The Adult World Rules of Crypto: 18 Counterintuitive Survival Insights
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The Adult World Rules of Crypto: 18 Counterintuitive Survival Insights
What you want is not retirement, but freedom.
Navigating Web3 tides with focused insightsAuthor: Route 2 FI
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How can individual investors avoid becoming "prey" in the volatile cryptocurrency market?
Crypto KOL Route 2 FI shares 18 hard-earned lessons from personal experience, revealing the brutal nature and survival logic of the crypto market.
1. Don't assume others have your best interests in mind
Even if you feel like part of a big community on crypto Twitter, you're fundamentally alone in this—this is a PvP game. In the market, everyone acts in their own self-interest.
2. Information asymmetry on Twitter is extremely high
Understanding where KOLs sit in the profit chain is key to making sound investment decisions. Following the right people can give you valuable insights (alpha); blindly following the wrong ones could cost you everything.
3. Trust yourself
When the market rises and you ask others what they’re buying, the answer is: “Idiot, don’t buy when the market’s going up.” When the market falls and you ask the same question, the answer becomes: “It’s all over—anyone buying now is a fool.”
4. Avoid echo chambers
Use Twitter to test your views against opposing perspectives, not to seek validation. For example, if you’re considering buying HYPE, also listen to those who advise against it. Maybe you’ve overlooked something.
5. Less arguing, more research
Spend less time arguing online with anonymous users. Instead, read whitepapers, use dApps, ask questions in Telegram/Discord, or journal your thoughts. Thinking on paper works best—write down your investment thesis before buying.
6. Don’t let others’ faster profits shake your conviction
Your long-term holds should be measured in years, not weeks or days. But if your investment rationale changes, be ready to sell. Never get emotionally attached to a position.
7. On trading
If you feel overly excited about a position, sell. If the price is rising parabolically, sell. Nothing goes up forever—survival requires taking profits.
8. If you can’t explain the source of yield on your DeFi platform in two sentences, then you are the source of that yield
9. In crypto, narrative is everything
The stories we collectively tell hold immense power. Dogecoin and SHIB once had a combined market cap nearing $100 billion. It reminds me of one question: “Do you want to make money, or do you want to prove you’re right?”
10. Missed opportunities aren’t opportunities
If you see a new crypto project and think, “Wow, great idea,” but delay investing for weeks, don’t chase it when the price suddenly spikes. Your opportunity was weeks ago—now you’re likely buying at a local top.
11. Emotions are temporary
When you start making money, you feel euphoric—but the side effect is wanting to recreate that feeling repeatedly. Overtrading and constant switching may just be chasing that emotional high.
12. Every asset gets its moment in the sun during a bull market
You might hope all assets rise together, but more often, different sectors rotate. Watch for emerging narratives and position early.
13. Mistakes made in your 20s are better than those made in your 40s; $1,000 mistakes are better than $100,000 ones
The first time I tried leveraged trading, I lost thousands within minutes. But I learned and moved on.
14. Why most people don’t make money in crypto
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YouTubers / crypto Twitter influencers start talking about a project / making videos (price rises)
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The token enters CoinGecko’s top 100
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KOLs / VCs / early investors begin selling during the rally
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After the token gains fame, retail investors want in
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Retail buying = slight further price increase
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KOLs / VCs / early investors dump their holdings
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Token crashes (usually while you’re asleep, right?)—you cut losses
15. Give yourself time
We all want fast wealth, but consistent progress wins the race. Remember: Warren Buffett earned 81.5 billion of his 84.5 billion net worth after age 65.
16. What you want isn’t retirement—it’s freedom
Retirement is like a beach vacation in the Caribbean—boring after a week. Freedom means waking up to do what you love, creating with interesting people, and having abundant time with family and friends.
17. Don’t easily go all-in on crypto as a career
If you’re thinking of quitting your stable 9-to-5 to work full-time in crypto, ask yourself: Are you willing to be online 10–16 hours a day, 7 days a week, for years? Even then, success isn’t guaranteed.
18. When you finally succeed in crypto, you’ll realize it’s not what you originally wanted
You’ll have money, but you’ll still be the same person. Make sure your life goals extend beyond wealth, or you risk falling into depression. Though that’s a story for another day.
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