#美SEC促进加密资产创新监管框架 account dropped from 27,000U back to 13,000U. After he sent his last message, I blocked him.



The story begins four months ago. Back then, he had been wiped out by three shitcoin projects in a row, with only 1,500U left in his account—almost unable to pay his rent.

I didn’t give him any advanced theories, just threw him three hard rules:

**Funds must be split**
Cut 1,500U into five parts—300U for intraday swings, one trade per day, cash out after 5% profit; another 300U reserved for when a support level appears; the remaining 900U locked away, pretend it doesn’t exist. At first, he thought this was too slow, until he saw a friend go all-in on SOL and get liquidated—then he finally listened.

**Only take the meat of the trend**
BTC was sideways for seven days, and he was itching to take an early position. I wouldn’t let him. Two days later, BTC surged with volume and we made 21% profit. He immediately withdrew 5,000U to pay rent. Only then did he understand what “money in your pocket is the only real money” means.

**Risk control always comes first**
Stop-loss set hard at 3%, and set a trailing stop as soon as profits reach 8%. One time, he wanted to add leverage to ETH on a whim. I sent him a screenshot of my own past liquidation records. That day, ETH crashed 15%—he only lost 1.2%, scared him half to death.

But once his account grew to 27,000U, he changed.

Left the group, chased MEME trends, went all-in with 10x leverage. I tried to talk him out of it twice; he snapped back, “How can you get rich being so conservative?”

In less than half a month, 27,000 turned into 13,000.

He messaged late at night: “If I’d gone all-in earlier, I’d have 50,000 by now.”

I looked at that message and deleted him.

I could help him get back on his feet, but I couldn’t make him wake up.

From 1,500U to 27,000U was thanks to rules; from 27,000U back down to 13,000U, he lost it all by abandoning the rules.

The ones who survive and make money in the market are always the ones who stick to the rules.
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MidnightTradervip
· 14h ago
Honestly, the moment you get greedy, you've already lost. I've seen too many cases like this—people get a little profit and become overconfident.
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GasFeeAssassinvip
· 12-05 17:40
This guy is really a typical case of "getting a taste of success and then getting carried away." The problem isn't how great the rules are—it's that human nature can't withstand temptation.
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NFTArtisanHQvip
· 12-05 17:40
nah this is the eternal tragedy of the crypto psyche, innit... the moment greed rewrites the narrative, discipline becomes "too conservative." reminds me of benjamin's thesis on mechanical reproduction, except here it's the repetition of one's own downfall that's the true artwork.
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OnchainSnipervip
· 12-05 17:40
This is just greed; there's no cure. All the rules were explained for nothing.
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FadCatchervip
· 12-05 17:38
Tsk, greed really is the biggest killer in the crypto space.
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TideRecedervip
· 12-05 17:26
Greed killed him, there's nothing more to say.
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MaticHoleFillervip
· 12-05 17:21
This is the crypto curse—once you make some money, you start getting cocky and forget how you survived in the first place.
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