Market fluctuations bring up the old familiar question again: "Will SOL drop back to $8?"

This price level didn't appear out of nowhere. After the FTX crash in 2022, the market assigned Solana its most desperate valuation—$8. If it drops back there, essentially, it's asking whether Solana will experience a second "death sentence."

Many analyses tend to dissect from technical and fundamental perspectives, ultimately concluding that the probability of such an extreme event happening is very low—unless another super black swan like FTX occurs. Theoretically, there's nothing wrong with that, but for those who survived 2022, I want to say that a more realistic concern than guessing the price trend is: **If it really drops 40%, 60%, or even encounters that one-in-ten-thousand extreme scenario, can I survive?**

My answer is yes. But the premise is that I have already changed my approach.

No longer putting all chips on a single judgment, but spreading the risk. I have shifted part of my assets into the stablecoin ecosystem, allowing it to generate stable yields in DeFi. What's the benefit of this? No matter what the final answer for SOL is, this portion of assets can operate smoothly and continue generating cash flow.

This isn't about avoiding the market, but about standing firm amid volatility. Holding stablecoins and participating in yield protocols aims to isolate systemic risks—I don't need to bet that black swans won't appear; I just need to ensure that in the worst-case scenario, my core wealth remains intact and can continue to breathe.

In an era of long-term oscillation and extreme volatility, this kind of stable, income-generating asset allocation is the true safety cushion.