There is a painful truth circulating in the investment circle: everyone is dreaming of earning 10x, 100x, but no one considers what this really means—high multiples of growth often come with high risks, and most likely, total loss of capital.

True hundredfold, thousandfold, or even ten-thousandfold growth is actually reserved for a certain group of people: those who truly persevere.

Take Warren Buffett as an example. His annualized return is just over 20%, but he has persisted for 60 years. And what’s the result? Investors following him have achieved a 61,000x growth over 60 years. In other words, investing $10 sixty years ago would now be worth $610,000; investing $10,000 would now be $610 million. This is the power of time and compound interest.

Of course, Buffett’s approach doesn’t really work in the crypto world. Opportunities come faster, but so do risks.

Just look at the data. Sixteen years ago, spending $10 on Bitcoin would now be worth over $27 million. Twelve years ago, buying Ethereum with $10, at its peak, was worth $200,000; now it’s still over $100,000. All of these are real events.

What’s the key? Pick the right targets, and hold on.

If we must categorize, the safest ones are those with solid fundamentals and unlikely to collapse—mainstream coins. For example, a major exchange’s platform token, which may not have extremely high annualized returns, but through staking, compounding, airdrops, and multiple yield strategies, achieving a 10x increase in 7 years is quite realistic. The same logic applies to certain blockchain ecosystem tokens—through ecosystem mining and growth, a 100x increase in 7 years is also not unlikely.

What about 1000x? That depends on luck. Some high-profile tokens do have potential, especially those backed by ecosystems and large capital support. But such growth levels are no longer within the realm of “stability”—they can lead to quick riches, but also rapid crashes, or even total loss.

This is the eternal dialogue between risk and reward: if you want 100x or 1000x growth, you must accept 100x or 1000x risks. Because only by buying at the bottom can such gains be realized, and the bottom itself never guarantees “absolute safety.”

But whether you’re aiming for 10x or 10,000x, the underlying principle is the same—you must hold. Not just for a day, a week, or a month, but for the long term. During this process, you will face temptations, panic, and doubt, but those who persevere are often the final winners.

Choose a project with solid fundamentals, buy and hold, and let time and compound interest do the work. Wealth accumulation isn’t that complicated—it’s just that simple and straightforward.