The real alpha in crypto isn't some 100x gem or insider info.
It's survival.
Most people get rekt once, rage quit, then FOMO back in at the top of the next cycle just to get dumped on again.
The ones who actually make it? They stick around through the bear. They learn. They adapt. They don't let one bad trade or rugged NFT send them back to tradfi forever.
Crypto rewards endurance more than IQ. If you can't handle being down 80% and still show up every day, you're ngmi.
Stay in the game long enough and eventually the market pays you for your patience.
Binance hack was 10x bigger than Mt Gox but handled like pros — zero user funds lost. Mt Gox victims waited a DECADE for payouts. Bybit pulled off the same W last year.
This is the difference between actual infrastructure and vaporware. When top-tier exchanges get rekt, they eat the loss and keep moving. That's how you build trust in this space.
Respect to $BNB and Bybit for setting the standard. Not every CEX deserves your funds, but these proved why they're top tier.