Over the years, the crypto world has indeed seen many assets that multiplied by hundreds of times, but interestingly, 99% of people actually never truly benefited from it.

Since 2013, there have been dozens of cryptocurrencies that increased by over 100 times, but the number of retail investors who could participate from start to finish and hold onto their positions is just a handful. This is not an exaggeration, but a reality.

Looking at those legendary examples makes it clear. Bitcoin went from less than $1 to over $60,000, a ten-thousand-fold story, but you needed to be involved very early, with a long cycle and solid logic—patience was key. Ethereum rose from around $0.3 at ICO to over $4,800, offering potential for ten-thousand-fold gains and opportunities for later-stage participants in the hundred-fold range. The mainnet's leading position gave it dual momentum—technology plus ecosystem. BNB went from $0.1 to over $600, showcasing the power of exchange platform tokens, with strong buybacks and real-world applications, easily achieving 6,000 times. SOL increased from $0.5 to over $250, supported by high-performance blockchain narrative and institutional backing; a 500-fold increase is not a dream. The stories of DOGE and SHIB are even more dramatic—starting from almost zero cost, one surged over a hundred times thanks to Elon Musk’s celebrity effect, while the other represented meme-driven extreme sentiment, reaching thousands of times.

The tokens that truly achieve hundredfold growth usually fall into these categories. The first is new public chains and infrastructure, like ETH, SOL, AVAX, MATIC—those with strong technology, ecosystems, and benefiting from cycle-driven bonuses. The second is platform tokens, such as BNB, OKB, HT—having clear profit models and explosive potential during bull markets. The third category is meme and sentiment tokens like DOGE, SHIB, PEPE—high risk, high volatility, driven by market emotion. The fourth is early leaders in trending sectors like DeFi, NFT, AI, and Layer 2—initial pioneers who won early and survived.

Why do you always miss out? Mainly for these reasons: by the time you hear about a coin, it’s already 10x up, so the entry cost becomes too high, and your mindset changes. Or it only rises two or three times, and you start thinking about quick profits, rushing to sell. Even worse, you keep switching positions, jumping from one to another, ending up with none. Some get caught in FOMO, holding heavy positions and getting shaken out at downturns.

Ultimately, the secret to a hundredfold coin isn’t about picking the most accurate coins, but about whether you can hold on and avoid acting smart for the sake of it. Keep your position sizes light, stay calm, be able to endure pullbacks, and avoid constantly switching narratives. In the crypto world, it’s not necessarily about finding a hundredfold coin, but about not getting stopped halfway through the cycle. Those who truly benefit are often seemingly ordinary people who stick to their guns to the end.