Ten years ago, with fifty thousand yuan in my pocket, I stepped into this market called a "casino" by outsiders. At that time, Bitcoin was still a secret weapon for geeks, and no one could imagine it would change anything.

By 2025, my assets had surpassed eight figures for the first time. But this was not some get-rich-quick myth; it was a long and lonely journey of self-awareness.

The first three years were almost a nightmare replay. Holding long-term was mentally torturous, being cut frequently in short-term trades, and at one point, my futures account was liquidated to the point of questioning life. The real turning point came in the fifth year—reviewing K-line charts for over eight hours daily became routine, spending more than two hundred days a year talking to charts, accumulating ten thousand hours to finally grasp the market’s threshold.

After two complete bull and bear cycles, I finally understood this market’s temper.

**Those Lessons Learned**

Eight years is indeed a hurdle. I’ve seen too many people turn their fortunes overnight in the 2021 bull market with hundredfold leverage contracts. I suppressed the urge to chase the rise and didn’t follow the trend. When the bear market arrived, those people disappeared from the crypto world. No one knows what happened to them afterward.

This taught me my first iron rule: before experiencing two full market cycles, never invest more than you can afford to lose. The market’s true test isn’t technical analysis but human greed and fear—those primal instincts.

**What Survivors Have Learned**

After ten years, I’ve summarized a survival rule of "Three Lettings Go":

Let go of luck-based thinking. The market is like a precise harvesting machine; every gambler will eventually be punished.

Let go of the fantasy of getting rich overnight. That’s poison. Patience is true speed; the power of compound interest never deceives you.

Let go of trading beyond your understanding. Opportunities you don’t understand mean they’re not for you. Forcing participation only pays tuition.

Before pressing the trade button, I ask myself four questions: Is the logic clear enough? Is the strategy complete? Are risk controls in place? Can I afford this loss?

Financial markets only look at the results. No ifs, no regrets, only raw profit and loss figures. Those who consistently profit must have done something right in certain aspects.

**About Failure**

Losing money itself isn’t scary; what’s frightening is falling into chaos, not knowing why your account is shrinking. Adult choices are commitments and consequences. Don’t pretend to yourself—results are always more honest than excuses.

There’s no quick path on this road. If I could start over, maybe I’d take steadier steps, but I wouldn’t turn back—those late-night review sessions, the restraint to hold back from chasing the rise, the process of climbing out of the bottom again and again—these have ultimately shaped who I am today.

The crypto world is not a casino; it’s a place for cultivating the mind. You can’t control market fluctuations, but you can fully control your rhythm. This is the greatest insight I’ve gained from ten years of blood, sweat, and tears.

In the past, I blindly stumbled in the dark. Now, the light is in my own hands.