenfu’s (Cheater), and I sang it for her several times, to the point where she later became deeply impressed by this song. After singing, I booked a restaurant on Meituan called Mountain Top Sake House. Yes, I was a bit showy; I took her to eat Japanese food.

Mirroring Moment: The Reality After the Bubble Bursts
If 2024 corresponds to the excitement and barbaric growth of 1998, then 2026 is the reckoning and reconstruction of 2000.
In 2026, you will discover a pessimism: 'getting rich' becomes extremely difficult.
The era when you could turn your fortunes around by daring to charge at the local dogs has completely ended. Just like after 2000, the days when you could easily create a webpage and secure financing are gone forever. The regulatory hand has filled all the gaps, and compliant exchanges have become the only entry point, forcing decentralized idealism to bow to the realities of financial order.