Real talk.
I know this market is super hard for a lot of you.
It's brutal and has been extremely hard to navigate, even for the most seasoned traders/investors.
I've personally taken a decent hit since portfolio highs and underperformed the benchmark overall, despite having some wins in 2025.
My best advice now, based on 7 years in this market (and almost completely wiping myself out twice), is:
1. Prioritise survival over all else - even if it means making less money short-term, you'll stay in the game for longer, which is a stronger predictor of long-term success.
2. Forget your portfolio's all-time high number. This is easier said than done, as even I wrestle with the comparison regularly. But it does no good. All you can do is your absolute best to allocate your current funds/income. This means making objective decisions based on what you think will happen from NOW, not on past performance (sunk costs). If this means you need to cut some bad positions at a loss, do it. The market doesn't care about your past bias. More broadly, this also includes assessing your ideal % allocation to the crypto space overall. Define your number (if you're more risk-off, it could be 5-10% - if you're more risk-on, 25%, and if you're 50%+, make sure you have a good reason). There's no right or wrong, I just think it's important to make sure your actual positioning aligns with your real goals. Good rule of thumb: if you're panicking during this dip, you're probably overexposed.
3. Consolidate into quality assets only. This isn't the time to hold sub-par assets. Quality (in my mind) = revenue-generating assets, with strong PMF and survivability (due to business model/mindshare) during bad periods. These are the tokens that will bounce back the strongest (these are also represent the best R/R for fresh buys).
Remember, we've been here before. I became a millionaire in 2021 and roundtripped 80% of my gains in 2022. I saw half my portfolio get wiped in a day in 2020. I had millions in paper profits wiped towards the end of 2024. Markets are brutal. But that's where you get your edge. If you're able to be a true survivor, stay engaged when others simply aren't willing to, you'll have a huge advantage. Use these periods to learn, reflect, and level up. Investing/trading is an identity. You need to own it and not let price dictate your motivation. Does a pro athlete let a loss dictate their willingness to get better? No, they get up, dust themselves off, learn, and go again.
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Yes, a rewards program is on the way. ๐
Any of the details you've previously seen/heard are not indicative of what is to actually launch. Let's talk a little bit about what the actual MetaMask Rewards program WILL be.
This program will yield referral rewards, mUSD incentives, exclusive partner rewards, access to tokens, and more.
However, it is not a farming play. It is shaping up to be one of the largest onchain rewards programs ever built - in MetaMask Rewards Season 1 alone, we'll be distributing over $30M in LINEA token rewards.
We're intending for this to be a genuine method of regularly giving back to our community.
And to the OGs... we see you.
Long-time MetaMask users will not be ignored - they'll be given special benefits, and MetaMask Rewards will have meaningful connections with the future MetaMask token.
Weโll have more details to share and will be rolling out the full program in the next couple of weeks.
Stay tuned. ๐ฆ๐งก
Just claimed @LABtrade_ Lootboxes for my past Solana trades ๐
Check your SOL trading wallet - everyone may be eligible for the LAB Loyalty Airdrop โ https://t.co/qW5q2c2klX