i rode $BONK from $20m to $4 billion
i rode $FLOKI from sub-$20m to $3.5 billion
i rode $WIF from $200m to $5 billion
and every single time, people doubted me and called me retarded for ever believing they had potential
i donโt think any other account has consistently called (and publicly traded) as many multi-billion-dollar memecoins from the lows as i have
iโm once again going on record to say that $USELESS is the next multi-billion-dollar memecoin to watch
and iโm calling it here at its bear market lows
thereโs no other memecoin i have as much conviction in right now
when this finally plays out, many will come out and say i simply got lucky or that there is some cabal at work
but i want you all to be my witnesses at this point in time
even better, you can be a part of history
A Post-Crash Pilot Debrief from The White Whale
$62M - gone in a flash. But as was repeatedly pounded into my head in pilot training: any landing you can walk away from is a good landing.
As Iโve been processing yesterdayโs events, I want to share a few thoughts from a place of honesty, vulnerability, and accountability - as I always have.
Letโs start with why I faced such a large liquidation, and then Iโll share some observations from the last 18 hours.
First and foremost: I got too fixated on the goal.
At one point this year, my unrealized PnL sat at 98 out of 100 million. Counting profits from other platforms, I had actually surpassed that goal - but because some of those platforms lacked HyperLiquidโs transparency, it became a mental game of โproof, or it didnโt happen.โ
Heading into late September, my thesis was that because everyone expected a dip, it wouldnโt happen - and I wanted to be positioned in case I was right. I wasnโt. But I remained calm; Iโve survived every โblack swanโ this year and turned each into profit before.
That 100M milestone meant more than numbers to me. Years ago, I built a real-world company with that same amount as my exit target goal. But I walked away - choosing peace over profit. Running it had made me miserable; I was a prisoner to my own creation. So being able to finish that prior goal, this time on my own terms, became a form of redemption. A personal validation that Iโd found a better way.
Iโve always been stubbornly resilient. Knocked down, yes - but never out.
That same determination that helped me survive lifeโs earlier chapters also made me impatient to start the next one. I wanted to move beyond daily trading and begin shaping the future of this space - helping build what comes next, not just benefiting from it.
Crypto is wild, beautiful, and broken in equal measure. My background has always been consumer-first: if you do right by people, your reward eventually comes. That principle belongs here, too - and I intend to bring it here.
But I rushed. I let excitement override discipline. And thatโs on me.
While the timeline was full of โcrime seasonโ posts (ironically including my own), Iโve always believed this: you canโt claim the victories if you wonโt own the failures.
Yesterday, when someone asked how I was handling it, I admitted I cried in my wifeโs arms. Some mocked it with โno crying in the casino.โ But I shared that moment intentionally - because sometimes, itโs okay to not be okay.
Vulnerability, especially among men, needs more voices.
And for the record - Iโm still up for the year. Iโll recover, rebuild, and rise again.
A few quick observations from the wreckage:
L2 failures, once again.
During peak activity, Arbitrum and Base failed me - transactions hung while I tried to move stables. Solana, meanwhile, stayed rock solid. It wouldnโt have saved the position (nothing could outrun that $3200 ETH / $138 SOL wick), but once again Solana proved it performs when it matters most and earns more of my loyalty by the day.
Leverage isnโt the villain.
Some rushed to say, โSee, thatโs why leverage kills you.โ I reject that. Leverage is just a tool - like a knife, a car, or money itself. Tools arenโt evil. The hand that wields them determines the outcome.
The humanity in the aftermath.
Amid the trolls celebrating othersโ losses - a dark side of this space Iโll never understand - I also witnessed incredible compassion. People offering comfort, solidarityโฆeven five individuals offering to send me money to help rebuild. I refused, of course - but the gesture hit me hard. It reminded me that for all the toxicity, thereโs still goodness here.
Most days Iโm the one offering support, not receiving it. Yesterday reversed that dynamic - and it meant more than I can express.
This wasnโt my proudest moment. But every chapter - even the painful ones - has purpose. If this experience reminds even one person to stay humble, to manage risk, to remain human through the chaos, then it wasnโt wasted.
Losses teach what profits never can: where strength truly lives. And mine was never in the number - itโs in the will to rebuild.
๐ซก From the depths โ
The White Whale ๐
Mars isnโt just a destinationโitโs the launchpad for humanityโs next phase.
Becoming a multiplanetary civilization helps secure our future, drives innovation, and accelerates us up the Kardashev ladder.
Accelerate.
HAPPY 15TH ANNIVERSARY TO MY DEBUT ALBUM
MAN ON THE MOON: THE END OF DAY
4 X PLATINUM, 2 DIAMOND SINGLES (first 2000s album to do so), AND MILLIONS UPON MILLIONS OF FANS WORLDWIDE THAT CONNECTED WITH A YOUNG KID FROM CLEVELAND OHIO.
I feel so validated everytime someone says they felt this album. I didnt know if Id even be able to do another one. I didn't know where my career was headed. And you all embraced me and took me to the galaxy. I was nervous before the album dropped, I couldnt sleep a few nights before it came out, and I was worried it might've been too out there. But once it dropped, the overwhelming postive responses let me know that following my heart and instincts was the right path, and every album since I haven't felt that nervousness. Because of yall. Because of your unwavering love and support. Dream big, and chase them. You never know where the path to achieving great things can take you.
To my whole team that brought this bad boy together, Dot, Pat, Emile, Kilhoffer, all my features, Chip, MGMT, RATATAT, Ye, Common (thank you so much for narrating the story brother u made it complete!!) and Jeff Bhasker aka Billy Kraven, I LOVE YOU GUYS AND COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITH OUT YOU, and everyone at Motown that rode for me and believed, ESPECIALLY SYLVIA RHONE, you changed my life forever and Ill never forget it or even be able to repay you. Love you Sylvia ๐ฅน๐๐พ
TO ALL MY FANS, WE'VE COME A LONG WAY, AND THERE'S STILL SO MUCH TO SEE AND DO. I'LL NEVER LET YOU DOWN, AND KNOW THAT I WILL ALWAYS KEEP PUSHING US FORWARD, TO THE FUTURE, AS MY MISSION HAS ALWAYS BEEN.
I LOVE YOU SO MUCH ๐ฅนโค๏ธโ๐ฅ๐ฅฐ DONT EVER DOUBT THAT!!!
YOUR BIG BRO, SCOTT โ๐พ
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