Staring at the phone screen, my fingers still trembling. It was at that moment I finally understood—numbers can tear a person apart, but they can also teach someone what it means to let go.

In the spring of 2022, I took out my savings of 25,000 yuan and decisively shorted a well-known cryptocurrency at the $98 level. Honestly, I made the decision purely on instinct, but the market rewarded me fiercely—within a short period, this coin really collapsed, and my account skyrocketed to 750,000 yuan.

That night, I cried in front of the screen, not tears of happiness, but a feeling of complete relaxation. I felt like I could finally breathe, as if my life had changed forever. Unfortunately, greed is faster than the tide.

Without taking profits, I instead went all-in on bottom-fishing—I bet this wave would continue. And the result? The words "zero" hit me hard. I threw my phone onto the carpet, losing the strength to even cry.

Fortunately, I still had a gold bracelet I bought with a year's salary, engraved with my birthday on the inside. I took it off in front of the jewelry store clerk and sold it for 18,000 yuan. At that moment, I told myself: I will never dream of getting rich overnight again. I must follow the rules step by step.

**How heavy is the price of greed?**

The most terrifying thing about the crypto market isn't the market crash itself, but the tendency to mistake luck for skill. When that 750,000 yuan was in my account, my fingertips trembled—not with excitement, but with fear—I knew very well that this profit wasn't due to real ability, but pure luck.

The LUNA incident seemed like a correct judgment, but in reality, it was just the market's randomness giving me a lucky slap. Every day in the crypto world, there are similar opportunities, but most people end up being the chopped chives. Greed creates an illusion, making people think they can control the market. I was deeply caught in it, truly believing I could predict the trend. But in reality? A turn of the body and I was thrown back to where I started.

After all this chaos, I finally truly understood: in this market, surviving is more important than making quick money. Rules are not constraints—they are a moat.