2026-01-01 22:22:35

I still remember the time when I was attracted by the metaverse concept, staring at the stock prices of a certain leading tech company all day, with my mind full of future prospects. Later, I gradually forgot about it until one day I found my wallet and realized — the entire market had collapsed, assets shrank by 60%-70%, and Bitcoin dropped to 16k. My first reaction at that moment was to quickly chat with friends, to see what they thought. It was then that I truly understood that in the face of market cycles, everyone is a student. No matter how optimistic you are about a certain concept or project, without risk awareness and a habit of regular review, even the best stories can turn into the cost of greed. That experience made me reevaluate the logic of crypto asset allocation.

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GweiTooHigh

· 17h ago

The wave of the metaverse really took a lot of people, including me. Now, looking back at the comments from back then, I can't even laugh. By the way, did you really not buy the dip? What do you think of Bitcoin at 16k now? That's why I now always cool down for three months before considering any new concepts. What does a 60-70% loss feel like? Do you still dare to keep playing? Actually, the most heartbreaking thing isn't losing money, but realizing that you don't have your own judgment at all.

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SnapshotLaborer

· 17h ago

This is me. Back in the day, I went all-in on the Metaverse wave and directly hit rock bottom... --- Honestly, having no stop-loss awareness is just gambling. Don't fool yourself into thinking it's investing. --- What I fear most is this kind of situation—thinking you understand the big trend, only to wake up and find your account halved. --- It's really just greed at play. Clearly, I should have reviewed my positions regularly, but I waited until it exploded to react. --- Every time I hear stories like this, I think of the period when I was trapped; it's really a lesson learned the hard way. --- So now I have only one rule—no matter how promising the narrative, I set a stop-loss. No one is immune to the cycle. --- If I had been able to stay calm for just one second and check the K-line, I wouldn't have ended up like this. What a pity. --- That's why now I discount any hype around concepts by 20%. Only through personal experience do I realize how persuasive stories can be.

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PrivateKeyParanoia

· 17h ago

Really, how many people got trapped during that period... Your storytelling ability is truly amazing --- Losing all your money and still pretending to see through the world, I give up --- Only a 60% drop to realize the truth? I was already awake at 15k haha --- Every time there's a crash, someone says "I learned my lesson," but in the next bull market, they repeat the same mistakes --- The feeling when I flipped through my wallet... never mind, I won't say it --- That wave of the metaverse was really a collective illusion, who is still talking about it now

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