What Crypto Investors Can Learn From The Golden Rule Of Improv

(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Years ago‭, ‬in my twenties‭, ‬I took an improvisation course at Second City in Toronto with friends‭. ‬It was challenging and fun‭, ‬too‭. ‬I don’t remember any of the scenes we performed‭, ‬but one thing has stuck with me over the years‭. ‬It’s the golden rule of improv‭: ‬Yes‭, ‬and‮…‬

If I hand you an imaginary red ball in a scene and you say‭, ‬“No‭, ‬that’s not a ball‭,‬”‭ ‬the scene dies‭. ‬But if you say‭ ‬“yes‭, ‬and I’ll pretend it’s heavy”‭, ‬the story builds‭, ‬and the energy flows‭.‬

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There is a reason that improv workshops are a key corporate team-building event‭. ‬When people start thinking about how they can add rather than subtract‭, ‬mindset‭, ‬creativity‭, ‬and collaboration all move life forward‭.‬

That little rule has guided me through careers‭, ‬building my own company and many other decisions‭, ‬big and small‭. ‬And lately‭, ‬I can’t stop thinking about how desperately the Bitcoin and crypto asset space needs it‭. ‬

In theory‭, ‬the entire set of ecosystems should thrive on expansive thinking‭. ‬And internally‭, ‬from a building standpoint‭, ‬they likely do‭. ‬But when it comes to investing‭, ‬what I’ve seen‭ ‬-‭ ‬and experienced‭ ‬-‭ ‬is also rife with rigid mindsets and tribalism‭. ‬Take the different approaches to market participation‭. ‬You’ve got‭: ‬

** Long-term investors‭:‬** ‭ ‬They accumulate assets like Bitcoin or Ethereum slowly and consistently‭, ‬using strategies like dollar-cost averaging‭ (‬DCA‭). ‬They may take profits‭, ‬sell if they need the money or capitalise on a large appreciation‭, ‬but generally this is long-haul investing‭. ‬They aren’t looking at their portfolios and assessing movements daily or maybe even weekly‭. ‬These people echo the stock market maxim‭: ‬’you can’t time the market’‭.‬

** Medium-term traders‭:‬** ‭ ‬These folks study market structure‭, ‬read charts‭, ‬conduct technical analysis and generally buy in the red and sell in the green‭.‬‭ ‬They believe you can time the market if you have the right tools and put in the work‭. ‬And they will argue that a lot more money‭ ‬can be made this way‭, ‬and a lot of money is lost in the long-term approach‭. ‬

** Short-term traders‭:‬** ‭ ‬They ride the market’s volatility daily‭, ‬sometimes hourly‭, ‬often using leverage to amplify their plays‭. ‬Charts‭, ‬technical analysis‭, ‬“golden buy”‭ ‬signals‭, ‬breakouts‭, ‬wedges‭: ‬this is their language‭. ‬One of their guidebooks is AZ Penn’s‭ ‬Technical Analysis for Beginners‭: ‬Take‭ $‬1k to‭ $‬10k Using Charting and Stock Trends of the Financial Markets with Zero Trading Experience Required‭. ‬With AI in the picture and a steady‭, ‬methodical approach‭, ‬I know people making steady money doing this‭. ‬I’m even learning to do it myself‭. ‬

I recently left a crypto group where the founder would rage whenever anyone mentioned charts or technical analysis‭. ‬His approach‭ ‬was pure instinct‭, ‬and it worked for him‭. ‬But that doesn’t mean others can’t find success using different tools‭. ‬Even leverage‭, ‬when properly managed‭, ‬isn’t a dirty word‭. ‬There are people out there using it minimally‭, ‬growing their accounts sustainably‭. ‬And all three can co-exist in‭ ‬the same investor‭, ‬depending on how much time they have‭, ‬and how willing they are to do their homework‭. ‬

The division exists between assets as well‭. ‬Check out the chatter on‭ ‬X‭ ‬to see the arguments between Bitcoin maximalists and the XRP Army‭; ‬just one example‭. ‬Why does it have to be one or the other‭, ‬though‭?‬

A well-balanced portfolio might include large caps like Bitcoin and Ethereum‭, ‬mid-caps like LINK‭ (‬which connects blockchains to‭ ‬real-world data‭), ‬and new projects like ONDO‭ (‬focused on real-world asset tokenisation‭).‬

Everyone has different predictions for where the market is going to go‭. ‬What’s the outlook for 2026‭? ‬Are we in for a crypto winter‭? ‬Or‭ ‬a super cycle‭? ‬The reality is that things are moving fast‭, ‬and soon‭, ‬none of this will matter‭. ‬With big firms like Fidelity and‭ ‬ARK Invest now suggesting crypto allocations of 1‭ ‬to 10‭ ‬per cent in diversified portfolios‭, ‬TradFi is starting to say‭ ‬“yes‭, ‬and‮…‬”‭ ‬to diversifying into it‭. ‬

Even traditional gold and digital gold don’t need to be at odds‭, ‬although it’s still depicted that way‭. ‬The Crypto Report’s‭ ‬Tom Handy is one of the many analysts highlighting how Bitcoin is now challenging gold as a legitimate store of value‭ ‬-‭ ‬one that’s faster‭, ‬more portable and more transparent‭. ‬In his recent newsletter‭, ‬he wrote about how JPMorgan analysts have said that if Bitcoin’s market cap were at parity with gold‭, ‬the price potential is US$170,000‭.‬

Web3‭ ‬-‭ ‬the next-generation‭, ‬decentralised internet built on blockchain technology‭, ‬the one that shifts control from centralised corporations to users‭ ‬-‭ ‬is not simple‭. ‬Neither are we‭. ‬But all of it gets a little easier when we stop trying to prove we’re right‭ ‬-‭ ‬less‭ ‬“no‭, ‬but”‭; ‬more‭ ‬“yes‭, ‬and‮…‬”‭ ‬-‭ ‬and start learning from each other‭.‬

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