#美国就业数据表现强劲超出预期 That winter of 2016, I remember it very clearly.
Bitcoin was crashing from its high, and when it hit 5500, I was sitting in a rented house with only 30,000 yuan left in my account, my mind completely blank. Rent, living expenses—all question marks. I had no idea about those candlestick charts, those red and green lines, it was like reading a foreign language to me.
A friend called and said this was a low point, a good time to lay low. I wasn’t thinking about making money; I was thinking—if I step in now and lose everything, I’ll have nowhere to go.
He finally said to me: "Living is more important than chasing quick money."
At that moment, I suddenly understood. It wasn’t about gambling; it was about telling myself—not to push myself to the brink.
I hesitated for a long time. Going back would mean being worn down by reality; moving forward was uncertain, but at least there was a glimmer of hope. In the end, I gritted my teeth and deposited 30,000 yuan into the exchange.
There was no grand ambition, no unwavering confidence—just one thought: stay steady, survive first.
That was the step I took into the crypto world. Eight years have passed in a flash.
Only later did I truly realize that the cruelest part of this market is never just the ups and downs, but whether you can endure the toughest times. Those who live long enough to witness the cyclical return of assets like $BTC $ETH $ZEC have already won half the battle.
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ser_we_are_early
· 2025-12-21 23:28
Oh man, this story really hits hard. I felt that way too when it was 30,000.
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ChainDetective
· 2025-12-20 01:40
Oh wow, this is the wisdom of survival. Holding on with 30,000 yuan until today, I can't imagine it.
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BugBountyHunter
· 2025-12-19 19:25
Really? The phrase "Keep going" hits hard. Not everyone can endure until that moment of the cycle's return.
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TokenTaxonomist
· 2025-12-19 19:24
tbh, "time is the best exchange" hits different when you actually run the numbers on it... statistically speaking, survivorship bias accounts for like 95% of these narratives. not saying the story isn't real, just—data suggests otherwise when you look at the actual liquidation rates from that period.
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AirdropDreamBreaker
· 2025-12-19 19:22
Really, surviving is winning. Everything else is just later talk.
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SoliditySurvivor
· 2025-12-19 19:09
To be honest, this story is way more interesting than the US employment data. The phrase "keep going" really resonated.
#美国就业数据表现强劲超出预期 That winter of 2016, I remember it very clearly.
Bitcoin was crashing from its high, and when it hit 5500, I was sitting in a rented house with only 30,000 yuan left in my account, my mind completely blank. Rent, living expenses—all question marks. I had no idea about those candlestick charts, those red and green lines, it was like reading a foreign language to me.
A friend called and said this was a low point, a good time to lay low. I wasn’t thinking about making money; I was thinking—if I step in now and lose everything, I’ll have nowhere to go.
He finally said to me: "Living is more important than chasing quick money."
At that moment, I suddenly understood. It wasn’t about gambling; it was about telling myself—not to push myself to the brink.
I hesitated for a long time. Going back would mean being worn down by reality; moving forward was uncertain, but at least there was a glimmer of hope. In the end, I gritted my teeth and deposited 30,000 yuan into the exchange.
There was no grand ambition, no unwavering confidence—just one thought: stay steady, survive first.
That was the step I took into the crypto world. Eight years have passed in a flash.
Only later did I truly realize that the cruelest part of this market is never just the ups and downs, but whether you can endure the toughest times. Those who live long enough to witness the cyclical return of assets like $BTC $ETH $ZEC have already won half the battle.
Time is the best exchange.