Bitcoin believer since 2016 | Asset allocation is an art | Finding balance between the coast and the market | Smiling through the ups and downs | #BTC#BNB#SOL
14 years. Multiple 80%+ drawdowns. Never sold a single coin.
This is what real conviction looks like. Most people would have taken profits at 100x or 1000x, but this person just… held.
Bitcoin doesn’t just reward the smartest it rewards the most patient. Stories like this are why the long-term thesis is so powerful.
Imagine buying 10,000 Bitcoin in 2011 for just $7,805 when $BTC was trading at $0.78.
He survived multiple brutal crashes (2011, 2014, 2018, 2022), never touched a single coin for nearly 14 years, and just held.
Then in 2025, he finally sold for over $1 Billion, a staggering 128,205x return.
This is the power of conviction and time in Bitcoin.
My deepest impressions are of the gaps between classes: the half-hour between classes, standing by the pool in the sports field watching the sunlight fall on the water like scattered gold; the evening after running, sweat sliding down my spine, gazing at the Johor Strait as the sea changes from clear light blue to dark black; the moment in the shared tea room waiting for the microwave to ding, exchanging smiles with unfamiliar classmates, no one speaking. Studying for a master's degree at Nanyang University felt like a high speed train, but my memories are fond of these still, fine grains of sand stuck between the gears.
I felt a wave of sadness this afternoon and didn’t try to push it away. Letting myself feel it fully made it pass a little easier. Emotions are allowed.
I'm so lucky to have met such a wonderful instructor, Xiaoyu! She's gentle and patient, and I'm also incredibly lucky to have met a bunch of like-minded, amazing friends to dive with!