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The masters do not silence one for the other, but learn the sacred balance between them.
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Wanted to drop some random thoughts I've built up over the last few years. I've had a pretty crazy journey in crypto, and it's been the most fruitful time of my life. That being said, I've first hand witnessed the good and the bad.
There's some important lessons here that I think many people could use๐
1) You only need a few high-conviction plays to make it big - these opportunities come every few months if you're watching and focused.
2) 99% of active traders lose money consistently, but the 1% who win are so good you must study their every move
3) Leverage is not your friend, and the longer you are in a perps trade, the higher the chance of liquidation or stops being hit.
4) NFT season peaked when it was still manual and chaotic - automation killed the magic, and what was "rugging" during NFTs, became the norm for memecoins.
5) No industry beats crypto, but mainstream adoption means diminishing returns. That being said it will still produce extreme runners, you just need to be laser focused. The game is getting harder.
6) Solana's culture is unmatched - no other chain has a presence IRL like Solana does.
7) Projects succeed on narrative and price action, not utility or fundamentals.
8) Pumpfun didn't ruin anything - they built exactly what the market wanted and achieved perfect product-market fit.
9) There is a difference between trading and gambling. A lot of people fail to realize when they shift into the gambling zone.
10) A tight-knit and locked in crypto group has exponential value. Issue is most end up a place for exit liquidity if ethics/morals/values aren't aligned.
11) Money reveals character, and too many let greed turn them into addicts who compromise their values.
11) The best opportunities come when everyone else is scared and liquidity is dried up. BUY when it's all over, and SELL when the PnLs come out.
12) Your network determines your net worth - the right groups and circles are worth millions.
13) Fundamentals matter until they don't, then they matter again - timing the shift is everything.
14) Most "builders" are just extractors with better marketing.
15) The meta changes faster than ever - what worked 6 months ago is dead money today, being tied to a bag can result in you underperforming the entire cycle.
16) Diamond hands is a meme, whale chats cancer.
17) The simpler the narrative, the harder it pumps(best perps dex, the presidents coin, cz scam coin).
18) Complexity is where good ideas go to die in crypto.
19) This cycle, crypto basically delivered on almost every promise it made.
And maybe the most important
20) Bear markets make you rich, bull markets make you realize it. It is counter intuitive because this place will get super toxic(already has) and people will start logging off, but the bear market is when you lock in. The best risk/return opportunities present themselves during that times that sentiment is the worst.